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Skate Punk

 
 

Description of Skate Punk

 
Skateboarding and Punk are a natural match. Both rely on aggressiveness, rebellion and (to an extent) being loud, fast and unruly. As a subgenre, Skate Punk grew from the music professional skateboarders listened to and championed-sometimes the skaters' own bands. Soundtracks to skateboarding videos often consist of the featured skaters' favorite songs, helping attach a particular Punk sound to skateboarding. In the 1980s, Southern California Hardcore bands such as TSOL, Circle Jerks and Bad Religion were captured on compilations by skater bible Thrasher Magazine, providing a soundtrack for skaters around the globe. Today's Skate Punk is fast, melodic and poppy Punk carried by simple, rapid 4/4 drum beats and blazing guitars.
 

Skate Punk Key Tracks

 
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1. Skate & Destroy The Faction
2. Something New Los Olvidados
3. Code Blue T.S.O.L.
4. Live Fast Die Young Circle Jerks
5. Nazi Punks F*ck Off Dead Kennedys
6. I Don't Care Black Flag
7. Gotta Get Away The Offspring
 

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Alt/Punk  >  Punk  >  Skate Punk
 

Skate Punk Key Artists

 
Agent Orange

Bad Religion

The architects of what's
now known as the SoCal
Skate Punk sound, as heard
in countless video games
and skateboard movies. B...

Big Boys

Influential to both Hardcore
and early Skate Punk, the
Big Boys incorporated an
unorthadox Funk rhythm
into their Punk noise. The...

Black Flag

Formed in 1977, Black Flag
were one of the earliest,
best, and most important
hardcore bands. Raymond
Pettibon, the artist respon...

Circle Jerks

Led by one-time Black Flag
singer Keith Morris, the
Circle Jerks are a staple of
Old School L.A. Punk. With
raunchy lyrics and thrash...

Descendents

The Descendents first
formed in 1979. Their
infectiously catchy pop
melodies helped lay the
foundation for pop-punk....

Face to Face

This legendary SoCal skate
punk band lasted for 13
loud, fast years. Their first
big hit, "Disconnected," was
featured in the movie "Ta...

Free Beer

J.F.A.

Lagwagon

Lagwagon were at the
forefront of the California
skate-punk revival in the
early '90s. The band
combines a melodic singin...

Millencolin

Since '88, these Swedes
have expertly imported the
SoCal Skate Punk sound, as
refined by NOFX and similar
bands.

NOFX

NOFX are responsible for
more sound-alike SoCal
Skate Punk groups than any
band since Bad Religion.
NOFX formed in 1983. Don...

Pennywise

Along with NOFX and Bad
Religion, Pennywise have
become a staple of the
Southern California Skate
Punk scene. Pennywise is...

SWA

Ten Foot Pole

Once known as Scared
Straight, this SoCal Skate
Punk band has perfected
the common blazing guitars
and melodic vocal sound.

The Faction

The Offspring

Following Nirvana's success,
Offspring rocketed into the
charts in 1994 with their
catchy, crunchy Punk
sound. The Offspring's 19...

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