Original unedited version of published article entitled
"Going Blonde at CBGBs," Total Guitar, April 1999–Ed.
Deborah Harry, Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England, September 12,
1978
Photographer: Alan Perry.
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With Blondie's return to live performance and the release of No Exit, Russell White takes a brief look at the CBGB scene and assesses the origins of the most successful band of the American new wave.
In today's pop climate, where nostalgic reunions are increasingly
commonplace, the return of Blondie is as welcome as any, Blondie's punk
pedigree had been established had been established by their links to New
York venues such as Max's Kansas City, the Mercer Arts Center and most
famously the CBGB OMFUG club (the acronym stands [for] Country, Blue Grass
and Blues, and Other Music for Urban Gourmets). CBGB's formed a focal point
for the new wave scene....