 The Kreuzberg district has historically been home to the Berlin "punk rock" movement, as well as other alternative subcultures in Germany.SO36 was originally focused largely on punk music and in the 1970s was often frequented by musicians such as Iggy Pop and David Bowie.After problems Martin Kippenberger took over the management in 1979 and tried to create a crossover between punk, new wave and visual art.