What about real punks pretending to be fake punks
FAKE PUNK
Guy Lombardont an all time classic.
these comps are top notch and I'm really surprised to see they are for sale on discogs since they are 100% boots
Just re-d/l'ed the Downliners efforts there pertaining. An mp3 blog in 2025 with still working download links? It's an xmas miracle.
https://dieordiy2.blogspot.com/2014/04/fu2-depressions-punk-rock-beat-records.html?m=1
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In the early days of Garbage in My Heart, I devoted a couple of episodes to fake punk. I hate how I sound back then, but the playlists are still pretty solid. First set of both shows is new (at the time) stuff, then I cover fake punk, fake fake punk, and dum dum punk:
Episode 4 - Fake Punk
https://www.buzzsprout.com/208359/episodes/830096
Episode 21 - More Fake Punk
https://www.buzzsprout.com/208359/episodes/1319017
Although im not going to post them for obvious reasons the romper stomper soundtrack has some very convincing studio band Oi tunes
Guy Lombardont That Fancy Rosy record is the first one that sprung to mind.
Unsure if they actually qualify as "fake punk," but growing up in the San Fernando Valley, Surf Punks LPs were almost always available for purchase in the used bin.
Fake Punk adjacent - [
waddya want? PUNK! ROCK!
Not really Fake Punk ... (maybe Fake Proto-Punk?)
a personal fave. relatable.