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Punk ideology is a distinctive system of thought associated with the punk subculture that began in the late 1970's. Image File history File links Circle-contradict. ... Broadly speaking, a contradiction is an incompatibility between two or more statements, ideas, or actions. ... A group of punks at a music festival. ...

The philosophy is concerned primarily with an individual's intrinsic right to maximum freedom. Devotion to the idea of freedom tends to create strong beliefs in concepts such as Individualism, anti-authoritarianism, political anarchism (though not necessarily), free thought, and ethics. Punk ideology takes a hard view of the world because to a punk, most modern day societies place extensive artificial limits on humanity. Punk ideology usually achieves its expression through punk rock, fanzines, and spoken-word albums. Individualism is a term used to describe a moral, political, or social outlook, that stresses human independence and the importance of individual self-reliance and liberty. ... Anti-authoritarianism is the belief that communities should have the right to govern themselves and not be ruled by an outside force. ... This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations. ... Freethought is a philosophical doctrine that holds that beliefs should be formed on the basis of science and logical principles and not be comprised by authority, tradition or any other dogmatic or otherwise fallacious belief system that restricts logical reasoning. ... Ethics (from the Ancient Greek ethikos, meaning arising from habit) is one of the major branches of philosophy, one that covers the analysis and employment of concepts such as right, wrong, good, evil, and responsibility. ... An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... 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. ... A fanzine (also called a zine) is an amateur publication created by fans of a particular cultural phenomena (such as a literary genre or type of music) to address or correspond with others who share their interest. ... Spoken word is a form of literary art or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ...

Punk originated as a movement of shock, rebellion and discontent, it has evolved into an overt socio-political movement for some. Bands like MC5, Discharge, Black Flag, The Stooges, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Anti-Flag, Crass, Conflict, The Clash, The Blood, and the Subhumans helped to contribute to this ideological climate. In their lyrics, these bands expressed serious discontent with the systems and institutions that organize and control the world. They also offered analysis and potential solutions to the world's problems. This spirit is active to this day in punk music and has matured and expanded in its range. Look up rebellion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... MC5 wearing White Panther Party buttons. ... Look up Discharge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from about 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk rock band from Pittsburgh. ... For information about the anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass was an influential English anarchist punk rock band. ... Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterized by physical violence. ... The Clash were a British rock group that existed from 1976 to 1986. ... False Gestures for a Devious Public The Blood are a London-based band, purveyors of Oi! music, led by Cardinal Jesus Hate and JJ Bedsore (aka Bill Sykes and JJ Manson). ... This page is about the UK punk rock band. ...

The political ideology most often associated with punk is that of anarchism, however punk has been associatied with other ideologies, including libertarian, left-liberal, socialist, communist anarchist, and even neo-Nazism. When punks engage in activism, their demands can usually be described as progressive. Despite the similarities punk may have with the left wing, some punks perceive the efforts of the left as ineffectual, and sometimes just as objectionable as the right wing. This article provides a rough generalization of the philosophies of groups who identify themselves as punks, and doesn't completely represent the views of all of those who do so. An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism or a state or quality of this ideology. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... The swastika, a symbol of Nazism. ... Progressivism is term that refers to a variety of political philosophies that promote what they see as progress, or positive social change. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ...

The Cardinal, singer and writer with punk band The Blood, argues that 'Punk ideology, as a subcultural movement in the 21st century, still challenges defiantly the smooth-clean-dream of un-freedom that, political philosopher, Marcuse wrote about in One Dimensional Man'. The Cardinal argues that 'Punk ideology takes a critical distance which violates the rules of the game: it violates the popular conservative base. Thereto, its style challenges the civilizing proccess. Marcuse said that the person was political and it is the expressed individuality of punk that makes it political.' This article needs cleanup. ... False Gestures for a Devious Public The Blood are a London-based band, purveyors of Oi! music, led by Cardinal Jesus Hate and JJ Bedsore (aka Bill Sykes and JJ Manson). ... Herbert Marcuse Herbert Marcuse (July 19, 1898 – July 29, 1979) was a prominent German-American philosopher and sociologist of the Frankfurt School. ...

Political ideals

Anti-authoritarianism

Punks see authority figures like the police, the clergy, governments as dangerous and oppressive. Punks believe authority leads to corruption and abuse. Punk ideas about authority partly derive the ideology of anarchism. Police brutality and institutionalized discrimination against punks also account for their opposition to authoritarianism. Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations. ... Police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force, assault, verbal attacks, and threats by police officers. ... The word discrimination comes from the Latin discriminare, which means to distinguish between. To discriminate socially is to make a distinction between people on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit. ...

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Non-conformity

Punks see Conformity as dangerous social coercion because it is a method of forfeiting free thought. They believe conformity prevents people from seeing the true nature of society, and forces people to be obedient to the desires of those who hold power. However, a person who dresses like a punk and listens to punk music may be conforming to the punk movement. Some view punk as a state of mind instead of a set style of dress or music. In psychology, conformity is the degree to which members of a group will change their behavior, views and attitudes to fit the views of the group. ...

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Anti-militarism

A segment of Punks reject the use of military force. To them, the military is the most extreme form of authoritarianism. However, not all punks are pacifists: some openly embrace violence as a personal choice. There have been many Punks in the military, and the life of a soldier is a frequent subject of Punk rock songs.

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Anti-capitalism

Punk draws heavily from anti-capitalist movements, and opposition to wage slavery. They believe that capitalism is authoritarian, exploitative, unfulfilling, and mind-numbing. Some segments of Punk advocate anti-consumerism and a DIY-lifestyle (including dumpster diving and shoplifting), and destruction of corporate property as forms of direct action. Some punk bands have written songs promoting right to employment, better working conditions, trade union recognition, and an end to discrimiation in the workplace. Critics argue that the DIY ethic that many punks subscribe to is inherently capitalist. Michael Graves, an ex-frontman of The Misfits, believes that despite its socialist, communist and anarchist rhetoric, punk is really youth culture's equivalent of Thatcherism. In economics, a capitalist is someone who owns capital, presumably within the economic system of capitalism. ... Wage slavery is a term used by anti-capitalists (including socialists, anarchists, and communists) to refer to a condition in which a person is legally (de jure) voluntarily employed but practically (de facto) a slave. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... Dumpster diving is the practice of rummaging through trash, whether commercial or residential, to find items of use that have been discarded. ... Shoplifting (also known as retail theft) is theft of merchandise for sale in a shop, store, or other retail establishment, by an ostensible patron. ... Direct action is a form of political activism which seeks immediate remedy for perceived ills, as opposed to indirect actions such as electing representatives who promise to provide remedy at some later date. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into DIY culture. ... The Misfits canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, The Crimson Ghost, while the typeface is from the 1950s-60s magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Margaret Thatcher Thatcherism is the system of political thought attributed to the governments of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. ...

