Punk

Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY (do it yourself) ethic, with many bands self-producing their recordings and distributing them through informal channels. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Pennywise

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Cancelled Less Than Jake at Showbox At The Market Less Than Jake	Showbox At The… Seattle, United States 47.607948 -122.339162	4 people attended Add shout
The Gay Blades Fake Problems, The Weight, Gabriel the Marine	Mercury Lounge New York, United States 40.722024 -73.98682	3 people attended Add shout
Melt-Banana TRICLOPS!, 97-Shiki	Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL, Chicago, United States 41.885062 -87.661885	31 people attended 6 shouts 1 review
The Queers The Leftovers, Our New Nation	Strange Matter Richmond, United States 37.5445773208558 -77.398681640625	7 people attended Add shout
Vanna Therefore I Am, A Loss For Words, Treason	Eleanor Rigby's Jermyn, PA, United States 41.539164 -75.547056	1 person attended 1 shout
Soul Control Outbreak	Transition Art… Tampa FL, United States 27.966701 -82.41059	Add shout

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deadite_ wrote:
9 hours ago

Punk is dead. But oh well, there are still some good "zombie" bands, if you get what I mean.

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ska-mon wrote:
Sunday evening

you should listen to Golliwog..fast-melodic-female on vocals-hc-punk!

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neverdietoday wrote:
Saturday afternoon

punks not dead

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gigi00 wrote:
Thursday morning

Janis Joplin, Philip Glass, Aesop Rock, Hatebreed - Destroy Everything, Chromeo - Momma's Boy, Black Eyed Peas My Humps, Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star , Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping

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kisielny wrote:
Wednesday morning

I prefer last.fm to myspace :D

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racquelle2005 wrote:
last week

real punk music ftw =D

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Aaronification wrote:
last week

I still think, quality of the bands aside, the only reason this later batch of bands(grunge, Green Day, the Offspring) got signed and pushed was to help steer white suburban kids away from political black rap music. Reggae they could buy-at least there the revolution was aimed at Jamaica - but some of these people were talking about revolution in the United States. "We can't have these future middle-class model citizens finding out what America is really like!! No, no, no! Come on kids! Shoe gaze, shoe gaze! Remember, you're slackers! You're Generation X! You're not supposed to care!" The whole slacker myth was imposed from above after these very alleged slackers helped throw George Bush out of the White House. - Jello Biafra

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fudgethatshite wrote:
last month

OOHH yeah and to "x-locke-x", punk never changes. What changes are little kids opinion on what punk is, so over time the definition umongst people changes. Punk has always had to do with anti-establishment being its number one ethic if you will. Now WHAT THE FUCK do green day have anything to do with punk??? There are many other bands on here that arent punk, but green day stick out the worst. CHANGE THE TAGS PEOPLE!

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fudgethatshite wrote:
last month

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahahahhhhaahh. Greenday PUNK????? WHAT THE FUCK!!! everybody please change green days tags to "not punk" "not even close to punk" "sellouts". Seriously.

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DaethBrigade wrote:
last month

hey, don't trash blink -182. they were only taking the piss outta everything (well, they used to)

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sue_arcoiris wrote:
last month

I (L) PUNK!

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xvenomous wrote:
last month

To be punk you have to have your band photo taken in black and white or sepia. It's just how the universe works.

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Evel2806 wrote:
last month

jup, that's called punk nowadays. sigh

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TaintedxSanity wrote:
last month

Why are green day on this page? uhmm and sum-41? and new found glory? and....fall....out...boy...................punk?! ok...then.

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juepucta wrote:
last month

Nada como Violencia Rivas.

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suck_on_it wrote:
last month

its interesting how everyone talks shit on greenday. but the truth is, all of those guys have punk rock backrounds. Billyjoe played guitar for blatz for awhile. and have u listened to sweet children(green day before they were called green day)? sweet children kicks ass. i do agree green day is and has never really been a punk band. but also have had punk songs, such as burnout. dont be so ignorant, you are giving punk a worse name then green day being titled punk. and yes, punk is dead, get over it.

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illusion_paw wrote:
last month

I was having a great day until I sa Green Day as number 1. Then the day suddenly turned kinda good again because I laughed my ass off at Green Day being number 1. Then I saw The Offspring on top 8 and i suddenly remembered Green Day as number 1 and i traumatized myself. This has scarred me for life, fuck.

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x-Locke-x wrote:
last month

ey, punk may be dead, but we are the new generation. we have to keep it alive. so new bands do. music changes, even punk changes.

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milkSHAKE619 wrote:
last month

green day is fucking shit... it kills punk...

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dathmon wrote:
last month

Mate punk seriously aint dead. look at band like dropkick murphys they relised a new albem this year. its still alive and it aint going anywere :D. and yea this genra is seriously miss taged green day aint punk ....

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