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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 5h

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 5h

wonderful news that I will gladly believe

#poisonivy

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John Lowe @archaeocore.bsky.social · 16h

My favorite punk/hardcore band, the band who saved my life. My first “real” punk show was seeing them at CBGB in February 1989. My last time seeing them was December 2023 in Philly.

Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 17h

41 years ago today
7 Seconds, an American hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada, at CBGB Sunday Matinee, New York City, October 14, 1984

Also on the bill Agnostic Front, Death Before Dishonor and SDP

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #7seconds #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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AMERICAN RAIN @americanrain.bsky.social · 16h

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📷 Simon Fowler .

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 16h

45 years ago today
Siouxsie Sioux performs on stage with Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Apollo in Manchester, England on October 14, 1980.

Photo by Kevin Cummins

#punk #punks #punkrock #gothpunkrock #siouxsiesioux #womanofpunk #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 16h

1978
A great year for old-school punk, pop punk, gothic punk, and new wave.

Do you have a favorite?

The Feeding Of The 5000 – a masterpiece in itself.

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #newwave #gothpunkrock #poppunk #history #punkrockhistory

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 17h

41 years ago today
7 Seconds, an American hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada, at CBGB Sunday Matinee, New York City, October 14, 1984

Also on the bill Agnostic Front, Death Before Dishonor and SDP

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #7seconds #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Jeff Lackinghair @freebald.bsky.social · 1d

Teenage me was there and other than enjoying a great triple bill of David Johansen, The Clash, and The Who, I made some cash using my familiarity with Shea Stadium by asking obviously unfamiliar people to show me their ticket & then taking them to their seat before the show started.

Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

43 years ago today
The Clash getting ready to go on stage at Shea Stadium in NYC, October 13, 1982

Photo by Michael Zagaris

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #shea #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Ian Geordie Clark @ian-geordie-clark.bsky.social · 1d

OTD in 1982, The Clash performed and shot this superb performance of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’.
🎯👌🔥
#TheClash #punk #musicsky
youtu.be/8-cjjzNbg70?...

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crimsongash.bsky.social @crimsongash.bsky.social · 1d

This book by Daniel Rachel about those ska bands was a really good read

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 1d

The Clash. The one band from my era that I wished I would have seen live but never did. No shows where I lived and little cash to get to where they performed. Sadly, no reunion tours either.
Closest I got was eventually seeing Joe's well-worn Tele up close at the Met in NYC in 2019.
It had to do.

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Released 40 years ago
In My Head, the sixth studio album by American hardcore punk band Black Flag, featuring the Titeltrack In My Head

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #blackflag #inmyhead #history #punkrockhistory

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

46 years ago
Members of British ska groups The Selecter, Madness and The Specials on Brighton Beach at the first date of the 2 Tone Tour in October 1979.

Photo by Chalkie Davies

#punkrock #ska #thespecials #madness #theselecter #history #skahistory

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

43 years ago today
The Clash getting ready to go on stage at Shea Stadium in NYC, October 13, 1982

Photo by Michael Zagaris

#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #shea #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 1d

40 years ago
In My Head is the sixth studio album by American hardcore punk band Black Flag, released in October 1985, and was their final studio album before their breakup in 1986

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #blackflag #inmyhead #history #punkrockhistory

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Ian Geordie Clark @ian-geordie-clark.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday to Dave Vanian, 69 years young today.

Brilliant lead singer of The Damned.

That spoken intro and vocals on on ‘New Rose’ 🎯👌
#TheDamned #punk #musicsky

youtu.be/TUxFQ5QBiYk?...

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Somewhat Scary Steve @mlevel.bsky.social · 2d

Captain Sensible shows how to play it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=owq0...

The Damned Show EP#28 Smash It Up guitar Playthrough

YouTube video by The Damned

www.youtube.com

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Released 46 years ago today
"Smash It Up", a single by English punk rock band the Damned

The Damned - Smash It Up. The Tube 1984

#punk #punks #punkrock #thedamned #smashitup #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 2d

47 years ago today

It is so easily forgotten, she was daughter, friend, human. Died on this day 1978 at Chelsea Hotel, New York City under circumstances not perfectly clarified.

Rest in peace Nancy Spungen

📸 Chalkie Davies

#punk #nancyspungen #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday David Lett aka Dave Vanian, English rock musician and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned, born on this day in 1956, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

📸 Daniel Pomfret

#punk #punks #punkrock #davevanian #thedamned #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 2d

43 years ago today

Joe Strummer, Terry Chimes, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash in a car in New York City. October 12, 1982.

Photo by Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #TheClash #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 2d

46 years ago today
"Smash It Up" is a song by English punk rock band the Damned, released as a single on this day in 1979 with "Bulgar" as B-side

#punk #punks #punkrock #thedamned #smashitup #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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georgiosmasman.bsky.social @georgiosmasman.bsky.social · 3d

When the #DeadKennedys released Frankenchrist in 1985, they didn’t expect the national headlines they'd receive for a poster insert. This scandal tore them apart & #JelloBiafra tangled up in a months-long court case for a charge that could lead to up to a year in jail.

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AMERICAN RAIN @americanrain.bsky.social · 3d

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Ian Geordie Clark @ian-geordie-clark.bsky.social · 3d

Recorded and released at a time when the UK charts were dominated by nice, ‘safe’ music. Imagine how this song shook things up!

A brilliant, iconic song that still feels powerful 49 years later.
🎯👌⚡️🔥
#SexPistols #punk #musicsky

youtu.be/cBojbjoMttI?...

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