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Posted in music | music history on September 9, 2005

CBGB's Gay Presence: A Queer Rocker Remembers

"Although mainly known for its kinship with all things “punk”, CBGB’s has also embraced and featured many other styles of rock music including new wave, heavy metal, rap, folk, alternative and all manner of progressive and experimental genres

I’ve read numerous “scholarly” writings on the importance of CBGB’s in the history of American pop culture. Oddly, few of them contain any mention of the vibrant and consistent gay presence that was always part this iconic club..." [AfterElton.com]

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Posted on September 9, 2005 6:03 PM

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