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Description:A history of the notorious New York nightclub, CBGB, based on exclusive interviews with those who worked, played and hung out there. MTV coverage. 15 photos.On the Bowery in New York City, CBGB became the birthplace of punk and new wave in America in the 1970s. The Ramones, Blondie, Television, Talking Heads and many other groundbreaking bands got their start in the rock club on New York’s Bowery. Years later, CBGB became the cauldron for the New York hardcore scene.Originally issued in 1988 and out of print for decades, This Ain't No Disco is a detailed warts-and-all history, with memories, stories and gossip from dozens of insiders who worked, played or just hung out at CBGB. Written long before the legend overtook the reality — while the club was open and most of the principals alive — this is the real story, told in gritty, outrageous and sometimes hilarious detail.The text includes unguarded quotes from CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone (the Ramones), Clem Burke and Chris Stein (Blondie), David Byrne (Talking Heads), Jim Carroll, Willy DeVille (Mink DeVille), Annie Golden (Shirts), Richard Hell and Richard Lloyd (Television), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Handsome Dick Manitoba (Dictators), Wendy O. Williams (Plasmatics) and many others.This 2024 edition includes a new foreword by Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, 12 pages of photographs by Ebet Roberts and historical reporting about the club's closing in 2006.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB. To get started finding This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Trouser Press Books

Release: 2024

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Description: A history of the notorious New York nightclub, CBGB, based on exclusive interviews with those who worked, played and hung out there. MTV coverage. 15 photos.On the Bowery in New York City, CBGB became the birthplace of punk and new wave in America in the 1970s. The Ramones, Blondie, Television, Talking Heads and many other groundbreaking bands got their start in the rock club on New York’s Bowery. Years later, CBGB became the cauldron for the New York hardcore scene.Originally issued in 1988 and out of print for decades, This Ain't No Disco is a detailed warts-and-all history, with memories, stories and gossip from dozens of insiders who worked, played or just hung out at CBGB. Written long before the legend overtook the reality — while the club was open and most of the principals alive — this is the real story, told in gritty, outrageous and sometimes hilarious detail.The text includes unguarded quotes from CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone (the Ramones), Clem Burke and Chris Stein (Blondie), David Byrne (Talking Heads), Jim Carroll, Willy DeVille (Mink DeVille), Annie Golden (Shirts), Richard Hell and Richard Lloyd (Television), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Handsome Dick Manitoba (Dictators), Wendy O. Williams (Plasmatics) and many others.This 2024 edition includes a new foreword by Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, 12 pages of photographs by Ebet Roberts and historical reporting about the club's closing in 2006.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB. To get started finding This Ain't No Disco: The Story of CBGB, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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