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Christian punk originated in the 1980s punk rock scene. The genre has obscure origins. The rise of the Jesus Movement and its cultural institutions, such as Jesus People USA (JPUSA), served as an incubator for various Christian subcultures including punk, in part through JPUSA's label Grrr Records and their annual music festival Cornerstone also referred to as a type of "Christian Woodstock."
Punk rock was a message to society that all was not well and all were not equal. While it is thought that the style of punk from the 1970s had a decline in the 1980s, many subgenres branched off playing their own interpretation of punk rock. Anarcho-punk become a style in its own right. Nazi punk arose as the radical right wing of punk.
Punk seemed to allow people to sexualise themselves and still be taken seriously. The nature of punk allowed many to create a non-gender-conforming style. Punks could be free to use femininity or masculinity to make what they were doing even more shocking to their audience. It became popular for some punks to accentuate societal norms. [50]
Subcultures that emerged or became popular in the first decade of the 21st century included Emo, Scene [5] and Chav. The Emo subculture, rooted in the Post Hardcore genre of hardcore punk, changed over the years becoming more mainstream, following the commercial success in early '2000s. The contemporary hipster became
Punk Rock Britannia Part 2 Punk: 1976–1978 (2012, dir. Sam Bridger) – Documentary from a three-part TV series produced by the BBC; Punk Rock Britannia Part 3 Post-Punk: 1978–1981 (2012, dir. Benjamin Whalley) – Documentary from a three-part TV series produced by the BBC; The Punk Rock Movie (1978, dir. Don Letts) – The early punk ...
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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.
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