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Dead Kennedys
DEAD KENNEDYS were one of the most popular and important American hardcore punk bands of the late \'70s/early \'80s. They formed in San Francisco in 1978 when EAST BAY RAY placed an ad in a music paper that vocalist JELLO BIAFRA responded to. They were soon joined by bassist KLAUS FLOURIDE, drummer TED and a second guitarist known to posterity simply as 6025. The latter departed in March 1979, while Ted was replaced at the very end of 1980 by D.H. PELIGRO.
The Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first punk rock group. Formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1974, all of the band members adopted stage names ending with \"Ramone\", though none of them were actually related.
Black Flag
Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes.
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. While Minor Threat was short-lived, it had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene. Minor Threat\'s song \"Straight Edge\" became the eventual basis of the straight edge movement
The Teen Idles
The Teen Idles were an American hardcore punk band that formed in Washington, D.C. in August 1979.Teenagers Nathan Strejcek, Geordie Grindle, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson were the band\\\'s continual members.
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