Editing Punk rock (section)

===Australia===
A punk subculture began in Australia around the same time, centered around [[Radio Birdman]] and the Oxford Tavern in Sydney's [[Darlinghurst]] suburb. By 1976, [[The Saints (Australian band)|the Saints]] were hiring Brisbane [[Hall (concept)#Public halls|local halls]] to use as venues, or playing in "Club 76", their shared house in the inner suburb of [[Brisbane central business district|Petrie Terrace]]. The band soon discovered that musicians were exploring similar paths in other parts of the world. [[Ed Kuepper]], co-founder of the Saints, later recalled:
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One thing I remember having had a really depressing effect on me was the first Ramones album. When I heard it [in 1976], I mean it was a great record [...] but I hated it because I knew we'd been doing this sort of stuff for years. There was even a [[chord progression]] on that album that we used [...] and I thought, "Fuck. We're going to be labeled as influenced by the Ramones", when nothing could have been further from the truth.<ref>[[Clinton Walker|Walker, Clinton]] (1996), p. 20.</ref>
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In [[Perth]], the [[The Manikins|Cheap Nasties]] formed in August.<ref>McFarlane (1999), p. 548.</ref> In September 1976, the Saints became the first punk rock band outside the U.S. to release a recording, the single "[[(I'm) Stranded (song)|(I'm) Stranded]]". The band self-financed, packaged, and distributed the single.<ref>{{cite web |author=Beaumont, Lucy |date=August 17, 2007 |title=<nowiki>"Great Australian Albums&nbsp;[TV review]"&nbsp;</nowiki> |work=The Age |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv-reviews/great-australian-albums/2007/08/17/1186857752215.html |access-date=2007-09-22 |archive-date=November 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103113925/http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv-reviews/great-australian-albums/2007/08/17/1186857752215.html |url-status=live }} {{cite web |author=Gook, Ben |date=August 16, 2007 |title=<nowiki>"Great Australian Albums The Saints – (I'm) Stranded&nbsp;[DVD review]"&nbsp;</nowiki> |work=Mess+Noise |url=http://www.messandnoise.com/releases/5734 |access-date=2007-09-22 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011123233/http://www.messandnoise.com/releases/5734 |url-status=live }}</ref> "(I'm) Stranded" had limited impact at home, but the British music press recognized it as groundbreaking.<ref>Stafford (2006), pp. 57–76.</ref>