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Really Red. The Replacements. The Rezillos. Rhino 39. Riff Regan. Rikki and the Last Days of Earth. Rocket from the Tombs. The Ruts. The Radiators from Space.
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became one of the most culturally influential acts in popular music. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspired many later punk, post-punk and alternative rock musicians, while ...
t. e. Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a 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 ...
Events. DIY Punk Rock label Dischord Records was founded by key figure in the development of hardcore punk Ian Mackaye. Ian Curtis, Joy Division lead singer, commits suicide 18 May 1980 at age 23. The rest of the band become New Order. Malcolm Owen, the Ruts lead singer, dies of a heroin overdose 14 July 1980 at age 26.
1991–present. A punk rock / ska punk / street punk band that is one of the bands that has been credited with reviving mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the US during the mid-1990s. Band members have been involved in numerous other bands. Random Hand. Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, UK. 2002–present.
Pitchfork Media. 10/10 February 10, 2004. No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion is a compilation album chronicling the punk rock movement of the 1970s. Released by Rhino Entertainment on October 28, 2003, the box set of four compact discs includes 100 tracks originally released between 1973 and 1980, performed by 75 artists from the United States ...
Major British soft rock artists of the 1970s included 10cc, Mungo Jerry, the Hollies, Rod Stewart, the Alan Parsons Project, and Paul McCartney and Wings. Some of the most successful singers and songwriters were Cat Stevens, Steve Winwood, Albert Hammond, Rupert Holmes, and Elton John.
The following is a list of artists and bands associated with the new wave music genre during the late 1970s and early-to-mid 1980s. The list does not include acts associated with the resurgences and revivals of the genre that have occurred from the 1990s onward. Acts associated with these revivals are found in the list of post-punk revival ...