Observer Observer Logo

1970s new york city

  • Business
  • |
  • Arts
  • |
  • Entertainment
  • |
Newsletters
  • Entertainment
    • What to Watch
    • Books
    • Reviews
    • Movies
    • TV
    • Theater
    • Music
  • Arts
    • Visual Art
  • Business
    • Management
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Space
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Travel
    • Beauty
  • About
    • Masthead
    • Editorial Ethics and Guidelines
    • Advertise With Us
    • Observer Advertising Guidelines
Events Newsletters

1970s new york city

Oct 1

HBO’s ‘The Deuce’ Paid Tribute to Nan Goldin and Her Iconic Photography

Photographer Nan Goldin, famous for chronicling New York City's underground, made a fitting cameo on 'The Deuce' Season 2.
By Helen Holmes
Kopf. c. 1976. USA. Directed by Maria Lassnig.
Feb 2

Newly Found Films Reveal a Powerful Feminist Creative Moment in 1970s New York

'The subjects in these films are women with whom Lassnig had intense, close friendships. These films are love letters to each of them.'
By Margaret Carrigan
Television
Feb 7

How Television Made ‘Marquee Moon,’ the Best Punk Guitar Album Ever

Television paved the way for every ambitious rock record to follow in the next 40 years with their breakthrough debut album "Marquee Moon."
By Ron Hart
Juan Wauters while on tour in Uruguay.
Apr 29

Juan Wauters and The Ramones: A Love Story

By Jack D’Isidoro
Hilly Kristal, owner of CBGB's in front of his famous music club November 29, 1993
Apr 20

What ‘Vinyl’ Got Wrong This Week: Writing Too Lazy for Wikipedia

By Tim Sommer
Gram Parsons.
Mar 29

What ‘Vinyl’ Got Wrong This Week: L’Affaire d’Gram Parsons

By Tim Sommer
Two girls in a band at CBGB's in March of 1977
Mar 28

Meryl Meisler’s New York: Disco Glamour and Suburban Sass

By Amanda Manning
Record executive
Mar 16

What ‘Vinyl’ Got Wrong This Week: The Grimace Effect

By Tim Sommer
jack ruby
Mar 8

What ‘Vinyl’ Got Wrong This Week: Punk Music, Jimmy Kimmel-ized

By Tim Sommer
The New York Dolls in their dressing room at Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7th December 1973. L-R Arthur Kane (back left against wall), David Johansen (centre, raising middle finger), Johnny Thunders (part obscured behind Johansen), Sylvain Sylvain (leaning against wall in front of Rolling Stones poster), Jerry Nolan (lying back, wearing red t-shirt). (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
Mar 4

A NY Doll Goes From Rags to Riches, and Back to Rags With a Clothing Line

By Peter Gerstenzang
Slade appearing on Top of the Pops.
Mar 3

What ‘Vinyl’ Got Wrong This Week: The Greatness of Slade and Status Quo

By Tim Sommer
Marcia Resnick Dinner Jagger, Burroughs, Warhol, 1980.
Feb 24

Marcia Resnick Shows an Intimate Side of New York City Icons in the ’70s

By Anthony Haden-Guest
New York City plans to convert is neglected payphones into free wifi hotspots (Spencer Platt/Getty Images).
Jan 5

Afternoon Bulletin: Wi-Fi Kiosks to Replace Aging Phone Booths

By Parker Richards
The Warriors. (Photo via warriors.co.uk)
Jan 14

New York’s Police Troubles Seen Through the Lens of ‘The Warriors’

By Molly Mulshine
  • Contact
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Editorial Ethics
  • Sitemap
  • Newsletters
  • RSS Feeds
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page