Punk music is a unique form of music which incorporates heavy, raw and distorted guitars; intricate, deep sounding bass lines; high paced, pounding drum beats; and vocals that catapult ideologies of a world run by anarchy. Punk is a form of underground music which appeals to people who are either bored or dissatisfied with the way the world works.

In The Merriam Webster Dictionary the definition of the word punk is; a young inexperienced person or a petty hoodlum.1 This is the typical stereotype which is associated with punk. This definition is far too vague and neglects to mention that punk is also a form of music.

Punk is a relatively new form of music in the music world that originated out of New York¹s club scene in the mid sixties. Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg were two members of a band called the Fugs. These two men played a very important role in the foundation of punk music. They often performed in a bar called Dom which could be found in the b

The question that surfaced amongst people who were not in the punk scene was, ³Why?² The common answer was, as stated by Iggy Pop, was, ³Boredom.²4

Punk music has basically stayed the same throughout its history. The message of anti-government/pro-unity has pretty well remained the same. The only major change that has been noticed in punk music is that it is no longer an underground form of music. Major recording labels such as Elektra and Epitaph are responsible for the exploitation of punk. When punk first originated the bands usually went on independent recording labels and played their music for the underground scene and not for money and publicity. The punk bands of today such as Green Day, the Offspring and Rancid have been labeled as sell-outs to the punk scene, by their predecessors for signing on to major recording labels.

asement of a night club called The Electric Circus. They tried to get their music played in other clubs but it was usually rejected due to the controversial and offensive subject matter that the

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