punk rock

Nobody said it would last, but Punk Rock continues to thrive some thirty years after its modern-day origins in 1970s New York City. Although its actual date and place of birth is often debated, most would probably point to clubs like CBGBs and Max's Kansas City and the bands who played there like the New York Dolls, Ramones, Television, and Patti Smith. There is likewise little doubt that the loud, fast, and primal sound of punk had its predecessors in bands like Detroit's Iggy And The Stooges and New York's Velvet Underground.

As the New York punk sound gained attention, a similar scene sprang out of England, as U.K. punk bands like the Clash, the Jam, and especially the Sex Pistols turned both the outrage and political factors up several notches. Although most of these bands were initially commercial flops, they would go on to influence second and even third generation bands like Black Flag, Sonic Youth, Green Day, and Nirvana.

Today, Punk Rock remains a massive influence on the alternative and indie rock genres. Its fans on the blogosphere can be found at sites like the Punk Vault and Punk Turns 30.

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• Strung Out – “Agents of The Underground”

  
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• Koffin Kats – “Forever For Hire”

  
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  Record Label: Stomp RecordsGenre: PsychobillyBand Link: www.koffinkatsrock.comBuy on Amazon.comKoffin Kats hail from Detroit and play punk rock and rockabilly. Imagine the Bat Commander of the Aquabats singing in a rockabilly band and you have Koffin Kats.The opening of the album sounds like something straight out of ...
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• Somethings Happening There: The Politics Of Chinese Punk Rock

  
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  Filed under: Foreign Policy The sensational portraits of Beijing punk rockers in Matthew Niederhausers SOUND KAPITAL - a new art gallery exhibition and book - call to mind the famous paraphrase of the father of politics Plato : "When the mode of the music changes, the walls of the city shake."   Permalink ...
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• Jello Biafra and The Guantanamo School of Medicine – “The Audacity of Hype”

  
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  Record Label: Alternative TentaclesGenre: Punk RockBand Link: www.myspace.com/jellobiafraandthegsmBuy on Amazon.comJello Biafra has been busy since the Dead Kennedys. He performed in bands like Lard, No WTO Combo, Tumor Circus, and recorded albums with DOA, Mojo Nixon, Nomeansno and The Melvins. This is his full-time ...
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• Dead to Me – “African Elephants”

  
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  Record Label: Fat Wreck ChordsGenre: Punk RockBand Link: www.myspace.com/deadtomesfBuy on Amazon.comDead To Me plays catchy pop punk that’s similar to One Man Army, that could because members of OMA were in the band. Jack Dalyrmple was in the band for the last full length and EP, but is absent this time around. Jack ...
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• Willie Nile’s Landmark 1980 Live Central Park Album Back in Print

  
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  Reissue of the year: janglerock pioneer Willie Nile and his band were fresh off opening for the Who on tour when they recorded this one live in Central Park. The show wasn’t released until 1994 on the Archive Alive label, and has been out of print for the past fifteen years. What you get is a careening ...
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• Warrior Soul - Classics

  
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  Gênero - Hard Rock/Punk Rock/Rock AlternativoOrigem: New YorkPaís: Estados UnidosAno: 2001Faixas: 1. Love Destruction 05:10 2. Downtown 05:20 3. Punk and Beliger 04:12 4. Song in Your Mind 05:13 5. Super Power Dreamland 03:48 6. The Losers 06:59 7. We Are the Goverment 02:34 8. Cargoes of Doom 03:59 9. Blown Away ...
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• Warrior Soul - Space Age Playboys

  
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  Gênero - Hard Rock/Punk Rock/Rock AlternativoOrigem: New YorkPaís: Estados UnidosAno: 1995Faixas: 1. Rocket Engines 03:49 2. The Drug 04:23 3. Lets Get Wasted 04:58 4. No No No 03:18 5. Television 03:35 6. The Pretty Faces 04:32 7. The Image 04:59 8. Rotten Soul 04:29 9. I Wanna Get Some 04:22 10. Look at You 04:02 ...
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• Asian Man Records’ Ben Weasel blowout sale!

  
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  Mike Park announced that Asian Man Records won’t be carrying Ben Weasel merch after December 12th. Ben Weasel is going to have Recess Records handle all the merchandise for Screeching Weasel, Riverdales, Ben Weasel solo albums from now on. So Asian Man Records is going to have a Big Blowout Sale for fans to purchase ...
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• A Regular Robert Frost: Bathroom Prose and Graffiti

  
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  Author: Troy KeonPublisher: Two Tone PublishingPublishing Link: www.twotonepublishing.comPages: 56 pagesBuy on Amazon.comHave you ever been taking a dump in a bathroom stall and you just got so consumed with what you were reading on the walls that you didn’t want to get up just yet? No, well then you haven’t seen ...
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• Frank Turner added to Flogging Molly Green 17 tour

  
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  Celtic punk band Flogging Molly has added British folk rocker Frank Turner as main support on most of their annual countdown to St Patrick’s Day – the 2010 Green 17 Tour. Turner has a new brilliant album out on Epitaph Records called “Poetry of the Deed.” In addition, Flogging Molly has announced a new date ...
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• Flogging Molly Bass Player Walks Down A Different Road On Solo Album

  
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  "There comes a time in his life when each and every man needs to express himself, and for Nathen Maxwell that time has come," is the opening line on the bio of Maxwells new solo album. The Flogging Molly bass player has released his album White Rabbit, composed of  songs that hes "been wanting to do for a ...
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• Fall Out Boy - Believers Never Die (Greatest hits 2009)

  
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• Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives book out now!

  
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  Finnish journalist & Ramones webmaster Jari-Pekka Laitio-Ramone spent over 5 years compiling stories, photos and other material for his Ramones book, “Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives.” The book honors the Ramones legacy, and features many unreleased stories and photos. If you’re a fan of the Ramones, this ...
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• Val + Lon – Offbeat Bride – Featured

  
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  Oh Em Gee!!! One of our all time fav couple ever have been featured on Offbeat Bride ! Val and Lon had an awesome rockin’ Geek Love wedding last year at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco! As Lon (the awesomest groom ever!) puts it: “She’s punk rock; I’m mope rock; we’re both geeks.” Punk ...
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• Lars Wallin & the Tribe - Act Now!

  
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  Lars Wallin, whom Jesper wrote about last year , has released a new album this autumn, “Act Now!”. And just like the album name indicates, it is with clenched fists that Lars Wallin and The Tribe takes the stage, and send out their message with attitude and energy. Folk punk I could call it, with a rough, tight ...
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• ALL Returns to the East Coast in Janaury 2010

  
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  Hold onto your hats, the men from ALL are hitting the East Coast for their first shows there in 7 years! For those of you who have been living in a cave, ALL evolved from The Descendents, a band who once claimed they couldn’t sell out a telephone booth but whose impact on rock is [...]
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• The Swellers

  
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  After undergoing numerous lineup changes and the usual amount of toil and trouble, these guys seem to be on the cusp of breaking out and getting the recognition they deserve.
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• punk’s not dead

  
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  Punk’s not Dead , an amazing documentary about punk rock with a ton of interviews is worth your time. If you have not seen it or own the DVD, you can catch it on Fuse . It aired last night and will continue for the month of November ( check for show times ). Check out the trailer after the jump. You can also pick ...
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• Win The New Hollywood Undead CD/DVD Desperate Measures Right Here

  
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  The very alive Southern California punk rap band Hollywood Undead has a brand new CD/DVD set called Desperate Measures hitting shelves today. And we have a few to give away to you! Desperate Measures contains six unreleased songs, including covers of Motley Crue and the legendary Bay Area ska punk band ...
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