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Music History. Punk Rock. About how a bunch of nutters who didn’t know the notes revolutionized music.

What does the word “punk” mean?
Why did the punk revolution break out specifically in the UK?
Who invented stage diving and how is it different from crowd surfing?
Who invented the pogo?
Where did the “ramones jacket” come from?
What is it like to enrage an entire country with one song?
What did Joe Strummer, a pacifist, feel when American soldiers in Iraq signed bombs with the title of his song?

You will find answers to these and many other questions at Marcin Szuster’s lecture “Punk Rock. How a bunch of nutters who didn’t know the notes revolutionized music.” From the series “History of Music”.

Given in an accessible format, the lectures are a collection of stories about the heroes of each musical era over the past 100 years. Supplemented with film footage and vinyl record tracks, they create a one-of-a-kind journey through the history of 20th century music.
“History of Music” is a series of 16 lectures that will be held regularly, every two weeks, at Wrocław’s Sztuka Na Miejsce at 4 Laziarska Street.
The program includes, in sequence: “Rhythm and blues”, “Soul”, “Funk & Disco”, “Hip-hop”, “Rock and roll”, “British Invasion”, “American Rock”, “Punk Rock”, “Rapcore, Grunge & Nu-Metal”, “Pop”, “Electronic Music”, “Detroit Techno & Chicago House”, “Hip-hop pt.2: West Coast”, “Music Producers”, “Polish Music”.

Hosted by: Marcin Szuster (History of Music)
Date: 19.02.2026
Start: 19:00
Duration: 2h (+10 minutes break in the middle)
Admission: 30PLN

Marcin Szuster
(Music History / WaxEaters / School of Modern Music)
Music journalist, crate-digger, music producer, beatmaker, vinyl record collector, teacher and music history enthusiast. Fascinated by the phenomenon of covering and sampling in music. He hosts “Music History,” an online YouTube vlog and podcast about the most important figures, bands, events and albums of the 20th century. He gives his lectures on almost every contemporary music genre all over the country. He co-founded the production duo WaxEaters, whose productions can be found on albums by artists such as Rover, Bonson and WCK. He also led workshops on sampling in music production at the 2017 TAURON New Music Festival and the 2017 Seazone Music and Conference. He works in the Marketing Department of the School of Modern Music in Wroclaw, where he also teaches the subject History of Music.