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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Punk Rock Research Paper | 4/11/2010 |
| Q: I am currently doing a research paper on everything Punk Rock: its origins, how it started, where it ... A: Wow, that is way too many questions for me to answer properly. Good on you though. I'll just give ... | |
| 1970 in the UK | 2/26/2010 |
| Q: I am writing a paper about Punk Rock and I am trying to determine what bought about Punk in the UK ... A: Well, first up I'd consider doing some research on the history of punk rock. You have a couple of ... | |
| Music | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: Who were the first to developed punk rock music? A: The original root of punk was with the blues in the first half of the 20th century. Rock and roll ... | |
| punk ,grunge,alternative history | 10/9/2009 |
| Q: How did punk music influence grunge and alternative music. A: Pretty early on, the punk/new wave movement morphed into post-punk. Punk was always about ... | |
| gogol bordello | 3/4/2009 |
| Q: i am sure you are familiar with this band as they are quite big in america so i've heard. i got into ... A: Hmmm, I've never heard of Gogol Bordello but they seem cool, I might check them out. I'm not from ... | |
| Difference between hardcore punk and punk rock | 12/4/2008 |
| Q: I KNOW there is alot of difference between them, but i was wondering if anyone could just really ... A: All genre names are in the eye of the beholder... you might think a band is hardcore punk while ... | |
| original folk punk | 6/21/2008 |
| Q: I just recently got into the early punk stuff. I really want to get into the early early folk stuff ... A: That video is real interesting, I'd never heard of most of those folk bands, thanks for showing me ... | |
| original folk punk | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: I just recently got into the early punk stuff. I really want to get into the early early folk stuff ... A: Ha, you know more than me. I haven't heard of any of those except Lou Reed (but he was in the ... | |
| original folk punk | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: I just recently got into the early punk stuff. I really want to get into the early early folk stuff ... A: I don't really know what you're talking about. The Velvets were around a decade before Patti Smith ... | |
| About Punk | 7/20/2007 |
| Q: I was wondering what the difference between pop punk and punk rock is. What exactly is punk? Thanks? ... A: This should tell you everything you need to know: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock The term ... | |
| Grunge | 5/29/2007 |
| Q: Do you think grunge is an actual music genre that has definite musical characteristics or just a ... A: Well it's a musical movement, but the same goes for punk. I define "rock n roll" as one genre ... | |
| punk question for project | 5/8/2007 |
| Q: why do people like punk rock? A: A simple yet interesting question. Much the same as why people like punk - it's simple and ... | |
| Punk | 3/23/2007 |
| Q: How has punk had an overall effect on Society and Politics? A: Hmmm, well it hasn't really effected politics as much as it has reflected it, though it has probably ... | |
| This ain't a scene, it's an arms race | 3/8/2007 |
| Q: I'm really desperate to know what the song "This ain't a scene, it's an arms race" is about. It's a ... A: That's not a punk rock song, but ok. It seems like he is talking about how words can be like ... | |
| bands | 1/24/2007 |
| Q: Hey. Who actually WAS the first punk band? And why do people think bands like Good Charlotte and the ... A: There was not really a first punk band, but i think the Ramones were about the first of the famous ... | |
| good charlotte | 1/3/2007 |
| Q: Why is Good Charlotte never on the rideo? A: Well I'm not sure I understand your question Catrina. But if by "rideo" you mean "radio" and by ... | |
| Crazy Town | 12/15/2006 |
| Q: How do you know if a band is just trying to be tough and is not really tough? In the case of Crazy ... A: I've heard a few, haven't seen any videos. They haven't got very good reviews and I didn't much ... | |
| Crazy Town | 12/15/2006 |
| Q: Do you know why Crazy Town was booed at the OZZfest? because I think the Gift of Game is really ... A: Well personally I think they're pretty crap, but so are lots of the Ozzfest bands. Real hard rock ... | |
| Punk has always been about pop. and blues | 11/10/2006 |
| Q: Recent punk bands (Green day,The offspring etc...) is almost rotten at the core. Above all,they are ... A: Yes and no and yes. Punk has always been pop music. That's what the punk movement was about... a ... | |
| Who does this song and where can i go to get it?!? | 10/9/2006 |
| Q: When i turned 16 in 2004 my best friend put together a compilation cd of non-mainstream punk groups. ... A: I haven't heard that song, but those sound like cool lyrics. Anyway, it doesn't hurt to use Google ... | |
Caleb
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I'm happy to help you with suggesting bands to listen to, or resolving questions about the history of punk. I end up telling most people to listen to the Velvet Underground - definitely check them out of you haven't yet.
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