This is a timeline of punk rock, from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present day. Bands or albums listed either side of 1976 are of diverse genres and are retrospectively called by their genre name that was used during the era of their release.

Aug 3, 2017 · Among the skate punks and dis­af­fect­ed mil­i­tary brats who cre­at­ed the DC punk scene, a seething, furi­ous­ly pro­duc­tive punk econ­o­my cen­tered around Dischord Records. The small label has been as huge­ly influ­en­tial in the past …

Our basement became a non-stop practice room, and since it was one of the first group houses in our punk clique, it became a major hangout. People were around day and night, and quite often found themselves putting together record sleeves and folding lyric sheets.

Dischord Records is an independent record label specializing in the punk rock music of the Washington, D.C., hardcore scene. The company is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded the label in December 1980.

20 Years of Dischord is a three-disc box set compiled by Washington-based record label Dischord Records to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

Jun 24, 2013 · Even if you aren’t familiar with these bands, the backstory of the Bad Brains’ impact on punk or the impact of the Teen Idles and Dischord Records on the DC scene, Perkins’ photos offer a...

Aug 12, 2016 · The chart begins with the absolute basics for any Dischord newcomer: Fugazi, Minor Threat, and Rites of Spring — the short-lived experimental punk outfit considered the forebearer of emo (though its members reject the association).

Washington DC's Dischord Records was responsible for some of the best early American hardcore releases. A friend's tape of the Four Old 7" On A 12" compilation LP (renamed Dischord 1981: The Year in 7"s when issued on CD) was one of my earliest introductions to punk rock.

Oct 7, 2002 · MacKaye's longtime friend Henry Rollins (who, as Henry Garfield, sang for the early Dischord band S.O.A.) provides the introduction, and even though he's taken a more elastic approach to punk...

Feb 5, 2007 · Dance Of Days: Washington, DC's creative, politically insurgent punk scene is studied for the first time by local activist Mark Andersen and arts writer Mark Jenkins. The nation's capital gave birth to the most influential punk underground of the '80s and '90s.