Latest proto-punk tracks
Iggy Pop - Louie Louie/Hang On Sloopy
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The NME commemorated the 10th anniversary in April 2004 of the death of Kurt Cobain by putting his image on…” on Dec 30th, 2025 →
MC5 - The American Ruse
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Given away with the NME on 18 June 2005. The day I turned 42 years old. From the blurb :-…” on Dec 25th, 2025 →
Jonathan Richman - O Guitar
Here Comes The FloodFollow “The incomparable Jonathan Richman will be back on the road with drummer Tommy Larkins in 2026. He might play some…” on Dec 15th, 2025 →
The Velvet Underground - What Goes On +3 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Swc The second most influential band ever. A Velvet Underground ICA As the long summer of…” on Jul 15th, 2025 →
Pere Ubu - Heart of Darkness
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest series by Fraser Pettigrew (aka our New Zealand correspondent) #3: Datapanik in the Year Zero – Pere Ubu…” on Jul 14th, 2025 →
Iggy Pop - (Get Up I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Lust for Life, the title track of the 1977 album by Iggy Pop, wasn’t released as a single back in…” on May 5th, 2025 →
The Stooges - Tv eye
Plain Or Pan?Follow “Diggin’ through the debris of daytime TV so you don’t have to. I’ve been unwell and off work last week…” on Mar 31st, 2025 →
Lou Reed - Heroin
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Walter (A Few Good Times In My Life) JC writes…… It was at the tail end…” on Jan 27th, 2025 →
Lou Reed - Sweet Jane
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I was thinking the other day that it had been a while since I came up with a contribution to…” on Nov 28th, 2024 →
The Dictators - God Damn New York
Add To Wantlist Follow “In the past few weeks we have already been treated to the return of veteran heroes such as The Okmoniks,…” on Sep 9th, 2024 →
The Stooges - 1970
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Fraser Pettigrew As I mentioned in a comment on your birthday post, I thought a compilation…” on Jul 22nd, 2024 →
John Cale - How We See The Light
KCRW Today's Top TuneFollow “Living legend and co-founder of the seminal band The Velvet Underground, John Cale is infuriated by the intentional, greedy destruction…” on Jul 19th, 2024 →
The Heartbreakers - Born To Lose
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This one has been inspired by an event that took place back in June 2015, one that I wrote about…” on May 28th, 2024 →
SUPER-X - Love Myself
12XUFollow “Paradise by SUPER-X Paradise erscheint am 10. Mai auf Cactus Records. Quelle” on May 5th, 2024 →
Big Star - You Get What You Deserve
Remember The LightningFollow “It’s interesting to consider the ways that guitar pop has evolved—and hasn’t—over the last six decades. Rock’s roots stretch back…” on Mar 12th, 2024 →
Destroy All Monsters - Bored
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “While lying on a beach in Barbados last month, it hit me that quite a few tremendous, or at the…” on Jan 29th, 2024 →