Nevermind the Bollocks a Piece of Stuff by Mahone (Craig Garrett) The home caesarean birth of punk took place amidst a violent three year temper-tantrum in the late 1970ís. Spawning from Britainís Council Estate ghettos and the violent streets of New York; punk burst its way into the world kicking, biting, screaming and punching. The first mean and nasty wave of punk went about smashing down everything in sight - itself included. Punkís self-destructive attitude was exemplified by the motto: ěno future,î and honestly, no-one gave a shit! Probably because at the time nobody knew what was going on: too pissed, too stoned, or too pinned. But from these poor and violent beginnings, whether it be by accident or by design, one of the most influential musical, literary, political, cultural and social revolutions of recent times began. Punkulture - images from a music revolution, is an exhibition from the UK and featured photographs, fanzines, CD compilations, video footage, original artwork and record sleeves. It gave those of us too young to have been part of the times an opportunity to check out for ourselves what all the fuss was about; and for those old enough to know there was a decade called the 70ís, Punkulture provided the opportunity to either relive, be reminded of, or for the first time actually know what happened during those hectic times. Punkulture was showing at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra from August 25 - September 26. Created on Sun, 21 Sep 1997 and last modified on Mon, 20 Oct 1997.

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