Hard Rock

January 1993

American Rock Comic Magazine

Page 24

MEANWHILE, CBGB’S HAS EXPLODED. NIGHT
AFTER NIGHT, PEOPLE PACK THE PLACE TO SEE
THE RAMONES (NOW FRONTED BY JOEY),
TELEVISION, PATTI SMITH, AND STILETTO
(LATER TO BE KNOWN AS BLONDIE). EVEN WITH
A PROVEN FOLLOWING, NO ONE WILL SIGN BANDS
OUT OF NEW YORK DUE TO THE “FAILURE” OF
THE DOLLS. A FESTIVAL OF “THE WORLD’S 40
BEST UNSIGNED BANDS” IS HELD AT THE CLUB
AND HEADLINED BY THE RAMONES.