But after acts playing that music were tough to find, Kristal allowed local performers to play. That decision was precipitous, as the club soon became ground zero for rock ‘n’ roll as well as punk, launching the careers of performers such as The Ramones, Blondie and Patti Smith. Related ...
By Brian Gallagher Apr 27, 2013 Movie News CBGB Poster Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman, and Rupert Grint star in director Randall Miller's drama about the famed New York City punk rock club. By Brian Gallagher Mar 30, 2013 Movie News The Butler Behind-the-Scenes Photo with Forest Whita...
The film is a look at New York’s punk rock music scene and is centered on CBGB, the seminal club where acts such as Talking Heads, Ramones and Television got their start and honed their craft. The club, which was owned by Hilly Kristal, closed in 2008. PHOTOS: 28 of the Summer’...
I had Tom Tom Club in mind when I recorded the guitar, James Brown for the stabs, classic hip-hop for the scratches, sprinkled in with some more modern synths and sound effects.” Currently studying at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, whose alums include Maggie Rogers and FLETCHER, DeTiger’...
vultureAug. 29, 2007 RIP Hilly KristalHilly Kristal, like his legendary East Village rock club, CBGB, is dead; he succumbed to lung cancer this morning at the age of 75. But, thanks to the magic of recordings and photos and video and especially YouTube, Kristal, like CBGB, will live ...