Punk rock
Punk rock is a genre. Defining acts include U2, Green Day, Viktor Tsoi, Courtney Love and Sex Pistols, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Punk rock grew out of Punk, Rockabilly, Folk Punk, Surf rock and Proto-punk. It sits close to meme techno, gritpop and Emo, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Ska punk, Post-punk, New wave, garage punk and e-punk, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 22 connections around Punk rock. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Punk rock came from and where it led.
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Punk rock connections
Punk rock grew out of Punk, Rockabilly, Folk Punk and Surf rock, shares an orbit with meme techno, gritpop and Emo, went on to shape Ska punk, Post-punk, New wave and garage punk. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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