Secularism and spirituality

Most punks see spirituality as a private matter of choice, and take a dim view of religious evangelism and proselytizing. The lyrics of some punk songs criticize the authority of the Church and conformity inspired by religion. Many punks are atheists, who see spirituality as a social construct used to control society. Some punks follow a spirituality outside of mainstream religions (although sometimes based on philosophies such as Buddhism or Taoism). They believe organized religion is a form of authoritarianism which causes more problems for humanity than solutions. There are Christian punks who believe there is no contradiction in being punks and Christians, citing Christian anarchism as a case in point. A few punks subscribe to "post-Christianity," referring to modern Biblical criticism such as that of John Shelby Spong and John Dominic Crossan. They accept the core ethical message of The Golden Rule in the purported teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, however they reject the supernatural elements of Christian tradition as merely metaphor. There are practicing Muslim punks in Malaysia, who are involved in Straight Edge. The Four Evangelists, by Jakob Jordaens Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel or, by extension, any other form of preaching or proselytizing. ... Religious conversion is the adoption of new religious beliefs that differ from the converts previous beliefs; in some cultures (e. ... A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit. ... A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi. ... Taoism (sometimes written as Daoism) is the English name for: (a) a philosophical school based on the texts the Tao Te Ching (ascribed to Laozi and alternately spelled Dào Dé Jīng) and the Zhuangzi. ... Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... Christian punk is a form of Christian alternative music and a subgenre of punk rock played by bands where the musicians are openly Christian, their lyrics reflect their faith and they see their audience as the general public. ... Christian anarchism (also known as Christian libertarianism) is the belief that the only source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answerable is God, embodied in the teachings of Jesus. ... The Right Reverend Dr John Shelby Spong is the retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark (based in Newark, New Jersey). ... John Dominic Crossan (born Nenagh, Co. ... The Golden Rule is an ethical statement which is found in many religions and philosophies. ... This article concerns critical reconstructions of the Historical Jesus. ... Look up Supernatural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In language, a metaphor (from the Greek: metapherin) is a rhetorical trope defined as a direct comparison between two or more seemingly unrelated subjects. ... For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ...

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Anti-nationalism

Most left-wing punks are contemptuous of their governments, and do not express a great deal of nationalism, patriotism or jingoism. Nationalism as devotion to one's government conflicts with the anti-statism of anarchism. Punks often criticize nationalism as providing governments with unwarranted public support. Other punks view patriotism and support of the government as two separate and distinct beliefs. In many ex-Soviet countries, punks played an important role in their country's anti-nationalistic and anti-Soviet movements. In the 1980s this was a way to protest Soviet authority. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix Nationalism is an ideology [1] that holds that a nation is the fundamental unit for human social life, and takes precedence over any other social and political principles. ... Defense of the homeland is a commonplace of military patriotism: The statue in the courtyard of École polytechnique, Paris, commemorating the students involvement in defending France against the 1814 invasion of the Coalition. ... Jingoism is a term describing chauvinistic patriotism, usually with a hawkish political stance. ... Anti-statism refers to all philosophies that in some degree reject or oppose the establishment of a state, or territorial national governments. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

Nazi punks are highly nationalistic and often accuse others of being "Communists". Some have used the slogan "Punk's Not Red", which is a play on the expression "Punk's not Dead". The slogan implies that punk is not a left wing movement. An example of a Nazi punk band is Skrewdriver, who were part of the Rock Against Communism movement, which is popular with Nazi Skinheads The swastika, a symbol of Nazism. ... The Skrewdriver Eagle Logo Skrewdriver was a punk rock, skinhead band formed in Blackpool in 1977 by Ian Stuart Donaldson. ... Rock Against Communism (RAC) refers to a series of white-power concerts in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, and by extension to the style of music they showcased; it has since come to refer even more generally to white-power music as a whole. ... Nazi-skinheads. ...

Media

Some punks portray the mass media as an instrument of propaganda and social control. Some believe Television is a waste of time and a distraction from reality and healthy habits. Punk music often laments the commercialism, and the power interests controlling the media. Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and designed to reach a very large audience (typically at least as large as the whole population of a nation state). ... Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation directly aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of people, rather than impartially providing information. ... Social control refers to social mechanisms that regulate individual and group behavior, in terms of greater sanctions and rewards. ... Reality in everyday usage means everything that exists. The term reality, in its widest sense, includes everything that is, whether it is observable, accessible or understandable by science, philosophy, or any other system of analysis. ... Commercialism, in its original meaning, is the practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business. ...

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Environmentalism

Some (but not all) punks are environmentalists. One stream in the punk subculture resembles Deep Ecology, which is a non-anthropocentric philosophy that posits that humans are merely one of many species, with no special importance. Other areas of punk (more specifically the anarcho-green variety) hold environmental beliefs more in-line with primitivism, social ecology, and a general belief in organic/green living. Deep ecology is a recent philosophy or ecosophy based on a shift away from the anthropocentric bias of established environmental and green movements. ... Anthropocentrism (Greek άνθρωπος, anthropos, man, human being, κέντρον, kentron, center) is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of regarding the existence and/or concerns of human beings as the central fact of the universe. ... Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... Primitivism is an artistic movement that looks to early human history and non-Western or childrens art for inspiration and makes use of themes or stylistic elements from prehistory and tribal cultures. ... Social ecology is, in the words of its leading exponents, a coherent radical critique of current social, political, and anti-ecological trends as well as a reconstructive, ecological, communitarian, and ethical approach to society. Social Ecology is a radical view of ecology and of social/political systems. ...

Since not all punks are environmentalists, others see this as a continuation of the hippie's beliefs and ideals that punk was supposed to challenge. Dancing Hippies Berkeley, California 1969 By Robert Altman Hippie, occasionally spelled hippy, is a term commonly used to refer to some of the disaffected youth of the 1960s and early 1970s. ...

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Vegetarianism, veganism, and animal rights

Some believe that the brutal way humans treat animals is psychologically connected to the way humans oppress each other. They consider the use of animals for food, clothing, as a form of oppression. They consider it speciesism, and compare it to racism, sexism and homophobia. Others who are less concerned with the treatment of animals have converted to vegetarianism or veganism based on the belief that the livestock industry destroys land and water resources. Some punks are concerned with vivisection and other types of experiments conducted on animals for cosmetic and medical purposes. Others see medical tests on animals as justified, and some punks see vegetarianism and veganism as an example of political correctness, puritanism and conformity. Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul and logos = word) is the study of behaviour, mind and thought. ... The relevance of particular information in (or previously in) this article or section is disputed. ... Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming meat, with or without the use of other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs. ... The logo of the worlds first Vegan Society, registered in 1944 [3] Veganism is a philosophy and lifestyle that avoids using animals and animal products for food, clothing and other purposes. ... Etymologically, vivisection refers to the dissection of, or any cutting or surgery upon, a living animal including humans. ... Cosmetic refers to beauty or appearance, especially concerning the human body. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... The Puritans were members of a group of radical Protestants which developed in England after the Reformation. ...

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Other punk ideologies

Punk can take a wide range of ideological beliefs, some of which in complete opposition to the left-wing norm. Nazi Punk and Rock Against Communism, for example, have a nationalistic, fascist and racist ideology. Conservative Punks ascribe to a punk lifestyle but reject the typical leftist views of other punks. The swastika, a symbol of Nazism. ... Rock Against Communism (RAC) refers to a series of white-power concerts in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, and by extension to the style of music they showcased; it has since come to refer even more generally to white-power music as a whole. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... 1. ... Conservative Punk is a website which voices conservative views of its contributors, who assert that they are speaking to a conservative part of the punk subculture. ...

Hardline straight edge punks associate with ideologies like deep ecology, straight edge, animal liberation, but also have a strong affiliation with traditional Abrahamic religion. Straight Edge punk takes a strong stance against drug abuse and for sexual abstinence. Hardline was a radical deep ecology movement that had its roots in the straight edge hardcore scene. ... Deep ecology is a recent philosophy or ecosophy based on a shift away from the anthropocentric bias of established environmental and green movements. ... For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ... Animal Liberation is a work by Peter Singer, a famous vegan ethicist. ... Map showing the prevalence of Abrahamic (purple) and Dharmic (yellow) religions in each country. ... For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ... Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions, all of them relating to the use, misuse or overuse of a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. ... Abstinence is a voluntary forbearance from indulging a desire or appetite for certain bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. ...

Riot grrrls are are affiliated with third wave feminism, wishing to challenge the sexism within their scenes. They advocate female autonomy, through women-only record labels and gigs. They have connections with the queercore and queerpunk movements, which challenge elitism and snobbery in gay culture, while challenging stereotypes of homosexuals/queers. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Third-wave feminism is a feminist movement that arguably began in the early 1990s. ... Queercore is a cultural and social movement which arose during the early-to-mid 1980s. ... See labrys, black triangle. ...

Oi! aligns itself with a rough form of socialist working class populism. Some Oi! bands weren't political, and mostly sang about day-to-day topics like football, alcohol and streetfights. However, many Oi! bands sang about politically-charged topics like unemployment, police harassment and working class power. Like the skinhead subculture it's connected to, Oi! is sometimes mistakenly branded as racist, due to media sensationalism. Although some bands labelled as Oi! (like Skrewdriver), did hold these views, most Oi! bands are not racist, and many are staunchly anti-racist, such as the Angelic Upstarts and The Oppressed. Oi! is a sub-genre of punk rock that sought to align punk with a working-class street level following, originating in the United Kingdom. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. ... Skinheads, named after their shaven heads, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude Boys of the West Indies and the Mods of the UK. Skinhead with scooter // Categories There are several different types of skinheads, in terms... 1. ... The Skrewdriver Eagle Logo Skrewdriver was a punk rock, skinhead band formed in Blackpool in 1977 by Ian Stuart Donaldson. ... The Angelic Upstarts were a staunchly anti-fascist, anti-police, pro-IRA, Socialist working class oi! punk band of late 1970s and early 1980s. ... A skinhead, punk rock band from Wales. ...

Punk is sometimes associated by the media with nihilism although few punks express nihilistic belief's. Lyrics by musician's such as the Sex Pistols and G.G. Allin expressed nihilistic and egocentric beliefs (Pretty Vacant and Tough Fuckin' Shit respectivly for example). Although such extreme beliefs are not common amongst Punks however the songs Work-Rest-Play-Die by Subhumans and Rotten Future by Anti-Flag seem to imply the existense of nihilstic punks. Nihilism is a philosophical position which argues that the world, and especially human existence, is without objective meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value. ... The Sex Pistols in 1977. ... Controversial punk rocker GG Allin. ... This page is about the UK punk rock band. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk rock band from Pittsburgh. ...

Another Punk minority are those who claim not to be political. Examples of this would be Charged G.B.H., The Casualties and G.G. Allin. However, in practice Socio-political ideas do find their way into these musicians lyrics: Charged G.B.H.have sung about social issues,The Casualties have songs about the war in Iraq and even G.G. Allin expressed some vague desire to kill the U.S. President (as evidenced by his country and western song, Fuck Authority). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Controversial punk rocker GG Allin. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Controversial punk rocker GG Allin. ...

Aesthetics

Music

Punk music has evolved and mutated to create a diversity of sounds. Punks may enjoy the earthy harmony of folk-punk, the nostalgic (but often still relevant) anthems of 80s peace-punk and anarcho-punk, or the more abrasive offerings of hardcore punk and its sub-genres (i.e. crust punk, grindcore, metalcore, thrash metal, power violence). In general, punk music is loud, fast, and usually didactic. The loud and fast sound is meant to express impatience, frustration, discontent, anger and aggression. Punks believe the state of popular music reflects the major record labels' influence on artists, as well as artists' own desire for recognition and wealth overshadowing their creativity. Folk punk, in its most general sense, is a genre (or set of genres) of music that combine elements of folk and punk rock music. ... Hardcore punk (aka Hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock, the sound is thicker, heavier, and faster than punk rock and implimented 1970s heavy metal influences in its music. ... This article uses excessive clichés and jargon associated with Crust punk. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Metalcore is a musical genre consisting of a mix between heavy metal and hardcore punk. ... It has been suggested that Bay Area thrash metal be merged into this article or section. ... Power violence is a cross breeding of musical genres hardcore punk and grindcore that was first mentioned by name in the song Hispanic Small Man Power (H.S.M.P.) by genre pioneer Man is the Bastard. ... The Didactic is facts based as opposed to the Dialectic which is feelings based. ...

