Most people will tell you that punk rock kicked off in New York in 1976 when four rascals from Queens released their self-titled debut and gave the world the first punk anthem - 'Blitzkrieg Bop'.
The Ramones' hugely influential debut album celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with many honouring punk's supposed Year Zero. However, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy didn't come out of nowhere, with several artists like The Stooges, The Velvet Underground and the New York Dolls considered as the music genre's forebearers – the artists who were punk, ie: rejected overproduction and mainstream arena rock, before the movement had a name.
