Detroit’s Proto‑Punk Origins: How the Motor City Forged MC 5, The Stooges, and a Raw Sound that Spawned Punk

This episode explores Detroit in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a crucible of proto‑punk. We trace how factory‑driven youth, gritty underground clubs, tape‑trading circles, and DIY recording practices produced landmark acts like MC 5 and The Stooges—and how their industrial swagger and raw production became a blueprint for punk worldwide.

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