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Old 06-09-2010, 08:01 PM   #100 (permalink)
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Fans in the know do acknowledge the origins of Punk and attribute it to many American bands. Mc Claren bottled it, gave it a name and spawned a sub genre.
Who's Mc Claren?

I don't know who came up with and decided on the term "Punk" but from what I heard Malcolm McLaren wanted the Sex Pistols to be known as "New Wave" as the term for their musical genre.
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