Ian Winwood

author of “Smash! Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, plus the 90s Punk Explosion”

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Punk rock has its roots in late ‘70s New York and London with bands like the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Damned.

‘90s California bands that defined the second wave of punk rock

Punk rock has its roots in late ‘70s New York and London with bands like the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Damned.

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