’53rd and 3rd’: Was Dee-Dee Ramone actually a prostitute?
Inspired by true events?
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Cretin Hop: Which Ramone thinks Phil Spector is innocent?
I mean… It can’t be anyone but him, right?!
GIRLS: Runaways-inspired Japanese band cover ‘Cherry Bomb,’ Blondie, Ramones, KISS and more, 1977
Recently, I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, when I came upon a post from the group Junkshop Bubble Gum Glam and Glitter. It read,…
You too can own a promotional Ramones ‘switchblade’ from 1977!
In January 1977 the Ramones released album number two, entitled Leave Home. It was another high-quality slab of straight-ahead punk in the acknowledged Ramones style.…
‘The KKK Took My Baby Away’: The Ramones on ‘The Tomorrow Show,’ 1981
Tom Snyder’s late-night talkfest The Tomorrow Show was one of the more reliable sources of stimulating programming in the 1970s and early 80s. Snyder was…
Debbie Harry covering The Ramones 27 years ago
What we have here is some ultra-rare footage of Debbie Harry performing the Ramones classic “Pet Semetary,” a song which was written for the Stephen…
Rhino’s Desert Getaway: Win box sets from Bowie, Ramones, Cars, Doors, Monkees, Dead & more
If you’re a music fan of a certain age, then the recent Desert Trip (AKA “Oldchella”) musical festival might’ve seemed like a dreamy nostalgic return…
Ramones, Butthole Surfers, Violent Femmes and more, covering Saturday morning cartoon theme songs
In 1995, MCA Records released Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits, a compilation of then current alt-rock stars and also-rans transforming the 30-60 second theme songs…
Back to mono: The Ramones’ debut album is 40 years old and it’s the best release of 2016
In the mid-70s I started a reggae band called The Ravers. I was living in Boulder, Colorado and had recently discovered The Wailers, Toots and…