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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About three years ago, Fat Mike came to Vegas with the idea of opening a punk rock store.
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Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
The annual punk rock summit will return for a third year to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, kicking off Oct. 19, 2024.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
The crowd obeys: The group’s combination of chaos, commands and confrontation — not to mention Lunny’s utter fearlessness — is everything a classic punk rock show requires, and within just a few minutes the crowd has grown to more than 100 people, and then more.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
This is a chance to own a piece of punk rock history.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Lizards, snakes, and punk rock are living testament to the efficacy of eating your own ass.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 11 Aug. 2023
Located in London’s West Chelsea neighborhood, Rotten, who was born John Lydon, lived here between 1978 and 1981 during the punk rock band’s heyday.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Soti is more of this punk rock drummer from Long Beach.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
For Britons of a certain age, Feargal Sharkey will be best known as the lean, raw and energetic lead singer of the Undertones, a band that burst onto the country’s music scene in the late 1970s in a vibrant postscript to the era of punk rock.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
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Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
The annual punk rock summit will return for a third year to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, kicking off Oct. 19, 2024.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
The crowd obeys: The group’s combination of chaos, commands and confrontation — not to mention Lunny’s utter fearlessness — is everything a classic punk rock show requires, and within just a few minutes the crowd has grown to more than 100 people, and then more.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
This is a chance to own a piece of punk rock history.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Lizards, snakes, and punk rock are living testament to the efficacy of eating your own ass.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 11 Aug. 2023
Located in London’s West Chelsea neighborhood, Rotten, who was born John Lydon, lived here between 1978 and 1981 during the punk rock band’s heyday.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
Soti is more of this punk rock drummer from Long Beach.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
For Britons of a certain age, Feargal Sharkey will be best known as the lean, raw and energetic lead singer of the Undertones, a band that burst onto the country’s music scene in the late 1970s in a vibrant postscript to the era of punk rock.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
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1970, in the meaning defined above
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: rock music marked by extreme expressions of anger and social discontent
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