Punk Rock

Punk Rock music is popular and includes a mix of bands all over the world. There are many types of punk rock and it cannot be put in one category. A combination of music, the artist, and the subculture that together make punk music what it is today. This genre of music continues to gain fans worldwide. Back in the early days, Garage Rock gave way to this new genre of music.

There is a variety of punk rock bands ranging from pop, hard core, horror core, street and melodic bands in existence today and some have influenced other types of music.

Punk Rock music became mainstream in the early 1970’s in the United States, the UK, and Australia. The Sonics was formed in 1960 in Washington State USA, are billed as the first punk band, and cut their first record in 1964. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_punk_rock

There was a punk music revolution in 1977 many new punk rock bands emerged and ushered in the alternative pop and rock is 1980. These bands still put out songs about political issues but the music style changed. Songs using a synthesizer and yet other songs with a more melodic acoustic guitar were coming about. These songs changed the music scene.

There are several related styles included in this genre, New wave, Alternative Pop/Rock, New Romantic, Indie Rock, and Pop Music. Some of the more notable bands in this era are The Cure, Devo, The Saints, Talking Heads, Adam Ant, Bauhaus, and Depeche Mode. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2636

Punk Music knows no boundaries is comes from all over the world. The Ramones and Sex Pistols set the stage for other Punk Rock bands and each decade the music changes but old favorites remain popular. Floggy Molly is a punk band from California who mixes punk music with an Irish flavor, uniting the two with ease.