Punk Rock
Reno was a regional capital for punk rock, led by Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds, a noted hardcore punk band. Called Skeeno (Reno, Lake Tahoe, Sparks), the Reno scene had a distinctive fashion statement, placing charcoal markings underneath the eyes. Outside of 7 Seconds, whose recordings have made them punk legends, Skeeno hardcore bands included Section 8, the Wrecks, Urban Assault and Thrusting Squirters. Reno was home to Positive Force, a loose organization that was instrumental in helping to organizing the punk rock community on a larger scale. Positive Force spread to places in the country.
Las Vegas is also home to notable punk bands such as the Recess Records bands, Civic Minded Five and The Mapes.
Most notable in recent years is the broadcasting of local Las Vegas punk music (as well as many other genres including indie and hip-hop) over the internet on the still young Double Down Radio.
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Famous quotes containing the words punk and/or rock:
“When there’s no future
How can there be sin
We’re the flowers in the dustbin
We’re the poison in your human machine
We’re the future
Your future
God Save the Queen”
—The Sex Pistols, British punk band (1976-1979)
“Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life’s currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)