- Skate punk
Infobox Music genre
name =Skate punk
bgcolor = crimson
color = white
stylistic_origins =Thrashcore -Surf rock -Punk rock - Skate culture -pop punk
cultural_origins = Mid 1980sNorth America
instruments = Vocals - Guitar - Bass - Drums
popularity = Low
derivatives =
subgenrelist =
subgenres =
fusiongenres =
regional_scenes = [Orange County,Los Angeles,Venice,Santa Cruz,South California North California]
local_scenes =
other_topics =Hardcore dancing -Straight edge -DIY punk ethic - List of bands -skateboarding Skate punk is a sub-genre of
punk rock which was named because of its popularity among skateboarders, and the fact that many members of skate punk bands were themselves skaters. Lyrics themselves will occasionally focus on, or at least reference, skateboarding.Suicidal Tendencies has directly mentioned skateboarding in some of their songs.In the 1990s the popularity of Nirvana brought media attention and money, to this underground community. Bands like
The Offspring ,Pennywise ,Less Than Jake ,NOFX ,Lagwagon ,MxPx ,Face to Face and others, saw larger audiences and large scale venues.ee also
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Hardcore punk
*Grunge External links
* [http://www.skatepunk.net/ Skatepunk.net]
* [http://www.skatepunk.org/ Skatepunk.org]
* [http://www.sk8core.com/ Sk8Core Records]
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