The Ramones

Punk Rap 

Dee Dee Ramone’s Rap ‘N’ Roll

September 18, 2020September 20, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1989, Brain Drain, Chinese Dragons, Dee Dee King, Dee Dee Ramone, Funky Man, Happy Birthday, Standing In The Spotlight, The Ramones, Vera Ramone King

For the Ramones bassist’s 69th birthday in Heaven, former Boston Globe music critic Jim Sullivan revisits his 1989 story chronicling Dee Dee’s short-lived hip-hop career

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Art Pop New Wave Post-Punk 

Siouxsie Comes In Colors

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, AC/DC, Budgie, Happy House, John McGeoch, Kaleidoscope, Robert Smith, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Jones, The Cure, The Professionals, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Kaleidoscope

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Radio 

Rockin’ Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Revisited

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bloodrock, Carole King, Chuck Berry, Desmond Dekker and The Aces, Jane Birkin, Johnny Cash, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Radio, Serge Gainsbourg, The Ramones

Jim Sullivan recounts 10 songs outside of rock that defined the FM airwaves for him

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Power Pop Punk Remembrance Rock 

Farewell Kim Shattuck

February 17, 2020February 21, 2020 Jack Rabid 3 Comments Angry Samoans, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Kim Shattuck, Leaving Trains, No Holiday, Paul Collins’ Beat, Ronnie Barnett, Roy McDonald, The Coolie, The Fastbacks, The Kinks, The Muffs, The Ramones, The Saints, The Who, Troggs, Zeros

A tribute and a belated, rescheduled interview with Muffs bassist Ronnie Barnett, on her life and their band’s final album, No Holiday.

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Pop Rock 

The Second Spring of The Beach Boys

November 20, 2019November 26, 2019 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Beach Boys '19, Beautiful Mount Airy Lodge, Blue Cheer, Bohacks, Brother Records, Bruce Johnston, Bruce Johnston Disney Girls, Christian Love, Disney Girls, George Harrison, Gimbel's tunnel, Huntington, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Korvettes, Marky Ramone, Mike Love, Mount Airy Lodge, NY, Paramount Theater, Pisces Brother, Randy Leago, Rockaway Beach, Scott Totten, Surf's Up, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, Tim Bonhomme

When Mike Love and co. brought the good vibrations to Huntington, NY

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Punk 

Endless Vacation: The Ramones Too Tough to Die at 35

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1984, CJ Ramone, Dave Stewart, Dee Dee Ramone, Howling at the Moon, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Mama's Boy, Marky Ramone, Monte Melnick, On the Road with the Ramones, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone, Too Tough To Die, Warthog

Talking about the punk legends’ underrated ’84 with longtime tour manager Monte Melnick

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Punk Records 

THE RAMONES: It’s Alive at 40

September 21, 2019September 23, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1979, Dee Dee Ramone, Ed Stasium, England, It's Alive, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Seymour Stein, Sire Records, Steve Albini, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone

A brand new box set expands upon the perfection of punk’s greatest live album

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Power Pop Punk Rock 

BABY SHAKES: “We’re The Kind of Band That Trashes the Place, and Then the Next Morning Cleans It Back Up”

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1910 Fruitgum Company, 20/20, Alice Cooper, Baby Shakes, Badfinger, Bikini Kill, China, Cock Sparrer, Daddy Long Legs, Dirty Fences, GBH, Johnny Thunders, Mars Bar, MC5, Menace, Mystery Lights, NYC, Portugal, Protex, Rockpile, The Archies, The Beatles, The Equals, The Ramones, The Ronnettes, The Toms, Trash Bags, Unknown Sender, Wyldlife, Zero Boys

An exclusive RNR Globe chat with one of New York City’s most enduring rock ‘n’ roll exports

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

In Transience With Wreckless Eric

July 2, 2019July 3, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Amy Rigby, Creepy People, Father to the Man, Graham Parker, Ian Dury, Madness, Pogues, Steve Goulding, Stiff Records, The Clash, The Damned, The Ramones, Tiny House, Wreckless Eric

The pub punk great continues to enjoy a stellar career renaissance with his second solo LP in less than a year

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Punk 

We Still Believe In Miracles

March 29, 2019April 19, 2019 Samantha Lauren 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, The Ramones

In the eleventh hour, Dee Dee brought the Ramones back to life with Brain Drain

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Punk 

Scorching Honky Tonk

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Jason and the Scorchers, Jason Ringenberg, The Ramones

Jason Ringenberg stands tall

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Remembrance Rock 

Saluting Stan Lee

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 Jim Allen 0 Comments Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, The Ramones, Wings

The five best songs inspired by his Marvel Comics universe

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Punk 

They Wanted Everything

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, CBGB, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, John Holmstrom, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Punk Magazine, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone

A chat with Punk Magazine’s John Holmstrom about Road to Ruin by The Ramones

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Punk 

The Last Ramone: Marky Carries the Punk Rock Banner

June 26, 2015April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Brian Jones, Buddy Rich, CBGBs, Clem Burke, Dave Brubeck, Dave Clark. Keith Moon, Dust, Grand Funk Railroad, Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner, Joe Morella, Marc Bell, Marky Ramone, Mitch Mitchell, Mountain, Peter Criss, Punk Rock Blitzkrieg, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Ringo Starr, Robert Quine, The Ramones, Wayne County

The last living member of the Ramones on getting sober, his favorite drummers and battles of the band

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