In the mid-seventies on the Lower East Side of New York a small group of energetic original bands created a rock scene of amazing vitality. Based around just two clubs, Max’s Kansas City and CBGB’s, The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Television and Patti Smith lay down the framework for the enduring genre of music known as punk. By 1978 those bands were all recording and touring and a new wave of bands were emerging from those same streets and playing in those same clubs.