Podcast Punk Rebellion
Podcast Punk Rebellion: Rogue Culture Let's take another deep dive into Rogues Culture-- The Punk Rebellion. We're plugging directly into the electric heart of punk rock. Not simply a noise-- however a shout, a scowl, and a spit in the face of polite society. It increased in the UK and U.S. as a raw response against what many viewed as the bloated, overproduced excess of commercial rock. The mainstream had become refined, distant, elite. Punk stripped it all back. 3 chords. Loud. Fast. Angry. It wasn't about being a virtuoso. It was about being real. And if you couldn't play? Even much better-- grab a guitar and yell anyhow. It was unapologetic. In your face. Unclean, loud, political. It took down sacred cows and burned idols. It told the truth many people were too frightened to admit. It screamed about joblessness, class struggle, bigotry, war, and the lies marketed by the elite. The Sex Pistols, The Clash, X-Ray Spex, Dead Kennedys-- they weren't simply bands. T...