punk rock
noun
: rock music marked by extreme and often deliberately offensive expressions of alienation and social discontent
punk rocker
noun
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His cousin was John Krivine, who was one of the founders of BOY, which was an early punk rock clothing company.
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Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
The two-hour retrospective chronicles the British musician’s career from his early punk rock days in Generation X through his ‘80s MTV breakout and into his current role as a grandfather who also still regularly packs venues around the world.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 May 2026
It has been plausibly linked to everything from a great shift in the world financial order to the invention of punk rock.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 May 2026
The ex-roommate of former Cold as Life frontman Rodney Barger was apprehended in Panama nearly 33 years after the punk rock singer‘s shooting in Detroit.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
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Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026
The two-hour retrospective chronicles the British musician’s career from his early punk rock days in Generation X through his ‘80s MTV breakout and into his current role as a grandfather who also still regularly packs venues around the world.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 May 2026
It has been plausibly linked to everything from a great shift in the world financial order to the invention of punk rock.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 May 2026
The ex-roommate of former Cold as Life frontman Rodney Barger was apprehended in Panama nearly 33 years after the punk rock singer‘s shooting in Detroit.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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