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Encyclopedia > List of punk cities

For much of its history, punk rock has been focused on energetic live shows and local music scenes, due to the non-marketability of most punk music and to the anti-corporate politics of many punk bands. As such, certain cities throughout the world have been important centers of the development of punk. The most significant are London and New York City, the birthplaces of the genre, though other scenes have brought regional variations to the core sound. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R...


For each city, significant local events, bands, record companies and venues are listed in alphabetical order.

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Argentina

  • Buenos Aires (Los Violadores, Los Laxantes, Todos Tus Muertos , Massacre Palestina, Soberania Personal ,Flema, Attaque 77, Bulldog, Katarro Vandaliko, Dos Minutos)
  • La Plata (Los Baraja
  • Lanús (Los Inadaptados

Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds, originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as... Flema Flema was an argentinian punk rock band, one of the most important and influential of the country, that has managed to find her unique style among other punk bands. ... Attaque 77 (Attack 77) is an Argentinian Punk rock group formed in 1989. ... La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Lanús, city in eastern Argentina, in Buenos Aires Province, a suburb of the city of Buenos Aires. ...

Australia

This article is about the Australian city. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... This article is about the Australian town. ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bihać is a town on the Una river in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, center of the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

Brazil

Curitiba seen from above Curitiba is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. In 2005 it had a population of approximately 1,757,904 people. ... Flag of Paraná See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 km² Population   - Total   - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ... The title of this article contains the character ã. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Sao Paulo. ... São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... The classic lineup: Gordo, Jabá, Jão and Spaghetti Ratos de Porão are a Brazilian hardcore punk/crossover band from São Paulo. ...

Canada

Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Pride in our past, Faith in our future Established: Date month, year Area: 288. ... Billy Talent is the name of a Canadian alternative rock band. ... This article needs cleanup. ... From left to right, Matt Collyer, Scott Russell, Leon Kingstone, Jo Begin, and Dave Cooper The Planet Smashers are a third-wave ska band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Simple Plan is a pop-punk band that formed in 1999 in Quebec, Canada (all five members were born in and grew up in the province). ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... The Riptides The Riptides were largely a vehicle for the immense song-writing talents of Mark Callahan but over a career spanning 6 years from 1979 to 1983 the band also featured a number of excellent musicians including Howard Shawcross and Russell Parkhouse. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Avancez (from French meaning Advance). Established: Date month, year Area: 138. ... Zeroption were an early 1980s Hardcore punk band, who have been cited as influences by many bands including Metallica, The White Stripes and Killdozer. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... The Diodes were a Canadian punk band in the heyday of punk from 1977 through 1980. ... A fifth column is a group of people who clandestinely undermines from within a larger group to which it is expected to be loyal, such as a nation. ... The Viletones were a Canadian punk band led by Steven Leckie. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver. ... This page is about the Canadian band called The Subhumans. ... SNFU are a Canadian skate punk band who started in 1984. ... Image:Stagcrossbones. ... Young Canadians were a Canadian punk rock band in the late 1970s. ... The arms of Victoria. ... No Means No (sometimes nomeansno) is a rock music group originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Anyone who has ever seen the Dayglo Abortions live could tell you that they are, in fact, an abortion. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 465. ... Propagandhi is a progressive punk rock/thrash band formed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... John K. Samson performing in Montreal, 2004 The Weakerthans are a Canadian indie rock band, whose blend of punk-inflected folk rock with literate, witty, introspective lyrics have made them one of the most popular new bands on the Canadian music scene. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Onward Established: Date month, year Area: 789. ... Belvedere is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1995. ... Chixdiggit! is a pop punk band formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = CUNABULA FOEDERIS (Birthplace of Confederation) City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canadas Location. ...

China

(help· info) (IPA pei˩ tɕɪŋ˦), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Brain Failure Brain Failure is a punk rock band that is based in Beijing, China. ...

Colombia

Bogota (Spanish: Bogotá) officially named Bogotá D.C. (), is the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with a population of roughly 8. ... Country Colombia Department Antioquia Temperature 22. ... I.R.A. is a Colombian Hardcore punk band from Medellín, Antioquia, formed in 1985 by David Viola (at present guitarist and vocalist of the band) and some of his friends that have already left the band. ... Nadie is a Colombian punk rock band from Medellín, Antioquia, formed in 1994. ... Posguerra (Post-war) is a Colombian punk band from Medellín, Antioquia, formed in 1991. ... Flag of Barranquilla A Colombian fisherman casts his line as the sun sets near Barranquilla, Colombia Barranquilla is the major industrial city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. ... Bucaramanga is the capital of the department of Santander, Colombia, fifth city in terms of importance in that country, and seventh in terms of population, Bucaramanga is one of the fastest growing cities in Latin America. ...

