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Encyclopedia > Garage punk
Garage Punk
Stylistic origins: Punk rock
Garage Rock
Hardcore Punk
Stoner Rock
Surf Rock
Indie Rock
Cultural origins: Late 1980s in United States and mid 1990s in Japan
Typical instruments: Guitar - Bass - Drums - Keyboard
Mainstream popularity: Largely underground, but some bands have had mainstream success.
Subgenres
Garage rock revival
Regional scenes
England - USA - Canada - Sweden - Japan
Other topics
Timeline of alternative rock- Timeline of punk rock

Garage punk is a subgenre of punk rock that is heavily influenced by garage rock. A relatively new term to the modern mainstream music press, notable sources like MTV.com and The All-Music Guide now acknowledge the genre. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... In the early 1960s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was surf rock. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... A short grand piano, with the lid up. ... Garage rock was a simple, raw form of rock and roll created by a number of American bands in the mid-1960s. ... The Music of England has a long history. ... This is a timeline of alternative rock, from its beginnings in the 1970s to the present. ... This is a timeline of punk rock, from its beginnings in the early 1960s to the present time. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ...


Garage punk can be seen as both a descendant of 1960s garage rock, as well as the punk and New Wave movements of the late 1970s and early 1980s.[citation needed] The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... New Wave was a pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...


Primary Garage punk musicians (1976-Present)

In historical scholarship, a primary source is a document, or other source of information that was created at or near the time being studied, by an authoritative source, usually one with direct personal knowledge of the events being described. ... In library and information science, historiography and some other areas of scholarship, a secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere. ... The Black Lips are a self-described flower punk band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Boss Hog should not be confused with Boss Hogg, the Dukes of Hazzard character. ... Cheater Slicks is a three-man garage punk band formed in Boston in 1987. ... Billy Childish (real name Steven John Hamper) or William Charlie Hamper (born December 1, 1959) is an English artist, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. ... The Devil Dogs were a New York-based garage punk band, started in 1989 by Andy Gortler (guitars), Steve Baise (bass) and Paul Corio (drums). ... The Dirtbombs are a rock and roll band based in Detroit, Michigan, notable for blending diverse influences such as punk rock and soul while featuring a dual bass guitar, dual drum and guitar lineup. ... DMZ was a first-wave punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, strongly influenced by 1960s garage rock. ... Gas Huffer was a band with the lead singer named Brittany H. from the University of Cincinnati that played a sort of rockabilly punk, with lyrics both formal and comical, with bouncy stage presence. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The band Guitar Wolf, founded in Japan in 1987, are known for their piercing vocals and extremely loud style of garage punk that emphasized heavy distortion. ... Thee Headcoats: Art or Arse? EP Thee Headcoats is a band comprised of Billy Childish (real name Steven Hamper), Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. ... This article is about the Swedish band. ... The Horrors are a garage rock band who formed in the summer of 2005. ... The Intelligence is a lo-fi indie post punk rock band from Seatlle, founded by Lars Finberg, drummer of the A-Frames. ... The (International) Noise Conspiracy is a rocknroll band with punk rock influences. ... Jay Reatard (born Jay Lindsey) is a prolific garage punk musician from Memphis, Tennessee. ... Memphis LOST SOUNDS began in March 1999 made up of Rich Crook on drums, Jay Reatard on synth, guitar and vocals, and Alicja Trout also on synth, guitar and vocals. ... The Makers were a band formed by ex-Split Enz Keyboardist Eddie Rayner and Australian musician and singer Brian Baker. ... Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (also known as TMGE) was a Japanese Garage band of notable popularity in its country of origin. ... Billy Childish (real name William Charlie Hamper, or Steven John Hamper) (born December 1, 1959) is an artist, singer, and guitarist, hailing from Chatham in Kent, England. ... The Mooney Suzuki is a rock and roll band formed in 1996. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The New Bomb Turks are a garage punk band from Columbus, Ohio. ... The Oblivians were a very influential garage punk band from Memphis, Tennessee in the 1990s. ... Jay Reatard (born Jay Lindsey) is a prolific garage punk musician from Memphis, Tennessee. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Spits are a Seattle-based punk musical group. ... A supercharger (also known as a blower) is an air compressor used to force more air (and hence more oxygen) into the combustion chamber(s) of an internal combustion engine than can be achieved at ambient atmospheric pressure (natural aspiration). ... The Supersuckers are an American rock band. ... Teengenerate were a Japanese punk rock band known for their sloppy, fun style of playing and often incomprehensible English lyrics. ... The Trashwomen was an all-female Surf band from the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Young Werewolves are a Philadelphia rock band formed in 2002. ...

Related genres

Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... A one-man band busking in Calgary A one-man band is a musician who plays a number of musical instruments simultaneously. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Allmusic. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music. ... In the early 1960s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was surf rock. ... Roots Rock is a classic, early American sound distinct in early 70s bands, such as Creedence Clearwater Revival and Three Dog Night. ... Trash rock is a genre of rocknroll that shares the same influences as early punk, but diverges in that its largely apolitical, often containing 1930s-70s pulp fiction novel and B-movie themes and imagery. ...

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sociology - Punk rock (1644 words)
Punk rock in Britain coincided with the rise of Thatcherism, and nearly all British punk bands expressed an attitude of angry social alienation.
Punk rock was also a reaction against certain tendencies that had overtaken popular music in the 1970s, including what the punks saw as superficial "disco" music and grandiose forms of heavy metal, progressive rock and "arena rock." Punk also rejected the remnants of the hippie counterculture of the 1960s.
Punk rock emphasised simple musical structure and short songs, extolling a DIY ethic that insisted anyone could form a punk rock band (the early UK punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue once famously included drawings of three chord shapes, captioned, "this is a chord, this is another, this is a third.
Garage rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1169 words)
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that enjoyed its original period of wide success in the United States and Canada, from 1963 to 1967.
It was originally known as "punk rock," but renamed to "garage rock" to avoid confusion with 1970s punk a la the Sex Pistols.
Garage rock bands were generally influenced by those British bands with a harder, blues-based attack, such as The Kinks, The Animals, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and The Rolling Stones.
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