#proto punk

[kulturegroupie]

[undergroundrockpress]

Lou Reed – Rock N Roll Animal, 1974. Photo by Dwayne Dalrymple.

[metalcultbrigade]

Iggy Pop 21/04/1947

[ataraxiaaaaaaaa]

𝙸𝚐𝚐𝚢 𝙿𝚘𝚙 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚋𝚊𝚍𝚊𝚜𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝙸 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚒𝚌 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢.

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚘𝚍𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝙿𝚞𝚗𝚔.

[eroticlamb]

Johnny Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain and David Johansen photographed by Bob Gruen, circa 1970s ★

[theunderestimator-2]

Kick out the curls, motherfuckers: Wayne Kramer of MC5 and his spectacular curls sparkling in the sunlight like the dense foliage of an oak tree firmly rooted in his rocknroll soul, in a killer shot ca. 1970 (haven’t been able to track down the photographer, so any info will be appreciated, because this piece of pure art shouldn’t go uncredited).

Hair has always been an integral part of a person’s identity in most youth subcultures, whether it was the slick back rockabilly quiff, the soul/disco afro, the long-haired hippy type or the punk spikes and mohawks. According to brother Wayne's memoir ‘The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, The MC5 & My Life of Impossibilities’:

“…Hair was a big issue. The new, long-haired British bands set the style and we all adjusted accordingly. But Rob and I had hair that was curly, really curly, which meant we had a problem. I would plaster it down with Dippity-Do, and when it dried it would be straight … for a short time. Rob's methods were even more extreme involving chemicals and professional barbers. Until one day when Rob showed up at rehearsal with a small, beautiful natural Afro. He discovered that his hair was perfect the way it came out of his head. We all agreed he looked fabulous. Rob Tyner, the first white boy in Detroit with an Afro, showed me the way once again. I, too, decided to go with my natural curl. Problem solved.”

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[gloomysundayxx]

[undergroundrockpress]

The Pink Fairies play for free at the Isle of Wight Festival, 1969. Photo : David Hurn.

[sonicandvisualsurprises]

I really like the frantic energy of this song's instrumentation.

Also, the repeated refrain of 'They're gonna get you' creates a sense of uneasiness, almost as if the listener is being warned of some inevitable fate!

[big-low-t]

The Stooges - Down on the Street

[balleralbumcovers]

EPIC ALBUM COVER #107

The Velvet Underground & Nico - self-titled

Released: 1967 (Verve)

Art rock, experimental rock

Bonus:

[eroticlamb]

New York Dolls photographed by Bob Gruen, 1973 ★

[tiredfinch]

bunch of patti smith and tom verlaine because I've been in a protopunk mood and I loooove my wife patti and my wife tom

[instanttaneas-archivoenfoto]

Television, 1977

[postpunkindustrial]

Patti Smith with Lenny Kaye

Photo by Gus Stewart 1976

[undergroundrockpress]

Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White / The Standells in 1966.