55 years ago
A band called 'Death' was punk before punk was punk
Formed in November 1971 by the 3 Hackney brothers, they were influential pioneers of the genre and, along with Pure Hell, the first all-black proto-punk/punk band.
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
A band called 'Death' was punk before punk was punk
Formed in November 1971 by the 3 Hackney brothers, they were influential pioneers of the genre and, along with Pure Hell, the first all-black proto-punk/punk band.
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
November 3, 2026 at 3:45 AM
55 years ago
A band called 'Death' was punk before punk was punk
Formed in November 1971 by the 3 Hackney brothers, they were influential pioneers of the genre and, along with Pure Hell, the first all-black proto-punk/punk band.
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
A band called 'Death' was punk before punk was punk
Formed in November 1971 by the 3 Hackney brothers, they were influential pioneers of the genre and, along with Pure Hell, the first all-black proto-punk/punk band.
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
In memory Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist, and member of the influential proto punkrock band MC5.
Fred Smith died of heart failure 32 years ago today at the far too young age of 46
Photo: Robert Matheu
#punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #sonicsmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Fred Smith died of heart failure 32 years ago today at the far too young age of 46
Photo: Robert Matheu
#punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #sonicsmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
November 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
In memory Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist, and member of the influential proto punkrock band MC5.
Fred Smith died of heart failure 32 years ago today at the far too young age of 46
Photo: Robert Matheu
#punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #sonicsmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Fred Smith died of heart failure 32 years ago today at the far too young age of 46
Photo: Robert Matheu
#punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #sonicsmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Is he wearing a t-shirt for the 70s-era protopunk band from Detroit? Or is there another band called Death?
Fox: Why are you here this morning?
Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
October 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Is he wearing a t-shirt for the 70s-era protopunk band from Detroit? Or is there another band called Death?
Iggy Pop “Censorship/Vote” MTV VMA’s 1990. Source: Ytube. #iggypop #outofstepdottv #outofstepdotnet #punkrock #punk #protopunk #detroit
November 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Iggy Pop “Censorship/Vote” MTV VMA’s 1990. Source: Ytube. #iggypop #outofstepdottv #outofstepdotnet #punkrock #punk #protopunk #detroit
A music break for sanity's sake.
#musicbreak #music #singersongwriter #artrock #glamrock #experimental #protopunk #garagerock
youtu.be/4WzdYMv4MM0
#musicbreak #music #singersongwriter #artrock #glamrock #experimental #protopunk #garagerock
youtu.be/4WzdYMv4MM0
Lou Reed - Vicious (Official Audio)
YouTube video by LouReedVEVO
youtu.be
November 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM
A music break for sanity's sake.
#musicbreak #music #singersongwriter #artrock #glamrock #experimental #protopunk #garagerock
youtu.be/4WzdYMv4MM0
#musicbreak #music #singersongwriter #artrock #glamrock #experimental #protopunk #garagerock
youtu.be/4WzdYMv4MM0
#52WeeksOfFavourites #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Week 44 | Political & Protest Songs | 4
"The American Ruse" by MC5 ("Back in the USA", 1970)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk #HardRock
Week 44 | Political & Protest Songs | 4
"The American Ruse" by MC5 ("Back in the USA", 1970)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk #HardRock
October 31, 2026 at 6:01 AM
#52WeeksOfFavourites #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Week 44 | Political & Protest Songs | 4
"The American Ruse" by MC5 ("Back in the USA", 1970)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk #HardRock
Week 44 | Political & Protest Songs | 4
"The American Ruse" by MC5 ("Back in the USA", 1970)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk #HardRock
#NowSpinning #NP
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity
#Halloween 🌚
#PureHell
#ProtoPunk
It's Halloween! 👻🌑🎃
Time for some Pure Hell! 🖤
Rot In The Doghouse
youtu.be/2fVHOLxVfz8?...
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity
#Halloween 🌚
#PureHell
#ProtoPunk
It's Halloween! 👻🌑🎃
Time for some Pure Hell! 🖤
Rot In The Doghouse
youtu.be/2fVHOLxVfz8?...
October 31, 2026 at 8:44 PM
#NowSpinning #NP
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity
#Halloween 🌚
#PureHell
#ProtoPunk
It's Halloween! 👻🌑🎃
Time for some Pure Hell! 🖤
Rot In The Doghouse
youtu.be/2fVHOLxVfz8?...
#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity
#Halloween 🌚
#PureHell
#ProtoPunk
It's Halloween! 👻🌑🎃
Time for some Pure Hell! 🖤
Rot In The Doghouse
youtu.be/2fVHOLxVfz8?...
