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

New York Dolls - “Personality Crisis”, on “Old Grey Whistle Test”, 1973

Excerpt of a British-made CBGB documentary

The Ramones - “Blitzkrieg Bop”, 1977 at CBGB

The Ramones - “Judy is a Punk”, 1974 at CBGB

Blondie - “In the Flesh”, 1976 video

Blondie – interview and “X Offender”, 1977 at CBGB

Early Talking Heads performance of “Psycho Killer” at CBGB

A more polished Talking Heads performance of “Psycho Killer” on “Old Grey Whistle Test”, 1978

Television – “Marquee Moon”, in Central Park, 2006

Early verson of “Love Comes in Spurts” when the members of Television were known as Neon Boys

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - “Blank Generation” (video)

The Heartbreakers - “Chinese Rocks” (video)

Johnny Thunders - “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory”

Dead Boys - “Sonic Reducer”, 1977 at CBGB

The Dictators cover The Stooges’ “Search & Destroy” at CBGB, 1977

Wayne/Jayne County - “Cream in my Jeans”, 1978 (dir. Don Letts)

NY1 news feature on the closing of CBGB

The iconic CBGB awning being taken down after its closing

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”

Trailer for docudrama Downtown 81