When I was younger, I was a bit of a โTumblrโ kid. I loved Alex Turner, angsty songs and winged eyeliner (honestly,
ยซ read ยปJohn Cooper Clarke
I Wanna Be Yours
The Prodigy
The Fat of the Land
Luckily, my parents were the type to embrace difference, and I was allowed to purchase Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter as one of my first-ever
ยซ read ยปTelevision
Marquee Moon
Television sprung from the mid-70s CBGB scene with contemporaries such as Talking Heads, Blondie, The Ramones, Suicide and The Dead Boys.
ยซ read ยปThe Gaslight Anthem
The '59 Sound
From the very first second of The Gaslight Anthemโs โThe โ59 Soundโ, itโs clear that theyโre harking back to a bygone era.
ยซ read ยปGallows
Grey Britain
Many people will tell you that the greatest punk bands burned out or faded away in the 20th Century, and that more
ยซ read ยปThe Offspring
Pretty fly (for a white guy)
I’m pretty sure as a result of this song there’s a generation of people who can only count past five in Spanish
ยซ read ยปJimmy Eat World
If you don't, don't
I remember “getting” the album this track was on, and I guess I should say “Thanks Napster” or LimeWire or whatever was
ยซ read ยปGreen day
Basket Case
I never quite got original punk music, I got all the rebellion and stuff, but maybe the sound was a thing of
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