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==History==

 

Punkcast's founder Joly MacFie was born in England and during the punk scene in the late 70s and early 80s sold badges and pins through his company [[Better Badges]], before in 1983 selling the business to his staff and moving to New York.<ref name=villagevoice2010/>

 

Punkcast was started in September 1997 to cover the visit to NYC of punk band [[One Way System]], in order to demonstrate the internet's broadcast potential to the band's manager John Bentham who had run Jettisoundz, a major creator/distributor of punk video in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paperthinwalls.com/featuredarticle/index?id=141 |title=Tapehead |last=Grow |first=Kory |publisher=Paper Thin Walls |date=2007-11-08 |accessdate=2007-12-03 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112092418/http://paperthinwalls.com/featuredarticle/index?id=141 |archivedate=November 12, 2007 }}</ref> In the early days the site covered old-school punk via several cameramen, but in 2001 MacFie started himself shooting the local indie scene.<ref name="10yrs">{{cite web|url=http://punkcast.com/10years.html|title=PUNKCAST 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY PARTY AND SCREENING|date=2007-09-14|publisher=punkcast.com|accessdate=2007-12-03}}</ref> In September 2005 Punkcast launched a [[video podcast]]<ref name="10yrs"/> and later a YouTube channel.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/wwwhatsup Punkcast - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

 

The content is mainly complete songs from live performances in the city's clubs and other locations.<ref>Samiljan, Tom (April 5, 2007). "The Top Video Podcast Vaults", ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' (1023): 72,</ref> but the site occasionally covers other local community events. In 2003, Punkcast charged a few dollars per video to each band they filmed{{clarify|date=January 2013}}.<ref name=motia>{{cite news|last=Motia|first=Shahryar|title=Bootlegger's Banquet|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-10-28/news/bootlegger-s-banquet/1/|accessdate=4 January 2013|newspaper=Village Voice|date=Oct 28, 2003}}</ref> They also sell DVDs on their website and accept donations.<ref>[http://punkcast.com/donate.html punkcast.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Punkcast often follows a [[DIY]] policy of filming the footage first, without permission, and also posting it without permission, but will generally take down material if asked. Founder Joly MacFie argues that this serves an important archival purpose.<ref name="Brooklyn Vegan">{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/07/punkcast_youtub.html|title=Punkcast YouTube account suspended by Richard Hell|date= July 17, 2009|publisher=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|accessdate=January 12, 2013}}</ref>