Her career began during the 1970s New York City no wave scene as the singer and guitarist of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, which is the era of her work that I'm most familiar with.

This is the discography of that band:

https://lydialunch.bandcamp.com/track/baby-doll

You should listen while reading...

No Wave

It's noise music with the instrumentation and aesthetic of punk rock. The most interesting thing about it is that it occurred along side and was contemporary with the earliest 1970s New York punk and yet it sets the stage for every flavor of post-punk genre to come.

While 1970s punk might have started in dingy clubs with musicians that were not trying to blow up, it instantly became the commercially viable pop rock of the era. It's interesting that while that evisceration of punk culture was going on, there were extremely influential and authentic punk acts that would push the genre into the directions we would see develop further in the 80s.

As far as I see it, 80s hardcore music owes its entire existence to the no wave scene.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_wave

In this thread, we're going to look at Lydia Lunch in 1970s New York.

Step back in time and immerse yourself in the charm and elegance of vintage and retro fashion.

From the glamorous 1920s to the chic 1970s and beyond....