Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. They are widely considered the first hardcore punk band. Black Flag forged a uniqu

Hard rock, In-your-face, Intense, Physical force, Playful, Political, Punk, Repetitive, Rhythmic

Deerhoof is a San Francisco musical group, currently consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki (usually vocals and bass), John Dieterich (usually guitar), Ed Rodriguez (usually guitar as well) and Greg Saunier (usually drums). Although typically classified as indie rock due to their having been on an indie r

Indie rock, Intense, Rhythmic

The Pretty Things pioneered a raw approach to rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key bands of the 1960s British invasion, particularly The Rolling Stones. The Pretty Things were preceded by Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, which consisted of Dick Taylor, fellow Sidcup Art College stude

Classic rock, Cool, Distorted, Gritty, Hypnotic, Implosive, Intense, Joyful, Minimal, Physical force, Playful, Pop, Power, Primal, Quirky, Repetitive, Rhythmic, Rough

Phuture (sometimes known as "Phuture 303") produced very few tracks, but those few are some of the most legendary in the history of dance music. Most reknown and revolutionary is their 1987 single "Acid Trax", the track that began and defined the acid house sound. Phuture was formed by DJ Pierre,

Architectural, In-your-face, Intense, Intimate, Joyful, Severe, Tribal