Feel like the world is going to Hell? Well, here's a Great Big Rockin’ Kiss to lift the spirits on a gloomy Sunday!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
Johnny Thunders - Great Big Kiss (1978)
YouTube video by Bostonian Bob's Midnight Music
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Feel like the world is going to Hell? Well, here's a Great Big Rockin’ Kiss to lift the spirits on a gloomy Sunday!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
Feel like the world is going to Hell? Well, here's a Great Big Rockin’ Kiss to lift the spirits on a gloomy Sunday!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
Johnny Thunders - Great Big Kiss (1978)
YouTube video by Bostonian Bob's Midnight Music
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Feel like the world is going to Hell? Well, here's a Great Big Rockin’ Kiss to lift the spirits on a gloomy Sunday!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
MC5, alongside Iggy & The Stooges, was one of the most important precursors of punk. Their live-recorded debut Kick Out the Jams (1969) was captured #otd October 30th and 31st, 1968 at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom.
#MC5 #protopunk #GarageRock #punk #PunkHistory
#MC5 #protopunk #GarageRock #punk #PunkHistory
October 30, 2026 at 12:15 PM
MC5, alongside Iggy & The Stooges, was one of the most important precursors of punk. Their live-recorded debut Kick Out the Jams (1969) was captured #otd October 30th and 31st, 1968 at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom.
#MC5 #protopunk #GarageRock #punk #PunkHistory
#MC5 #protopunk #GarageRock #punk #PunkHistory
53 years ago
The Stooges pose for a portrait backstage at the Whisky A-Go-Go, October 1973 in West Hollywood
Front row L-R: Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton
Back row L-R: Scott Thurston, Ron Asheton, James Williamson
Photo by Michael Ochs
#rock #protopunk #thestooges #history #punkrockhistory
The Stooges pose for a portrait backstage at the Whisky A-Go-Go, October 1973 in West Hollywood
Front row L-R: Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton
Back row L-R: Scott Thurston, Ron Asheton, James Williamson
Photo by Michael Ochs
#rock #protopunk #thestooges #history #punkrockhistory
October 29, 2026 at 3:44 AM
53 years ago
The Stooges pose for a portrait backstage at the Whisky A-Go-Go, October 1973 in West Hollywood
Front row L-R: Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton
Back row L-R: Scott Thurston, Ron Asheton, James Williamson
Photo by Michael Ochs
#rock #protopunk #thestooges #history #punkrockhistory
The Stooges pose for a portrait backstage at the Whisky A-Go-Go, October 1973 in West Hollywood
Front row L-R: Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton
Back row L-R: Scott Thurston, Ron Asheton, James Williamson
Photo by Michael Ochs
#rock #protopunk #thestooges #history #punkrockhistory
Feel like the world is going to Hell? Well, here's a Great Big Rockin’ Kiss to lift the spirits on a gloomy Sunday!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
Johnny Thunders - Great Big Kiss (1978)
YouTube video by Bostonian Bob's Midnight Music
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Feel like the world is going to Hell? Well, here's a Great Big Rockin’ Kiss to lift the spirits on a gloomy Sunday!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=136o...
#punk #protopunk #punkrockhistory #MyDailyEarworm #goth #5oYearsOfPunk #MusicSky #BestSongHeardToday #ClassicRock #Rock #JohnnyThunders #NewYorkDolls
In memory Lou Reed 🖤
March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013
Lou Reed - A Walk On The Wild Side (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
#punk #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory #otd
March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013
Lou Reed - A Walk On The Wild Side (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
#punk #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory #otd
October 27, 2026 at 3:50 AM
In memory Lou Reed 🖤
March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013
Lou Reed - A Walk On The Wild Side (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
#punk #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory #otd
March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013
Lou Reed - A Walk On The Wild Side (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
#punk #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory #otd
Alekto - A NIGHT WEEKS LONG #protopunk #rock #alternative
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
Alekto - A NIGHT WEEKS LONG #protopunk #rock #alternative
YouTube video by Alekto
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Alekto - A NIGHT WEEKS LONG #protopunk #rock #alternative
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
The just one died last year, IIRC. That just leaves Iggy as the last man standing in Detroit protopunk.
November 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The just one died last year, IIRC. That just leaves Iggy as the last man standing in Detroit protopunk.
Good, but a different "Death", not the 90s death metal band but a 70s protopunk band
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_%...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_%...
Death (proto-punk band) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 30, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Good, but a different "Death", not the 90s death metal band but a 70s protopunk band
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_%...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_%...
