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A history of indie music

A history of indie music in 50 key moments, as chosen by Guardian and Observer writers

Find the Guardian's full history of modern music

14 June 2011

  • Sonic Youth

    What would you include in your version of indie history?

  • The Byrds

    Roger McGuinn inspires a generation of indie guitarists

  • Iggy Pop

    Stooges signed by Elektra

  • Captain Beefheart

    Captain Beefheart writes a manifesto for outsiders

  • The Modern Lovers' Jonathan Richman brings together light and dark

  • The New York Dolls play 'mock rock' on British TV

  • Rough Trade record shop opened by Geoff Travis

  • The Sex Pistols play the Lesser Free Hall: all of indie Manchester sees the future of music

  • Mark Perry gives birth to fanzine culture

  • Ramones show London anyone can form a band

  • Stiff release the first UK indie single

  • One band spawns three indie motormouths

  • Mark E Smith makes his entrance

  • John Peel's Festive 50 signals a changing world

  • Rock Against Racism defines punk politics

  • Daniel Miller launches Mute

  • Greg Ginn turns a radio parts company into SST Records

  • Ian Mackaye meets Bad Brains and invents hardcore

  • Bauhaus invent goth

  • The Slits show the way after punk

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