Punk in Germany: From Hamburg’s Reeperbahn to Berlin’s SO36

This episode digs into the birth and evolution of punk rock in West Germany, charting how bands like Slime and Die Toten Hosen carved out a DIY ethic from cheap rehearsal rooms and squatted warehouses. It explores the political undercurrent—Cold War tensions, U‑S soldiers, and class struggle—that fueled a distinct lyrical agenda, as well as the role of fanzines, independent labels, and all‑ages spaces in sustaining the scene through the 1980s and beyond.

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