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Music History 

Twenty years ago today, we lost Joey Ramone. Here’s what happened.

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cancer, Chemo, Death, Joey Ramone, Lymphona, Punk, Ramones

In the late 90s, I was working on a book on alt-rock. As we got closer to the publication date,

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, February 15, 2021

February 15, 2021February 14, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ramones

This is a great article on how social media and public outrage have come together–and it’s not good. Once you’re

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The day The Ramones rejected a song gift from Bruce Springsteen.

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Ramones

True for false: Bruce Springsteen once wrote a song for the Ramones. That’s absolutely true. When the Ramones played Springsteen’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, January 4, 2021

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Flea, KLF, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, PHISH, Prince, Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, Vanilla Ice, Vinyl Records

End of the holidays, back to work. Now we just need to focus on getting through January, February, and March.

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 18, 2020

December 18, 2020December 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments As I Lay Dying, Bugatti, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Live Music, Matador, Mick Jagger, Netflix, Paul McCartney, Piracy, Ramones, RIAA, Ringo Starr, Speakers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Tim Lambesis

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

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Funny/Weird 

If you’re going to be celebrating New Year’s, enlist the Ramones

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2020, Ramones

As reader Tom says “This should be mandatory.”

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Recommended Music 

Here’s an all-star punk cover of The Ramones’ “Bonzo Goes to Bitburg”

October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover, Ramones

The Ramones weren’t a political band at all–with this exception of this anti-Ronald Reagan song which somehow managed to get

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020July 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canned Heat, Clash, Concerts, Donald Trump, Drake, Linkin Park, Live Music, LyricFind, Lyrics, Ozzy, Perry Farrell, Ramones, Rockfield Studios, William Shatner

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adobe, Allen Toussaint, CMW, Donald Trump, Grubman, Hip Hop, KaiOS, Lady Gaga, Miami Dolphins, Music Piracy, Ramones, Smart Speakers, Viberate

https://globalnews.ca/news/7102112/black-neutron-star-ligo-hole/The sun is setting on Uranus! (Sorry. Juvenile of me. But you can see a Uranus sunset here.) Okay, let

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Recommended Music 

Here are more “quanrantunes” from Blue Oyster Cult and Mike Portnoy

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Mike Portnoy, Ramones

Like everyone else, musicians are finding ways to occupy themselves during this time of lockdown. Blue Oyster Cult performed this

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Cool! 

A who says you can’t be a monk and a Ramones fan, too?

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ramones

Not this guy. (Via Tom)

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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