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Punk Rock Becomes Pop Culture
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Antidisestablishmentarianism
- The Punk Rock movement began in the US & UK in the late1970s as a counter movement to the counter-culture movement.
- Groups like the Ramones (US) & the Sex Pistols (UK) created music to reflect their dissatisfaction with current trends in society and music.
- A small subculture soon emerged centered around the music, common dress, and social/political protest.
PUNK ROCK TODAY
- Today punk remains a very popular within its own subculture.
- However, with events like the Warp Tour and a growing consumer market for alternative music and fashion, Punk has become an embedded part of pop culture.
Punk Rock
- Characteristics:
- Short songs
- 3 chord rifs
- Anti-authority lyrics
- Fitted pants
- Leather jackets, safety pins
- Mohawks, liberty spikes, dyed hair
- Tattoos and piercings
Punk Rock Becomes Pop Culture
Diffusion of Culture
- Punk groups are characterized by self promotion
- Clubs like CBGBs in NYC provided grounds for the artists and their fans to meet and perform.
- The music and culture spread out of the cities of NYC and London to California, Australia, and other large markets in the US.
- As punk or "pop punk" artists like Green Day and Blink 182 became popular, their music was picked up, modified, commercialized and spread across the globe.
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