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Punk rock predates the Sex Pistols and The Clash! Welcome to the world’s only weekly podcast presenting obscure 1960s garage punk, garage rock, proto-punk, freakbeat and psychedelia from every part of the planet! 🎸 1960s US deep cuts, Canadian garage and psych, ultra-obscure 60s garage acetates, curios, UK, French, German, Dutch and Italian freakbeat, 'Yugobeat', a wealth of central and south American garage and psych, Japanese 'Group Sounds' and way more! 🎸 Back episodes available at all good podcast places. All the info you need is here - https://linktr.ee/retrospectgaragepunk Find us on Facebook and Insta. This is a weekly show hosted by Phil Grey and first broadcast on Free FM 89.0 [Hamilton, New Zealand], with repeat airings across New Zealand and selected Canadian and US community and campus stations.
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When raw, high-energy garage bands discovered mind-altering substances and studio reverb, the genre took a sharp left turn into the cosmos. We trace the lineage from twangy, high-octane surf instrumentals into the murky, mind-expanding depths of late-60s garage punk freakouts. This episode explores the exact moment gritty teen angst melted into heavy, fuzz-soaked psychedelic instrumental soundscapes. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Bubblegum Brain-Melts and more - covers, Acid Tests, groovy spots. It's part 2 of our annual exploration of all things PSYCH! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
IT'S BACK - our month of lysergic deep dives! We kick off Psychedelic Pseptember 2026 with a 'Psycho-Electric Happening' before some sage words from a real actual Pastor, global psych covers of Hendrix and the Stones, 'Psychsploitation' tracks and more! Dig? Drop me a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, dude. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Another hour of way cool 60s garagey goodness - garage rock, acetates, instros, proto-psych. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Forget high fidelity; we’re chasing high volatility. We’ve dusted off the rarest acetate 45s in existence to bring you a wall-to-wall set of garage punk drenched in authentic vinyl hiss, pops, and warps. It’s as close to the 1966 cutting lathe as you can legally get. These tracks never saw a proper commercial pressing. They lived and died on fragile acetate discs that popped, clicked, and hissed with every rotation. Tune past the surface noise for a masterclass in lost, raw 1960s teenage garage rock. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Three certified classics give you a taste of the era, but the main event is down in the muck. We fulfill the Retrospect mandate by plumbing the absolute depths of obscurity—where the fuzz is heavier, the sitars are weirder, and the records are practically mythical. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
We’re drafting your ears into active service, spinning a heavy-duty set of 60s garage punk featuring band names and tracks pulled straight from the barracks—think marching-snare beats, militaristic monikers, and enough fuzz to wipe a nation from the face of the planet! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Hot on the heels of my 'Group, Groop & Groep Sounds' fiasco - a genuine 'GS'-focused episode featuring THE EDWARDS, THE FINGERS, THE GOLDEN CUPS, THE BEAVERS and more! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
How can there be a ‘Group’ Sounds Special with not a single track from Japan? AHA! Trust Retrospect to unearth an hour of tracks from global Groups, Groops and Groeps! It’s a study in 60s naming conventions and sonic carnage, and our final word on the best-titled bands of the 60s. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Acetates are delicate, just like the teenage ego. Tonight, we treat these rare, fragile recordings with the respect they deserve—by playing them at top volume. Featuring the wildest garage cuts from the youngest, loudest bands in the 1960s. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
We’re tuning into the obscure frequencies of 1966-68 with a 🇪🇸 Spanish Pretty Things cover, 🇲🇽 Mexican Beatles cover, 🇬🇧 British Who cover, and lots more before we bring proceedings to a close with a 🇲🇽 Mexican CCR cover. It’s a wide-angle view of a decade that never stopped screaming.. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
We kick things off by providing the perfect garage-punk-fueled distraction for DC’s most unnecessary disaster, and follow with a flight to Psychedelphia, the Kartune Kapers are On The Plane and two further groups also chose to Stop, Get A Ticket! Sheesh, this rambling monologue coulda been written in Sharpie! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
We're digging deep into the dustier corners of the decade, bringing you hidden gems and raw sounds that'll blow the speakers right out of your wall! Selections from the US & UK, continental Europe, and two killer tracks from Peru! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
You’ve heard the hits, but have you heard them through the ears of 1960s garage bands from Italy, Spain, Greece, New Zealand, Spain and Uruguay? We’ve scoured the international underground to bring you the wildest, raunchiest, and most obscure cover versions of 60s classics. We’re talking about local bands from every corner of the globe taking familiar melodies and putting them through the "garage filter"—resulting in something entirely new, undeniably raw, and often unrecognizable. Grab your passport and tune in to the chaos! Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
We are worshiping at the altar of the most glorious sound in rock and roll history: The Fuzz. If you like your 60s rock with a side of static and a heavy dose of teenage rebellion, grab your headphones—this one is going to be loud. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Buckle up—the garage door is opening, but the landscape looks a whole lot different this week. 🌀🚀 On this episode of Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show, we’re leaving the basement behind to drift into the ether. We’ve curated a deep-dive journey through the most obscure corners of 1960s psychedelic rock, where raw garage energy meets far-out cosmic exploration. This week’s sonic itinerary includes: 💊 L.S.D. – Mystery of the Mystical Invasion 🪐 Big Boy Pete Miller – My Love Is Like a Spaceship 🌙 The Graded Grains – Lucifer Sam 🏺 Apaslar – Gilgamis ...and plenty more deep cuts to melt your speakers. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Ankharr, Kuff (who claimed to be 347 years old), Zoarg and GMX. Oh, and a fifth member but he was invisible!🛸 It's a crazy tale of an ultra obscure 🇦🇺 Australian garage band, and one that's inspired a series of way cool covers by this week's guest Ethan Kernaghan of the En Kernaghan Band. Read more 👉🏽 https://enkernaghan.bandcamp.com/ Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
A whirlwind tour of the 1960s underground. We cover the dark, rebellious beat of the GDR, the psychedelic-tinged rock of Turkey, and the melodic, upbeat garage-pop of the French and Italian Riviera. And a dedicated "GS" block—four tracks of pure, unadulterated Japanese garage gold. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
Time's against me this week - Strongly and Bigly! So I have exhumed one of my fave 'Guest Selector' episodes. It's what happens when a Belgian crate-digger curates the playlist. You get a masterclass in the obscure. Peter Chloupek joins us to spin a selection of ultra-rare garage rock that survived the decades in dusty European basements. It’s a sonic journey from the US midwest to the heart of Europe, featuring bands that recorded one single and vanished into the fog. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
We’re bridging the Pacific with a high-octane set of Peruvian "savage" garage and Japanese GS. Featuring the primitive screams of Los Saicos (the kings of Lima) and the sharp-suited, organ-heavy grooves of The Spiders, and a heavy long-form garage classic cover from The Golden Cups. It’s a masterclass in how the 1966 garage fever translated across different cultures. Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ].
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