
When tape costs money, you keep it simple—two chords, no solos, just raw noise and rage. That’s how we got the sound of the Ramones, the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, the New York Dolls. Punk wasn’t just a genre—it was a budgetary necessity. DIY geometry turned into a global movement.
Full episode on YouTube—search Beat Motel Podcast.
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