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John Cale
Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1942)
Beastie Boys
American hip hop group
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed by singer-songwriter and guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto in Bolton in 1976. They achieved commercial success with singles that fuse pop with rapid-fire punk energy, inspiring the power pop and pop punk movements; these singles were later collected on Singles Going Steady, an acclaimed compilation album music journalist and critic Ned Raggett described as a "punk masterpiece".
MC5
MC5 (also known as the Motor City Five) was an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The classic lineup consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. MC5 were listed by Parade as one of the best rock bands of all time and by VH1 as one of the greatest hard rock artists of all time.
The band's music is widely recognized as influential, and their 1969 song "Kick Out the Jams" has been covered by many artists.
GG Allin
American punk rock musician (1956-1993)
Television
American band
Einstürzende Neubauten
German experimental band
Bad Brains
American rock band
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018)
Black Uhuru
Jamaican reggae group
Johnny Thunders
American guitarist and singer (1952–1991)
Suicide
American musical duo
Laurel Aitken
Cuban singer (1927–2005)
Bill Laswell
American musician (born 1955)
Front Line Assembly
Canadian electro-industrial band
Cedella Booker
Mother of Bob Marley (1926–2008)
The Durutti Column
British band
The Dickies
American musical group; punk rock band from California
The Dictators
American punk rock band
Big Youth
Jamaican deejay
Christian Death
American gothic rock band
Flipper
American musical group
James Chance
American saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist (1953–2024)
Mikey Dread
Jamaican musician (1954–2008)
Jonathan Borofsky
American sculptor and printmaker (born 1942)
The Raincoats
British band
The Chocolate Watchband
American band
Yabby You
Jamaican musician (1946-2010)
The Ruts
British musical group
Praxis
American musical group; experimental rock band
Bush Tetras
American rock band
James Chance and the Contortions
American bands (1977-2016)
Mike Ladd
American rapper
The Fleshtones
American band
Dub Syndicate
English dub band
8-Eyed Spy
American band
Adrenalin O.D.
American hardcore punk band
Exuma
Bahamian musician (1942-1997)
Joe Carrasco
American musician