Fashion

Punk fashion was originally an expression of nonconformity with mainstream culture, as well as that of hippie counterculture. Punk fashion displays many of the things that punk music expresses: aggression, rebellion, and individualism. This use of fashion to shock may have been partly influenced by the Futurist art movement. Early British Punk clothes were an example of polysemy, which is the appropriation of everyday items as clothing to changed the original meaning of the item. For example, safety pins and bin liners were worn by some early punks. Early Punk styles have been linked to Dandyism, because they were concerned with making the body a work of art. Punk fashion is the styles of clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewelry and body modifications of the punk subculture. ... Dancing Hippies Berkeley, California 1969 By Robert Altman Hippie, occasionally spelled hippy, is a term commonly used to refer to some of the disaffected youth of the 1960s and early 1970s. ... // Early years Futurism was a 20th century art movement. ... Polysemy (from the Greek πολυσημεία = multiple meaning) is the capacity for a sign to have multiple meanings. ... A public garbage bag in Paris displaying the inscription Vigilance - Propreté (Vigilance - cleaness) A bin bag (Commonwealth English) or garbage bag (American English) is a bag used to line the insides of waste receptacles such as trash cans to prevent the insides of the container from becoming coated in produce... Sporty Parisian dandies of the 1830s: a girdle was required to achieve this silhouette. ...

It's common for punks wear to bondage bracelets and heavy chains (possibly symbolizing oppression), and bullet casings (possibly representing anti-military or anti-police views). Some Punks have body piercings and tattoos, some of which are politically-oriented. Many punks wear vintage clothing, partly as an anti-consumerist statement. A bead ring, also known as a captive bead ring. ... This article is about the tattoo, a design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. ...

In 1990s USA, there were distinctive east and west coast styles. West coast style became more aligned with a loose, surfer or skateboarder style, while in the midwest and east, the style was more prim, in alignment with indie. In 1990s Britain, punk fashion sometimes mixed with heavy metal and nu metal styles. Examples of this include hoodies and baggy trousers. The streetpunk punk fashion of leather, chains, patches, mohawk hairstyles and boots persists as a distinctive fashion. The newer punk fashions can be said to be apolitical, but they make a statement constructing affiliation and difference in society. However this is based more on cultural differences than ideology. See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... A skateboarder in the middle of a trick Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or interacting with a skateboard. ... Indie, an abbreviation of independent, is a term regarding a trend seen in music, film, business and subculture originating in the late 20th century. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Man sporting the Hoodie Fashion Trend If you are looking for a bird, see hooded crow. ...

Visual arts

Punk visual art is usually straightforward with a clear message. Album covers contain potent messages concerning social injustice, economic disparity, and images of suffering. Alternatively, they may contain images of selfishness, apathy, and other things that may provoke contempt in the viewer. Much of the earlier artwork was in black and white, because it was distributed in fanzines created at copy shops. Other imagery can be cartoonish, especially in less overtly-political and apolitical bands. The Ramones often had cartoon images on album covers, reflecting their love of campy 1950s and 1960s pop culture. The cover of the God Save the Queen single designed by Jamie Reid. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ...

Behaviour

Do It Yourself (DIY)

In the late 1970s, the punk movement was operating in an environment controlled by outside influences. Because this impinged on the freedom of the movement, people in the punk scene began creating their own record companies, organizing their own concerts, and creating their own print media. This became known as the do it yourself (DIY) ethic. "Don't hate the media, become the media" is a motto of this movement. The DIY punk ethic refers to the idea of doing it yourself, i. ...

Direct Action

Punks sometimes participate in direct action such as protests, boycotts, and in some cases even violence. Some of the most militant punks have bombed gas stations, destroyed animal research laboratories, alterred billboards to include political messages, and occupied abandoned buildings. Hacktivism has become an additional method of sabotage. These acts are committed in an effort to create social change when it is known that the normal channels for change have been proven ineffective. Direct action is a form of political activism which seeks immediate remedy for perceived ills, as opposed to indirect actions such as electing representatives who promise to provide remedy at some later date. ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... Look up Boycott in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Chien Rouge in Lausanne, a squat held in the old hospital. ... Hacktivism (from hack and activism) is often understood as the writing of code, or otherwise manipulating bits, to promote political ideology - promoting expressive politics, free speech, human rights, or information ethics. ...

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Not selling out

Selling out refers to any abandonment of personal values in exchange for reciprocal gain, in the form of wealth, status, or power. Because anti-establishment attitudes are such an important part of punk ideology, a network of independent music labels, venues, and distributors has developed. These networks bypass the traditional systems of distribution, which are controlled by a small number of large corporations, who many feel stifle creative initiative and marginalize the concepts presented in punk ideology. Sales, or the activity of selling, forms an integral part of commercial activity. ... Anti-establishment defines a certain view or belief that goes against the conventional social, political and economic principles being used in society. ...

Sometimes punk artists will choose to break from this independent system and work within the established system of major labels, incurring criticism from the punk community. Some argue that these artists have betrayed their communities, and that their creative integrity is necessarily compromised. However, some artists argue that working in the major label system is a necessary evil, allowing the widest distribution of their messages. The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

Another meaning of selling out is for a punk band to change its musical style, such as to prog rock or mainstream pop music. This could be the result of a natural artistic progression or a realisation that punk has limitations. Selling out also has the meaning of adopting a conservative, mainstream lifestyle and ideology. This could come about as either result of disillusionment, or deciding it's time to settle down and move on to other things. For example, Garry Bushell shifted from socialism to the right when he became disillusioned with the punk movement. The progressive rock band Yes performing in 1977. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Garry Bushell Garry Bushell (born 13 May 1955 in South East London) is an English television critic, television presenter, and newspaper columnist. ... Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control. ...

