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Streng’s rhythmic garage riffs keep the punk-era legends vital after five non-stop decades

Blondie drummer Clem Burke died at the weekend aged 70. In tribute here is a look at the scene that forged around the legendary New York venue, CBGB

As an all-star version of 1984’s Stop Making Sense is released, we run down the band’s best tracks, from the beautiful Dream Operator to the existential crisis of Once in a Lifetime

Home to the Velvet Underground, Warhol, Bowie and the New York Dolls, Max’s Kansas City was about so much more than just the music that was played there

In the US poet and memoirist’s debut novel, dark secrets are leavened by rich language and comic invention

He may have been schooled on AC/DC, Van Halen and classical guitar, but Al Barile attacked his instrument with a vicious physicality inspired by his love of hockey. He looks back on his love-hate relationship with music – and the ‘80s SG he snapped after performing a jump-kick at CBGB’s

From unemployment in London to 20-million album sales and US stardom, the songwriter recalls a remarkable rise – "I was pretty rubbish at first, but I had a knack"

Some rock purists don't believe in music nostalgia, but the two are invariably connected.

Fuelled by outrageous onstage theatrics, Plasmatics shows were the hottest ticket in New York, but trouble and trauma awaited at every turn