dieselpunk?
As an occasional observer of pop culture, you may have noticed the recent trend in movies and bonding books of equipment and protective glasses on everything. Or a slight bump in our collective fascination for things such as " Inglorious Bastards ", a recent film combining an alternative history of the Second World War with a Western spaghetti style. Whether you know it or not, the punk culture sneaks into the shit factory of the American Idol (from Madonna to Gaga).Diesel forces
diesel forces by Stefan Prohaczka
While scientists have not yet determined (which will certainly be) the catastrophic effects of such a matching of mutants (think that the thriller of Michael Jackson meets the sex pistols during a meeting at Hogwarts), for the moment we can all sit and enjoy the trip. But to improve this pleasure, you will need an introduction to the evolution of punk cultures/genres. So let's go!
first, the rules of the sub-punks
each of the sub-punk is not as Punky that current punk. Some are barely punk (like Punky Brewster). So if you are less than punk, you don't mind. Second, culture/gender titles come from the definition of artefacts or technology of an era (and intellectuals like me love to debate delimitations). Third, people invent new ones all the time, so if you do not see what you like, come back to see it tomorrow or create it yourself.
Cyberpunk
It was the original diversion, so it's more punk than most of his brothers and sisters. If the word hacker is synonymous with "nerd champion of freedom" in your lexicon and you like to use words like lexicon (and you fear inevitable singularity) you are made for punk cybernetics . Regarding novels, start with anything William Gibson. For movies, watch Blade Runner, The Terminator and The Matrix .
Atomicpunk
Then, as we go back in history, it's Atomicpunk. If you live and die again for a classic shooting that kills the Communists, or if you know that the USSR has never really dismantled them, you could be atomicpunk. If your idea of a fun scientific project at the college is to expose earthworms to uranium, then " Danger, Will Robinson ", you are Atomicpunk. Think of Batman , Goldfinger , Superman , shelves, etc. .
Dieselpunk
Dieselpunk covers the between-war period (basically). If you stay awake at night by asking yourself how the world would be if Hitler had died young boy or if he had retired in the Caribbean in the 60s, then it's punk for you. Balle trains and machine guns, prohibition cocktails, Art Deco and Film Noir are the business cards of dieselpunk. This punk is generally for those of us who like to search in the worst aspects of the human psyche and reflect today's realities in yesterday's mirror. Visit dieselpunks.org .
Steampunk
This punk is the most fashionable punk for the moment. It covers everything, from Victorian England to the Wild West, but generally ends with the First World War. The power rules of steam . Glasses, gusset watches and speculation on the Civil war with the unbridled arrogance of man and technology. If you have grown up on 20,000 leagues under the seas or the time , then Steam is your flavor. The Golden Compass and The Wild Wild West represent steam in films, while novels include the affairs of h.g. Wells and Boneshaker.
Although there are many others, they will help you start your punk culture. So put your punk at the time. Everyone does it. (And we have a good ten years before the trend reaches reality TV)