Punk Rock Definition and History
Learn the definition of punk rock, its aggressive sound, DIY ethic, and how the Sex Pistols popularized this rebellious music style in 1977.
The birth of the beat
The sound of rebellion
Curators of the global groove
The digital shift and the bedroom label
schopenhauer Def Jam Recordings launched hip-hop music into the American mainstream.
schopenhauer How a London record shop became a label defining the post-punk movement.
Motown's long hours: Motown's Hitsville studio operated 22 hours a day, closing only from 8 AM to 10 AM for daily cleaning.
schopenhauer How Clement Dodd's Kingston studio birthed Jamaica's most famous musical genres.
A loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music characterized by anti-establishment lyrics and a do-it-yourself ethic. In 1977, the Sex Pistols popularized this raw style in Britain to challenge the commercial music establishment.
What English record shop, founded by Geoff Travis in 1976, evolved into a legendary independent label championing punk and indie rock?
schopenhauer Sort classic tracks and record labels to discover how rebel artists changed music history.
Which Jamaican record label and studio, founded by Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, is often called 'the Motown of Jamaica'?
Which major label famously rejected The Beatles in 1962, claiming that 'guitar groups are on the way out'?
Which independent label, founded in Seattle in 1986, signed Nirvana and popularized the 'grunge' sound?
Which independent British punk label, founded by Tony Wilson in 1978, was famous for its unique catalog numbering system that included its office building?
Which hip-hop record label was founded in 1984 by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons in a New York University dorm room?
What was the nickname of Motown's highly disciplined, legendary in-house studio band that played on more number-one hits than the Beach Boys and the Beatles combined?