The Year Zero Dichotomy: How Punk Rock Drew the Line—And Who Managed to Cross It
Executive Overview Marking a milestone anniversary of punk rock prompts a critical re-examination of the genre’s seismic cultural rupture. The emergence of punk in the mid-to-late 1970s was predicated on an uncompromising ideology: "Year Zero." This philosophy demanded the total eradication of musical history, branding everything and everyone that came before as obsolete, bloated, and … Read more
