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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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Don't Like You (30th Anniversary Edition)
Cheater Slicks
Album - 23 Tracks - Released August 8, 2025

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? & The Mysterians
Bad Idols
Black Magic Six
Bowels
Browntooth
CARTHIEFSCHOOL
Cheater Slicks
Cheetah Chrome
Chelsea
Creem Circus
DMZ
Davie Allan & The Arrows
Dead Boys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Moon
Death
Diet Blood
Doggy
Dr. Feelgood
Eater
Eel Men
Feederz
Flamin' Groovies
GFL
Geza X
Gudibrallan
Hands up Who Wants to Die
Hard Meat
Haunted Horses
Jack Starr
Johnny Moped
Jonathan Richman
Jonnata Doll e os Garotos Solventes
Leather Jacuzzi
Lenny Kaye
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
Q65
Real Sickies
SUCK
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 Dickies
The Dictators
The Fifth Estate
The Fuzztones
The Gizmos
The Hallingtons
The Hip Priests
The Len Price 3
The Liverbirds
The Lurkers
The MFA
The Members
The Mocos
The Moles
The Outcasts
The Painkillers
The Phantom
The Pink Fairies
The Rationals
The Runaways
The Steve Adamyk Band
The Troggs
The Users
The Victims
The Weirdos
The Zeros
Thee Blind Crows
Tony Visconti
U.K. Subs
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
Jonathan Richman
The Undertones
X-Ray Spex
New York Dolls
Stiff Little Fingers
Dr. Feelgood
Dead Boys
The Adicts
Germs
Skyhooks
Wipers
Death
? & The Mysterians
The Dickies
Richard Hell
NEU!
Dead Moon
U.K. Subs
Flamin' Groovies
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Ralph Carney
The Ruts
999
Marc Bolan
The Members
The Dictators
The Amboy Dukes
The Kids
The Nerves
The Zeros
The Boys
The Dirtbombs
The Wailers
The Weirdos
Flipper
The Litter
Q65
The Fuzztones
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
Haunted Horses
The Third Bardo
Pure Hell
Vodka Vtraiom
SUCK
Tony Visconti
Urinals
Rudi
Mac The Knife
Satan's Rats
SpizzEnergi
The Tammys
The Gizmos
Davie Allan & The Arrows
Syndicate Of Sound
The Ugly Ducklings
The Tights
Eater
Johnny Moped
The Moles
Protex
Wayne Kramer
Feederz
Rich Kids
Crime
Bags
Rubber City Rebels
The Flesh Eaters
The Barbarians
The Nuns
The Lewd
The Dils
The Middle Class
The Rationals
The Outcasts
The Deviants
Pierced Arrows
Bunker Hill