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Pop-punk is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles (pictured). Pop-punk is variously described as a punk subgenre, a variation of punk, a form of pop music, and a genre antithetical to punk in a similar manner as post-punk.
- What Are Punk Genres?
- Aetherpunk/Magic Punk
- Apunkalypse
- Atompunk
- Biopunk
- Bronzepunk/Sandal Punk
- Clockpunk
- Cyberpunk
- Dieselpunk
- Formicapunk / Cassette Futurism / Modem Punk
Punk genres are really defined by taking the technology of a given time period, and stretching it to fantastical levels. There is contention on this point, because many believe punk genres should also be about rebellion, social alientation and sticking it to the big government. But the fact is, a lot of work in these genres doesn’t do that anymore....
Aetherpunk or Magicpunk (it also has a few other names) is probably one of the most diverse punkpunk genres. High fantasy magic creates technology more befitting of a sci-fi world, from magical skyships to aetherpowered guns, with a lot of gold and gilded things for some reason. The Eberron and Kaladesh settings by Wizards of the Coast take Aetherp...
Apunkalypse is a TVTropes name for the idea of several connected punkpunk genres, which all share the idea of taking place in a post-civilization apocalyptic setting.
Yep, there is one of these for basically every decade of the 20th century. Atompunk takes Mid Century Modern style, the nuclear revolution, and the Sputnik space age and mixes them all together to create something quite sleek and shiny. The Fallout series, Futurama and The Incrediblesmovies really sum up Atompunk really well. Atompunk has its own p...
Biopunk is the biological cousin of Cyberpunk. They often take place in a very similar time period, or Biopunk is the successor of cyberpunk. Metal and technology is replaced by biological hacking, genetic modification and organic enhancement. Biopunk perhaps even pushes the invasion of personal privacy deeper than cyberpunk, with technologies like...
Sandalpunk and Bronzepunk are competing terms for the same thing. Taking the technology of the ancient classic world (the time of Plato and Aristole) and building a retrofuturistic civilisation with it. The aesthetic in Bronzepunk is columns, sandals (hence the alternative name) and Spartans. There is plenty of inspirational material, from the arch...
In a sentence, Clockpunk is Steampunk, but slightly more antique. Clockpunk imagines Clockwork mechanisms taken to a pretty interesting level. The most fun part of clockpunk is that some parts of it are theoretically possible, just very inefficient. Clockwork mechanisms can get very complex and impressive, but require a lot of maintenance and effor...
The granddaddy of punk genres, Cyberpunk is about the nearish future, focusing on rapid technological change. It often include dystopian governments who use technology to invade lives, and the alienation of the main characters from this society. Its often gritty, dark and kind of industrial in its aesthetic. Examples include Blade Runner, Altered C...
Dieselpunk is a pretty notable example, and maybe the best known after Steampunk. Dieselpunk imagines the World War I, World War II and inter-war period, and takes that technology and industrial aesthetic to an extreme level. It’s start period is generally the beginning of World War I. Dieselpunk was coined for the RPG Children of the Sun. And wher...
Formicapunk is a shoutout to the 70s and 80s. A lot of Cassette Futurism is really a product of the producers of the 80s sci-fi having no clue how the future really would look, and going with what they had already. Bright colours, blocky computer screens and postmodern architecture. Many examples are actually sci-fi films and tv shows of the time p...
Aug 11, 2023 · How is pop-punk different from other punk-variant genres? Pop-punk is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles (pictured). Pop-punk is variously described as a punk subgenre, a variation of punk, a form of pop music, and a genre antithetical to punk in a similar manner as post ...
It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Beach Boys.
- The Foundational Era. Before pop-punk’s mainstream acceptance via the likes of Green Day and Blink-182, the genre began its rise to prominence through much earlier advocates of the sound: Bands like the U.K.’
- West Coast Pop-Punk (1994-1997) 1994 was a big year for pop-punk: Green Day’s Dookiewas released and would go on to become a genre staple and the band’s most wide-reaching release (later being certified Diamond for sales of more than 10 million copies).
- The Mainstream Explosion (1998-2002) This era was a pop-punk supernova. At any given time in the late ’90s/early 2000s, it was not uncommon to see Blink-182 and Sum 41 on MTV.
- The Emo Invasion (2003-2007) After the super-saturation of the last era, the genre seemed to take a brief rest until around 2004, when things began to take off again.
Pop-punk (also known as punk-pop and other names) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music and/or power pop, to varying degrees. It is not clear when the term pop-punk was first used, but pop-influenced punk rock had been around since the mid- to late-1970s.
Nov 22, 2023 · If classic punk and hardcore punk are the rebellious older siblings, pop punk is the catchy, more accessible cousin. Emerging in the late 1980s and reaching its peak popularity in the 1990s, pop punk combines the energy of punk with melodic hooks and relatable lyrics.
