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Street punk (sometimes alternatively spelled streetpunk) is an urban working class-based subgenre of punk rock, which emerged as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk.
Street punk emerged from the style of Oi! and hardcore punk bands. A key band in defining the aesthetic was the Exploited. Street punks generally have a much more ostentatious and flamboyant appearance than the working class or skinhead image cultivated by many Oi! groups.
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- Notes and References
Street punk lyrics commonly address topics such as fighting, drinking, partying, inner-city turmoil, gang violence, blue-collar issues, union or organized labor issues. Punk veteran Felix Havoc said:
Origins
Street punk grew out of working class young people who disliked the first wave of punk's more artistic nature. The AllMusic guide credits Sham 69 as the band which brought street punk to prominence around 1978–1979, while an article by the i hailed the U.K. Subs and their 1979 debut album Another Kind of Blues as one of the first examples of street punk. Writer Ian Glasper credited the Cockney Rejects 1980 single "Bad Man" as setting a "new standards for what was to become known as street pun...
Revival
In the 1990s, a new era of street punk began with emerging street punk bands like the Casualties and Rancid, The Casualties became one of the most well-known street punk bands and achieved underground success. Their 2004 album On the Front Line peaked at number 8 on the Independent Albums chart. On the Front Line and the Casualties' 2006 album Under Attackpeaked at numbers 7 and 9 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, respectively. The 1990s also saw the spread of street punk to other countries, p...
Clockwork OrangepunksBook: Glasper, Ian. 2004. Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. Cherry Red Books. 1-901447-24-3.Book: Glasper, Ian. 2006. The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980 to 1984. Cherry Red Books. 1-901447-70-7.Book: Jandreus, Peter. 2008. The Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk 1977–1987. Stockholm. Premium Publishing.Book: Ensminger . The Politics of Punk Protest and Revolt from the Streets . 11 August 2016 . Rowman & Littlefield . 53 . 978-1-4422-5445-9 .Web site: Oi! . . 14 June 2024.Web site: Nelson . Alex . 40 essential punk records to mark 40 years of rock rebellion . . 14 June 2024.Web site: Ellis . Iain . REBELLING AGAINST THE REBELLION: BRITISH PUNK’S SECOND COMING . . 14 June 2024.A band plays on the tiny stage at the Berkeley, California punk venue at 924 Gilman Street. Punks come from all culture and economic classes. Compared to some subcultures, punk ideology is much closer to gender equality. Although the punk subculture is mostly anti-racist, it is overwhelmingly white. [79]
Appearance. Two UK punks in the 1980s. The history of the punk subculture involves the history of punk rock, the history of various punk ideologies, punk fashion, punk visual art, punk literature, dance, and punk film.
Punk, aggressive form of rock music that coalesced into an international (though predominantly Anglo-American) movement in 1975–80. Often politicized and full of energy beneath a sarcastic, hostile facade, punk spread as an ideology and an aesthetic approach, becoming an archetype of teen rebellion and alienation.
Street punks commonly sported multi-coloured hair, mohawks, tattoos, heavily studded vests and leather jackets, and clothing, especially plaids, adorned with political slogans, patches, and/or the names of punk bands.
