Rachel's is a so-called punk band that plays chamber music. Or is it a chamber music ensemble that plays in punk clubs? Either way, the band's music is fresh -- the rich harmonics of acoustic violas, cello, and piano, oddly combined with the bar chatter and dive ambiance of alternative venues, add up

Composed, Elegant, Punk, Quirky

Ultravox's Midge Ure and Billy Currie teamed up with Steve Strange and members of both Siouxsie and the Banshees to form Visage in 1978. Visage was one of the first New Romantic bands, so called because of their rejection of the austerity inherent in punk rock music. The genre emerged in the London c

Lush, Lyrical, New romantics, Punk

Angry Samoans are a body-bruising Punk band. The music is so wild it makes one want to rip off their clothes and smash their face against a 4x4. Samoans are one of those bands that began in the 80's and was continued with other members, though some members did change, the sound was still madly-squeez

Agitated, Angry, Clever, In-your-face, Political, Punk, Punks, Rebel, Severe, Wise assy

Artist, Situationist, Druid, Activist, Jamie Reid is the man who cut-and-pasted the Punk movement of the late 70’s. Responsible for the Sex Pistols legendary ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’ artwork, Reid is the man that put the safety pin through Her Majesty’s lower lip. Loved and loathed, he visu

Post-punk, Punk