ramones

Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe has written a nice tribute to late Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone, the band’s last remaining original member, who died over the weekend at the age of 65. Blythe gives a knowledgeable history of punk and emphasizes the Ramones’ impact on bands like his. Read the full post from Blythe […]

In light of the recent death of iconic drummer Tommy Ramone, here's an older story with a great look back at some of his other skills outside of drumming. Below, you can read a snarky press bio written by Tommy Ramone in 1975, which was penned under the name Tome Erdelyi (the Americanized version of […]

You may not have realized this, but your ticket to the APMAs on July 21 also grants you access to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum in Cleveland for that day. AP managing editor Scott Heisel takes you inside the Rock Hall to show you just a few of the amazing artifacts […]

The Cold War-era Soviet Union was a pretty restrictive place, with laws enabling the government to control what music was being broadcasted on the radio stations. As Consequence Of Sound points out, Uproxx has unearthed a list with a title that translates to “The Approximate List of Foreign Musical Groups And Artists Whose Repertoires Contain […]

Seeing as the holiday shopping season started at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 1, and people are at the point in their lives where they're willing to harvest their best friend's kidney and sell it on the black market for a chance to score the new Xbox Kindle iPhone Nook 5SC3G, it’s the perfect time to showcase […]

At their inaugural performance at Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Barclays Center on Friday, Sept. 7, Fall Out Boy invited both the Ramones' Marky Ramone and Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy to perform as special guests.  Ramone, the longest-running drummer and best-known surviving member of the seminal punk act, performed on the group's classics “I Wanna Be Sedated” and “Blitzkrieg […]

Iron Chic Spooky Action EP The most exciting aspect of Iron Chic’s Spooky Action EP is simply that it contains new material. The Long Island band (featuring former members of Latterman and Small Arms Dealer) have honed a steady sound of sort-of-gruff, sort-of-emo, melodic punk rock since their first demos in 2008. However, over the […]

New Found Glory have announced that for Record Store Day, they will release a limited edition Ramones cover EP titled Mania. The Bridge Nine/Violently Happy release will be “extremely limited” in its 12″ Record Store Day (April 20) release format. A digital version of the EP will be availalble starting April 23.    TRACKLISTING: 1.  I Wanna […]

[Image: Our office Christmas decor] It’s that time of the year again. Houses are donning exterior lights that serve no purpose beyond “ooh, sparkling.” Objects that have no business doing so are making jingling sounds, and the number of times you’re likely to hear “elves” in a normal conversation is rising exponentially. It’s beginning to […]

For the past week, we’ve brought you AP’s “Massive Election Coverage.” We showed you some of the best political T-shirts from some of your favorite bands; examined five election issues that will affect you; and solicited one last get-out-the-vote call from Switchfoot frontman, Jon Foreman. Now, after what seems like the longest campaign season ever […]

Joey Ramone “…ya know?”   There’s no denying that Joey Ramone was one of the most important musical figures of the 20th century. His strange frame stood powerfully onstage, giving hope to all the ugly outcasts that they could someday do the same. The cruelest joke is that Joey Ramone, a man musically inspired by […]

CGBG posted this to their Facebook page earlier today, the first one-sheet (descriptions given to journalists for promotional purposes) written for the Ramones. It was notably written by Tommy Ramone under his American name of Tome Erdelyi, who was the band's manager before stepping in as drummer. Check it out below.

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we’ll pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it’s up to you to decide who comes out on […]

(Joey Ramone, right, sitting with Cheap Trick's Robin Zander at Stardust Lounge, Rockford, Illinois on June 30, 1977) It was announced today that a second posthumous LP from legendary Ramones frontman Joey Ramone will be released on May 15. Titled Ya Know?, the LP will feature music written as far back as the early 1990s, […]

Check out this exclusive stream of “Beat On The Brat,” a live cover of the Ramones classic performed by the Postelles. It's taken from their new EP, Summer Undercovers, which will be available for free download on July 19 on their website and their Facebook page.