Hello there, Styno here.

I need inspiration to get in the mood for this jam.

I'm sort of uncultured when it comes to music.
The songs I do hear are played on a radio I did not choose to turn on.
Could you suggest some good starting points for, let's say punk rock?
Just a band or genre that emits "creative freedom and expression," because that's the vibe this jam is giving off.

It could also be visual inspiration: punk imagery, avant-garde fine art, alt-fashion, etc..

perhaphs it would be best if this was a thread for sharing such inspiration in line with the theme of the jam.
So everyone could this use it as a source to base their entry off?

Hey! Thank you for the question <3

First of all, I have to say I don’t really believe there’s such a thing as uncultured, so your experiences with music, whatever they may be, can very well be enough to inform your entry! Also, you don’t have to stick to music at all, if you don’t feel like it. If you want to keep the setting, you could show us another facet of it, unrelated to the musical side. Or you could just create another setting entirely!

Still, to answer your question about inspiration, much of what I had in mind while making MMnMM was punk rock DIY flyers and posters aesthetics, that grungy, collaged, photocopied look, so a quick google search for things like “punk flyers” or “punk posters” can give you a lot of insight about it. Stuff like The Clash, Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls were on my mind. Also, lots of “classic” heavy metal and prog, like Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull. And also that cheesy hard rock/metal that I love, with all that hair and skinny clothes, like Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Journey etc.

I hope this has been helpful. If you have any more questions, please ask away!