Streetpunk

Streetpunk is both a subgenre of punk rock and a word that describes punk rockers who are working class and/or from the inner city. The genre's fan base includes punk, some skinhead, and herberts (fans who don't fit into either of the two categories). The streetpunk music genre started off as the Oi! music scene in the late 1970s in Great Britain. Musical influencs include the original wave of punk bands, as well as late-1970s British pub rock ... more

Streetpunk is both a subgenre of punk rock and a word that describes punk rockers who are working class and/or from the inner city. The genre's fan base includes punk, some skinhead, and herberts (fans who don't fit into either of the two categories). The streetpunk music genre started off as the Oi! music scene in the late 1970s in Great Britain. Musical influencs include the original wave of punk bands, as well as late-1970s British pub rock and glam rock. It was seen as a reaction against middle- and upper-class punk bands (like Generation X), and against trendy people who embraced the punk lifestyle in a superficial way. less