The Origins of Punk Rock

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The Origins of Punk Rock

• By
• Josh Barkin

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The Punk Debate

• NEW YORK CITY

• ENGLAND

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NEW YORK
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EARLY INFLUENCES

• The Ramones were influenced by the rock band The
  Beach Boys.

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Malcolm Mclaren

• Malcolm Mclaren started his Punk career by
  managing the New York Dolls. Mclaren later
  started the Sex Pistols.

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The Ramones
The Ramones were leaders of the New York Punk
movement. The Ramones started by playing shows at
the club CBGBs, but later helped bring punk into
the mainstream. They have been described as heavy
metal bubblegum. One of the Ramones biggest hits
was Blitzkreig Bop. Hey Ho Lets Go

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The New York Dolls

The New York Dolls consisted of David Johansen,
Johnny Thunders, Arthur Kane, Syl Sylavin, and
Billy Murcia. The New York Dolls inspired their
former manager, Malcolm McLaren, to create one of
the biggest English Punk bands, the Sex Pistols.
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The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground consist of Lou Reed on
lead guitar and vocals, John Cale on bass, piano
and viola, Sterling Morrison on rhythm guitar and
bass and Maureen (Moe) Tucker on drums.
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New York Clubs

• CBGBs
• The club in New York that played the largest part
  in the movement was CBGB and OMFUG. CBGB stands
  for Country Blue Grass Blues, which was
  originally the type of music scheduled to play
  there.

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Sub-culture

• Besides the music and clubs, there is a certain
  sub-culture that goes along with Punk. The
  clothes, the hair, and the attitude are what
  truly define Punk Rock.

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Punk Today

• Not much has changed. The attitude, the
  subculture, and the fashion.

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Punk Today

• About all that has changed are the bands.

The Ramones to Blink 182
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• From the New York Dolls to Green Day

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ENGLAND
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Early Influences

• Bands from New York influenced many English
  bands. The Sex Pistols one of the most famous
  bands to come from England were formed because of
  bands in New York.

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The Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols were a leader of the English
punk movement. The Sex pistols formed in 1976.
The Sex Pistols were Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones,
Paul Cook and Sid Vicious.
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The Clash

Another leader from England was the Clash. The
original line-up for the Clash was Joe Strummer,
Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Tory Crimes, and Keith
Levene.
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The Damned

• The Damned were one of the most important bands,
  as far as bringing Punk into the mainstream. The
  Damneds first single was New Rose, which you are
  hearing now. They released New Rose in October of
  1976. New Rose was the first Punk Single to be
  released in England.

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Englands Clubs

• One important club in London was the 100 Club A
  new type of music was introduced to the 100 Club
  on September 21 1976. The 100 Club was home to a
  very well remembered show. This show was known as
  the 100 Club Festival. The show included the Sex
  Pistols, the Clash, the Damned, the Subway Sect.
  and the Banshees.

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Subculture

• Englands Punk scene and sub-culture was similar
  to the culture in New York. The fashion was
  similar. T-shirts, shorts, and even safety pins
  were all worn in England. The Mohawk hairstyle
  was originally created in England, and adopted by
  Punks in New York.

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Punk Today

• Many of the great English artist have passed
  away. Joe Strummer, the front man for the Clash
  died in 2002. Sid Vicious, the bassist for the
  Sex Pistols, who had been charged with the murder
  of his wife Nancy Spungen, died tragically of a
  heroin overdose in 1979.

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Sid Vicious 1957 - 1979
Joe Strummer 1952 - 2002
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The End