I know I should be supportive of the new indie film about the infamous Bowery bar CBGB, as it has the potential to introduce a whole new generation to the music of Television, the Ramones, the Talking Heads, and all the other punk and new wave bands that came into being there in the mid-1970s, […]
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Watching the legacy of CBGB unwind into nothingness on the big screen
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged Bowrey, CBGB, CBGB Festival, Hilly Kristal, Iggy Pop, John Varvatos, Justin Bieber, Mercer Arts Center, movies that I want to see, movies that make Mark cry, new wave, New York, New York Dolls, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, punk, Rupert Grint, television, Terry Ork 18 Comments
Putting Arlo to sleep with Television, live at CBGB’s in 1974
This evening, while searching around the web for rare recordings by one of my all-time favorite bands – Television… in an attempt to ensure that my new son, like his sister, stays forever out of touch with his generation… I stumbled across the fact that Richard Lloyd leaves comments on YouTube. I’m not sure why […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1974, Arlo, CBGB, Hilly Kristal, Marquee Moon, New York City, New York Dolls, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, punk, Richard Lloyd, Tom Verlaine 13 Comments