Violence and danger: Debbie Harry’s favourite New York anthems
Sounds of the city.
New York Archives: 03/2024
‘Man Enough to Be A Woman’: the story of rock’s first openly transgender musician, Jayne County
A groundbreaking proto-punk artist.
The artist who painted conspiracies: the mysterious death of Mark Lombardi
Did he get too close to exposing the truth?
Bodega’s Ben Hozie on songwriting: “We want to make music that sounds like New York”
Ben Hozie on songwriting, Bodega, and the lineage of New York.
“The city can really energise you”: Kim Gordon on the song that encapsulates New York
“You really get a sense of living in New York and being alone.”
Say She She on disco as a form of political defiance: “It’s a happiness ‘in the midst of'”
The New York trio talk disco history, political activism and the future of the group.
Max’s Kansas City, CBGB, and Martin Scorsese: Debbie Harry on the prime of New York
A golden era of grit.
Five easy masterpieces: an introductory guide to no wave
Making sense of the famously complex music scene.