The safety pins, the mohawk haircuts, the mosh pits — all that came a bit later. Still, what “Ork Records: New York, New York” documents over its 49 cuts is no less than the leading edge of the first ...

In March of 1956, Roy Orbison and his band The Teen Kings left their home in Odessa, Texas to record a session in Memphis for producer Sam Phillips, at Sun Studios. Over Orbison’s objection, Phillips ...

Richard Hell and the Voidoids, just one of Ork Records’ unbelievable roster of bands. What enters your mind first when you hear the words “New York punk”? The bar at Max’s Kansas City? The bathroom at ...

Everyone knows the Ramones and Talking Heads, but a host of obscure bands were integral to the CBGBs scene – and now their records have been rediscovered In the beginning there were three record ...