Street punk

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This article is about the genre of music. For the album by Hunx and His Punx, see Street Punk (album).
Not to be confused with Streetcore.
This article is about the urban working class punk rock genre. For the subculture of transient and homeless punks occasionally referred to as "street punks", see gutter punk and crust punk.
Street punk
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsEarly 1980s, United Kingdom
Typical instruments
Derivative formsD-beat
Regional scenes
United Kingdom
Local scenes

Street punk (sometimes alternatively spelled streetpunk) is an

tattoos, heavily studded vests and leather jackets, and clothing, especially plaids, adorned with political slogans, patches, and/or the names of punk bands. In the 1990s and 2000s, a street punk revival began with emerging street punk bands such as the Casualties
.

Characteristics

Street punk band Charged GBH on Warped Tour

Street punk music is characterized by single-note guitar lines and short

New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands like Iron Maiden and Motörhead.[8]

Punk veteran Felix Havoc said:

It was aggressive, yet had

honest. Hence the term "street punk." There is and was a feel that this was the kids music, from the streets, and was uncorrupted by "professionalism" or "musicianship." As opposed to the anarcho bands its message was more bleak and irreverent. The music was not a-political, just a less intellectual expression of political views of working class youth. The music was marketed as being of and by the working class. I suspect this was not universally the case. Still most middle and upper class kids cringe at frank discussions of violence as evidenced in a typical Blitz song. Early 80's UK punk was catchy as hell; it has sing-a-long choruses and hooky riffs.[4]

History

Origins (1980s)

UK 82

1980s-era punks

UK 82 (also known as UK hardcore or second wave punk[9]) took the existing punk sound and added faster drumbeats and an aggressive distorted guitar sound.[2] The term UK 82 is taken from the title of a song by the Exploited.[10] Cross-pollination existed between this era of British street punk and American hardcore punk.[11]

The lyrics of UK 82 bands tended to be much darker and more violent than the lyrics of earlier punk bands. They tended to focus on the possibilities of a nuclear holocaust, and other apocalyptic themes, partially due to the military tension of the Cold War atmosphere. The other mainstay of the lyrics of the era was unemployment, and the policies of the Conservative Party government. Lyrics frequently denounced the Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher[12] in the same way that American hardcore punk bands addressed the Ronald Reagan administration.

The three most prominent UK82 bands, according to

frontman Walter 'Wattie' Buchan's archetypal orange mohican."[15] Discharge's early work proved to be enormously influential, providing the blueprint for an entire subgenre. Their later work, however, has been described as moving into heavy metal.[16]

D-beat

Main article: D-beat

D-beat (also known as Discore

nuclear war imagery of 1980s anarcho-punk bands. The style was particularly popular in Sweden, and was developed there by groups such as Anti Cimex[20] and Mob 47.[21]

Revival (1990s and 2000s)

In the 1990s, a new era of street punk began with emerging street punk bands like

Heatseekers Albums chart, respectively.[24]

The 1990s also saw the spread of street punk to other countries, particularly Eastern European states that were previously behind the Iron Curtain. The Analogs, a group from Szczecin formed in 1995, gradually became one of the most active punk bands in Poland;[25] with roots in the antifascist Oi! scene,[26][27] The Analogs are widely considered to be precursors of street punk in the country and are credited with popularising the genre there.[25][28][29] Their influence has spread to other countries in the region, as Mister X (started in 2003) – leaders of the street punk scene in Belarus[30] – have often cited The Analogs as one of their main inspirations.[31][32]

International outfit Booze & Glory, originating from the Polish migrant punk scene in London, was formed in 2009. Playing punk rock, especially Oi! and street punk, they grew popular worldwide and have performed concerts selling thousands of tickets in Indonesia, where the hardcore punk scene is lively and growing.[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 10
  2. ^ a b Glasper 2004, p. 9
  3. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 122
  4. ^ a b von Havoc, Felix. "Maximum Rock'n'Roll #189". Havoc. Archived from the original on June 21, 2004. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 246
  6. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 5
  7. ISBN 978-1-4422-5445-9
    .
  8. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 47
  9. ^ Glasper 2004, pp. 8–9
  10. ^ UK82 Access date: September 20, 2008.
  11. ^ Glasper 2004, pp. 165, 320
  12. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 203
  13. ISBN 978-0-312-33781-0
    p. 107.
  14. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 44
  15. ^ a b Glasper 2004, p. 360
  16. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 172
  17. ^ a b Glasper 2004, p. 65: "The Varukers were the original Discore band, the first and best of the hardcore punk acts to take the simple, yet devastatingly effective formula laid down by Discharge and play it as fast, hard, heavy as they could."
  18. ^ a b Jandreus 2008, p. 11
  19. ^ Glasper 2004, p. 175: "I just wanna be remembered for coming up with that f-ckin' D-beat in the first place! And inspiring all those f-ckin' great Discore bands around the world!" – Terry "Tez" Roberts
  20. ^ Jandreus 2008, pp. 20–21
  21. ^ Jandreus 2008, p. 143
  22. ^ DIEHL, MATT. "Agnostic Front Doc Shows a Band of Hardcore Brothers Who Never Gave Up". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  23. ^ "The Casualties Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2019.[dead link]
  24. ^ "The Casualties Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2019.[dead link]
  25. ^ a b "The Analogs - biografia, historia, o zespole". muzyka.dlastudenta.pl. dlastudenta.pl. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  26. ^ Maciek Piasecki (2015-10-22). "The Analogs: "Tradycyjni skinheadzi pukają się w głowę, kiedy słyszą o skinheadach-faszystach"". vice.com. Vice Media. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  27. ^ Stowarzyszenie „NIGDY WIĘCEJ” (2023-09-06). "Seria koncertów The Analogs pod hasłem "Muzyka Przeciwko Rasizmowi"". ngo.pl. Portal organizacji pozarządowych NGO.PL. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  28. ^ "Oi! Młodzież". Empik. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  29. ^ "The Analogs - Biografia". polskirock.eu. Archiwum Polskiego Rocka. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  30. ^ Wiktor Rykaczewski (2012). "Mister X – wywiad". Dead Press. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  31. ^ ANONIM.2230 (October 5, 2007). "5.10 Koncert: Los Fastidios, Dr. Green, Zimbabwe, Mister X, Bang Bang". Co jest grane. Retrieved July 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ Hardcore Tattoo Records (2023-04-04). "Mister X - Nie chcę twojej pomocy from "Uliczni wojownicy" - Tribute to The Analogs". bandcamp.com. Bandcamp. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  33. ^ Rusek, Marek (2024-02-28). "Marek Rusek / Mark Rsk / KWADRANS TWARZĄ W TWARZ [Booze And Glory] [ENG sub.] Zagłębiowska Mediateka". Kwadrans twarzą w twarz (Interview). Interviewed by Klaudia Pluta. Sosnowiec: Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna w Sosnowcu. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

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