Various, The Heiz, New Cold War, The Negative Nancys, Franks & Deans, Guilty By Association, The New Waves, Mercy Music, The People's Whiskey, The Quitters, The Dirty Panties, The Squidhat Allstars

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.