There was chaos, but no fights. Punk rock burst onto the scene globally in the 1970s with groups such as the Ramones and the Sex Pistols. It took longer to reach China, but witnessed explosive ...

Punk rock exploded onto the music scene in the mid-1970s, bringing with it a reckless, defiant energy and a bold do-it-yourself (DIY) ethic that rejected the polished perfection of mainstream rock.

It just drives creativity and competition, and without the small local scene most of the big names you hear would never be there.” DIY music scenes branched out of the punk revolution of the ...