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Oct 11, 2016 · There was a flourishing music and art scene and cheap rents. (2011) Scenes from 42nd Street in New York City in mid-1970s. “Punk” was a negative term picked up from prison slang (for ...
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By 1975 punk had come to describe the minimalist, literary rock scene based around CBGB, the New York City club where the Patti Smith Group and Television performed. The Ramones also performed there, and their self-titled 1976 debut album became the blueprint for punk: guitar as white noise, drums as texture, and vocals as hostile slogans.
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down ...
Jun 6, 2014 · No Wave: Post- Punk, Underground, New York, 1976-1980 by Thurston Moore. A visual and oral history chronicle of the collision of art and punk in the New York underground of 1976 to 1980. Put together by Moore who was there to see it all happen before he would go onto to found the seminal alt-rock band Sonic Youth.
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Aug 3, 2021 · In the 1970s, punk rock really came into its own as a genre. New York City’s punk rock scene was on the rise. The Ramones, the Talking Heads, Blondie, and other groups that would become pillars of punk rock history were performing together at legendary clubs like CBGB, developing the sounds and culture that would come to define the genre.
Aug 25, 2023 · The Role of New York City and London. While the roots of punk rock can be traced back to both New York City and London, it was the combination of these two cities that truly birthed the genre. In New York City, bands like The Ramones and Television were at the forefront of the movement. The Ramones, with their fast-paced and energetic sound ...
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Jul 8, 2024 · Features. 50 Years Ago, New York City’s Punk Scene Was Born. Our writer has breakfast with Television's Richard Lloyd—and tumbles down a rabbit hole of some of one of the most exciting ...
