The Ramones -- fresh out of Forest Hills, Queens -- became the poster punks of CBGB after making their debut 50 years ago on Aug 16, 1974. True to the raw, anarchic spirit of punk-rock, the Ramones ...

Half a century ago, the famed New York venue run by a former marine and folk singer was ground zero for the punk and new wave scenes. Now the bands who played there are being celebrated on a 101-track ...

The once-gritty Lower East Side has grown trendy in the 50 years since the punk movement was born – but don’t tell residents the neighborhood has lost its rebellious edge. Some locals are tired of ...

This month marked the 50-year anniversary of the Ramones’ very first gig at CBGB’s amid the grime, crime and decadence of New York City’s then-hellish Lower East Side. This month also will see Marky ...

In November 1975, UK music weekly New Musical Express included an article by Charles Shaar Murray titled “Are You Alive To The Jive Of The Sound Of '75.” Recently in New York, he was revealing what he ...

Punk rock wasn’t always the multimillion-dollar industry it is today. Once it was the unspendable currency of young people who looked to re-inject the rock & roll of the 1970s with a much-needed ...

When a band claims their song “Officer” is “jubilant post–T.Rex,” well, investigation is called for. And damned if they’re not lying. Precious but dirty and transcendent, Saint Rich—fronted by ...

True to the raw, anarchic spirit of punk-rock, the Ramones played as dirty as those notoriously filthy CBGB bathrooms when they got a spontaneous offer from their first manager at the holy underground ...