Awesome thread, but as a nearly lifelong punk, it is my obligation* to laugh at that article and "rip it to shreds".
Up, up, up, up the punx, up the punx.
*I say this because first and foremost, punks are pretentious snobs (I joke, but this is true), and these types of articles are a lose-lose situation. Every punk has a different definition of what punk is and why we dedicate our lives to it. Every sub-genre claims a different band started it, dating back as far as the 1950s for the original source, and most articles leave out the true DIY, underground bands and history. For example, Crass isn't even mentioned in this article, though they are no longer obscure, but the Stooges aren't mentioned, either?!!??!!! Amebix and Discharge are also worth mentioning for influencing genres, even though those genres never went mainstream, and only became well-known due to being mentioned in liner notes of more mainstream bands that cite them as an influence. It's fairly well known now that the Pistols didn't start shit, and only got famous for doing something that was already happening. All this said, I'm not a historian like a lot of my peers are, and will gladly participate in sharing music. And I won't mention the true history of it again... was just trying to explain how the topic is an endless argument among punks (for those who may stop by this thread who don't know the subculture well). Since you're posting this, I assume you know all this an will laugh along with me. I love laughing at how serious and silly punk is.
<3 Thank you for a great thread! <3