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 ...

It was the summer of ’75, when a garbage strike left tons of stinking trash piled high on flat-broke Gotham’s sweltering streets. Five-dollar hookers and fur-coat-clad pimps strutted around the Lower ...

Famed rock hall CBGB may be gone — but its legacy remains strong. To commemorate the Ramones debut at the famous club more than 40 years ago, the non-profit Little Italy Street Art Project NYC ...

There have been many venues that provided homes for crops of acts in certain periods that turned out to have pivotal place in music history. Think of Harlem’s Cotton Club or Liverpool’s The Cavern.

In 1974, he had thick, long hair and wore dark shades, tight, black jeans, T-shirts and a black leather motorcycle jacket, like most in his crowd. It was their uniform. They were from Forest Hills, ...

Even before he helped launch the Ramones' career, Danny Fields was a major player in the early punk scene. The Queens native, who had worked publicity for the Doors, was the one who recommended that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been nearly two decades since the shuttering of beloved New York punk bar CBGB & OMFUG. But this fall the club known for its ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There have been many venues that provided homes for crops of acts in certain periods that turned out to have pivotal place in ...