Welcome To P.I.S.S.
Punk Inquiry and Study Site

This site provides a resource for the investigation of punk as a social and cultural phenomenon. Punk continues to generate interest in the popular press, music industry, and scholarship, among other forums. Materials presented here are a collaboration and contributors are credited on the individual sections and pages where they have generated content.

What is punk? This question presents its own irony. Some would say that punk is only the most nihilistic and anarchic disregard for anything stable and respectable, even going so far as to eschew human life. Thus, is true punk only a crazed and wasted Iggy Pop rolling in broken bottles, or the unapologetic and ruthless self-desruction of Darby Crash or Sid Viscious? If this were the case, these musicians would be too nihilistic (or too long dead) to give a shit what anyone thought was punk. The whole pursuit of a definitive definition of punk is, then, a decidedly un-punk proposition. But let's face it, an Internet punk resource page ain't particularly punk either, but that doesn't mean it can't be a fun and useful site for those who enjoy thinking about and participating in punk culture.

Webmasters:
Michael Filas
Justin Bard

The fine print:This site resides on the Westfield State College server. This site is also photo intensive. We have tried our best to try to obtain the original source and give credit where credit is due. However, there are many gaps to be filled. If you see a particular photograph (or piece of a photo in our various montages) and know its source, please feel free to email us with that info so that we may credit the source. I know I know... "HOW PUNK," but hey this is supposed to be a scholarly site.