Remember This: The Blank Generation
In tribute to Hilly Kristal, who sadly passed away this week, a collection of the major players in the NYC punk scene, 1973-1978, as well as some post-punkers in the era that followed.
New York Dolls – “Chatterbox” at Club 82 in NYC, 1973
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New York Dolls - “Personality Crisis”, on “Old Grey Whistle Test”, 1973
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Excerpt of a British-made CBGB documentary
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The Ramones - “Blitzkrieg Bop”, 1977 at CBGB
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The Ramones - “Judy is a Punk”, 1974 at CBGB
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Blondie - “In the Flesh”, 1976 video
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Blondie – interview and “X Offender”, 1977 at CBGB
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Early Talking Heads performance of “Psycho Killer” at CBGB
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A more polished Talking Heads performance of “Psycho Killer” on “Old Grey Whistle Test”, 1978
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Television – “Marquee Moon”, in Central Park, 2006
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Early verson of “Love Comes in Spurts” when the members of Television were known as Neon Boys
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Richard Hell & The Voidoids - “Blank Generation” (video)
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The Heartbreakers - “Chinese Rocks” (video)
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Johnny Thunders - “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory”
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Dead Boys - “Sonic Reducer”, 1977 at CBGB
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The Dictators cover The Stooges’ “Search & Destroy” at CBGB, 1977
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Wayne/Jayne County - “Cream in my Jeans”, 1978 (dir. Don Letts)
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NY1 news feature on the closing of CBGB
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The iconic CBGB awning being taken down after its closing
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A strange, vintage NYC local access postpunk show, “TV Party” that regularly featured fixtures of the punk and no wave scene.
#1 – Talking Heads
#2 Tuxedomoon
Interview with Basquiat
View the full TV Party collection
James Chance & The Contortions - “I Can’t Stand Myself”
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Trailer for docudrama Downtown 81
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