A band called The Rings, featuring former Pink Fairies, Pretty Things and Tomorrow member Twink, issued their one single in 1977. Andy Ellison, Radio Stars’ singer, had a similar pedigree – in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. As a crop-haired angry young man myself, I can’t recall ever wasting a minute of 1976, ’77 or ’78 ...

Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. Chapter 1, documenting how a collaboration between Roky Erickson ...

The world was in upheaval in 1977, and the economic despair, political instability, and social changes were often reflected in the defining rock songs of the year. Punk rock emerged from this chaotic ...

It can be argued that punk rock started in the '60s, when a bunch of kids holed up in a garage, bashed out two chords on their guitars and shouted into a taped-together microphone. But for our ...

You Weren't There: a History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984 is a documentary that looks back on the impact that the Punk movement had on the Windy City. Though overlooked in the annals of Rock history ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- They were a bit younger, not quite as loud and hardly as snotty. At least that's how Dave Treat remembers the Dead Boys on that sunny Saturday in May 1977, when the Clevelander took ...

Like a fine wine, the year 1977 was a great year for rock music. Whether you’re a fan of country rock, soft rock, or anything in between, there is so much music from the late 1970s that would suit ...

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