Czech Republic

Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Destyl is a Hardcore punk / Alcopunk band from Prague. ...

Denmark

Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... The Horrorpops are a Danish psychobilly band that were formed in 1998. ... The Nekromantix are a psychobilly band that were formed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1989. ... Sort Sol is a rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. ... The cityhall of Århus. ...

Estonia

County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... The city of Pärnu is located within the county of Pärnu. ...

Finland

Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Location within Finland Tampere (Swedish name Tammerfors) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... Terveet Kädet is a legendary Finnish hardcore punk band, the first in Finland. ...

Germany

For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... Kreuzberg Kreuzberg is possibly the most well-known of the boroughs (Bezirke) of Berlin. ... Die Ärzte (also spelled die ärzte; German for the physicians) are a German rock/punk rock band from Berlin. ... Düsseldorf - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Alster Lake at dusk Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... Tom Cruise and Rosie ODonnell slimed at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards in 2001. ... Ghawz (plural ghazawāt) is an Arabic word meaning an armed incursion for the purposes of conquest, plunder, or the capture of slaves. ...

Indonesia

A view of Bandung from the northern highlands Bandung (formerly spelled: Bandoeng) is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. ... Motto: Jaya Raya (Indonesian): Prosper and Great Founded 22 June 1527 Governor Sutiyoso Area 661. ... The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, suggest a classification of vices and were enumerated in their present form by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. ... Gajah Mada Str. ...

Israel

  • Tel Aviv (Dir Yassin, My Uniform Is Blacker , Sleep Furious, Bo La'Bar, Fearful Soon To Follow, Vaadat Kishut, D9, Neged Ha'Kibush 2-5, Zman Ptziot)
  • Kfar Saba (Soon In Here, Kafa La'Panim Shel Limor Livnat, Nikmat Olalim, Smartut Kahol Lavan,Hazirim Be'Tshuva , Melachechei Ha'Pinka)
  • Beer Sheva (Beer7)
  • Haifa (Public Domain, Useless ID, Dictatorshit, Ethos,911 Pigs, Rampage, Negative Impact , DPA , Brutal Assault)
  • Qiryat Ono & Ganei Tikva (Kuku Bloff, Oi Vaavoi, Anus, Ha'Zeevim, Riot 94, Liquid Sky,Musaar Heskel)
  • Yuvalim (Hamor Atav, Kafa La'Panim Shel Limor Livnat , Ha'Mesorakim, Pigeons Removal, Sakreda SanalklaSS)
  • Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan (Nekhei Naatza)
  • Afula (Bar Minan)
  • Bat Yam (Urban Skate Fanatics)
  • Herzlia (The Astroglides)
  • Jerusalem (Sartan Ha'Shad, Ha'Maapecha)
  • Raanana (Noon Mem)
  • Rishon Le'Tzyon (Goal Nefesh)
  • Yehud (Mefageret)
  • Rehovot (Monkey Son Of a Donkey)
  • Rosh Ha'ain (Hikokiri, Asura)
  • Nesher (Ha'Yehudonim , Gaz Mazgun)

Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Dayr Yasin was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. ... D9 can mean: Caterpillar D9 The IATA code for Donavia airline D9-brane This page expands a two-letter combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. ... Kefar Sava (כפר סבא; unofficially also spelled and pronounced Kfar Saba) is a city in the Sharon area, Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Beersheba or Beer Sheva (Hebrew באר שבע; Arabic بئر السبع Biʾr as-Sabʿ) is a city in Israel. ... Beer7 is a ska band from Beersheba, Israel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... Useless ID is a four-piece punk-rock band hailing from Haifa, Israel. ... Ethos (ήθος) is a Greek word originally meaning the place of living that can be translated into English in different ways. ... Rampage can refer to: A course of violence. ... DPA is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Drug Policy Alliance The biggest anti-drug war advocacy group in the United States. ... Male Anatomy This article is about the bodily orifice. ... Liquid Sky is a 1982 comedy / science fiction film produced and directed by Slava Tsukerman. ... Afula (עפולה) is a city in the Israel. ... Bat Yam (בת ים) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just south of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, in the Tel Aviv District. ... Herzliyya (הרצליה; also spelled Herzliyyah or Herzlia or Herzliya) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, just north of Tel-Aviv (about 15 minutes drive), and part of the Tel-Aviv metropolitan area in the Tel-Aviv District. ... Jerusalem (31°46′N 35°14′E; Hebrew: (help· info) Yerushalayim; Arabic: (help· info) al-Quds), Greek Ιεροσόλυμα, is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... Raannana or Raanana (Hebrew רעננה Ra‘ănānāh) is a small city (about 67,000 citizens) in the southern Sharon, in the Center District of Israel, Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. ... Yehud (יהוד) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Rehovot (Hebrew רְחוֹבוֹת ) is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv. ... // In Hinduism In Hindu mythology, the Asura (Sanskrit: असुर) are a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes misleadingly referred to as demons. ... Nesher (נשר) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. ...

