Update: Punk dead after all

Radio 1 are doing a Punk Week at the moment to celebrate, oh, something, which seems mostly to consist of trailers featuring men shouting. If you have evidence Scott Mills has been playing the Subway Sect, do let us all know. The specialist shows have managed an angle, The Lock-Up last night revealing its listener voted top 30 punk-influenced songs ever. Given modern punk's American preoccupation, and with the nearest young British music is currently getting being the likes of Dogs you can see why, it shouldn't be that much of a shock that it's full of ten a penny US rabble rousers that seem tailor made for skating videos. White Man in Hammersmith Palais down at 26 is somewhat akin to ridiculous, though, especially as the next band up are Capdown, who are actually British and you've still never heard of. And how did Firestarter get in? At least The Exploited made no appearance.