CBGB, Punk Rock, and a Legacy of Rebellion - The History of Rock Music (Part 7)

Rock is always in a cycle of rebirth — commoditization and then rebellion. Punk was the ultimate expression of that. In this episode, we chart the movement’s journey, beginning with the Velvet Underground’s avant-garde provocations and The Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, and The Dictators at CBGB.Then let’s discuss the seismic eruptions of the Sex Pistols and The Clash, and then the reinvention of sound by bands like Talking Heads, and Joy Division.(Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠first⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ second⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ third⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠ fourth, ⁠⁠fifth⁠, and⁠ sixth⁠ podcast episode and/or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ part one⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ two⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ three⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ four⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ five⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ six⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ seven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠ eight⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠ nine⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠ ten⁠⁠⁠,⁠eleven⁠⁠, and⁠ twelfth⁠ of the accompanying Substack posts, with music examples!)For 30% off your first year with DistroKid to share your music with the world click⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DistroKid.com/vip/lovemusicmore⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to hear my music? For all things links visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ScoobertDoobert.pizza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to this pod's blog on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive deeper dives on the regular 🏊‍♂️Pick up my⁠new LP "I" on vinyl⁠ in its full spinning colorfulness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ while they last 🎨A scene that begins that starts to push these boundaries at a different angle. Has time and space to flourish. Kinda opens up. The rock pendulum swinging. That next arc. Starts to attach these things. Let’s dig into it. It’s so fascinating to think about the chain. The undercurrent of rock. That tendency. To root back. To add a different sense. So the scene is set. What the music even means. What it has become. Keeps it fresh, keeps it churning. 🧷Podcast Produced by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beformer⁠