1972; The New York Dolls are formed from the ashes of Actress, joined by their new lead singer David JoHansen. They play their 1st gig together at a party in front of a number of welfare pensioners. They play a load of covers from bands like MC5, early Who and early Rolling Stones. Rock will never be the same...
1974: The Ramones are a trio from the Forrest Hills area of NYC. The line-up is Johnny on guitar, Dee Dee on bass, and Joey on drums. They make their stage debut at the Performance Studio on E. 23rd Street. The show is front of about 30 friends & "curious" people who saw their fliers.
1977; Two bands finally land record contracts. The 1st is the Talking Heads, that "quirky" band that plays at CBGB's and has been turning heads. The 2nd is the Sex Pistols. They get signed to A&M records to mixed reviews in the press. Artist backlash, not public, from within the label will force executives to drop the Sex Pistols in less than 6 weeks after the band manages to release one, count 'em, one 45 single.
1979: Gary Numan & Tubeway Army release their 1st single, called "Down In The Park". Although Gary Numan reached international success some years later with the single "Cars", his early singles are very dark based on sci-fi stories that Gary wrote.
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