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(L-R): Steve Shevlin, Johnny Thunders and Phil Marcade, 1979

Phil Marcade’s ’70s NY Punk Memoir Is the Stuff of Legend

From bumping heroin with Johnny Thunders, to hanging with Blondie and Nancy Spungen, Phil Marcade's punk memoir is the stuff of legend.
By Justin Joffe
Lou Reed and Nico.

New York Is Still Lou Reed’s Town (You Just Live in It)

I first met Lou Reed in 2008. He was standing on a street-corner in the Meat Packing District screaming into his cell phone.
By John Kruth
Martin Rev and Alan Vega.

RIP Suicide Frontman Alan Vega, the Beautiful Ghost of Rock ‘n’ Roll Future

Alan Vega, who just passed at age 78, was deeply in touch with the darkness at the heart of our most euphoric music.
By Tim Sommer
Unfortunately, this photo is all we have to remember HBO's Vinyl by, no, no, wait—this is a still from M*A*S*H.

A Viking Funeral for HBO’s ‘Vinyl’

By Tim Sommer
Hilly Kristal, owner of CBGB's in front of his famous music club November 29, 1993

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

By Tim Sommer
Golden Earring.

What ‘Vinyl’ Got Wrong This Week: The Boy With the Golden Earring

By Tim Sommer
jack ruby

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

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

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

By Anthony Haden-Guest
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (Photo: gardnermuseum.org)

Boston Art Theft Suspect Jail Term Reduced, Tacoma Museum Gifted $14M, and More

By Alanna Martinez

Ork Records: The NY Punk Record Label That Was Too Good to Last

By Mac Randall

Patti Smith’s ‘M Train’ Is a Literary Ride Through Stations of Mourning

By Justin Joffe

Liquid Liquid: The Most Important NY Band You’ve Never Heard Of

By Tim Sommer
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