See songs on selling out.

Criticisms of punk ideology

Punk ideology has been criticized from outside and within. The Anarcho Punk band Crass wrote songs such as "White Punks on Hope", which accuses Joe Strummer of selling out and betraying his socialist principles, and "Punk is Dead", which attacks corporate co-optation of the punk subculture. Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra accused Maximum RocknRoll of "punk fundamentalism" when they refused to advertise Alternative Tentacles records because they said the records "weren't punk". Another criticism of punk from within is from Conservative Punk, which argues that punks have become "hippies with mohawks". For information about the anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass was an influential English anarchist punk rock band. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros. ... A co-option or more often co-optation is an election where members of a committee (or similar group) vote in order to fill a vacancy on that committee or group. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. ... Maximum Rocknroll Issue #1 Maximum Rocknroll (also known as MRR) is a a widely distributed, monthly underground punk rock and punk culture fanzine based in San Francisco, USA. Featuring interviews, columns and reviews from international contributors, Maximum RocknRoll could be thought of as one of the most important presences in... Alternative Tentacles is a record label based in Emeryville, California. ... Conservative Punk is a website which voices conservative views of its contributors, who assert that they are speaking to a conservative part of the punk subculture. ... Dancing Hippies Berkeley, California 1969 By Robert Altman Hippie, occasionally spelled hippy, is a term commonly used to refer to some of the disaffected youth of the 1960s and early 1970s. ...

From the outside, punk ideology has been criticized by people like Jim Goad. In his essay, "The Underground is A Lie!", he claims that many punks are hypocrites. He writes that many act poor, while hiding the fact they come from middle class backgrounds. In "Farts from Underground", he argues that the DIY ethic never produces anything original, and it allows poor quality work to be championed. He feels that in being politicized and propagandist, punk contributes to a model of alternative culture that is more bland than the mainstream. Goad even says that punk is as out dated and obsolescent as the mainstream it rails against. James Thaddeus Jim Goad is an American author and publisher, noted for the controversy surrounding his (now defunct) magazine ANSWER Me!. He was raised in Philadelphia, PA. He met his now-deceased ex-wife Debbie in New York City. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... Alternative culture is a catch-all phrase used predominately by the media and the marketing industry to refer to a variety of separate sub-cultures – (which are either loosely related or near-totally unrelated) – and are perceived by the general public as being outside or on the edge of so...

Another external criticism of punk comes from Aristasians. They argue that punk accomplishes nothing but kick the corpse of the establishment that no longer existed after 1965. They call this "The Doctrine of The Cardboard Enemy", arguing that the more punks rebel against the status quo, the more they become a part of it. In an interview with a fanzine, their media representative (Marianne Martindale) implies that by declaring oneself non-conformist, one conforms to a societal norm. [1] Aristasians claim that this theory equally applies to other youth cultures, such as hip hop, goth, skinhead, black metal, hippie, junglist and new age travellers. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music which came into existence roughly the mid 70s but became a large part of modern day pop culture in the late 80s. ... NYC goth band The Naked and the Dead (1985). ... Skinheads, named after their shaven heads, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in the 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude Boys of the West Indies and the Mods of the UK. Skinhead with scooter // Categories There are several different types of skinheads, in terms... Black metal is a sub-genre of extreme metal, which started in the early 1980s with bands such as Venom, Bathory, Mercyful Fate, and Celtic Frost. ... Junglist is a slang term referring to a dedicated listener of jungle (music), otherwise referred to as drum & bass. ... New age travellers or Peace Convoy are a peculiarly British social phenomenon consisting of people who often espouse New age and Neopagan beliefs, and who travel between music festivals and fairs in order to live in a community with others who hold similar beliefs. ...

Some commentators have criticised DIY culture as a form of laissez-faire libertarianism only available to those who already have access to resources and leisure in this society. In short (so the argument goes), only the rich can run a small punk/indie record label, have the time to go on protests or make their own costumes. Laissez-faire is short for laissez faire, laissez passer, a French phrase meaning to let things alone, let them pass. First used by the eighteenth century Physiocrats as an injunction against government interference with trade, it is now used as a synonym for strict free market economics. ... Libertarianism is a political philosophy advocating that individuals should be free to do whatever they wish with their person or property, as long as they do not infringe on the same liberty of others. ...

Individuals involved in punk ideology

Liberal

• Brendan Kelly as featured on the Daily Show segment "The Clash"
• Ted Leo
• Fat Mike
• Crashdog
• Joey Ramone

Brendan Kelly (born September 8, 1976) is the bassist/vocalist of the Chicago-based punk band The Lawrence Arms, as well as guitarist/lead vocalist in The Falcon. ... Ted Leo and the Pharmacists is an indie rock band from New Jersey , United States. ... Fat Mike (Michael John Burkett) (born January 31, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the vocalist and bass player of the popular punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. ... Crashdog was one of the first Christian punk rock bands and was active primarily in the early 1990s. ... Jeffry Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), better known as Joey Ramone, was an American vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the legendary punk rock group The Ramones. ...

Socialist and communist

• Bruce La Bruce
• Joe Strummer, The Clash
• John Sinclair (poet)
• Paul Weller, The Jam
• Attila the Stockbroker
• Billy Bragg
• Tom Robinson (musician)
• Stewart Home
• Seething Wells
• Garry Bushell (The codifier of the Oi! movement was a socialist up until late 1980s)

Bruce La Bruce (born January 3, 1964) is a Canadian film-maker and writer. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros. ... The Clash were a British rock group that existed from 1976 to 1986. ... John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941 in Flint, Michigan) Detroit poet, one time manager of the MC5, Chairman of the White Panther Party from November 1968-July 1969. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller on 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is a British singer / songwriter, leader of two successful bands: The Jam and The Style Council. ... The Jam were a English rock band active in the late 1970s and early ’80s. ... Attila the Stockbroker (born John Baine, October 12, 1957) is a poet, musician and songwriter from Southwick, West Sussex, England. ... Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957), known as Billy Bragg, is a British musician known for his blend of folk, punk-rock, and protest music, and his poetic lyrics dealing with political as well as romantic themes. ... Tom Robinson (born June 1, 1950, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) is a British musician and DJ. // Career Robinson was the founding member of the Tom Robinson Band, an overtly political band with several hits in the 1970s, such as 2-4-6-8 Motorway and Power in the Darkness. Robinson... Stewart Home (born 1962) is a British fiction writer, subcultural pamphleteer, underground art historian, and activist. ... Steven Wells is a journalist and author most know for his work as a music journalist for the NME and his poetry under the pseudonym Seething Wells. ... Garry Bushell Garry Bushell (born 13 May 1955 in South East London) is an English television critic, television presenter, and newspaper columnist. ... Oi! is a sub-genre of punk rock that sought to align punk with a working-class street level following, originating in the United Kingdom. ...

