CBGB - The Movie

There is a lot of excitement around for the new CBGB movie release this Autumn. You may have heard of that tiny little venue called CBGB's in New York City which opened in 1973 and gave a home to all of the newest bands around at that time. These bands were either unheard of or making waves in the music scene but ended up shaping a very important time in music. CBGB's became a place for punks, renegades, rockers and metal heads to go and see new bands, get drunk, make a mess, cause havoc, make friends, have fights, pick up girls and other general 'Rock N Roll' fun times.

Hilly Kristal (the founder/owner) outside CBGB Club New York 1973

Inside the one toilet that was shared by so many people who literally left their mark.

Love the No Smoking sign on the wall... Can imagine that stopped people!

Some of the first people to play there and create such havoc, building a name for themselves and the venue were The Ramones, Misfits, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, The Cramps, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Voivoids and Talking Heads to name a few. Bands that we love and who inspired the bands we love now because they were the original bad attitude and controversial bands that are so hard to recreate nowadays. 

 BLONDIE

TALKING HEADS 

RAMONES 

The venue became the place to go and we kind of wish we were born earlier and lived in New York to see it all happening. Even to this day there has probably been no cooler place with such an iconic name and reputation for such an amount of time. 

So naturally if this is the kind of stuff that makes you want to drink straight Jack Daniels, rip some clothes off, start a band, then you probably want to keep your eye out for the release date of this movie! Here is a sneaky trailer to get you in the mood.

CBGB THE MOVIE!

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Wet Nuns Do It Best

Sheffield is a city that exudes talent but only a few go on to bigger and better things.. Today COW get to catch up with the newest and loudest band spreading themselves around the world who are crudely and comically known as Wet Nuns.

WET NUNS - image from Alfitude

This band have been knocking around this town and the surrounding areas or a while now but are finally getting the recognition they deserve from their sweaty live gigs to their gothy, gross music videos shot on none to hardly any budget. This gaining them a whole new bunch of followers as well as their die hard fans travelling to watch them shock and stun other cities and countries. With an EP release, their own festival under the belt and a trip to Austin, Texas to play at SXSW Festival, they are definitely paving a way into your nearest ear so be sure to keep up.

Biggest Fan.

Impressive Line Up.

We caught up with one of the band members, bearded drum basher Alexis, and asked a couple of questions on the aftermath of their highly successful weekend festival Detestival that they put on in various venues in Sheffield over the weekend. Here's what he had to say..

HOW LONG HAVE WET NUNS BEEN AROUND FOR NOW?

"Wet Nuns have been going for about 4 years now, but it's only taken off in the last couple of years. Since then we've become really busy and reached uncharted heights of silliness. It's really weird starting to get noticed and seeing people sing lyrics at us in places like Hastings or Dundee."

WHAT'S THE BEST GIG YOU'VE PLAYED SO FAR?

"We've played many great gigs, probably too many to mention.. Reading Festival was a personal highlight for me. The footage is up on youtube I think. It just seemed like the stupidest gig ever and we weren't sure what we were doing there. Our Sheffield gigs keep getting better, and the Detestival show last weekend is definitely one of the best."

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN FESTIVAL?

"The concept for Detestival came about one unbearably drunken night at Bestival. We basically decided that we could put on the best lineup ever, of bands that we love. We then got other people to organise it for us, and took all the credit."

ARE YOU HAPPY WITH HOW IT WENT AND THE BANDS YOU CHOSE FOR IT?

"We are so happy with how the weekend went. It surpassed all our expectations. All of the bands played better than we've ever seen them. At one point I found myself thinking 'Wow, I've loved every band that played this weekend' and then remembered that we'd chosen each act ourselves. It's the ultimate selfish act. Put on your own festival and your always going to enjoy it.."

WHAT ARE WET NUNS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE?

"We're having a little break while Rob finishes Uni. Then after he's failed, we've got the festival season to conquer and an album to finish. We're planning some further Detestival events as well. The last one went far too well to wait another year for.."

To listen to more of or find out what we're talking about go to WET NUNS SOUNDCLOUD or follow them on TWITTER so you don't miss a thing.