In time, even though the very origins of the movement rejected conformity, you couldn’t be punk if you didn’t look a certain way. But that’s for later. In the 1970s, punk music was still ...

Nothing will ever touch the unique energy of 1970s punk rock music. Bands like Sex Pistols, The Ramones, and New York Dolls dominated the genre and delivered some pretty memorable hits.

Panic were among numerous early European punk bands who would likely have found wider success rather than near-total obscurity had they been based in New York, LA, or London. Despite releasing ...

The 1970s marched to the beat of its own drum. It was a time when disco glitter clashed with punk rebellion, and political ...

Foley, a scholar and researcher who’s published books on draft resistance and student activism, is currently working on a broader history of 1970s San Francisco punk. Below, in an interview edited for ...

This entry languished in obscurity despite a release during the heyday of punk. It was essentially a ‘manufactured’ punk album, and so considered an abomination in punk circles, but as time ...

Foley, a scholar and researcher who’s published books on draft resistance and student activism, is currently working on a broader history of 1970s San Francisco punk. Below, in an interview edited for ...