@MyNameIsNoneOfYourGoddamnBusin-The term "punk" was used sporadically in the music press at the time (for example, the term was once used regarding Bruce Springsteen around 1972), but it didn't become a reference for a specific style of music until about 1976. (For example, the Summer festival at CBGBs that kicked off…

@MyNameIsNoneOfYourGoddamnBusin-The term "punk" was used sporadically in the music press at the time (for example, the term was once used regarding Bruce Springsteen around 1972), but it didn't become a reference for a specific style of music until about 1976. (For example, the Summer festival at CBGBs that kicked off…

Authenticity is one of the most inane terms in music. So it doesn't matter if the music is good or how creative a band is, so long as they are"authentic"? That idea is very stupid. That said, Blondie was one of the founding bands in the NYC punk scene and they actually predated the term, going back 1973/74. They…

Authenticity is one of the most inane terms in music. So it doesn't matter if the music is good or how creative a band is, so long as they are"authentic"? That idea is very stupid. That said, Blondie was one of the founding bands in the NYC punk scene and they actually predated the term, going back 1973/74. They…

Terms like "punk" and new wave" are nebulous. None of the bands issued a manifesto saying they were punk, new wave or anything else. And some of them got labeled one thing, then another. Petty became identified with "new wave" in the sense that his early music had a similar tempo, length and danceable energy that was…