Punk Rock History Punk rock was said to have originated back in the Sixties, and was created as a direct result of the corporate buying of bands and the mass commercialism of music. Now, however, it is more common to see someone "being a punk" rather than seeing someone "be punk". Punk is different from other music genres because punk bands have a very "do-it- yourself" attitude, not wanting to be bought by large companies …showed first 75 words of 747 total…

…showed last 75 words of 747 total…Many bands have evolved out of punk, giving their music more melodious tones, more artful music and lyrics, and some of them even switched music genres to pop, R&B, etc. This basically defines the punk music of the Nineties, with some punk bands and tons of post-punk bands popping up to become the musicians that many of us enjoy today. Examples of some of these groups include Blink 182, The Casualties, AFI and Anti-Flag.