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.

Subsequent debut album Marquee Moon is probably the greatest from all the CBGB bands ... which included covers of songs by The Ramones, Blondie, and Television.

Formed in Queens, the Ramones quickly became titans of the CBGB Club in the East Village of Manhattan – ground zero for punk rock in New York City. However, the Ramones were always a little different ...

A look at what makes U2 and their songwriting so universally beloved despite their bad press, via The Edge talking about ...

Stacker looked at the #1 rock songs of the 1970s using the Billboard Hot 100 and MusicBrainz, an open music encyclopedia via the University of Waterloo.

Clem Burke, the drummer for 1970s new wave band Blondie, has died aged 70 following a "private battle with cancer", the ...

From a now-regretted counter-counterculture anthem to an oft-misunderstood ’80s hit to the song that allegedly got its singer followed by the CIA.

Granting a rare interview to promote Talking Heads’ newly reissued debut album, the new wave pioneer holds forth on ...