HENDRIK SONATA

21 Iconic Punk Band Logos

HendrikSonata — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:07:59 GMT

Members of punk rock bands will often state that punk is all about the music…but if you don’t think it has a lot to do with visual imagery, fashion, and artwork, you’d be lying to yourself. Since punk’s inception, bands and labels have prided themselves on coming up with great DIY show flyers and — as the examples below illustrate — iconic and memorable logos. Here are 21 of the best, presented in no particular order.

Descendents

The classic Descendents logo is a caricature of the band’s bespectacled singer, Milo Aukerman. It originally appeared on the band’s debut full-length, Milo Goes to College, in 1982, and has since appeared on the cover of the majority of the band’s releases. The original illustration was drawn by Jeff Atkinson, and was based on earlier drawings by Milo’s high school classmate Roger Deuerlein.

Misfits

First used by the band on their third vinyl single, 1979′s “Horror Business,” the Misfits‘ infamous skull logo was actually taken by Glenn Danzig from the 1946 serialized film The Crimson Ghost.

Today it is a staple of mall-punk t-shirts, key chains, buttons, bracelets, caps, beanies, guitar picks,baby onesies, bibs, women’s shoes, sneakers, high-heels, messenger bags, socks, clocks, headphones, shot glasses, Zippo lighters, tongue studs, USB flash drives, cell phone cases, CD visors….plus gloves, coffee mugs, skateboard decks, patches, air fresheners, notebooks, pencils, patches, posters…I can’t keep this up, I’ll never finish…

Husker Du

Despite the friction between band members, Husker Du‘s logo symbolizes their unity: the circle represents the band, the horizontal lines are for the three members (Bob Mould, Grant Hart, and Greg Norton), and the vertical line stands for their creative connection.

Germs

During their brief history, the Germs went through a whopping nine drummers. Dan Bolles, however, was by far the longest-tenured, and he also designed the band’s simple logo: a blue circle on a black backdrop, said by some to represent a cigarette burn that vocalist Darby Crash called “the Germs burn,” inflicted on the skin of a fan or a member of the band.

Crass

Anarcho-punks Crass had an ironically militaristic logo, and that, along with their tendency to wear second-hand surplus military uniforms onstage, led some to wrongly accuse the band of fascism. The logo was designed by Dave King, a friend of drummer Penny Rimbaud.

Black Flag

While the Misfits’ logo is the most reproduced logo of all time, Black Flag‘s simple bars logo is likely the most tattooed. Guitarist Greg Ginn‘s brother, Raymond Pettibon, designed the distinctive logo (meant to represent a flag waving in the wind), in addition to most Black Flag album cover art.

The bars were inked onto each member of the band, and have been permanently branded on a multitude of fans as well.

Dead Milkmen

Drummer Dean Sabatino designed the logo of The Dead Milkmen. Of course, this is a dead cow, so perhaps this would have been a more accurate logo.

Social Distortion

Interestingly, the smoking and boozing skeleton that represents Social Distortion was created by Mackie Osborne, wife of Buzz Osborne of the Melvins. Since 1980, Osborne has created album artwork for many bands, including Circle Jerks, The Vandals, All, Tool, Tricky, Melvins, and many more.

Operation Ivy

Op Ivy’s logo, commonly known as “Ska Man,” was created by vocalist Jesse Michaels in 1987. It appeared on the cover of the band’s debut EP, Hectic, and on their only full-length LP, Energy, as well as on subsequent compilation releases.

7 Seconds

Front man Kevin Seconds created his long-running band’s logo, which features a slew of intersecting lines, angles, and a numerical “7″ buried in the middle. However, the stenciled band name is much more commonly used.

Bad Religion

The famous “Crossbuster” logo was created by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz way back in 1980, when he was 18 years old.

In 2001, in regards to the logo, guitarist Brian Baker stated, “The name Bad Religion and the Crossbuster logo came to pass in the minds of two [teenagers] who were trying to find the most offensive name and image they could possibly find for the punk band they were starting in their garage… These are not people who thought that 21 years later they would be on the telephone doing interviews.”

Fear

Are you not familiar with this Fear logo? You’re not alone. Vocalist Lee Ving created this image in 1978 — but due to the fact that it somewhat resembles a swastika, the band’s stencil/spray paint name logo is what most fans have latched onto.

Pennywise

Speaking of logos that bear resemblance to other symbols, I can’t help but think of Volkswagen when I see the encircled, interlocking “PW.” It was designed in 1991 by Fred Hidalgo, who has also created artwork for Bad Religion, The Offspring, and NOFX.

Ramones

The Ramones‘ well-known logo was created by punk rock icon Arturo Vega, who served as the band’s creative designer and lights operator, and later as their archivist. Sadly, Vega passed away in 2013 at the age of 65.

Flipper

Flipper guitarist Ted Falconi drew the first version of this logo in 1979. It appeared in various iterations on most of the band’s releases, and its simplicity made it a popular choice of taggers in the band’s hometown of San Francisco and beyond.

