Punk & New Wave Magazine
Punk and new wave, year by year
Eleven years from CBGB to Düsseldorf, in one timeline. Filter by city or style.
Timeline 1974 to 1984
43 events
1974
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Mar, New York
Television play CBGB for the first timePunk
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Aug, New York
The Ramones make their CBGB debutPunk
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New York
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein start the band that becomes BlondieNew Wave
1975
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Jun, New York
Talking Heads play their first show, at CBGBNew Wave
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Nov, London
The Sex Pistols play their first gig, at Saint Martin's School of ArtPunk
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Nov, New York
Patti Smith releases HorsesPunk
1976
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Jan, New York
Punk magazine publishes its first issuePunk
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Apr, New York
The Ramones release their debut albumPunk
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Jun, Manchester
The Sex Pistols play the Lesser Free Trade HallPunk
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Jul, London
Mark Perry puts out the first Sniffin' GluePunk
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Sep, London
The 100 Club holds its punk festivalPunk
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Oct, London
The Damned release New RosePunk
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Dec, London
The Sex Pistols' TV interview with Bill Grundy makes the front pagesPunk
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Dec, New York
Blondie's debut album appears, with Rip Her to ShredsNew Wave
1977
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Jan, Manchester
Buzzcocks release the Spiral Scratch EP themselvesPunk
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Feb, New York
Television release Marquee MoonPunk
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Apr, London
The Clash release their debut albumPunk
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Oct, London
The Sex Pistols release Never Mind the BollocksPunk
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Nov, London
Wire release Pink FlagPost-Punk
1978
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May, New York
No wave bands play the Artists Space showsNo Wave
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New York
The compilation No New York appears, produced by Brian EnoNo Wave
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Aug, Akron
Devo release their debut albumNew Wave
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Sep, New York
Blondie release Parallel LinesNew Wave
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Manchester
Factory Records is foundedPost-Punk
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Düsseldorf
DAF form in DüsseldorfNDW
1979
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Jan, New York
Blondie release Heart of Glass as a singleNew Wave
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Jun, Manchester
Joy Division release Unknown PleasuresPost-Punk
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Sep, Leeds
Gang of Four release Entertainment!Post-Punk
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Sep, London
The Slits release CutPost-Punk
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Hamburg
Alfred Hilsberg writes about the Neue Deutsche Welle in SoundsNDW
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Dec, London
The Clash release London CallingPunk
1980
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Apr, Berlin
Einstürzende Neubauten give their first performancePost-Punk
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Jul, Manchester
Closer appears, two months after the death of Ian CurtisPost-Punk
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Oct, Düsseldorf
Fehlfarben release Monarchie und AlltagNDW
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Hamburg
Abwärts release Amok KomaNDW
1981
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Oct, Sheffield
The Human League release DareNew Wave
1982
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New York
Blondie split up after The HunterNew Wave
1983
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Jan, Berlin
Nena release 99 LuftballonsNDW
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Mar, Manchester
New Order release Blue MondayNew Wave
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Apr, Athens, Georgia
R.E.M. release MurmurNew Wave
1984
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Feb, Manchester
The Smiths release their debut albumPost-Punk
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Mar, Berlin
99 Red Balloons tops the UK singles chartNDW
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Jul, Minneapolis
Hüsker Dü release Zen ArcadePunk
Sections
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5 pages
Genres
Punk, new wave, post-punk, no wave and Neue Deutsche Welle explained: where each style began, which records define it and where the boundaries blur.
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3 pages
Scenes
CBGB on the Bowery, New York punk and London in 1976: the clubs, shops and people that turned a few local bands into a movement.
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5 pages
Lists
The best punk albums, new wave songs, and the punk, post-punk and new wave bands that matter, each entry with year, place and a reason.
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2 pages
Songs
The stories behind punk and new wave songs: recording, line-up, chart history and meaning, told in our own words and without printing any lyrics.
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1 page
Bands
Independent band profiles from punk and new wave, starting with Blondie: line-ups, key records and where each band fits in the story.
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3 pages
Press
How NME, Sounds, Creem, Punk magazine and Sniffin' Glue covered and shaped punk and new wave, from weekly music papers to photocopied fanzines.
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3 pages
Vinyl
Practical guides to collecting punk records, identifying first pressings and choosing a turntable, with clear criteria and no made-up test results.
Where to start
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What is new wave music? Origins, sound and key bands
New wave explained: how the term grew out of punk in 1976 and 1977, what the music sounds like, which bands defined it and why MTV made it global.
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The history of punk rock, 1974 to 1984
How punk rock began in New York, exploded in London in 1976, spread to Manchester, Berlin and California and turned into hardcore by 1984. Dates, places, records.
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CBGB history: the Bowery club that launched punk
CBGB history from opening night in December 1973 to the last show in October 2006: Hilly Kristal, 315 Bowery, Television, the Ramones, Blondie and the rules that made it.
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Heart of Glass meaning: Blondie's 1979 hit explained
Heart of Glass meaning and history: what Blondie's 1979 number one is about, how a 1975 demo became a disco hit with a Roland CR-78, and why punk fans were split.
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The best punk albums, 1975 to 1984
The best punk albums from Horses to Zen Arcade: 18 records from New York, London, Belfast, Brisbane and California, each with year, label and the reason it matters.
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Sniffin' Glue and the punk fanzines of the 1970s
Sniffin' Glue, Punk, Search & Destroy, Slash and The Ostrich: how punk fanzines were made, who ran them and why a photocopied zine could matter as much as a record.
Why the name
Rip Her to Shreds is a song from 1976. We liked what it stands for: sharp, fast and unimpressed. This is an independent magazine with no connection to the band that recorded it, to its members or to any record company.