1 definition by freakshowa
One of the original names for IO Punk Music which comes form the U.K in the late W's and early 80's. Also known as: street punk, streetpunk, or real punk. Mostly known now as Street Punk but still called OI.
The general ideology of the original Oi! movement was a rough sort of quasi-socialist working class populism. Lyrical topics included unemployment, workers' rights, harassment by police and other authorities, and oppression by the government.
Notable New Punk or Oi! bands
The 4-Skins
Angelic Upstarts
Blitz
The Blood
The Burial
The Bruisers
The Business
Cock Sparrer
Cockney Rejects
Dropkick Murphys (early days)
The Exploited (early days)
The Oppressed
Oi Polloi (early days)
Oxymoron
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Sham 69
Splodgenessabounds
The Templars
U.S. Chaos
The Wretched Ones
The general ideology of the original Oi! movement was a rough sort of quasi-socialist working class populism. Lyrical topics included unemployment, workers' rights, harassment by police and other authorities, and oppression by the government.
Notable New Punk or Oi! bands
The 4-Skins
Angelic Upstarts
Blitz
The Blood
The Burial
The Bruisers
The Business
Cock Sparrer
Cockney Rejects
Dropkick Murphys (early days)
The Exploited (early days)
The Oppressed
Oi Polloi (early days)
Oxymoron
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Sham 69
Splodgenessabounds
The Templars
U.S. Chaos
The Wretched Ones
by freakshowa August 15, 2008