Wednesday, 8 December 2010

PUNK

Patti Smith/Velvet Underground
New York Early 70's. Alternative Bohemian: Short, frantic, angry songs, putting across a message. START OF THE PUNK MOVEMENT


The Ramones/Sex Pistols
Punk
The Ramones: American band, formed in New York in 1974.
Sex Pistols: Bright coloured scruffy hair, scruffy clothing, ripped t-shirts, leather jackets. Formed in London in 1975 because of Malcolm McLaren to promote his fashion. The most well known and associated with Punk. Infamous for their attitude.

The Ramones

Sex Pistols

Post Punk Movement

Siouxsie And The Banshees/The Cure
Goth Rock - elegant style; wears big boots (Dr Martens) but teamed with lacy garments, dresses, gloves/fingerless gloves. Wears big dark makeup and backs up hair. Took the Punk style and made it darker, more morose and melancholy.
Robert Smith and Siouxsie Sioux
Toyah Wilcox/Hazel O'Connor/Gary Numan
Electro Punk - Took the big hair and colourful hair and clothing. Bright colourful makeup and costumes. Added computer, synths and keyboards to their music. Brought the Punk style into the early 80's electronic age.
Toyah Wilcox
Hazel O'Connor
Gary Numan

Ultravox
Electro Punk/New Romantic - Had the synths and electronic style of Electro Punk but a more New Romantic image.
Ultravox
Culture Club/Spandau Ballet/Duran Duran
New Romantic: Big, bold fashion statements. Extreme makeup and hair for males and females. They celebrated glamour and ostentaciousness.

Culture Club
Spandau Ballet
Duran Duran

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