Independent magazine on punk and new wave from 1974 to 1984: scenes, songs, bands, fanzines and records, with an interactive timeline from New York to Düsseldorf.https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/bands/blondie/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/bands/blondie/Blondie band history: formed in New York in 1974 by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, from CBGB to six UK number ones, the albums from 1976 to 1982, the split and the return.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/neue-deutsche-welle/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/neue-deutsche-welle/The Neue Deutsche Welle explained: German new wave from its underground start in 1979 to the chart boom of 1982 and 1983, with the key NDW bands, labels and cities.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/new-wave/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/new-wave/New wave explained: how the term grew out of punk in 1976 and 1977, what the music sounds like, which bands defined it and why MTV made it global.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/no-wave/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/no-wave/No wave explained: the New York scene of DNA, Mars, Teenage Jesus and the Contortions, the Artists Space shows of 1978, Brian Eno's No New York and its legacy.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/post-punk/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/post-punk/What post-punk is, how it grew out of punk in 1977 and 1978, how it sounds and which bands, labels and cities defined it, from Manchester to Leeds and Berlin.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/punk-rock-history/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/genres/punk-rock-history/How punk rock began in New York, exploded in London in 1976, spread to Manchester, Berlin and California and turned into hardcore by 1984. Dates, places, records.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/best-new-wave-songs/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/best-new-wave-songs/The best new wave songs from Psycho Killer to Blue Monday: 20 singles with year, label, chart facts and what each one changed, from New York, London and beyond.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/best-punk-albums/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/best-punk-albums/The best punk albums from Horses to Zen Arcade: 18 records from New York, London, Belfast, Brisbane and California, each with year, label and the reason it matters.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/new-wave-bands/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/new-wave-bands/The best new wave bands from New York, Akron, Athens, Sheffield, Basildon and West Berlin: 18 groups, when they formed, the record to start with and why they matter.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/post-punk-bands/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/post-punk-bands/Post-punk bands that matter: 20 groups from Manchester, Leeds, London, Cleveland, Bristol and Berlin, with formation year, key record and what made each one different.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/punk-bands/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/lists/punk-bands/The punk bands that shaped the genre: 20 groups from New York, London, Manchester, Belfast, Brisbane, California and Washington, with formation year and the record to start with.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/press/music-press-1970s/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/press/music-press-1970s/Creem magazine, NME, Sounds, Melody Maker, Record Mirror, Rolling Stone and New York Rocker: how the 1970s music press worked and how it covered punk and new wave.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/press/punk-fanzines/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/press/punk-fanzines/Sniffin' Glue, Punk, Search & Destroy, Slash and The Ostrich: how punk fanzines were made, who ran them and why a photocopied zine could matter as much as a record.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/press/rock-magazines/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/press/rock-magazines/How rock magazines covered punk and new wave, from ZigZag, Trouser Press and Rolling Stone in the 1970s to Q and Mojo, which retold the story decades later.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/scenes/cbgb/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/scenes/cbgb/CBGB history from opening night in December 1973 to the last show in October 2006: Hilly Kristal, 315 Bowery, Television, the Ramones, Blondie and the rules that made it.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/scenes/london-1976/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/scenes/london-1976/London punk in 1976 month by month: the Sex Pistols, the 100 Club Punk Special, The Clash, The Damned's New Rose and the Bill Grundy interview that made punk a scandal.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/scenes/new-york-punk/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/scenes/new-york-punk/New York punk explained: the clubs CBGB and Max's Kansas City, the bands from Television and the Ramones to Blondie and Suicide, the key records and what came after.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/songs/heart-of-glass/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/songs/heart-of-glass/Heart of Glass meaning and history: what Blondie's 1979 number one is about, how a 1975 demo became a disco hit with a Roland CR-78, and why punk fans were split.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/songs/rip-her-to-shreds/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/songs/rip-her-to-shreds/Rip Her to Shreds explained: the Blondie song from the 1976 debut album, how it was made, what it is about, its 1977 UK single release and why it still sounds sharp.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/vinyl/collecting-punk-records/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/vinyl/collecting-punk-records/How to collect punk vinyl records: which singles and labels matter, how grading works, how to spot reissues and fakes, and how to build a collection without overpaying.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/vinyl/first-pressings/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/vinyl/first-pressings/How to identify first pressing vinyl: read matrix numbers in the run-out groove, compare labels and sleeves, check catalogue numbers and use discographies, with punk-era examples.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/vinyl/turntable-guide/https://www.rip-her-to-shreds.com/vinyl/turntable-guide/How to choose a turntable: drive type, tonearm, cartridge, phono stage, speeds and set-up explained, plus what to check on a used deck. Clear criteria, no invented test scores.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT