I was randomly curious the other day, and looked up bands from New York City on Wikipedia. I noted down every one I recognized; it’s a very musically diverse list, and there were a few surprises, at least for me. Do you see anything that ties them all together? I’ll give you a hint: I don’t.
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Anthrax
- Beastie Boys
- Blondie
- Blood, Sweat, and Tears
- Blue Oyster Cult
- Brand New
- C+C Music Factory
- Chic
- The Chiffons
- Coheed and Cambria
- The Cramps
- The Cro-Mags
- Deee-Lite
- De La Soul
- Foreigner
- Fountains of Wayne
- Grizzly Bear
- Interpol
- Jawbreaker
- King Missile
- Kiss
- LCD Soundsystem
- The Lovin’ Spoonful
- The Mamas & the Papas
- Method Man & Redman
- Living Color
- New York Dolls
- The Pretty Reckless
- Public Enemy
- Ramones
- The Ronettes
- Run-DMC
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Sonic Youth
- Spin Doctors
- The Strokes
- Talking Back Sunday
- Talking Heads
- Television
- Terror Squad
- TV On The Radio
- Type O Negative
- Vampire Weekend
- The Velvet Underground
- White Zombie
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs