I love punk rock it has a DIY. Most of the bands produce and distribute their own music.
I did not know that most produced and distributed, that is a lot of work
Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse array of ideologies, fashion, and other forms of expression, visual art, dance, literature and film. It is largely characterised by anti-establishment views and the promotion of individual freedom, and is centred on a loud, aggressive genre of rock music called punk rock. Its adherents are referred to as "punks".
Punk politics cover the entire political spectrum. Originally, punk ethos includes non-conformity, anti-authoritarianism, anti-corporatism, a do
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Charles was on the scene before punk. He had a background in the small Irish music scene, particularly the tiny counter-culture portion of it, and so he clearly understood DIY and the associated work ethic. He also knew intimately the pub rock scene that immediately preceded the punk movement in London. These pre-punk connections proved valuable. From 1976 on he continued to personally convince bands and their representatives to play in Ireland:
I would go and blag the managers, and sometimes the