[kj] Punk Revival

[Alexander Smith]

Strikes me that there's been a "Punk Revival" going on since about -- 
oh, I don't know -- 1977?

Alex in NYC





On Friday, January 14, 2005, at 02:15 PM, Steve Hackett wrote:

> I was at the footy last week & there were two lads about the 14 - 16 
> age with Mohicans & leathers emblazoned with the current crop of 
> American bands ( after all they invented it you know) 
> Rancid,Distillers but also GBH Discharge ,Varukers  & Blitz - oi oi 
> oi!!
> Nice change from the Burberry chavs you get swamped with
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Barathy" 
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>
>> Thanks Juliet - now you've made me feel really old.
>>
>> Is there a punk revival going on? We seem to have been working our way
>> through the 70's nostalgia - the flares, oh and lots of other things 
>> like
>> the 118 men. Everything, well lots of things seem to have an early 
>> 70's feel
>> or influence. Well, I have recently seen a few diddy punks in bondage
>> trousers, leather jackets, mohicans etc. out and about. They look 
>> about the
>> same age as my son, who is 14. One had The Damned on the back of his
>> leather - if there is a  revival, maybe KJ can climb onto the wave  
>> and ride
>> it, and squeeze all the royalties they can out of it. Mind you they 
>> came
>> along much later, so maybe they will have to wait a few more years 
>> for the
>> late 70's to be done to death.
>>
>> Juliet
>>
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