After graduating RISD in 1976, Bobby Grossman followed his artistic muse to NYC, where he immersed himself in every downtown scene imaginable, including the Factory, punk clubs like CBGB, and the Chelsea Hotel (where he lived). He soon found himself … Continued

Enter New York City in the early 1980s — musical causation rose from the streets, stemming from the interiors of bars, clubs, apartment buildings, and the spaces allocated for the creation of art for the sake of art. Now on … Continued

Roberta Bayley is one of the principal visual chroniclers of the punk rock movement, which lasted from the mid-’70s up until the early ’80s. She was born in Pasadena, California; grew up in the Bay Area; attended San Francisco State … Continued

Painter, diarist, and dandy-about-town Duncan Hannah has released Twentieth Century Boy, a memoir of his days—or more importantly, his nights—gliding through the 70s punk-rock scene in downtown Manhattan. Based on journals he kept between 1970 and 1981, Hannah’s book takes … Continued

Blondie is among the most successful musical acts to emerge from New York’s ’70s punk scene. The band formed in 1974, when Debbie Harry met guitarist, Chris Stein. Blondie’s pop-punk sound with edgy overtones of disco, rap and reggae went on to generate four … Continued

“Fun” is the first track from Pollinator, Blondie’s forthcoming album, their 11th, due out on May 5th. The video is classic Blondie—plus some intergalactic space travel, a few mind-altering psychedelic moments and a nightclub finale inspired by the band’s origins in … Continued