14 Important Canadian Punk Bands
We\u2019ve all heard the stories about where punk came from\u2026the New York Dolls and a few other bands start playing in a crappy area of New York that attracted musicians, artists, and degenerates with low rent\u2026\n\nThis leads to the opening of CBGB, a club that becomes the centre of a music scene that gave a home to bands like television, Blondie, The Talking Heads, The Heartbreakers, and, most importantly, The Ramones\u2026\n\nIn July 1976, The Ramones fly to London and play a show attended by curious kids who then either continue on with their punk plans\u2014that would be The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and a few others\u2014or inspire others to form their own groups\u2026and from there, punk spreads across the world\u2026\n\nThat\u2019s a nice succinct look at punk\u2019s origin story\u2026what\u2019s missing is Canada\u2019s involvement\u2014and believe me, the great white north had a lot to say about punk in those early days\u2026and I mean, a lot\u2026\n\nToronto was like the third leg of a punk triangle that extended to New York and London\u2026ideas and trends and music was constantly exchanged\u2026meanwhile, out on the west coast, there was a fierce Vancouver scene that worked mostly along north-south routes into the U.S.\n\nAnd then across the country, there were pockets of punk that had their own influence\u2026\n\nThis history needs to be told\u2026and we\u2019re going to do it by looking at the stories of 14 incredibly important Canadian punk bands from back in the day\u2026\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices