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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
13 June 2011
What would you include in your version of indie history?
Roger McGuinn inspires a generation of indie guitarists
Stooges signed by Elektra
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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