http://www.truepunk.com/lifestyle/how-to-look-like-a-punk-vol-4-the-early-years/ Reviews going back to 1997 ranging from band album reviews, general music reviews, book reviews, show reviews and video reviews. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.truepunk.com/lifestyle/how-to-look-like-a-punk-vol-4-the-early-years/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 1 - History of Leather Jackets | Punk band music reviews, show reviews, music reviews Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:20:15 +0000 http://www.truepunk.com/?p=4425#comment-1178 [...] For a while the Ramones had a monopoly on leather jackets in punk rock. The Sex Pistols, the only other punk band making headlines around the world at the time, had actively avoided the look. Thus, during the 1970s wearing a leather jacket was still retro, and that retro aspect is what gave the Ramones a distinctive look. But then Sid Vicious joined the Sex Pistols, and his iconic overly-studded jacket became integral to the aesthetic of the genre. With the leather jacket a central theme in the look of both of the titans of punk rock in the late 1970s, it was not difficult to see the next logical step in the progression of punk fashion. Leather jackets were everywhere, modified with railroad spikes, patches, or safety pins. For more on how the Ramones and Sex Pistols effected punk fashion, check out How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 4 - The Early Years [...] [...] For a while the Ramones had a monopoly on leather jackets in punk rock. The Sex Pistols, the only other punk band making headlines around the world at the time, had actively avoided the look. Thus, during the 1970s wearing a leather jacket was still retro, and that retro aspect is what gave the Ramones a distinctive look. But then Sid Vicious joined the Sex Pistols, and his iconic overly-studded jacket became integral to the aesthetic of the genre. With the leather jacket a central theme in the look of both of the titans of punk rock in the late 1970s, it was not difficult to see the next logical step in the progression of punk fashion. Leather jackets were everywhere, modified with railroad spikes, patches, or safety pins. For more on how the Ramones and Sex Pistols effected punk fashion, check out How To Look Like A Punk Vol. 4 – The Early Years [...]

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