Punk rockers, Bad Brains, and CBGB: Revisit a charming local news segment on hardcore, 1982
Bad Brains at CBGBs, baffled anchors, and all.
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Rare footage of David Johansen and Johnny Thunders discussing Sex Pistols and Tom Petty in front of CBGB’s, 1976
A wonderful moment in time.
That time Lester Bangs joined John Cale for a bananas live jam at CBGB
On September 17th, 1978, John Cale and Lester Bangs appeared on stage together at CBGB. This wild, one-off performance was captured on audiotape, though much…
Killer early footage of Wendy O. Williams and The Plasmatics tearing up CBGB
A recently uploaded video features some of the earliest footage of Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics, performing March 1st, 1979 at CBGB, doing their…
CBGB’s awning being auctioned by Sotheby’s is expected to fetch at least $25,000
Man, who knew rock ‘n’ roll was so posh? Earlier this week, we alerted you to the sale of Dennis Hopper’s extremely modest record collection…
The Monkees’ Peter Tork plays Bach and Elvis at CBGB during the height of the punk era
A bearded Peter Tork, around the time of his 1977 CBGB solo set. Can we call this his “head” shot? In 1977 The Monkees TV…
Photos of AC/DC live at CBGB’s in 1977
AC/DC at CBGB’s, August 27, 1977 There are few bands in the world that bring me as much fist-pumping joy as AC/DC. I was sadly…
Forget that shitty ‘CBGB’ film, ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ from 1978 takes you inside the real CBGB
Three aspiring musicians: Richard Hell, Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd were looking for a place “where nothing was happening” for their band Television to play.…
‘TV-CBGB,’ the 1981 punk rock public-access ‘sitcom’
The This Ain’t the Summer of Love blog has uncorked a real gem on the Internet–with the help of one of its loyal readers. Four…
Unreleased Talking Heads track recorded live at CBGB’s show, 1976
Talking Heads, fresh-faced and downright cherubic. When this song was recorded, Talking Heads were still a three-piece band–keyboardist Jerry Harrison had yet to join–and though…