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Ongoing History Daily: Killing mice with speed–and music.

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amphetimines, Mice, Ramones

Remember the Ramones movie Rock ‘n’ Roll High School from 1979?  Part of the plot included mice that exploded when

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Random music news for Monday, October 10, 2022

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amy Winehouse, Beatles, Beyonce, James Bond, Joey Ramone Place, Ramones, Right Said Fred, Streaming

Think you’re good at Super Mario? You’re not better than this guy. Let’s now try some music news for October

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The history of the word “punk,” part 4

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dictators, Puncke, Punk, Ramones, Suicide

Here is the next instalment of the evolution of the word “punk” from referring to a prostitute back in the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 943: Modern rock feuds

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Kurt Cobain, Megadeth, Metallica, Musical Feuds, Oasis, Ramones, The Cure

There are some people who just can’t get along. The tension could be the result of politics, religion, philosophies, property,

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Ongoing History Daily: The New York Times reviews The Ramones for the first time

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments New York Times, Punk, Ramones

Sometimes it’s rather amusing when mainstream media tries to describe and report on what’s happening in pop culture.  Newspapers are

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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch is all about the Ramones

January 30, 2022January 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blitzkrieg, Cover Version, Ramones, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

How long can Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox keep this up? Until there are no more songs like “Blitzkrieg Bop”

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Music History 

Cool! Footage of Joey Ramone BEFORE he was in The Ramones

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Joey Ramone, Ramones, Sniper

Before the Ramones, Jeff Hyman of Queens, New York–later known as Joey Ramone–was in a band called Sniper. Reader Adam

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Random music news for Tuesday, October 26, 2021

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Car Audio, Coldplay, Factory Records, Ramones, Ron Howard, Tony Wilson, Trainspotting

Still not vaxxed? Then you might want to read this–and then just do it. Then you can read music news

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Johnny Ramone’s guitar style

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jimmy Page, Johnny Ramone, Led Zeppelin, Ramones

One of the most influential groups in the history of new rock was the Ramones. By extension, the late Johnny

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, September 28, 2021

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Johnny Ramone, Ramones, TV Commercials

Why is right-wing media lying about COVID-19? Read this. Meanwhile, here’s some music news with the least amount of misinformation

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Music History Music News 

Johnny Ramone’s “Number One” Mosrite guitar and amp are going up for auction

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auction, Daniel Rey, Guitars, Johnny Ramone, Memorabilia, Mosrite, Ramones

Back in early 1974, Johnny Ramone got high on weed and decided that he wanted to learn how to play

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