Punk and Its Mythology

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Punk changed everything for a moment and then changed relatively little thereafter, except for the lives of its self archivists who are very much invested in its prestige. It may well that it doesn't matter if what we understand about punp is mythological or not. A lot of it remains exciting and fascinating after all this time. But as we can see in the case of series like pistol, it can't get a bit tedious.

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