Richard R LeeAll these places were funky as all get-out, but people packed them. I did a lot of remote recordings & broadcasts from these joints and can still remember how bad they smelled. #FiftyYearsAfter and then some. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/26/cbgb-club-history-omfug-new-york-city-soundtrack-blondie-bowie-iggy-ramones-patti?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘The bathrooms were rank, but we didn’t care’: how the grimy-but-great CBGB changed rock for ever
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 box set