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Topic spans: 1977 - 1980
Punk Rock Comes to Canada
In 1977, a new form of underground music emerged from Canadian basements and garages. Journalists called it punk rock. It was kids with boot polish in their hair, playing out-of-tune guitars and questioning anything established — parents, government, The Beatles. Decades later, critics praised the once-criticized scene for starting a tradition of do-it-yourself indie rebel music.
6 television clips
6 radio clips
Johnny 'Unpleasant' interviewed
Broadcast Date: May 6, 1977
The Sex Pistols reject the old order in London.Johnny 'Unpleasant' interviewed
Medium: Television
Program: 90 Minutes Live
Broadcast Date: May 6, 1977
Guest(s): Long John Baldry, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten, Siouxsie Sioux
Host: Peter Gzowski
Reporter: Susan Kastner
Duration: 10:13
Last updated:
Jan. 2, 2004
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Television
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Oct. 24, 1978
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards pleads guilty to heroin possession in a Toronto courtroom full of young fans.
Television
1:56
Dec. 8, 1978
Disco movers and shakers strut their stuff at the Canadian National Disco Dance Championships.
Johnny 'Unpleasant' interviewed.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Last updated: Jan. 2, 2004.
[Page consulted on Feb. 13, 2012.]