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49 years ago ZigZag magazine, August 1977 #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #theslits #History #punkrockhistory

30 years ago today, an era came to an end The Ramones never let up and gave their best every time they took the stage for over 20 years. It all ended on August 6, 1996 at the Palace in Hollywood, after 2,263 shows the Boyz had their last performance. And Lemmy honored they in his own way 😍 #punk #punks #punkrock #ramones #punkrockhistory #otd

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49 years ago today The Clash, Topper Headon, Paul Simonon, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer. 2nd Rock Festival "Punk". Mont de Marsan, Landes, France. August 5-6, 1977. Photo by Jean Gaumy #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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47 years ago today "Bela Lugosi's Dead" is the debut single by English post-punk band Bauhaus, released on August 6, 1979 and is often considered the first gothic rock record Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Riverside) HD #punk #punkrock #postpunk #gothpunkrock #belalugosisdead #bauhaus #history #otd

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Happy Birthday to Pat Smear, founding member of the influential punk band the Germs, and member by the Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Meat Puppets, Darby Crash Band, Adolescents and 45 Grave, born on this day in 1959, LA 📸 Amy Harries #punkrock #patsmear #punklegend #punkrockhistory #otd

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41 years ago today Black Flag - Kira Roessler - Baton Rouge, Californis, August 3, 1985. Pic by Murray Bowles #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #kiraroessler #blackflag #history #punkrockhistory

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46 years ago today Hüsker Dü recorded "Statues" as a double A-side single with "Amusement" in August 1980 at the Blackberry Way Studios in Minneapolis. #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hüskerdü #huskerdu #history #punkrockhistory

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46 years ago 🫅🏻 London, August 1980 Top Debbie Harry of Blondie , Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees Bottom Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, Pauline Black of The Selecter 📸 Michael Putland #womenofpunk #punkrockhistory

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Rest in Peace Lou Koller 💔 Sick Of It All - What's Goin' On (Live) #RipLouKoller #sickofitall #hardcore #punkrockhistory

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49 years ago Johnny Rotten with the Sexpistols, Halmstad, Sweden, July 1977. Photo by Lars Astrom #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #johnnyrotten #SexPistols #history #punkrockhistory

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42 years ago today Hüsker Dü at the junkyard photo shoot for Zen Arcade, July 31, 1984 Photo by Mark Peterson #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hüskerdü #huskerdu #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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So many great careers started here, great concerts were the order of the day. 43 years ago The stage at CBGB, New York City, July 1983 Photo by Bill Tompkins #punk #punks #punkrock #cbgb #omfug #bowery #newyorkcity #history #punkrockhistory

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41 years ago Wonderful is the fourth studio album by the American hardcore punk band Circle Jerks, released in July 1985. #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hardcore #CircleJerks #history #punkrockhistory

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Released 41 years ago Wonderful, the fourth studio album by the American hardcore punk band Circle Jerks, featuring the track Making The Bombs Circle Jerks - Making The Bombs (Tijuana '89) #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hardcore #CircleJerks #history #punkrockhistory

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I have only just learned this sad news. Lou Koller, the vocalist of the New York hardcore legends Sick of It All, has died. The band announced this today in a statement on social media. The singer succumbed to his severe cancer yesterday. #RipLouKoller 💔🖤

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45 years ago Joe Strummer and John Peel at a Wimpy bar in Piccadilly Circus, London in July 1981 Photo by Justin Thomas #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory

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50 years ago Patti Smith, Lou Reed, John Cale and David Byrne at the Ocean Club in NYC, July 1976. Photo by Bob Gruen #50years #punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory

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47 years ago today Su Tissue of the Suburban Lawns performing at the Hong Kong Café, Chinatown, Los Angeles. July 24, 1979. Photo John Brian King #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #suetissue #suburbanlawns #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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44 years ago today "Strange Little Girl" is a song by the Stranglers, released on this day in 1982. The music video featured the band and a group of punkgirls in London. #punk #punks #punkrock #stranglers #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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44 years ago today Black Flag performs On Broadway, supported by Meat Puppets, Descendents and Angst, July 23, 1982 Photo by Glen E. Friedman Artwork by Raymond Pettibon #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #blackflag #descendents #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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36 years ago today Babysitters on Acid is the first album by the American punk rock band the Lunachicks, released on this day in 1990 by Blast First Records #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #lunachicks #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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The birth of a legend ⚡💥 52 years ago today According to unconfirmed reports, the Ramones formed on July 22, 1974, in Forest Hills, Queens (New York), after the band name and the (legendary) lineup had been finalized. #punk #punks #punkrock #ramones #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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45 years ago Hüsker Dü at the 7th Street Entry, First Avenue, North Minneapolis, July 1981. Photo by Greg Helgeson. #punk #punks #punkrock #huskerdu #hüskerdü #history #punkrockhistory

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50 years ago today The Runaways Live At The Agora Ballroom, Cleveland July 19, 1976, featuring the teenager Joan Jett, Jackie Fox, Cherie Currie, Sandy West & Lita Ford. #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #therunaways #history #punkrockhistory #50years

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Terribly sad news 😭 Jennifer Finch, longtime bassist for the influential US punk and alternative rock band L7, has died. The musician passed away on July 18, 2026, at the age of 59, following a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Rest in Power Jennifer 💔🖤 #RipJenniferFinch

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48 years ago The Clash featuring Steve Jones at the Music Machine in Camden, July 1978. Photo by Justin Thomas #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #stevejones #history #punkrockhistory

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43 years ago today Punk Girls in Stockport, England, July 19, 1983. Photo by Shirley Baker #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #punkgirls #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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46 years ago today Closer is the second and final studio album by English postpunk band Joy Division, released on this day in 1980 and two months after the suicide of the band's lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis. #postpunk #closer #joydivision #iancurtis #history #otd

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Released 46 years ago today: "Closer," the final studio album by Joy Division, featuring the song "Isolation." A melancholic song, released two months after Ian Curtis's death. 💔🖤 #postpunk #closer #joydivision #iancurtis #history #otd

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In memory of Julian Keith Levene, English musician, guitarist and founding member of The Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL), born on this day in 1957, Muswell Hill, London, England 📸 Laura Levine #punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #theclash #Pil #keithlevene #history #punkhistory

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