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Aug 11, 2016 · A look inside how punk music emerged from the depths of 1970s and 1980s New York City in twenty-seven candid photographs. In the mid-1970s, a new incarnation of rock emerged in juxtaposition to the opulent and carnival-like music that had dominated the decade so far.
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Jul 8, 2024 · The Mercer Arts Center was one of the only places to play for New York City’s first wave of punk and New Wave bands to play original music. Then it collapsed, leaving a huge void in the...
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A nightclub and restaurant located at 213 Park Avenue South, Max’s was a spot where people from all different walks of the high-end lifecame to spend their leisure time. From musicians to artists, to politicians to writers and so forth, Max’s Kansas City played a pivotal role in the growth of punk music. Artists like Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, the New Yor...
CBGB stood for Country, Bluegrass and Blues – seemingly having nothing to do with punk at all. The poetry readings and country music were what the owner of the shop had in mind, but somehow CBGB ended up being one of the most seminal venues in the history of punk culture. Opened in 1973 in Manhattan’s East Village, CBGB was a commonplace where punk...
A7 was a less hyped venue of the NYC punk scene, not quite gaining the popularity as CBGB or Max’s Kansas City did. Still, it is certainly a noteworthy mention as a significant place of interest in punk history. It was located on the southeast corner of East Village in Manhattan. From 1981 to ’84 was an unofficial headquarter of the NYHC scene. The...
We now shift from venues where the musicians performed to venues that were a place where artists stayed or lived for a stretch of time when they were in New York City. The Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan, NYC, was just that. Located between the Seventh and Eighth Avenues, this building became home to various artists, actors, musicians, writers and more....
Although it is more of a street than a particular building or room, St. Mark’s Place was an important area where the punk scene grew. Along the two sides of the roads, there were a number of stores and shops that made their way into the works of famous punk artists. The epicentre of punk rock, St. Mark’s Street had a boutique exclusively made to te...
The Mercer’s Arts Centre, before it became the core of the rock and roll and punk legend, was called the “Lincoln Centre of Off-Broadway”. The building housed five Off-Broadway theatres. The main floor had the Mercer Hansberry Theatre and the Mercer Brecht Theatre, on the second floor were four cabaret theatres and a rehearsal space. It was here th...
Oct 11, 2016 · MITCH SCHNEIDER (publicist): New York punk was great because it sounded like the city. It was tightly wound, really urgent, and New York sucked at that time.
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Feb 20, 2024 · Ten punk rock landmarks you can visit in a day, from the historic Hotel Chelsea in New York City to murals for The Clash and The Ramones.
Mar 3, 2021 · Dive into the history of New York punk with this list of ten bands you need to know, including groups like Ramones, Talking Heads, and more.
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Jun 6, 2014 · A pioneer of American and British punk rock shares his journey, from his arrival on the streets of New York in 1967 to his rise to fame with Television and touring with such bands as The Clash and The Sex Pistols, to his full-blown descent into drug addiction.
