Punk house

Punk house

A punk house is a dwelling occupied by individuals that can be identified as members of the punk subculture. Notorious for their poor housekeeping, punk houses provide shelter to touring bands, visiting friends, and anyone needing a place to stay. Many punk houses produce punk zines and provide venues for punk shows. The concept of a punk house is similar to hippie crash pads of the 1960s. Andy Warhol's Factory was also an early example of an alternative music venue of this sort. The Factory, as the home base of The Velvet Underground, is directly linked to the formation of punk rock in New York City.

Examples of punk rock songs that mention punk houses include: "Punkhouse" and "Ashtray" by Screeching Weasel, "Homeo-Apathy" by Leftover Crack, "Party at 174" by the Bouncing Souls, "Kids of the Black Hole" by The Adolescents, "Welcome to Paradise" by Green Day, "Echo Beach" by Eviction Party, and "Landlords" by Pinhead Gunpowder. Aaron Cometbus, editor of a long-running punk fanzine, chronicled his experiences in a punk house called "Double Duce" in a novel of the same name. [cite book | last = Cometbus | first = Aaron | title = Double Duce | publisher = Last Gasp | location = San Francisco | year = 2003 | isbn = 086719586X ] The 1984 movie "Suburbia" revolves around the occupants of a punk house on the outskirts of Los Angeles, California.

Photographer Abby Banks released a book of punk house photography that catalogs many such places in the continental United States in October 2007, titled "Punkhouse: Interiors in Anarchy". Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore edited the book. [cite book | last = Banks | first = Abby | title = Punkhouse: Interiors in Anarchy | publisher = Abrams Image | year = 2007 | isbn = 0810993317 ]

List of notable houses

Canada

*ALF House, East Vancouver, BC
*Spence House, Winnipeg, MB
*The Preston Manor, Winnipeg, MB
*The Woozley Farm, Halifax, NS

United Kingdom

*Dial House, Essex, England (home of Crass)

United States

*The Black Hole, Fullerton, CA [http://www.socialdistortion.com/history.html "Social Distortion: History"] . SocialDistortion.com. Retrieved on April 13, 2007.]
*Positive Force House Arlington, Virginia (ex-house of Positive Force D.C.)
* Lost Cross, Carbondale, IL [ [http://newshound.de.siu.edu/online/stories/storyReader$5072 Carbondale's music legends remember the '80s ] ]
*C-Squat, New York City Residence and music venue. Occupied by members of Leftöver Crack and other punk bands.
*Halfway House, Philadelphia residence and music venue. Occupied by members of The Boils, The Ghouls, and other punk bands.
* Barclay house, Baltimore, Maryland
* Die Slaughterhaus, Atlanta, GA Residence, venue, and record label. Occupied by members of Black Lips, Deerhunter, The Spooks, Gaye Blades, and many more.

ee also

*Homelessness
*Squatting

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