Punk: Youth and The World

Punk has been around for more than 30 years, since 1977. It all basicly started around the same time period, however it started in different places. The two biggest movements is in the United Kingdom and the U.S. The UK scene brought great artist like Subhumans, The Sex Pistols, G.B.H. Charged, UK Subs, and many more. The US gave birth to equally great bands such as The Dead Kennedies, Black Flag, Lower Class Brats, Operation Ivy, The Casualties, and the name that will never die The Ramones.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Listen to Corporate Rock.

Moore, R. (2007). Friends Don’t Let Friends Listen to Corporate Rock. 438- 474Florida Atlantic Univeristy, Ryan Moore writes an article that is based on the commercialism of music, clothing, brands, and DIY, Do It Yourself. The article was written with “in-depth interviewing within punk subcultures in the Southern California region.”

My Sistah A.Q. (must be her friend to view page).

Quresi, A. (2007) My Space. Retrieved March 17, 2008, from http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=20167557My friend A.Q. is a very smart and creative girl. Her blogs are more like articles. One of her blogs that i liked was about femecide. The blog mentions the practics of femecide, where its still practice. Her research includes dates and other articles that are cited at the end of each blog.

Mike Virus

Virus, M. (2008). Myspace. Retrieved March 17, 2008, from http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=141060.Mike Virus, born in Philadelphia, is one of California’s Punk Rock legends. He is recognized by all punk enthusiast. Virus is a software engineer and the vocalist for Evacuate and former bands Cheap Sex and The Virus. He has a structured perspective of what punk is. Many punks can’t really argue with his point of view because he’s very convincing and very intelligent. 

Dharma Punx

Levine, N. (2003). Dharma Punx. New York: Harper OneNoah Levine writes a memoir on his adolescence. His parents were both junkies and he was doing drugs at a young age. Levine writes about suffering and overcoming.  

Straight Edge: Clean Living Youth, Hardcore Punk, and Social Change.

Helb, Colin M. (2007). Straight Edge: Clean Living Youth, Hardcore Punk, and Social Change.The article by Helb is a review on the book Straight Edge : Clean Living Youth, Hardcore Punk, and Social Change by Ross Haenfler.it was hard for me to find more information on this article. 

Control Joe Strumer: The Future Is Unwritten This is England

Sinker, M. (2007). Control Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten This is England.Mark Sinker wrote an essay that involved the punk revolution, that was know as the punk era. He writes about punk ideology  and “rebellion against social norms.”

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