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  CBGB Drums Up Massive 40th Anniversary Music and Film Festival

  May 22, 2013 – Legendary New York venue CBGB may have shuttered its doors in 2006, but the brand is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with the second annual CBGB Music & Film Festival, happening from October 9 to 13 in NYC. …
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  Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Flexes His Abs as Iggy Pop in 'CBGB' Film Poster

  March 29, 2013 – The CBGB movie scheduled to come out this year has a new poster, and it's a chance to see how the vaunted cast looks in costume as some of the punk era's legendary figures. Check out the full, high-resolution image here. The tagline: "50,000 Bands. One Disgusting Bathroom."The rest of the poster similarly suggests the film won't take itself too seriously. …
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  CBGB Movie Will Star Club's Actual Toilets, Cash Register

  June 12, 2012 – Even though it's being filmed mostly in Savannah, Georgia, far away from CBGB's original hood, the forthcoming doc about the legendary NYC venue that's been in the works for the past year will feature a set that as authentic as possible — and that involves shipping just about everything not nailed to the floor (and some stuff that was) from the shuttered iconic punk club's old home down to the Georgia shoot location. Back when CB …
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  CBGB Film Cast Grows as Movie Draws Ire of NYC Club Owner's Son

  May 31, 2012 – The film documenting the rise of legendary New York City punk mecca CBGB is moving ahead despite the protests of some members of deceased club owner Hilly Kristal's family. The movie, which will star Severus Snape (Alan Rickman, that is) as Kristal has announced some new additions to its cast. Debbie Harry, the Dead Boys, and (obviously) the Ramones will play a part in the flick, which was announced a year ago. …
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  CBGB Founder Hilly Kristal Will Be Played by Severus Snape

  May 15, 2012 – Producers of the forthcoming biopic about Hilly Kristal, founder of the New York rock club that provided a crucial early stage to the Ramones, Patti Smith, and Talking Heads, announced yesterday that Alan Rickman will be playing the legendary owner, who died in 2007 from lung cancer complications. …
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  Ke$ha Talks New Album, CBGB Movie + More

  May 17, 2011 – For her follow-up to 2010's Animal, Ke$ha says she will be moving away from synth-heavy dance-pop for songs inspired by '70s arena rock. "It's gonna be balls-out, irreverent rock'n'roll," she said. …
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