Japan

Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Heartwork is an album by Carcass, released through Earache Records in 1994. ... Headquarters of Tokyo Metropolitan Government View of Tokyos Shibuya district Tokyo ) (help· info), literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized downtown area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Bastard was a Japanese hardcore punk band from Tokyo. ... Species See text. ...

Latvia

  • Riga (Sarkanais Oktobris)

Riga (Latvian: Rīga), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′N 24°8′E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial center...

Malaysia

Malaysian music is heavily influenced by neighboring Indonesian and Thai forms, as well as Portuguese, Filipino and Chinese styles. ... Mallaria is Malaysias earliest punk band. ...

Netherlands

  • Amsterdam All For Nothing - Antidote (band) - Discipline (band)
  • Rotterdam Tröckener Kecks - HooFTPijN

Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam ( (help· info)), located in the province of South Holland, is the second largest municipality in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam). ...

Norway

County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Turbonegro (Turboneger in Norway) is a Norwegian band who combine heavy metal, rock and punk music into a non-politically-correct version of punk. ... County Rogaland District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (2005) Leif Johan Sevland Official language form Norwegian Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... County Sør-Trøndelag District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ...

Paraguay

  • Luque (Turkish Blend, Ijadmil, Área69, Enemigos de la Klase, Garage21)
  • Presidente Franco (Vecindad Autopsia, Revolber, Reciclaje, Stógeno)

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Peru

  • Lima (NARCOSIS, Gx3, Auttonomia, Aeropajitas, Leusemia, Futuro Icierto, PTK(Pateando Tu Kara), Irreverentes, Generacion Perdida, Anfo, Dios Astio, Heroe Inocente, Psicosis(ska), Guerrilla Urbana, Manganzoides, Inyectores, Atentado, Asmereir, 3 al hilo, Autopsia, Alhambre)

Also called: La Ciudad de los Reyes (The City of Kings) Founded January 18, 1535 Subdivisions 30 districts Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio Area 2,664. ... Leusemia (aka Leuzemia) is a peruvian Rock band. ... ANFO stands for Ammonium Nitrate / Fuel Oil (most often diesel fuel, sometimes kerosene). ... Autopsia is a czech experimental, neoclassical, ambient, illbient, industrial music band. ...

Philippines

  • Manila (Betrayed, G.I. & the Idiots, The Jerks, Urban Bandits, WUDS, Dead Ends, Philippine Violators, Deceased, Zoot Suit, Private Stock, Sex Militants, Public Scandal, Dead Beat, Ethnic Faces, Excommunicate, Trash)

Manilas President Manuel Roxas Boulevard also known as the Baywalk Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ... This page deals with the cessation of life. ... A zoot suit A zoot suit is a style of clothing popularized by African Americans, Filipino Americans, and Mexican Americans in the late 1930s and 1940s. ... Excommunication is religious censure which is used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. ... Trash can refer to any of the following Waste, unwanted or undesired material left over after the completion of a process. ...

Portugal

District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... Whos cool, and has two thumbs? This guy! -Fonzie Arthur The Fonz Fonzarelli was a character in the American sitcom Happy Days (1974-1984) played by Henry Winkler. ...

Russia

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Ю́жно-Сахали́нск) is a city in Sakhalin, Russia, administrative center of the Sakhalin Oblast. ...

South Africa

Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...

Romania

Map of Romania showing Timisoara Timişoara  listen (Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschwar or Temeschburg, Serbian: Temišvar, Turkish: Tamışvar) is a city in western Romania, in the Banat region, Timiş county, population 329,554 in 2000. ...

