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Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll [2] [3] [4] and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down ...
Rough Trade Records (music store originally opened in London 1976) becomes a working record label and signs almost exclusively punk inspired bands. Derek Jarman (Film director) releases Jubilee , cult punk-themed film, featuring Adam Ant , Toyah Willcox , Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Jordan .
A punk rock/folk punk/children's music/pop rock band. Zebrahead: La Habra, California, United States: 1996–present: A punk rock/pop punk/rap rock/rapcore/ska punk band. Zeke: Seattle, Washington, US: 1992–present: A hardcore punk/hard rock/heavy metal/speed metal band. The Zeros: Chula Vista, California, US: 1976–1980: A classic punk rock ...
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This is a list of notable first wave punk rock musicians (1971–1979). 0-9. 4 Skins ...
In the liner notes, Kaye used "punk rock" as a collective term for 1960s garage bands and also "garage-punk" to describe a song recorded in 1966 by the Shadows of Knight. [27] In the January 1973 Rolling Stone review of Nuggets, Greg Shaw commented: "Punk rock is a fascinating genre ... Punk rock at its best is the closest we came in the 1960s ...
Since the dawn of time, rock bands have been giving themselves really stupid names. This was especially true in the 1960s when anyone with 20 hits of acid and a thesaurus could name a band ...
Nirvana cited punk as a key influence on their music. Although they tended to label themselves as punk rock and championed many unknown punk icons (as did many other alternative rock bands), Nirvana's music was equally akin to other forms of garage or indie rock and heavy metal that had existed for decades. Nirvana's success kick-started the ...