Punks Blackpool Bashny.Net

Last Thursday, in the seaside town of Blackpool in English passed the next meeting of the British punk Festival - "Rebellion" (Uprising).
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1. Punks - a youth subculture that emerged in the late 60's - early 70-ies in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, which are the characteristic features of a critical attitude to society and politics.





2. punk rock is closely related to the name of the famous American artist Andy Warhol and produced his group Velvet Underground. Their lead singer Lou Reed is considered the founding father of alternative rock flow, which is closely associated with punk rock.



3. Punks also have a very strong alliance with some other subcultures (metallers, goths, etc..)



4. The American artist Ramones is considered to be the first band to play music in the style of "punk rock".



5. The first British punk bands recognized Sex Pistols, The Damned and The Clash.



6. Punks have different political views, but for the most part, they are committed to socially oriented ideology and progressivism.



7. Common views are striving for personal freedom and full independence (individualism), non-conformism, the principles of "not sold", "rely on himself» (DIY) and the principle of "direct action» (direct action).



8. Other areas in the policy include punk nihilism, anarchism, socialism, anti-authoritarianism, anti-militarism, anti-capitalism, anti-racism, antiseksizm, antinationalism, antigomofobiyu, environmentalism, vegetarianism, veganism, and the struggle for animal rights.



9. Some individuals pertaining to the subculture hold conservative views, neo-Nazism (Nazi punk) or apolitical (horror punk).



10. Many punks dye their hair in bright unnatural colors, nachёsyvayut and fix them with lacquer, gel or beer that they stood upright. The 80s punks became fashionable haircut "Mohawk". Wear jeans tucked into heavy boots or short podvёrnutye under heavy shoes (banks) and sneakers. Some pre-soaked in a solution of bleach jeans, so they went red stains and wear sneakers. Manner of wearing sneakers beginning artist Ramones, but this very manner they have adopted the Mexican punks (also referred to as "Latinos").



11. jackets black leather jackets - has been adopted as a rock 'n' roll attribute from the '50s, when the motorcycle and rock and roll were inseparable components. Punks first wave tends to return to rock music the same deliberate cockiness and drive, which eventually took away the mass commercialization of music.



12. Some believe that the real, ideological punks already almost gone. You can find punk clothes sewn expensive fashion designers, and thus purchased for a lot of money, which the ideological punk can not be determined.



13. Today's punk - it is rather freaks of modern middle class.



14. At the annual punk festival «Rebellion» (Uprising) in Blackpool gathered thousands of punks.



15. This year, the famous seaside town witnessed the clash of musical cultures of music, as traditional punk rally was held simultaneously with the competition ballroom dancing for the elderly.



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