Anarchist

• Steve Ignorant
• Penny Rimbaud
• Blyth Power
• Eve Libertine
• Gee Vaucher
• Sean Muttaqi
• Dick Lucas
• John Lydon
• Ian Svenonius(Though this could have an element of parody)

Steve Ignorant performing with Crass at the Autonomy Centre, East London, December 1981 Steve Ignorant is a singer and artist. ... Penny Rimbaud circa 1977 Jeremy John Ratter (born 8 June 1943, Northwood, Middlesex, England), better known under his pseudonym of Penny Rimbaud, is a drummer, writer, poet, former member of performance art group EXIT and co-founder of the anarchist punk band Crass with Steve Ignorant in 1977. ... Blyth Power are a British rock band formed in 1983 by singer/drummer Joseph Porter, and are a well-respected band among the underground scene, along with the likes of Chumbawamba and Crass. ... Eve Libertine (real name Bronwyn Lloyd Jones) is a British singer. ... Gee Vaucher was born in 1945 in Dagenham, East London. ... Sean Muttaqi created the hardcore punk bands Vegan Reich, Captive Nation Rising and Pressure. ... Dick Lucas was the vocalist of the highly influential and ofttimes controversial seventies and eighties british anarcho-punk rock band, the Subhumans. ... John Joseph Lydon (born January 31, 1956), also known as Johnny Rotten, is a British rock musician. ... Ian Svenonius Ian Svenonius was an influential vocalist for several bands in the late 80s and 90s. ...

Straight edge

• Ian MacKaye
• Sean Muttaqi
• Davey Havok
• Tim McIlrath

Ian MacKaye (pronounced Mc-Eye) (b. ... Sean Muttaqi created the hardcore punk bands Vegan Reich, Captive Nation Rising and Pressure. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... McIlrath in 2005. ...

Conservative

• Michale Graves
• Johnny Ramone
• Joe Escalante

Michael Emanuel (born March 21, 1975), better known by his stage name Michale Graves is a singer/songwriter. ... John Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known as Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the punk rock group The Ramones. ... Joe Escalante, Esq. ...

Far right

• Ian Stuart Donaldson

Ian Stuart Donaldson (August 11, 1957 - September 24, 1993), commonly known as Ian Stuart, was the founder of Skrewdriver, the British racist skinhead punk band. ...

Nihilist

• GG Allin

GG Allin (29 August 1956 – 28 June 1993) was a punk rock singer and bandleader for a plethora of groups. ...

Undefined

• Billy Childish
• Lou Reed
• Iggy Pop
• Malcolm McLaren
• Jello Biafra (although he says he's an anarchist in his social interactions, he believes some form of government is needed.)

This is This album by Billy Childishs current band, the Buff Medways Billy Childish (real name William Charlie Hamper, or Steven John Hamper) (born December 1, 1959) is a British artist, author, poet, singer and guitarist. ... Lou Reed Lewis Allen Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, originally from Brooklyn, New York. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Malcolm McLaren Malcolm McLaren (born 22 January 1946) is an English impresario, musician and self-publicist who is best known as being the manager of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. ... Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958), better known by the stage name Jello Biafra, is an American punk rock musician and political activist best known as the former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys. ...

See also

• Anarchism and animal rights
• Anarchism in the arts
• Anarcho-skinheads
• Crimethinc
• DIY ethic
• Goth ideology
• Music and politics
• Nazi punk
• Punk subculture
• Rock Against Bush
• Rock Against Communism
• Rock Against Racism
• RASH
• The Rebel Sell (book critical of punk ideology)
• Red-Skinheads
• Rock Against Bush
• SHARP
• Situationism

The initials of the Animal Liberation Front with an anarchist circle-A incorporated into the design The anarchist philosophical and political movement has some connections to elements of the animal liberation movement. ... Visual Art Freddie Baer André Breton Carlo Carrà Flavio Constantini Mike Flugennock Clifford Harper Jay Kinney (Anarchy Comics) Arthur Moyse Latuff Laura Norder Donald Rooum (Wildcat Comics, see Freedom newspaper) Franklin Rosemont Penelope Rosemont Mark Rothko Winston Smith Seth Tobocman Camille Pissarro Gee Vaucher John Yates Music A Silver Mt. ... Anarcho-skinheads are anarchist skinheads. ... CrimethInc. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into DIY culture. ... Gothic woman, traditional style, with big hair, spikes and piercings This article is about the contemporary goth/gothic subculture. ... There is a long history of the connection between music and politics, particularly political expression in music. ... The swastika, a symbol of Nazism. ... A group of punks at a music festival. ... Rock Against Bush was a project mobilizing punk rock musicians against the 2004 U.S. Presidential campaign of George W. Bush. ... Rock Against Communism (RAC) refers to a series of white-power concerts in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, and by extension to the style of music they showcased; it has since come to refer even more generally to white-power music as a whole. ... Rock Against Racism was a campaign set up by Red Saunders, Roger Huddle and others in winter 1976. ... A typical rash A rash is a change in the skin which affects its appearance or texture. ... one of several front covers The Rebel Sell: Why the culture cant be jammed is the name of a popular non-fiction book written by Canadian authors Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter in 2004. ... Red-Skinheads are the left-wing skinheads. ... Rock Against Bush was a project mobilizing punk rock musicians against the 2004 U.S. Presidential campaign of George W. Bush. ... SHARP (Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice) are anti-racist skinheads who oppose neo-Nazis and other political racists, especially if those racists call themselves skinheads. ... The Situationist International (SI), an international political and artistic movement, originated in the Italian village of Cosio dArroscia on 28 July 1957 with the fusion of several extremely small artistic tendencies: the Lettrist International, the International movement for an imaginist Bauhaus, and the London Psychogeographical Association. ...

