Garage Punk: The Definitive History

Garage punk is a rock music fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced, lo-fi music characterised by angular, choppy guitar sounds — usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned.[2] Common lyrical themes range from toilet humor, sex, drugs, partying, and Rock & Roll to liberation from social norms.[3]
Its roots are in 1970s and 1980s punk bands, and 1960s American garage rock bands who, trying to mimic the sound and attitude of British rhythm and blues groups, created a cruder, more urgent sound.[4][3] Many garage punk musicians have been white, working class, suburban teenagers.[1][5] Notable garage punk bands include Thee Milkshakes, Guitar Wolf, Mod Fun, The Gories, The Mummies, Oblivians and The Dirtbombs.
Collections representing the genre include Back from the Grave and Garage Punk Unknowns.[4]

See also
Garage rock
One-man band
Punk blues
Punk rock
Trash rock

References
^ a b Reynolds, Simon (1999). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Routledge, 138. ISBN 0415923735.
^ Alan Rutter (September 2006). "Bluffer's guide: Garage punk". TimeOut London. TimeOut Group Ltd.. Retrieved on 02 February 2008.
^ a b Bovey, Seth (2006). "Don't Tread on Me: The Ethos of '60s Garage Punk". Popular Music & Society 29 (4): 451–459. Routledge. doi:10.1080/03007760600787515.
^ a b Sabin, Roger (1999). Punk Rock, So What?: The Cultural Legacy of Punk. Routledge, 99. ISBN 041517029X.
^ Campbell, Neil (2004). American Youth Cultures. Edinburgh University Press, 220. ISBN 074861933X.