Various, Bazooka, Wolf Mountains, Dusty Mush, White Mystery, The Holy Motors, Combomatix, Lou & Les Garcons, Qúetzal Snåkes, Babes, Los Reatardos, Kaviar Special, Sick Hyenas, Sapin, Dragster, Go!Zilla, Volage

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.