Hey. Punk!

Peter Abzug’s Radio Show: First Wave

First Wave takes you back to the genesis and evolution of Punk and New Wave from the 1970s and beyond. It brings context to the music to understand why and from where Punk rock emerged, its metamorphosis into New Wave, and its importance in influencing bands into the 21st century. To listen to Part One with Peter Abzug, click here.

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Punk is musical freedom. It’s saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster’s terms, ‘nirvana’ means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that’s pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.
Curt Cobain

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Hey. Punk! | Part Two with Peter Abzug

“Peter Abzug, also known as Peter D-A on air, is the producer and host of First Wave, a radio show that takes a deep dive into the Punk Rock and New Wave movements of the 1970s and 80s. The show originates from WPVM-FM in Asheville, NC and is also streamed worldwide by the station and ROX Alive in the U.K. Peter grew up in New York and began his Punk Rock journey when he purchased the first Ramones album in 1976 and has never looked in the rearview mirror since.”

Hey. Punk! | Show Playlist

Track	Artist	Album	Year
Crash*	The Primitives	Lovely	1988
I Can’t Explain	The Who	I Can’t Explain	1965
Standards	The Jam	This is the Modern World	1977
Get Up and Go	The Go Go’s	Vacation	1982
Too Real*	Fontaine’s D.C.	Dogrel	2019
Never Fight a Man with a Perm*	IDLES	Joy as an Act of Resistance	2018
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)	The Buzzcocks	Love Bites	1978
Pretty Vacant	Sex Pistols	Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols	1977
New Rose	The Dammed	Damned Damned Damned	1976
Private Affair	The Saints	Eternally Yours	1978
Baby Baby	The Vibrators	Pure Mania	1977
Should I Stay or Should I Go*	The Clash	Should I Stay or Should I Go	1982
Rock the Casbah*	The Clash	Combat Rock	1982
Wild Thing*	X	Wild Thing	1984