Punk history

The earliest form of music to be called "punk rock" was 1960s garage rock, and the term was applied to the genre retroactively by influential rock critics in the early 1970s. In the late 1960s, music now referred to as protopunk originated as a garage rock revival in the northeastern United States.

1. Who started punk?
2. How did the punk movement start?
3. What were punks rebelling against?
4. When did the punk start?

Who started punk?

Bands such as the Velvet Underground, the Stooges,MC5, and The Dictators, coupled with shock rock acts like Alice Cooper, laid the foundation for punk in the US. The transvestite community of New York inspired the New York Dolls, who led the charge as glam punk developed out of the wider glam rock movement.

How did the punk movement start?

Punk began as a reaction against the music, idealism, and aesthetics of the 1960s hippie movements, but can also be seen as a continuation of the political and stylistic upheavals of the 1960s.

What were punks rebelling against?

Punk, as a subculture, was a rebellion against the social conditions of the 1970s through its openly confrontational and aggressive style and aesthetics. The vulgarity of punk clothing and obscene artwork was a purposeful attempt to shock and offend mainstream culture and figures of authority.

When did the punk start?

punk, also called punk rock, aggressive form of rock music that coalesced into an international (though predominantly Anglo-American) movement in 1975–80.