When I first moved to Boston in 1993 for grad school, I searched for a radio station that could replace the college radio of my undergrad days, KTRU. Boston, it...
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Iggy Pop, sometimes called the “Godfather of Punk,” got his start as the front man for the Stooges, with three loud, abrasive, classic proto-punk albums spanning 1969-1973. His shirtless stage...
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From what I’ve heard about the punk and New Wave scene of New York in the ‘70s, Richard Hell was a key figure—almost the key figure—of the proceedings. Which is...
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Even from the start, Wire didn’t seem like your standard-issue punk band. There were no catchy melodies with simple chorus-verse-chorus structures, like you might find in a typical Ramones song,...
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Patti Smith, the “punk Poet Laureate,” is a key figure of ‘70s rock and roll and in the development of punk and alternative rock. She got her start (in music,...
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The Ramones form one of the three pillars of punk, along with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, and the debut albums from each band lie at the heart of...
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Pretenders, founded by American expat Chrissie Hynde after immersing herself in the London punk rock scene, became one of the best bands of the early ‘80s with two quite different...
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X were West Coast punk rockers who tinged their visceral attack with touches of Americana and rockabilly. Led by the male-female duo of vocalist and bassist John Doe and vocalist…
Led by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones sharing guitar and vocal duties, with Paul Simonon and Topper Headon on bass and drums, the Clash were undeniably one of the greats...
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Across a series of singles and three albums in the late ‘70s, the Buzzcocks created one of the greatest expressions of the punk rock movement—perhaps the greatest. Fronted by vocalist…
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