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By Gareth Branwyn

Three Test Tubes and the Truth

CYBERPUNK. STEAMPUNK. DIESELPUNK.

The Atari Punk Console. “What’s with all the punk?” people frequently ask. What on Earth could be the connection between rebellious, angst-ridden teen music and various geeky subcultures and styles of making?

Mainly, it’s about going for it. Doing first, questioning yourself later. Stories abound of folks like a young Elvis Costello seeing the Sex Pistols on TV and thinking: Hey, they kind of stink. I can do better. And with that, many a new-generation musical superstar was born. Punk literally gave them “permission to play.”

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