PUNK ROCK WHAT NEXT? - Herbert W Armstrong - December 1977

Herbert W Armstrong

You'd think the older generation would be grateful to see a little short hair for a change. But green and pink crew cuts combed into spikes? Pierced noses embellished with gold safety pins? Tattered T-shirts and stencilled swastikas? The wardrobe of the new wave of youthful music/protest (dubbed "punk" or "punk rock") includes all the above paraphernalia, plus a wide array of accessories specially designed to shock, alienate, or "gross out" establishment types: iron crosses, chains, smelly tennis shoes, garter belts, knives, and various other more X-rated accoutrements. And if people don't find punk looks repulsive enough, punk antics include spitting, vomiting, using vibrators onstage, hurling insults at audiences, and screaming out a gut-wrenching brand of elemental rock consisting more of overwhelming noise than music. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library