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Proto-punk is a raw, energetic, and often rebellious music genre that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, laying the groundwork for the punk rock explosion. It is characterized by its gritty, garage rock sound, stripped-down instrumentation, and a defiant, anti-establishment attitude. Bands like The Lewd and Feederz infused aggressive guitar riffs with politically charged lyrics, while others like Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band injected a sense of spontaneity and experimentation into their performances. Proto-punk embodies a blend of rockabilly energy, psychedelia influences, and a DIY ethos, pushing musical boundaries and setting the stage for punk's later evolution.

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Killer Klowns (Re-Recorded)
The Dickies
Single - Released May 9, 2025

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? & The Mysterians
Bad Idols
Black Magic Six
Bowels
Browntooth
Brutal Poodle
CARTHIEFSCHOOL
Cheetah Chrome
Chelsea
Creem Circus
Crime
DMZ
Davie Allan & The Arrows
Dead Boys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Moon
Death
Diet Blood
Doggy
Eater
Feederz
Flamin' Groovies
GFL
Geza X
Gudibrallan
Hands up Who Wants to Die
Hard Meat
Haunted Horses
Jack Starr
Johnny Moped
Jonnata Doll e os Garotos Solventes
Leather Jacuzzi
Los Sedantes
Los Walrus
Lou Reed
Lou's
Mac The Knife
Material
Mick Ronson
NEU!
Neon Hearts
New York Dolls
Patti Smith
Pearl Harbor and the Explosions
Protex
Q65
Real Sickies
SUCK
Secnd Best
Shakin' Street
Slag Queens
Slumberland
Snotty Cheekbones
SpizzEnergi
Steve Wynn
Stiff Little Fingers
Suburban Studs
Swamp City Rockers
Swift Beatz
T. Rex
TOUTS
The Atom Age
The Boys
The Cigarettes
The Cramps
The Crowd
The Damned
The Deviants
The Dickies
The Dictators
The Fifth Estate
The Gizmos
The Hallingtons
The Hip Priests
The Kinks
The Len Price 3
The Liverbirds
The Lurkers
The MFA
The Mocos
The Moles
The Outcasts
The Painkillers
The Phantom
The Pink Fairies
The Professionals
The Rationals
The Runaways
The Steve Adamyk Band
The Troggs
The Users
The Victims
The Weirdos
The Zeros
Thee Blind Crows
Tony Visconti
Vodka Vtraiom
Wipers
X
Ramones
Lou Reed
The Kinks
T. Rex
Patti Smith
Dead Kennedys
The Cramps
The Runaways
The Troggs
The Damned
Bad Brains
X
The Undertones
X-Ray Spex
New York Dolls
Stiff Little Fingers
Dead Boys
Germs
The Adicts
Skyhooks
Wipers
Death
? & The Mysterians
The Dickies
Richard Hell
NEU!
Dead Moon
Flamin' Groovies
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Ralph Carney
The Ruts
999
Marc Bolan
The Dictators
The Amboy Dukes
The Kids
The Nerves
The Zeros
The Boys
The Wailers
The Dirtbombs
The Weirdos
Flipper
The Litter
Q65
Mick Ronson
Chris Smith
Hasil Adkins
The Professionals
The Lurkers
Chelsea
Steve Wynn
Flat Duo Jets
The Pink Fairies
Menace
James Williamson
The Real Kids
Pure Hell
Haunted Horses
The Third Bardo
SpizzEnergi
Tony Visconti
Mac The Knife
Satan's Rats
Vodka Vtraiom
SUCK
Urinals
Rudi
The Gizmos
Davie Allan & The Arrows
The Tammys
The Ugly Ducklings
The Tights
Syndicate Of Sound
Johnny Moped
The Moles
Wayne Kramer
Eater
Protex
Bags
Crime
Feederz
Rich Kids
Rubber City Rebels
The Nuns
The Lewd
The Flesh Eaters
The Barbarians
The Dils
Pierced Arrows
The Outcasts
The Deviants
The Rationals
The Middle Class
Bunker Hill
DMZ
The Crowd
Teenage Jesus & The Jerks
Aut'Chose
The Carpettes