This group is for people that like New York and the scenes that were going on there be it Hip Hop, Punk, Art and Graffiti, Breakdancing or any of the various Club scene's. Not Mayor Giuliani's New York of now, I mean the 1975 - 1985 New York that spurned a lot of creativity and great music, The Koyaanisqatsi New York as it appears in various films and TV like Fame, Style Wars, Wild Style, Beat Street, Times Square, Downtown 81, Ghostbusters, Taxi Driver, The Warriors, Annie Hall, Manhattan the list goes on and on.

Not only is this group just about an era and a place but everything culturally, artistically and musically. Still confused? Here's some examples,

The punk/post punk groups;

New York Dolls, Television, Ramones, The Stilettos, Blondie, Patti Smith, The Dead Boys, The Dictators, The Fleshtones, The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Talking Heads, Pere Ubu, The Cramps, Alan Vega and Suicide, The Clash, Lydia Lunch, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Klaus Nomi, Mink Deville, Jayne County, Stray Cats, Rockrats, The B52s, Willy de Ville, , Lounge Lizards, Devo, James White and the Blacks, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, DNA, Tuxedomoon,, The Plastics, E.S.G , Liquid Liquid, Bush Tetras, 99 Records, Medium Medium, Certain Ratio, The Cosmopolitans,The Colors, The Misfits, Joan Jett and the Blackharts, Revillos, Putrid Girls, all the No Wave bands, and anyone else I missed out.

All the hip hop DJ's and rappers;

Kool Herc, Africa Bambaata, Zulu Nation, Grand Master Flash , the Furious Five MCs, Grandmaster Caz (Casanova Fly), Melle Mel, DJ Red Alert, Coke la Rock, Luv Bug Starski, Busy Bee, Dj Breakout, Grand Wizard Theodore, Fantastic five, Funky four, Sugar Hill Gang, Sugar Hill records, Treacherous Three, Kool Mo De, Cold Crush Brothers, Sequence, Kurtis Blow, Whodini, Run DMC, Fat Boys, full Force, UTFO, Supreme Team & Malcolm Maclaren, Man Parrish, Peach Boys, Rockers Revenge, Hashim, Time Zone, Tyrone Brunson. Herbie Hancock, New Edition, Double trouble.

B Boys (Break Boys) crews / Dancers;

Rock Steady Crew, New York City Breakers, The Nigga Twins, , Zulu Kings, Seven Deadly Sins, Starchild La Rock, Family Force, The Bronx Boys, The Salsoul Crew, Rockwell Association, Sure shots, Roman Knights, Crazy Commanders, The Master Plan, Dynamic Rockers, Magnificent Force., Floor lords, 3D, Crazy Breakers.

Graffiti artists;

Taki 183, Lee, Blade, Seen, Duster, Lizzie, Dondi, Crash, Zephyr, Fab Five Freddy, Rasta, Mitch, Key, Bus Eric, Duro, Midg, P. Nut, King 2, Smily and Ked, Airborne, Noc, Iz, Rolieo Dien, Kid Panama, Shy 147, Kel, T-Kid, Skeme, Doze, Mare, Lady Pink, Crash. Quik, Trap, Dez, Delta, Noc, Sab Kaze, Kase 2, Mitch 77, Mad, Son 1 , REM, Spin. Deli.


Artist / photographers;
Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat / Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper.

All the DJs and Producers/Record labels;
Tom Moulton, David Mancuso, Walter Gibbons, Arthur Baker, Larry Levan, DJ Bobby Guttadaro, Frankie Knuckles, Jellybean Benitez, Nicky Siano, Tee Scott, David Rodriguez, Anthony Cintorino, Al Magliano, Al Owen, DJ Pete Jones, DJ Flowers, DJ Maboya, Disco king Mario, DJ Hollywood, Eddie Cheeba, Mecho Menardo, Tony Bongiovi, Dj Eddie Rivera, John Ceglia, Steve Rubelle (54 owner),Nile Rogers & Chic, Salsoul Records, Sylvia Robinson (Sugarhill records), Tom Silverman (Tommy Boy Records), Russell Simmons & Rick Ruben (Def Jam)


Clubs;
CBGBs, Mudd Club, Maxs Kansas City, The Peppermint Lounge, Danceteria, Paradise Garage, The Gallery, The Loft, Buttermilk Bottom, The Soho Place, Reade Street, Tenth floor, 12 West, Society Disco - Le Jardin, Latterly, The Saint, the Planetarium, Galaxy 21, The Flamingo, Studio 54, Better days, Ginza, Negril, Executive Playhouse, The Twilight Zone, Hevalo, Audubon, Stardust Ballroom, Harlem World, Disco Fever, T Connection, Ice Palace, New York-New York, Bonds, Underground, River Club, Pavillion, The Saint, Speak Easy (Speaks), Chaz,

Sorry there is a lot of other Cats and Places I have not mentioned if I have missed anybody let me know and I will add,

why have I created this?

Well I wanted to add some of the above to my profile but I have decided I want to keep that as personal as possible and not add to many people, as you get soo many posts. Also here is a great opportunity to meet like minded clued up people and opportunitys for you as a band or a fan or writer / Music Journalist, Collector to give post about events or websites or just share general information with people that share a common interest.

Now thats out of the way thanks for joining group if you have so already, enjoy the group :-)