Sweden

Gothenburg (Swedish: (help· info)) ) is a city and municipality on the west-coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ... Klippan is a Municipality in Skåne County, in southern Sweden. ... Örebro [Å“rÉ™bruː] is a Swedish city in Närke in central Sweden, situated at 59°16′N 15°13′E. It has 95,354 inhabitants (2000), with 126,000 inhabitants in the municipality. ... Look up Liberator on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberator can refer to several things: In a political sense, a person or thing that delivers a group of people or a nation from conquest or political oppression. ... Millencolin Millencolin is a skate-punk band that was formed in October of 1992 by Erik Ohlsson, Mathias Färm and Nikola Sarcevic in Örebro, Sweden. ... No Fun At All No Fun At All were a melodic skate-punk band that was formed back in the summer of 1991. ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ... RÃ¥gsved is a working-class suburb in the south of Stockholm, Sweden. ... ThÃ¥ström, Fjodor and Gurra Ebba Grön was a Swedish punk band formed in 1977. ... KSMB was a Swedish punk rock band 1977 - 1982. ... Umeå [˘ʉməoː] is a city and a municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. ...

The Netherlands

The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates 52°22′N 4°54′E Website www. ... The Ex is an anarchist punk rock band from the Netherlands. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam ( (help· info)), located in the province of South Holland, is the second largest municipality in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam). ... In ecology, a disturbance is a temporary change in average environmental conditions that causes a ponounced change in ecosystem structure that lasts longer than the change in the environment. ...

United Kingdom

Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom. ... Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. ... The picture cover of the Undertones 1979 Youve Got My Number (Why Dont You Use It!) single The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. ... This article is about the English city; for other places called Brighton, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... Peter and the Test Tube Babies are a punk rock band formed around Brighton in 1977 and still touring today. ... The Piranhas began in the late 1990s and were a punk band from Detroit, Michigan. ... Poison Girls preforming at the squatted Zig Zag Club in London, December 1982 The Poison Girls were a British anarcho-punk band. ... This article is about the English city of Bristol. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... The Clash was one of the most successful British punk rock groups that existed from 1976 to 1986. ... Sex Pistols are, despite their short existence, one of the most influential English punk bands. ... For information about the anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass was an influential English anarchist punk rock band. ... The Bromley Contingent were the group of followers and fans of the Sex Pistols that constituted the core of the fashion avant-garde of the early UK punk rock movement, so named from the Bromley area where some of them lived. ... The 100 Club Punk Festival was a two day event held at the 100 Club, a (usually) jazz-oriented venue in Oxford Street, London, on the 20th and 21st of September 1976. ... This article is about the music group. ... The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. ... Sham 69 were a British punk band from Hersham, Surrey, a suburb of London. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ... Cock Sparrer (initially Cock Sparrow) were a punk rock band from Londons East End. ... Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Fast Product were an independent record label, established in Edinburgh by Bob Last in December 1977. ... Gang of Four was a British punk rock group from Leeds, England. ... The Mekons are a rollicking, anarchic and inventive punk rock/post punk band. ... Chumbawamba performing at Guildford Live 2001 Chumbawamba is a band from the UK who play pop music with influences of folk and several other styles of popular music. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... A Nubian Vulture Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals. ... A social class is, at its most basic, a group of people that have similar social status. ... Blades Of Unity - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Buzzcocks were one of the key first generation punk rock bands in the mid to late 1970s. ... The Fall are a British rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1976, and named after Albert Camuss novel. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester, England based independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... Joy Division were a rock band formed in 1977 in Manchester. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Exploited logo skull with the skeletal mohawk cut as seen on the Beat the Bastards album cover The Exploited are a seminal rock band, from the second wave of U.K. punk rock, musically defined as Crossover thrash (especially in post-1987 period). ... Oi Polloi a cluich aig Augustibuiller, san t-Suain, Lùnastal 2005 Attacking world leaders and multi-national companies with humour and anger in different languages Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk band that formed around 1981, also notable for their contributions to the Gaelic punk sub-genre. ... Punk band from Dunfermline, in Scotland founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (1958-2001, ON guitar, vocals), Richard Jobson (1960- vocals), Tom Kellichan (drums) and Willie Simpson (bass). ...

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Punk rock emphasised simple musical structure and short songs, extolling a "DIY" ("do it yourself") ethic that insisted anyone could form a punk rock band (the early UK punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue once famously included drawings of three chord shapes, captioned, "this is a chord, this is another, this is a third.
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