This punk bar is a major testing ground for local bands, and a great place to enjoy live rock, punk and ska music, as well as cheap drinks.

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Further east in Chaoyang district, the rough and ready 2 Kolegas, with its graffiti-daubed walls, is a classic underground club that stages punk gigs and live jam sessions.

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The former's Shrinking Telephone is two minutes of garage punk mayhem and perfection, and you will not see a more energetic live set on this planet.

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From the opening power chords to bassist-singer Bobby Hackney's rushed, garbled vocal, the song has the harried, live-for-the-moment desperation that's always made for great punk (and great rock 'n' roll overall).

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The "Saturday Night Live" commercials, three at last count, are also minimal, featuring only the Daft Punk logo, the album's title or a disco-flavored performance of "Get Lucky" featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.

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Punk, their next big breakout superstar, by having a storyline with him that did not live up to the hype, and has put fans in a sleeper hold.

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