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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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The John Peel Sessions
Swell Maps
Album - 13 Tracks - Released September 12, 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 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
Lipstick Killers
Los Walrus
Lou Reed
Lou's
Mac The Knife
Material
Mick Ronson
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
Swell Maps
Swift Beatz
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
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The Lurkers
The MFA
The Members
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The Moles
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The Painkillers
The Phantom
The Pink Fairies
The Rationals
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The Slow Death
The Steve Adamyk Band
The Troggs
The Users
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Thee Blind Crows
Tony Visconti
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Wipers
X
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Lou Reed
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Patti Smith
Dead Kennedys
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The Damned
Bad Brains
X
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Dr. Feelgood
New York Dolls
Dead Boys
The Adicts
Germs
Skyhooks
Wipers
Death
? & The Mysterians
Richard Hell
The Dickies
NEU!
Dead Moon
U.K. Subs
Flamin' Groovies
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Ralph Carney
The Ruts
999
Marc Bolan
The Dictators
The Members
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Swell Maps
The Kids
The Nerves
The Zeros
The Boys
The Weirdos
The Dirtbombs
The Wailers
Flipper
The Litter
Q65
The Fuzztones
Mick Ronson
Hasil Adkins
Chris Smith
The Lurkers
The Professionals
Chelsea
Steve Wynn
Flat Duo Jets
Menace
The Pink Fairies
Pure Hell
The Real Kids
James Williamson
Haunted Horses
The Third Bardo
The Gruesomes
Rudi
Tony Visconti
SpizzEnergi
Satan's Rats
SUCK
Mac The Knife
Vodka Vtraiom
Urinals
The Gizmos
Davie Allan & The Arrows
The Tammys
Syndicate Of Sound
The Ugly Ducklings
The Tights
Johnny Moped
The Moles
Wayne Kramer
Eater
Protex
Crime
Feederz
Bags
The Slow Death
Rich Kids
Rubber City Rebels
The Lewd
The Barbarians
The Flesh Eaters
The Nuns
The Rationals
The Deviants
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