The New York Times – Music:
In the 1970s and ’80s, Stephanie Chernikowski, who has died at 84, shot bands like the Ramones and Blondie at CBGB and other downtown clubs.
Category: CBGB
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Stephanie Chernikowski, 84, Dies; Photographed the ‘Rough Magic’ of Punk
The New York Times – Music:
She captured the radiant chaos at New York City clubs like CBGB in the 1970s, when bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Patti Smith Group were emerging.
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Amos Poe, New York’s No Wave Film Pioneer, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Film:
He documented the punk and post-punk music scene in the East Village, leading an independent film movement that was proudly unprofessional.
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Tom Verlaine, Influential Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
He first attracted attention with the band Television, a fixture of the New York punk rock scene. But his music wasn’t so easily categorized.
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Tom Verlaine, Influential Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
He first attracted attention with the band Television, a fixture of the New York punk rock scene. But his music wasn’t so easily categorized.
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Robert Gordon, Punk Rocker Turned Rockabilly Revivalist, Dies at 75
The New York Times – Music:
Weary of the angry and aggressive sound of New York’s musical underground of the late 1970s, he returned to rock’s roots and seeded a rockabilly revival.
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In the Late ’70s, Teen Punks Ruled New York. These Are Their Stories.
The New York Times – Music:
High school students spent their nights forging a colorful late-night scene marked by big choruses and few rules. The bands didn’t last, but the taste of art and freedom shaped their lives.