The Adicts

Since 1975, The Adicts have adhered to their A Clockwork Orange “Droogs”-inspired style and image. Their logo, designed by guitarist “Pete Dee” Davison, is reflective of that.

Dead Kennedys

An interlocking “DK,” or a sideways picnic table? The Dead Kennedys‘ logo was conceptualized by bandleader Jello Biafra and created by artist Winston Smith. According to Biafra, “I wanted to make sure it was something simple and easy to spray-paint so people would graffiti it all over the place.”

Circle Jerks

“Skank Kid” was drawn by artist/cartoonist and punk rock fan Shawn Kerri. Sadly, according to internet lore, Kerri was never compensated for her work, nor did she receive any royalties from the band for their continued use of her creation.

Nirvana

In addition to being a celebrated musician, Kurt Cobain was also a talented visual artist, creating album art for both Nirvana‘s Incesticide and In Utero. He also drew the band’s smiley face logo, which was supposedly inspired by the marquee sign at The Lusty Lady strip club in Seattle.

Naked Aggression

The original drummer of Naked Aggression, Cyrus Highsmith, designed the band’s logo in 1992. “It’s so simple yet powerfully striking,” says singer Kirsten Patches. “Most corporations would kill to have a logo that eye-catching.”

Minor Threat

Minor Threat had a number of iconic logos (such as the Bottled Violence man). However, it was Cynthia Connolly‘s simple black sheep, featured on the cover of the Out of Step EP, that so perfectly encapsulates the essence of the band.

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HendrikSonata — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:41:00 GMT

medan street punk atau medan punk adalah sebuah komunitas punk yang berada NORTH SUMATERA tepat nya di kota medan. sebuah komunitas punk yang sudah sangat lama berdiri di kota medan yang sampai sekarang mereka tetap menjaga popularitas punk di kota ini dengan melakukan atau membuat berbagai acara gigs dari mulai yang acara untuk satu komunitas seperti acara-acara anak punk volume I,II,III yang di adakan di kampus-kampus di kota medan seperti ITM,galanggang remaja sutomo,pendopo USU. sampai acara yang mempersatukan semua genre yang ada di kota medan seperti " MEDAN UNDERGROUND " yang acaranya di adakan 1 tahun sekali dan juga sempat acara nya ini tidak pernah di adakan lage oleh temen-temen kita tapi sekarang acara itu kembali lage di adakan setiap tahun nya.
medan punk memeliki berbagai kelompok punk atau skenan punk seperti. juanda squad, sutomo crew, aksara squad,padang bulan squad, ayahanda crew, griya squad, helvet street, titikuning squad, dan band-band punk di medan seperti : GEDEBAC GEDEBUC, KONTRADIKSI, SPR, BRUTAL YOUTH, FUCKTA, MARHAEN

Punk merupakan sub-budaya yang lahir di London, Inggris. Pada awalnya, kelompok punk selalu dikacaukan oleh golongan skinhead. Namun, sejak tahun 1980-an, saat punk merajalela di Amerika, golongan punk dan skinhead seolah-olah menyatu, karena mempunyai semangat yang sama. Namun, Punk juga dapat berarti jenis musik atau genre yang lahir di awal tahun 1970-an. Punk juga bisa berarti ideologi hidup yang mencakup aspek sosial dan politik.

Gerakan anak muda yang diawali oleh anak-anak kelas pekerja ini dengan segera merambah Amerika yang mengalami masalah ekonomi dan keuangan yang dipicu oleh kemerosotan moral oleh para tokoh politik yang memicu tingkat pengangguran dan kriminalitas yang tinggi. Punk berusaha menyindir para penguasa dengan caranya sendiri, melalui lagu-lagu dengan musik dan lirik yang sederhana namun terkadang kasar, beat yang cepat dan menghentak.

Banyak yang menyalahartikan punk sebagai glue sniffer dan perusuh karena di Inggris pernah terjadi wabah penggunaan lem berbau tajam untuk mengganti bir yang tak terbeli oleh mereka. Banyak pula yang merusak citra punk karena banyak dari mereka yang berkeliaran di jalanan dan melakukan berbagai tindak kriminal.

Punk lebih terkenal dari hal fashion yang dikenakan dan tingkah laku yang mereka perlihatkan, seperti potongan rambut mohawk ala suku indian, atau dipotong ala feathercut dan diwarnai dengan warna-warna yang terang, sepatu boots, rantai dan spike, jaket kulit, celana jeans ketat dan baju yang lusuh, anti kemapanan, anti sosial, kaum perusuh dan kriminal dari kelas rendah, pemabuk berbahaya sehingga banyak yang mengira bahwa orang yang berpenampilan seperti itu sudah layak untuk disebut sebagai punker.

Punk juga merupakan sebuah gerakan perlawanan anak muda yang berlandaskan dari keyakinan we can do it ourselves. Penilaian punk dalam melihat suatu masalah dapat dilihat melalui lirik-lirik lagunya yang bercerita tentang masalah politik, lingkungan hidup, ekonomi, ideologi, sosial dan bahkan masalah agama.