Subculture
What does Punk mean?
A scene of three chords, refusal and do-it-yourself: from the pin to the ethic, not only the haircut.
Definition
Punk is music, graphics, politics and a way of producing without asking leave. There is the mohawk cliché and there is the basement distro. Visual kei and goth borrowed the hair; the punk core remains DIY. The word also became a loose adjective for any shop-window rebellion.
Origin
English, New York and London scenes in the 1970s.
History
From the club to streetwear. The adjective outlived the first generation.
How it emerged
Rock needed an insult the scene could wear as pride.
Usage examples
Punk is not only the cut.
DIY is still more punk than the expensive jacket.
Translations
- pt punk
- en punk
- es punk
Synonyms
- do-it-yourself
- refusal scene
- three chords
Related terms
Questions
What is punk?
A musical and ethical scene of refusal and self-production, born in the 1970s.
Only an aesthetic?
The look is the door. The historical core is do-it-yourself.
Still alive?
As music, as ethic and as a shop window. The three uses coexist.