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Love that Teenage Bottlerocket song.

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So good!

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Oct 1Liked by S.W. Lauden

I always think of Ash's "Kung Fu" and the Fleshtones' "Remember the Ramones" single, sure I'm blanking on several others right now...

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Good call!

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Oct 1Liked by S.W. Lauden

Great and interesting article! My only quibble is Green Day. I absolutely abhor them.

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Tastes will always vary, but hard to deny that they were a gateway into this subgenre for many young punks in the early '90s.

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This was a fun post! - Sincerely, a former obnoxious punk who used to performatively call every fun band not punk enough

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That's a punk rock rite of passage. Lasts longer for some than others. And a few never seem to let it go. Onward!

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