FTER the original New York punks grew up, a thriving young hardcore scene filled the gap, taking over CBGB as well as newer venues such as the A7 and The Ritz. Local bands such as Cro-Mags, Warzone and Agnostic Front shared bills with Minor Threat and Bad Brains, bringing hard, fast, angry punk to the tattooed misfits who. “I tried to get a band started but was too self-conscious,” she explains. “When I hid behind a camera I could get right into the centre of the action. The East Village was a little like the Wild West but it felt like it was ours.”
