Friday, December 03, 2010

CBGBs

Punking Out is a film by Maggi Carson and Ric Shore, saw these clips over at Dangerous Minds, who say "these clips of The Ramones and The Dead Boys at CBGB in 1977 capture the birth of punk in all of its raw glory.Punking Out is a terrific time capsule of a time and place and really should be more widely seen. You can order a DVD copy at the film’s website.  The site hasn’t been updated in a few years, but the ‘shopping cart’ appears to still be functioning. Dee Dee’s glue rant is hilarious."

Catch Lydia Lunch being interviewed at 3.54 into the Dead Boys clip - she's standing with James Chance. She's a charmer. The crowd shots in the first clip are a fascinating insight into what that scene must've  looked like. There are some very cool looking folk in there....




1 comment:

Hans Versluys said...

Shows my age but I do remember being at a Lydia Lunch gig sometime in 1981(?) at the Antwerp Academy of Arts & Fashion. I remember she didn't have a visible face, just hair covering the top of her body, and the screeching was terrible.