The group at one point included a young Marc Bolan, pre-T.Rex

Without us quite noticing, the ’70s have carved out as exalted a place in the pop-music canon as the ’60s. And in many ways, their wide-ranging masterpieces—from punk and disco to proto hip-hop and heavy metal—speak more powerfully to the present than the highlights of any other decade in the 20th century.

It was one of the most epic and famous concerts in the history of music with an audience of more than 4 hundred thousend 400,000 people: 3 Days of Peace & Music.

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Compartimos el single debut de The Zeros, con su lado A, "Wimp". 1977. En la foto, junto a Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders.

On January 6, 2009, Ron Asheton, the guitarist in the proto-punk band the Stooges, whose raw, animalistic playing laid the groundwork for the entire punk rock movement, was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan home. He was 60. An autopsy is scheduled, but police don't suspect foul play or drug use. Alongside Iggy Pop, David Alexander and his brother Scott, Ron co-wrote such classics "I Wanna Be Your Dog," "No Fun" and "1969." —That’s pretty much the gist of the announcement of Ron’s demise (in publications across the universe), and , although not nearly the whole story on the incredible individual who was Ronnie Asheton, it speaks volumes… “Come on Ron, tell ‘em how I feel…” After The Stooges imploded in 1974, Ron formed a new band, ultimately acquiring drummer Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, bass player Jimmy Recca and keyboardist Scott Thurston. Ron was named #60 in the Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "Top 100 Guitar Players of All Time" Asheton went on to play guitar in little-known groups such as the New Order, Destroy All Monsters and Dark Carnival. "I wasn't very successful in my endeavors," Asheton said in 2007. "But I kept on playing. I never got a regular job. If I made $50 a night I was happy. That was big bread. And just getting along with being able to pay the rent and cat food — they were the most important things. Then comes alcohol and cigarettes."--Rolling Stone Magazine interview Destroy All Monsters, featuring Ron Asheton and Niagra Detroit, was another of Ron's projects. Although never achieving mainstream success, the band earned some notoriety due to members of notable rock groups The Stooges (Ron and Scott Asheton), MC5 (Mike Davis), The Rationals (Scott Morgan), The Up (Gary Rasmussen), etc… Although Destroy All Monsters never recorded a “proper album,” Sonic Youth singer/guitarist Thurston Moore released a three compact disc compilation of the group's music in 1994 New Race was a punk/proto-punk super-group based in Sydney, Australia formed in April 1981. New Race was a concept band featuring three members of Radio Birdman: Deniz Tek, Rob Younger, and Warwick Gilbert, along with their inspirational mentors: Ron Asheton of The Stooges, and Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson of the MC5. The Stooges were finally inducted into The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 …ROCK ON RON!!! (R.I.P.)

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The Dictators. “This is just a hobby for me, nothing your hear, just a hobby“. C’est ainsi que Andy “Adny” Shenoff introduit le premier titre de l’histoire des Dictators, et on trouve là toute la philosophie de ce groupe de punk. Les Dictators étaient un groupe formé à New York en 1973 (et qui jouait auparavant […]

FACTORY GIRL Quando si imbatte in Edie Sedgwick a metà degli anni Sessanta, Andy Warhol è intento a costruire il proprio mito. Nelle interviste mente spudoratamente, cambiando sempre la sua età e il luogo da cui proviene, tanto che alla fine il mito si confonde con la realtà. Warhol da bambino ha tre esaurimenti nervosi, […]

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Set the Delorean to 1969, Detroit, Michigan – and watch music history being made by the MC5 (Motor City five, if you were wondering), who blended proto-punk with a touch of psychedelia and garage rock. Original Slumber Party Shoppe design. .: Unisex heavy cotton tee .: No side seams .: Taped shoulders .: Medium fabric (5.3 oz/yd² (180 g/m²)) .: 100% cotton, US cotton (ethically grown and harvested) .: Classic fit .: Tear-away label .: Certified by Oeko-Tex for safety and quality assurance .: Gildan is a proud member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol ensuring ethical and sustainable means of production

David Godlis, a photographer simply known as GODLIS, was deeply influenced by Brassai’s Secret Paris of the 1930s – which portrayed its opium dens, its brothels – when he decided to photograph music history in 1976. “I looked at [Brassai’s book] every morning over coffee at Burger King in Times Square before going to work at a photo studio nearby,” Godlis writes in the introduction of his latest photobook, History is Made At Night. “But sitting at the CBGB bar that night, I suddenly had the epiphany that may be I could be shooting at CBGB like Brassai shot Paris.” These amazing black-and-white photographs from the time he spent in and around the famed CBGB club on the Bowery, offering a rare look into the early punk rock scene that transpired in New York’s East Village. Ramones, CBGB, 1977. Bowery Halloween, 1978. Blondie, PUNK Magazine Benefit, CBGB, 1977. Patti Smith, Bowery, 1976. Dead Boys, CBGB, 1977. No Wave Punks, Bowery 1978. l. to r. Harold Paris, Kristian Hoffman, DIego Cortez, Anya Phillips, Lydia Lunch, James Chance, Jim Sclavunos, Bradly Field, and Liz Seidman. Talking Heads, CBGB, 1977. Klaus Nomi, Christopher Parker, and Jim Jarmusch, Bowery, 1978. CBGB bathroom, 1977. CBGB bathroom, 1977. Hilly Kristal, Bowery, 1977. Richard Hell and Bob Quine, CBGB, 1978. Arturo Vega, CBGB entrance, 1977. Stiv Bators and Divine, Blitz Benefit, CBGB, 1978. Alex Chilton, Bowery, 1977. Bowery view, summer, 1977. Cramps, Bowery, 1977. Lydia Lunch, Delancey Street loft, 1977. Ramones, CBGB, 1977. CBGB interior at closing time, 4am, 1977. Handsome Dick Manitoba and Jody, Bowery, 1976. (Photos © David Godlis)