Scenes

Sixteen scenes: the places where the music happened, 1961 to now.

The log

  1. Greenwich VillageNew York · 1961–1965

    Bob Dylan · Karen Dalton

  2. Detroit–Ann ArborDetroit–Ann Arbor · 1966–1969

    MC5 · The Stooges

  3. Düsseldorf–CologneDüsseldorf · 1968–1974

    Kraftwerk · Neu! · Can

  4. CBGBNew York · 1974–1977

    Ramones · Television · Patti Smith · Talking Heads

  5. ManchesterManchester · 1976–1981

    Joy Division · The Fall · Buzzcocks

  6. No WaveLower Manhattan · 1978–1983

    DNA · Mars · Teenage Jesus and the Jerks · James Chance and the Contortions · Swans · Glenn Branca · Rhys Chatham

  7. SST RecordsLos Angeles · 1978–1990

    Minutemen · Black Flag · Hüsker Dü · Descendents · Sonic Youth

  8. 4ADLondon · 1980–1995

    This Mortal Coil · Cocteau Twins · Lush · Red House Painters · Pixies

  9. DC HardcoreWashington DC · 1980–1993

    Fugazi · Minor Threat · Bad Brains · Rites of Spring · The Dismemberment Plan

  10. BristolBristol · 1988–1997

    Massive Attack · Portishead · Tricky

  11. SeattleSeattle · 1988–1992

    Nirvana · Mudhoney · Sunny Day Real Estate

  12. Riot GrrrlOlympia · 1990–1994

    Bikini Kill · Bratmobile · Sleater-Kinney

  13. Elephant 6Denver then Athens, Georgia · 1993–2000

    Neutral Milk Hotel · of Montreal · Olivia Tremor Control

  14. Lower East SideNew York · 1999–2005

    The Strokes · Yeah Yeah Yeahs · Interpol · The Rapture · LCD Soundsystem

  15. PC MusicLondon · 2013–2017

    A.G. Cook · SOPHIE · Charli XCX

  16. The Windmill SceneBrixton, South London · 2016–present

    black midi · Black Country, New Road · Squid · Jockstrap