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Punk rock at AllExperts (2931 words) |
 | Punk rock also served as a reaction against tendencies that had overtaken popular music in the 1970s, including what the punks saw as superficial "disco" music and bombastic forms of heavy metal, progressive rock and "arena rock." Punk also rejected the remnants of the hippie counterculture of the 1960s. |
| Punk rock in Britain coincided with the end of the era of post-war consensus politics that preceded the rise of Thatcherism, and nearly all British punk bands expressed an attitude of angry social alienation. |
| Gradually, punk became more varied and less minimalist, with bands such as The Clash incorporating other underground musical influences like ska and rockabilly and even jazz into their music, but the message of the music remained the same; it was subversive, counter-cultural, rebellious, politically incorrect and often anarchist. |
| Urban Dictionary: street punk (1154 words) |
| Street punk derived from "the streets" (hence the name)Usually working class or poor, street punks know how life is out on the street and are aware of the world around them. |
| Street punks tend to be the nicest and most accepting of the subsubcultures, as long as you conform with the most important issues. |
| Street punk is the place where they feel like they belong, usually because they feel like they are not part of mainstream society. |
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