History of Punk Subculture

The punk subculture started in the United States and the United Kingdom in the mid-1970s. Exactly which region originated punk has long been a major controversy within the movement. Cities in Australia, South Africa, and Japan also played host to early scenes.The earliest form of punk rock, named protopunk,started as a garage rock revival in the northeastern United States in the late 1960s.The first ongoing music scene appeared in New York City between 1974 and 1976.After that,a punk scene was developed in London.Soon,Los Angeles become the home of the third major punk scene.These three cities were the backbone of these punk movement but there also have other scene in some small cities such as Brisbane and BostonAround 1977,these subculture began to form some groups such as 2 Tone,Oi!,pop punk,New Wave,and No Wave.In 1980,punk underwent a renaissance in the form of hardcore punk while at the same time,Britain saw a parallel movement called streetpunk and then spread to other regions just as the original subculture had.Then,in the mid-1980 until 1990,these underground scenes evolved from punk to new styles,in the process producing the alternative rock and indie music.A new movement is visibly seen in the early and mid-1990s that sought to revive the punk movement, doing away with some of the trappings of hardcore.