Links to songs

On Government

• California Über Alles, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Dead Kennedys
• Government Flu, Plastic Surgery Disasters, Dead Kennedys
• Murder the Government, Fuck The Kids 7"/So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes, NOFX
• Stars and Stripes of Corruption, Frankenchrist, Dead Kennedys
• Heads Of State, Worlds Apart, Subhumans
• You've Got To Die for Your Government, Die For the Government, Anti-Flag
• Perfect Government, Punk in Drublic, NOFX
• Resisting Tyrannical Government, Less Talk, More Rock, Propagandhi
• Bullshit Politicians, Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes, Propagandhi

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut album by the Dead Kennedys, released in 1980 through IRS Records (later by the DKs own Alternative Tentacles label) in the US, and Cherry Red Records in the UK. The best selling and generally the most critically acclaimed album by the Dead... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second album released by the Dead Kennedys. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... An extended play (or EP), is typically the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... The seminal punk rock band NOFX released this album on November 11, 1997. ... NOFX is a skate punk band from Los Angeles, California, USA, formed in 1983, by singer/bassist Fat Mike (Real name Mike Burkett), drummer Erik Sandin and guitarist Eric Melvin. ... Frankenchrist was the third album released by the Dead Kennedys in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... This article is about the album by . ... This page is about the UK punk rock band. ... Die for the Government is a punk rock/hardcore punk CD released by the band Anti-Flag. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk rock band from Pittsburgh. ... Punk in Drublic is a music album by punk rock band NOFX. The album was released in 1994 through Epitaph Records. ... NOFX is a skate punk band from Los Angeles, California, USA, formed in 1983, by singer/bassist Fat Mike (Real name Mike Burkett), drummer Erik Sandin and guitarist Eric Melvin. ... Less Talk, More Rock is the second album by the punk rock band Propagandhi, released in 1996. ... Propagandhi is a political punk rock/thrash band formed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... Todays Empires, Tomorrows Ashes is the fourth album by the punk rock band Propagandhi, released on February 6, 2001. ... Propagandhi is a political punk rock/thrash band formed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ...

On conformity

• Against the Grain, Against the Grain, Bad Religion
• Individual, Stranger Than Fiction, Bad Religion
• Inner Logic, Stranger Than Fiction, Bad Religion
• Chickenshit Conformist, Bedtime for Democracy, Dead Kennedys
• Terminal Preppie, Plastic Surgery Disasters, Dead Kennedys
• Come Join Us, The Gray Race, Bad Religion
• Conformity, What The Fuck Will Change, A Global Threat
• Blenderhead, Against The Grain, Bad Religion
• Henchman, No Control, Bad Religion
• Ugly Desires, 24 Hour Roadside Resistance, Against All Authority

Against the Grain is Bad Religions seventh album, released on November 23, 1990. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... Stranger Than Fiction (1994) was Bad Religions last album with Brett Gurewitz (until their reunion on The Process of Belief), and the first on the Atlantic Records. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... Stranger Than Fiction (1994) was Bad Religions last album with Brett Gurewitz (until their reunion on The Process of Belief), and the first on the Atlantic Records. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth and final album released by the Dead Kennedys. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second album released by the Dead Kennedys. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... The Gray Race is Bad Religions eleventh full-length album, released on February 27, 1996. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Against the Grain is Bad Religions seventh album, released on November 23, 1990. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... No Control is the name of at least two albums and a song title: No Control and a song by Bad Religion No Control by Eddie Money No Control is also a song by 311 from their 1997 album Transistor, which is not Bad Religion cover. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... 24 Hour Roadside Resistance is an album by the speed-punk band Against All Authority; first released in 2000. ... The logo of Against All Authority, inspired by the anarchy symbol Against All Authority (often abbreviated -AAA-) is a DIY ska-punk band. ...

On authoritarianism

• Portrait of Authority, Recipe for Hate, Bad Religion
• No, The Day The Country Died, Subhumans
• Fuck Authority, Land Of The Free? Pennywise
• Get Off The Phone, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment, Citizen Fish
• Commies And Nazis, Unite And Win, Oi Polloi
• Bleed For Me, Plastic Surgery Disasters, Dead Kennedys
• Police Tv, The Massacre, The Exploited
• I Am The Owl, Plastic Surgery Disasters, Dead Kennedys
• Re-Gaining Unconsciousness, The War on Errorism, NOFX

Recipe for Hate is Bad Religions eighth full-length album, released on September 21, 1993 on Epitaph Records, and re-released in 1994 on Atlantic Records following the bands departure from Epitaph. ... Bad Religion (commonly abbreviated BR) is an influential hardcore punk/punk rock band often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s. ... The Day The Country Died is the first LP by the punk rock band Subhumans. ... This page is about the UK punk rock band. ... Land Of The Free? is the 6th album by Pennywise released in 2001. ... For the Stephen King creature, see It (monster). ... Citizen Fish are a ska punk band that have been together since the early 1990s. ... Unite and Win is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. ... Oi Polloi playing at Augustibuiller in Sweden, August, 2005 Disambiguation: you may also be looking for hoi polloi Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk band from Scotland that formed around 1981, also notable for their contributions to the Scottish Gaelic punk sub-genre. ... Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second album released by the Dead Kennedys. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... The Massacre is an album by the punk rock band The Exploited, released in 1990 through Rough Justice. ... The Exploited are a seminal rock band, from the second wave of U.K. punk rock, but now musically defined as Crossover thrash (especially in post-1987 period). ... Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second album released by the Dead Kennedys. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... War On Errorism is an album by the punk rock band NOFX released on May 6, 2003. ... NOFX is a skate punk band from Los Angeles, California, USA, formed in 1983, by singer/bassist Fat Mike (Real name Mike Burkett), drummer Erik Sandin and guitarist Eric Melvin. ...

