April 20, 2018January 17, 2019 Is “Agitated” by Electric Eels the first punk song? By Brian Costello / History / First Punk Song Ever, Electric Eels, Rocket From the Tombs The Electric Eels formed in Cleveland, Ohio (oh, that Cleveland!) in 1972, when pretty much anybody else you’d attempt to argue in vain as being the… Read more
April 19, 2018January 17, 2019 Is “Blitzkrieg Bop” the first punk song ever? By Andrew Bonazelli / History / First Punk Song Ever, the ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop Oh man, is this series is gonna piss you off. Which is by design, to a small extent, but nevertheless a good thing. Arguing is… Read more
April 18, 2018January 17, 2019 Is “Strange Things Happening Everyday” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe the first punk song? By Bianca Xunise / History / First Punk Song Ever, Bianca Xunise, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Read more
April 17, 2018January 17, 2019 Is “Be My Baby” the first punk song ever? By Annie Fell / History / ramones, First Punk Song Ever, First Punk Song To paraphrase Kim Gordon—England didn't invent punk rock, girl groups did. In the early 1960s, teenage sisters Veronica and Estelle Bennett and their cousin, Nedra Talley… Read more
April 16, 2018January 17, 2019 Is “Train Kept A-Rollin’” the First Punk Song Ever? By Miles Raymer / History / First Punk Song Ever, First Punk Song, Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio Pinning down the first song written in any particular musical style is an impossible task. Genres don’t emerge fully formed from the mind of a… Read more