When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, an obscure, far-reaching and influential form of rock music almost immediately flared up as a spontaneous response. Hard-core punk, embodied by such seminal bands as Black Flag, Minor Threat and Bad Brains, offered a fast, angry and aggressive...
A 'Hardcore' Look at Punk
When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, an obscure, far-reaching and influential form of rock music almost immediately flared up as a spontaneous response. Hard-core punk, embodied by such seminal bands as Black Flag, Minor Threat and Bad Brains, offered a fast, angry and aggressive...