On drug legalization

• Herojuana, Pump Up the Valuum, NOFX
• My Congressman, Lucky, Fifteen

Pump Up The Valuum is NOFXs 3-year material album and last recording on Epitaph Records. ... NOFX is a skate punk band from Los Angeles, California, USA, formed in 1983, by singer/bassist Fat Mike (Real name Mike Burkett), drummer Erik Sandin and guitarist Eric Melvin. ... Lucky can refer to: Lucky the Rabbit, a rabbit that miraculously survived torture with explosives Lucky (character), a character from Samuel Becketts Waiting for Godot Lucky (Disney), a robotic dinosaur by Disney Lucky the Leprechaun, a character seen on boxes of Lucky Charms breakfast cereal Lucky Stores, a defunct... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ...

On racism and homophobia

• Don't Call Me White, Punk in Drublic, NOFX
• Guilty Of Being White, Complete Discography, Minor Threat
• Nazi Punks Fuck Off, In God We Trust, Inc., Dead Kennedys
• The Only Good Fascist Is A Very Dead Fascist, Less Talk, More Rock, Propagandhi
• Gay Rude Boys Unite, Mediocre Generica, Leftöver Crack
• Hating Hate, Battle Hymns, Suicide Machines
• Right To Choose, Mobilize, Anti-Flag

Punk in Drublic is a music album by punk rock band NOFX. The album was released in 1994 through Epitaph Records. ... NOFX is a skate punk band from Los Angeles, California, USA, formed in 1983, by singer/bassist Fat Mike (Real name Mike Burkett), drummer Erik Sandin and guitarist Eric Melvin. ... This is Minor Threats 1989 Compilation released on the bands own Dischord Records. ... Minor Threat was a short-lived but incredibly influential hardcore punk band from Washington DC, often credited with starting the straight edge movement. ... In God We Trust, Inc. ... The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. ... Less Talk, More Rock is the second album by the punk rock band Propagandhi, released in 1996. ... Propagandhi is a political punk rock/thrash band formed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... The Leftöver Crack logo. ... Battle Hymns is the 1982 debut album from the heavy metal band Manowar. ... The Suicide Machines (formerly known as Jack Kevorkian & The Suicide Machines) is a Detroit-based ska-core group founded in 1991 by current members Jason Navarro and Dan Lukacinsky. ... Their fifth release, Mobilize is a punk rock/hardcore punk album by Anti-Flag. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk rock band from Pittsburgh. ...

On environmentalism and animal rights

• This is the ALF, The Ungovernable Force, Conflict
• Pathetic Humanity, And Now Back To Our Program, Aus Rotten
• Pigman, Worlds Apart, Subhumans
• Nailing Descartes To The Wall, Less Talk, More Rock, Propagandhi
• Meat Means Murder, It's Time To See Who's Who, Conflict
• Flesh And Blood, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment, Citizen Fish
• Purina Hall Of Fame, Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes, Propagandhi
• Flesh Of Another, Antischism, Antischism
• Blinded By Science, Not So Brave, Flux Of Pink Indians
• Anarcho - Pie, In Defence Of Our Earth, Oi Polloi
• Whale Song, In Defence Of Our Earth, Oi Polloi
• DDT, Battle Hymns, Suicide Machines
• Nuclear Generators, War Profiteering is Killing Us All, Suicide Machines
• Chicken Squawk, Millions of Dead Children, MDC

The Ungovernable Force is an album by the U.K punk rock band Conflict. ... Conflicts logo as originally designed by Nihilistic Nobody Conflict is an anarcho-punk band originally based around Eltham in South London. ... Aus-Rotten was a Crust/Hardcore Punk crossover group which formed in the early 1990s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... This page is about the UK punk rock band. ... Less Talk, More Rock is the second album by the punk rock band Propagandhi, released in 1996. ... Propagandhi is a political punk rock/thrash band formed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... Its Time to See Whos Who is an album by the U.K punk rock band Conflict. ... Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterized by physical violence. ... Citizen Fish are a ska punk band that have been together since the early 1990s. ... Todays Empires, Tomorrows Ashes is the fourth album by the punk rock band Propagandhi, released on February 6, 2001. ... Propagandhi is a political punk rock/thrash band formed in Winnipeg, Canada in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... Antischism were an anarchist hardcore punk band from Columbia, South Carolina. ... Flux Of Pink Indians was a anarcho-punk/Post punk band that originated from Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. ... In Defence Of Our Earth is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. ... Oi Polloi playing at Augustibuiller in Sweden, August, 2005 Disambiguation: you may also be looking for hoi polloi Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk band from Scotland that formed around 1981, also notable for their contributions to the Scottish Gaelic punk sub-genre. ... In Defence Of Our Earth is an anarcho-punk album, by the band Oi Polloi. ... Oi Polloi playing at Augustibuiller in Sweden, August, 2005 Disambiguation: you may also be looking for hoi polloi Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk band from Scotland that formed around 1981, also notable for their contributions to the Scottish Gaelic punk sub-genre. ... Battle Hymns is the 1982 debut album from the heavy metal band Manowar. ... The Suicide Machines (formerly known as Jack Kevorkian & The Suicide Machines) is a Detroit-based ska-core group founded in 1991 by current members Jason Navarro and Dan Lukacinsky. ... The Suicide Machines (formerly known as Jack Kevorkian & The Suicide Machines) is a Detroit-based ska-core group founded in 1991 by current members Jason Navarro and Dan Lukacinsky. ... MDC are a punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. ...

On consumerism

• Panic In The Supermarket, Millennia Madness, Citizen Fish
• Steal This Record, Steal this Record, Suicide Machines

Citizen Fish are a ska punk band that have been together since the early 1990s. ... The Suicide Machines (formerly known as Jack Kevorkian & The Suicide Machines) is a Detroit-based ska-core group founded in 1991 by current members Jason Navarro and Dan Lukacinsky. ...

On militarism

• Part III, How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, Bad Religion
• Atomic Garden, Generator, Bad Religion
• Let them Eat War, The Empire Strikes First, Bad Religion
• Rambozo the Clown, Bedtime for Democracy, Dead Kennedys
• All Good Soldiers, Recipe for Hate, Bad Religion
• Firecracker, Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues, Strung Out
• Charity, Free Souls in a Trapped Environment, Citizen Fish
• March Of The Crabs, Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes, Propagandhi
• State of the Union, Siren Song of the Counter Culture, Rise Against
• Unknown Soldier, On the Front Line, The Casualties

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Books and essays on Punk ideology

• O'Hara, Craig, The Philosophy of Punk, AK Press, 1999 ISBN 1-873176-16-3
• Punk Manifesto by Greg Graffin