Street punk
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Street punk (sometimes alternatively spelled streetpunk) is an urban working class[1]-based subgenre of punk rock, which partly emerged as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk.[2] Street punk emerged from the style of Oi! and hardcore punk bands. A key band in defining the aesthetic was the Exploited.[3][4][5] Street punks generally have a much more ostentatious and flamboyant appearance than the working class or skinhead image cultivated by many Oi! groups.[6] Street punks commonly sported multi-coloured hair, mohawks, tattoos, heavily studded vests and leather jackets, and clothing, especially plaids, adorned with political slogans, patches, and/or the names of punk bands. In the 1990s and 2000s, a street punk revival began with emerging street punk bands such as the Casualties.
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Cultural origins | Early 1980s, United Kingdom |
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Derivative forms | D-beat |
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