#OfChorus #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
31 songs with a chorus I probably can remember later | 31
"She cracked
I'm sad
But I won't
She cracked
I'm hurt
You're right"
"She Cracked" by The Modern Lovers ("The Modern Lovers", 1976)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk
Thank you for hosting: @yutzer-futz.bsky.social
31 songs with a chorus I probably can remember later | 31
"She cracked
I'm sad
But I won't
She cracked
I'm hurt
You're right"
"She Cracked" by The Modern Lovers ("The Modern Lovers", 1976)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk
Thank you for hosting: @yutzer-futz.bsky.social
October 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
#OfChorus #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
31 songs with a chorus I probably can remember later | 31
"She cracked
I'm sad
But I won't
She cracked
I'm hurt
You're right"
"She Cracked" by The Modern Lovers ("The Modern Lovers", 1976)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk
Thank you for hosting: @yutzer-futz.bsky.social
31 songs with a chorus I probably can remember later | 31
"She cracked
I'm sad
But I won't
She cracked
I'm hurt
You're right"
"She Cracked" by The Modern Lovers ("The Modern Lovers", 1976)
#GarageRock #ProtoPunk
Thank you for hosting: @yutzer-futz.bsky.social
This is a 2020 limited ed
I first met the MC5 in the late '60s
A friend I used to go to Plymouth's Van Dike club with until we left for college around '72, had a collection of imported and pirated records I could only dream of...
So I first heard this nearly 60 years ago
+
#protopunk
I first met the MC5 in the late '60s
A friend I used to go to Plymouth's Van Dike club with until we left for college around '72, had a collection of imported and pirated records I could only dream of...
So I first heard this nearly 60 years ago
+
#protopunk
November 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This is a 2020 limited ed
I first met the MC5 in the late '60s
A friend I used to go to Plymouth's Van Dike club with until we left for college around '72, had a collection of imported and pirated records I could only dream of...
So I first heard this nearly 60 years ago
+
#protopunk
I first met the MC5 in the late '60s
A friend I used to go to Plymouth's Van Dike club with until we left for college around '72, had a collection of imported and pirated records I could only dream of...
So I first heard this nearly 60 years ago
+
#protopunk
In memory the great Lou Reed, American musician, guitarist, singer and main songwriter of the proto punk / rock band The Velvet Underground, passed away today in 2013 at the age of 71.
📸 Hervé Le Gall
#punkrock #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #punkrockhistory #otd
📸 Hervé Le Gall
#punkrock #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #punkrockhistory #otd
October 27, 2026 at 3:34 AM
In memory the great Lou Reed, American musician, guitarist, singer and main songwriter of the proto punk / rock band The Velvet Underground, passed away today in 2013 at the age of 71.
📸 Hervé Le Gall
#punkrock #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #punkrockhistory #otd
📸 Hervé Le Gall
#punkrock #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #punkrockhistory #otd
#OTD #TDIH #October27, 2013: #DOTD: #RIP #LouReed. #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #TheVelvetUnderground #UndergroundMusic #RockMusic #AltRock #ExperimentalMusic #DroneMusic #ProtoPunk #GlamRock #ArtRock #NoiseRock #RockSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG6f...
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (Official Audio)
YouTube video by LouReedVEVO
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Documentary about the 1970s Detroit rock band Death and their new-found popularity decades after the group recorded their music.
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
November 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Documentary about the 1970s Detroit rock band Death and their new-found popularity decades after the group recorded their music.
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
#death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots
El «Louie Louie» en ARAÑAS DE MARTE @aranasdemarte.bsky.social
Repaso a esta canción mítica que emana del chachachá cubano y que por arte de la música y The Kingsmen se convirtió en una de las claves del protopunk. Además, novedades y otras secciones musicales
97irratia.info/2026/11/02/h...
Repaso a esta canción mítica que emana del chachachá cubano y que por arte de la música y The Kingsmen se convirtió en una de las claves del protopunk. Además, novedades y otras secciones musicales
97irratia.info/2026/11/02/h...
Hilando Louie Louie - 97.0 Irrati Librea
Hilamos fino alrededor de “Louie Louie”, una canción mítica que emana del chachachá cubano y que por arte de la música y The Kingsmen se convirtió en una de las claves del protopunk; encima, su mítico...
97irratia.info
November 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
El «Louie Louie» en ARAÑAS DE MARTE @aranasdemarte.bsky.social
Repaso a esta canción mítica que emana del chachachá cubano y que por arte de la música y The Kingsmen se convirtió en una de las claves del protopunk. Además, novedades y otras secciones musicales
97irratia.info/2026/11/02/h...
Repaso a esta canción mítica que emana del chachachá cubano y que por arte de la música y The Kingsmen se convirtió en una de las claves del protopunk. Además, novedades y otras secciones musicales
97irratia.info/2026/11/02/h...
Alekto - A NIGHT WEEKS LONG #protopunk #rock #alternative
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
Alekto - A NIGHT WEEKS LONG #protopunk #rock #alternative
YouTube video by Alekto
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Alekto - A NIGHT WEEKS LONG #protopunk #rock #alternative
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
Estreno hace 15 horas 28 Oct 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRnj...
#OTD #TDIH #October27, 2013: #DOTD: #RIP #LouReed. #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #TheVelvetUnderground #UndergroundMusic #RockMusic #AltRock #ExperimentalMusic #DroneMusic #ProtoPunk #GlamRock #ArtRock #NoiseRock #RockSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkKL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkKL...
Velvet Underground I'm Waiting For The Man Subtitulada (HD)
YouTube video by tama1266
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM