Various, The Dead Boys, Talking Heads, The Flamin' Groovies, Radio Birdman, Radio Birdman, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Saints, Tuff Darts, Patti Smith, Ramones, The Flamin' Groovies, The Dead Boys, The Rezillos, The Saints, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Tuff Darts, Ramones, The Rezillos

Vancouver Punk

The west-coast first wave that coined 'hardcore' — political, tuneful and absurdly early.

Detroit Proto-Punk

Pull this thread and you get Michigan guitar noise from 1969 ballrooms to 1999 basements, unbroken.