Punk Grandad is the culmination of too many beers shared between two mates. It started as a giggle and has evolved into a site where we will share our thoughts, our music and our humour...in the shape of our T-shirts.

We believe they pay homage to the era of our youth, but recognise the fact we are not getting any younger.

We will provide you with links to other Punk sites, list the music we love and probably reminisce about the good old days when a Crass record was no more than 35p and Johnny hadn't been in the jungle.

Sorry to announce this but we have had to put up our prices for our shirts. You can blame it on the Tories...always makes me feel good.

Truth is costs have gone up and those costs have to be passed on or we won't be able to carry on.

.....and so it all began. There have been many arguments about when Punk Rock started,whether its a carry on from rock 'n' roll, the sixties or even 70's Glam. Whether its an attitude or a fashion, a passing phase, or a way of life.

It doesn't really matter to me...all I know is that it grabbed a 14 year old boy by the bollocks and carried him through life with a smile on his face and a love of fast, loud music.

So what mattered most, the music? the image? the attitude?...probably a mixture of all three. But in addition to these we now have the benefit of experience. We can laugh at ourselves, we can listen to our kids and laugh at them, and we can look back and realise we were a part of something new, something exciting and above all something that changed the world.

 

Like what you've seen..try the Blog

www.punkgrandad.wordpress.com

 

The albums below are the inspiration of a generation..

From the Pistols

...through the Clash

...to the Damned

...and from across the pond