so these are the kinds of songs I only have movies and family photos as a reference point haha.

Sounds like a good era, I just heard PIL for the first time a couple of weeks ago, interesting sound. I'm not big on the punk people my age were into, mostly the 90's to early 2000's kind of punk. I don't know if they qualify as post-punk, or just straight up rock or what, but I like what I hear.

Being a part of that NYC hardcore movement must have been fun. I imagine quite a lot of good shows, local bands, etc. Never even heard of Token Entry, reminds of the kinds of stuff I used to hear the older punks at skate-parks listen to. Certainly pretty raw stuff.

Hell the only one I was familiar with was Belinda Carlisle's major hit lol. 'cause at this point that's an inevitable song in American culture be it through some kind of social function, 80's radio or movie soundtracks.