A lot of people say that punk is dead. Punk is a counterculture. All countercultures have leaders and esstablished fashions and rules but it doesn’t mean that it’s over after the leaders move on. Punk is not dead, one of the best thing about it is that it is able to adapt to the times. Take Disco. Disco is dead, Disco didn’t evolve, it is a style of music specific to a decade, but if you listen to The Dead Kennedys, The Dead Kennedys didn’t like Reagan, so they worte a bunch of songs about why they hated Reagen, they were reflected so punk rock evolved. But ABBA was still singing about the same things. The way punk rock sounds is a direct reflection of the times. It has changed and mutated and it includes everyone from straight edge to skinheads. I would aslo like to add that a lot of the people that say that punk is dead tend to be old. Maybe it’s dead for them, but you still have kids that Xerox show flyers and wear their Cro-Mag patches with pride.
The Motor City 5, better known as The MC5.
Guitarist Wayne Kramer landed in prison in 1975, battling drug addiction and a crime-ridden lifestyle. He cleaned his act up and played in various bands included many solo projects.
Wayne and other members of MC5 formed the band with GG Allin called The Motor City Madmen, also known as The MC2.
Despite the deaths of Rob Tyner and Sonic Smith, The MC5 have reunited in 2003.
Their song “Kick Out The Jams” have been covered by many artists including Public Enemy, Rage Against The Machine, Henry Rollins with The Bad Brains, Blue Oyster Cult, Pearl Jam, Silverchair, Evan Dando, Mudhoney and Monster Magnet.
early punk act
The Butthole Surfers.
This was their second lineup c. 1981, which consisted of two drummers; King Coffey and Teresa Nervosa. They formed in 1976 and did not gain notoriety until around 1985 when they toured nationally for the first time.
Kurt Cobain said he was heavily influenced by The Butthole Surfers and met Courtney Love at a Butthole Surfers and L7 show.
Gogol Bordello is one of the biggest names in gypsy punk. The lead, DJ Eugene Hutz has been instrumental in the worlds discovery of gypsy punk. Gypsy punk is the blend of punk, in this case thrash with music from around the world. Gypsy music.
L7 & Joey Ramone.
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And the award for most radio friendly genre of punk goes to:
Pop-punk!
This includes bands like Green Day and Blink 182. It’s the most melodic version of punk, first heard with The Ramones and their girlgroup influenced music.
abby banks and thurston moore
Punk House: Interiors in Anarchy. A whole book dedicated to the habitants that call their homes things like Firebreathing Kangaroo and Anarchtica.
Black Flag c. 1985
Greg Ginn, Anthony Martinez, Kira Roessler & Henry Rollins. One of the last lineups of Black Flag before they broke up. C’el Ruvuelta replaced Kira on bass fore the band called it quits in 1986.
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