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Charles Dickens' working class politics and unromantic depictions of disenfranchised street youth influenced British punk in a number of ways. Malcolm McLaren described the Sex Pistols as Dickensian. Punk was influenced by the Beat generation, especially Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
Meanwhile, in Belfast, a vibrant anti-sectarian punk music scene had developed around the legendary Good Vibrations independent record label and shop, founded by Terri Hooley, and the influential...
Sep 29, 2016 · Almost from the moment British punk was ‘named’ in 1976, it was interpreted as a key moment in, or example of, the intersection of political resistance and popular culture.
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Apr 26, 2021 · Given that vocalist Ari Up was German, while drummer Palmolive was born in Spain, and guitarist Viv Albertine was from Australia, they are not technically a British band, but were nonetheless...
British punk music in many ways was much more influential to the world music scene than American punk music, where garage rock alledgedly originated. If not for Iggy Pop and MC5, the American rock press insists, punk could have never happened, according to rock critics who grew up in the 70s.
Jul 4, 2022 · The musician Peter Hook’s origin story is firmly rooted in punk, in particular a Sex Pistols concert at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976. It was reported to have been attended by around only 40 people, but many of them went on to become culturally important figures in British music.
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Jun 27, 2022 · The musician Peter Hook’s origin story is firmly rooted in punk, in particular a at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976. It was reported to have been attended by around...
