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Guiding Light: Remembering Tom Verlaine

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Billy Ficca, CBGB, Fred Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty, Marquee Moon, New York City, Patti Smith, Richard Lloyd, RIP, Television, Tom Verlaine

The legendary Television guitarist never stopped looking for adventure

Irish Pub Rock Punk Rock

Streams of Whiskey: Shane MacGowan at 65

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Cait O'Riordan, CBGB, Christmas, Die Hard, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, The Pogues

Looking back on the career of the Christmas-born Irish punk king

New Wave Rock

Storybook Love: Willy DeVille’s Miracle at 35

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1987, A&M Records, CBGB, Doc Pomus, Guy Fletcher, Jack Nitzsche, Mark Knopfler, Mink DeVille, Miracle, The Princess Bride, Willy DeVille

Looking back on the turning point of the CBGB legend’s career

Music Journalism

They Were There: Two Legendary Rock Writers Sitting Around Talking, Part One

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments Big Brother and the Holding Company, CBGB, Crawdaddy!, Creem, Gene Sculatti, Hit Parader, Ira Robbins, Melody Maker, Mojo Navigator, Music Journalism, New York City, San Francisco, Talking Heads, Television, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, The Who Sell Out, Trouser Press

A candid conversation with Ira Robbins and Gene Sculatti

New Wave Punk

Lightning Struck Itself: Marquee Moon at 45

February 14, 2022April 3, 2022 Deborah Sprague 3 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, Billy Ficca, Brian Eno, CBGB, Elektra Records 1977, Fred Smith, Marquee Moon, Richard Lloyd, Television, Terry Ork, Tom Verlaine

The debut LP from Television remains a master class in New York Punk

Art Pop New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance

New York Musicians Pay Homage To Dee Pop

October 14, 2021October 15, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bush Tetras, CBGB, Cynthia Sley, Dee Pop, James Keepnews, Michael Imperioli, Mike Edison, Mike Pride, New York City, Pat Place, William Parker

Several friends and collaborators from the the city’s punk and jazz scenes took to social media to bid farewell to the influential Bush Tetras drummer

Punk Remembrance

Long Live The King: Remembering Dee Dee

September 18, 2021September 19, 2021 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments ” Ramones, CBGB, Dee Dee King, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Max's Kansas City, Mickey Leigh, the Mudd Club, The Ramones, Vera Ramone King

Honoring the 70th birthday of the legendary bassist for the Ramones with his beloved first wife Vera

New Wave Punk

Scream, Werewolf, Scream!

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, CBGB, Child of the Moon, The Face Of The Screaming Werewolf, The Fleshtones, The Rolling Stones, Yep Roc

The Fleshtones are still rockin’ and rollin’, still writing hits, after 45 years together

Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock

Pump Up The Volume: Stands For Decibels at 40

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Chilton, Big Star, CBGB, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Hurrah’s, Irving Plaza, Maxwell's, Peter Holsapple, The dB's, the Mudd Club, Will Rigby

An exclusive chat with The dB’s about their classic debut album

Punk Remembrance

The Miracle of Johnny Ramone

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Jim Sullivan 5 Comments Birthdays, Boston, CBGB, CJ Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Happy Birthday, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, RIP, The Clash, The Metro, The Ramones, The Roundhouse, The Sex Pistols

Remembering the polarizing punk rock icon on what would have been his 72nd birthday

Punk

Sonny Vincent Is Back!

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 Frédéric Quennec 0 Comments 2020, CBGB, James Brown, Lenny Kaye, Punk, Sonny Vincent, Testors

Catching up with an unsung legend of NYC punk

New Wave Pop Power Pop Rock

Clem Burke: Full Moon, Empty Hearts

September 14, 2020September 16, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Andy Babiuk, Blondie, CBGB, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Ed Stasium, Elliot Easton, Jon Varvatos, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Cars, The Chesterfield Kings, The Empty Hearts, The Romantics, Wally Palmar

An exclusive chat with the Blondie drummer about the second album from his current band and the good old days on The Bowery

Punk Remembrance Rock

Walter Lure: April 22, 1949 – August 22, 2020

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Binky Phillips, Bob Dylan, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Dexter Romweber, Joe Ely, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, Lemmy, Lux Interior, Mark E. Smith, Max's Kansas City, New York City, Poison Ivy, Randy Pratt, The Waldos, Walter Lure

Tim Sommer salutes the Holy Ghost of New York City Punk Rock

Glam Punk Remembrance

Heartbreakers Guitarist Walter Lure Has Died

August 24, 2020March 28, 2022 Ken Kurson 6 Comments Andy Shernoff, Azalia Snail, Binky Philips, Black Sabbath, Bobby Rondinelli, CBGB, Charlie Sox, Eliot Kidd, Heartbreakers, Hilly Crystal, Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, L.A.M.F., Martin John Butler, Mike Mindless, Mike Rappoport, Pandora, Rainbow, Rent Party, Rowan Bishop, The Demons, The Dictators, The Last Ditches, The Planets, The Waldos, Tony Coiro, Walter C. Luhr Jr., Walter Lure

Tributes pour in for NYC fixture who lived uncharacteristically clean and productive rock n roll life

Glam Punk Rock

Whatever Happened to the Eddie Criss Group?

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Eric Davidson 5 Comments 1980, Abby Hoffman, CBGB, David Peel, Eddie Criss, Eddie Criss Group, Gang War, GG Allin, HoZac Books, HoZac Records, John Voight, Max's Kansas City, New York City, Undertaker, Wayne Kramer

Wherein a NYC kid befriends notorious yippie, David Peel, and records a chintzy glam record with Wayne Kramer that stays lost for 40 years

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