Punk (music)

Punk rock
Stylistic origins	Rock and roll rockabilly hard rock surf garage rock glam rock pub rock proto-punk ska
Cultural origins	Early to mid-1970s, United States, United Kingdom, and Australia
Typical instruments	Vocals electric guitar bass drums
Derivative forms	Post-punk alternative rock Britpop gothic rock grunge new wave no wave noise rock NWOBHM
Subgenres
Anarcho-punk art punk Christian punk glam punk hardcore punk horror punk Oi! post-hardcore riot grrrl skate punk Taqwacore (complete list)
Fusion genres
2 Tone anti-folk Celtic punk Chicano punk cowpunk crossover thrash crust punk dance-punk dark cabaret deathrock electropunk folk punk garage punk Gypsy punk pop punk psychobilly punk blues punk jazz rapcore ska punk
Regional scenes
Argentina Australia Basque Country Brazil California Canada France Germany New Jersey Peru Scotland Spain Uruguay Yugoslavia
Local scenes
Brisbane Toronto
Other topics
DIY ethic list of bands, 0–K list of bands, L–Z list of festivals punk fashion punk films punk ideologies punk subculture punk zine timeline
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Punk rock (or simply "punk") is a rock music genre that developed in the early to mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Punk bands typically use short or fast-paced songs, with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels.

The term "punk" was first used in relation to rock music by some American critics in the early 1970s, to describe garage bands and their devotees. By late 1976, bands such as Television and the Ramones in New York City, and the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Damned in London were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world, and it became a major cultural phenomenon in the United Kingdom. For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream. An associated punk subculture emerged, expressing youthful rebellion and characterized by distinctive styles of clothing and adornment (ranging from deliberately offensive T-shirts, leather jackets, spike bands and other studded or spiked jewelry to bondage and S&M clothes) and a variety of anti-authoritarian ideologies.

By the beginning of the 1980s, faster, more aggressive styles such as hardcore (e.g. Black Flag) and street punk (e.g. the Exploited) had become the predominant mode of punk rock. Musicians identifying with or inspired by punk also pursued a broad range of other variations, giving rise to post-punk and the alternative rock movement. At the end of the 20th century, punk rock had been adopted by the mainstream, as pop punk and punk rock bands such as Green Day, the Offspring and Blink-182 brought the genre widespread popularity.

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