Cheetah Chrome
Actor · 1955 – 2026 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Eugene Richard O'Connor (February 18, 1955 – September 13, 2026), known professionally as Cheetah Chrome, was an American musician who achieved fame as a guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and the punk rock band Dead Boys.
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Movie6.4DramaMusicA look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.
CBGB
2013 · 211 votes
Movie7.5MusicDocumentaryExperience the Pistols' rise to global infamy with an honest, insightful account of a group of malcontents, determined to change the music business and to attack hypocrisy and stale conventions in society at large. Based off the novel written by Glen Matlock, one of the founding members of the Sex Pistols who co-wrote ten of twelve iconic songs on their only studio album, NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS. Glen describes in detail the mindset of the UK in the early 70's and divulges a mine of information; Steve's thievery, Wally Nightingale, the search for a singer, the exploding punk scene and a bleak backdrop providing a contrast to the excitement and energy of McLaren's shop. The public will now have a chance to hear the story, not just from a member of the band, but also from a man who had his contributions exceptionally downplayed.
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
2026 · 2 votes
Movie5.4MusicDocumentaryThe astonishing story of a gay Puerto Rican kid growing up in a Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhood, who got on the subway one day and began a musical odyssey that helped shape the musical landscape across N.Y.C. and around the world. Directed by Drew Stone and produced by Michael Alex the film tells the incredible story of a cherished New York City icon. From rubbing elbows with N. Y. scene makers as an teenager at Max's Kansas City and CBGB, to being the architect of a rock 'n' roll renaissance as the 19 year-old talent booker at the legendary Ritz, to making history as a 24 year-old A&R exec, signing the biggest metal band in a generation in Metallica, Michael Alago was on fire.
Movie8.0DocumentaryMusicAn East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009 · 1 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryThe film documents the beginning of the punk rock movement in New York City at CBGB's, a punk night club, and the lifestyle that revolves around this scene. It presents a sometimes shocking look at the attitudes and motivations behind the movement through interviews with outspoken club-goers and band members of the Ramones, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and the Dead Boys.
Punking Out
1978 · 1 votes
MovieThe Song of Hiawatha: A Trip in the American Counterculture is a feature-length documentary film about Hiawatha Bailey, a gay Native-American and African-American political activist and musician who was among the first black hippies and also among the first black punk rockers. The film tries to capture the energy, passion, humor, recklessness, and tragedies of a life lived at the cultural edge of America.