From the It's Alive DVD, Ramones on Top of the Pops show in UK.
Late in their career.
It has been removed by Youtube due to terms of use violation. Basically that means you should do the right thing and go buy a copy of the DVD for your very own and you can Hey Ho and Gabba Gabba Hey as much as you want to. Use the links below to get a legal copy of the It's Alive DVD:
You can buy the It's Alive DVD here or here or here.
11.11.2009
6.20.2009
6.19.2009
Marky Ramone on Sirius Update
Sirius keeps moving their channel line up around. But Marky is still there. His show, Marky Ramone's Punk Rock Blitzkrieg can be found on Sirius Faction Channel 28. The Punk Channel 29 is now gone. The text from Sirius Faction webpage:Marky Ramone's Punk Rock Blitzkrieg
Tuesdays 8 pm ET
Rebroadcast: Saturday 3 pm ET
The Ramones weren't just a punk band; for many, they epitomized everything cool about punk rock. Listen Tuesday nights as long-time drummer Marky Ramone plays live, rare and archival Ramones material, plus music that influenced the band, and classic and contemporary punk. He'll also host live in-studio guests and take calls from listeners. That could be you... talking to one of the Ramones. Pretty cool.
You can also listen if you have Dish Network's 200 Channel package or above. One of the best shows you will hear on radio. Guaranteed.
Ramones and Reeg
The Ramones on the Regis & Kathy Lee Show promoting Ramones Mania.
They seem kinda uncomfortable, classic video.
2.07.2009
CBGB's Alum Lux Interior 1946-2009
Fellow CBGB's alum Lux Interior from the Cramps passed away on Feb 4, 2009 at the age of 62. This is Lux singing a Dee Dee song (Bad Horoscope) from one of Dee Dee's solo records - Ain't it Fun/Zonked. Not a bad pop punk song. Psychedelic Jungle was one of my favorite records back in the 80's. The Cramps played in SF on Halloween for many years. I never got to see them live unfortunately. "One half hillbilly and one half punk" as Lux sings in Garbageman. I'd say RIP Lux, but I bet he's "tearing that damn place up".
11.04.2007
On the Road with the Ramones
On a much lighter note....found this cool myspace page online from Monte Melnick, Ramones tour manager from their entire career (2,263 live shows). 
This book has got to be one amazing read for Ramones fans.
Release date of Spring 2008 according to the site.
Says "The book is packed with interviews from the Ramones and many many more people who where very close to the band". Not only does this book sound way cool, this myspace page is a treasure trove of links to other Ramones myspace pages. Tributes to the band and band members. Marky, CJ, and Richie are all there too.
Several hours worth of visiting his "friends" myspace pages. Saving the best for last, the photo slideshow is pretty awesome too. Photos of Monte Melnick with various well known people you are sure to recognize. Check it out!
On the Road with the Ramones
This book has got to be one amazing read for Ramones fans.
Release date of Spring 2008 according to the site.
Says "The book is packed with interviews from the Ramones and many many more people who where very close to the band". Not only does this book sound way cool, this myspace page is a treasure trove of links to other Ramones myspace pages. Tributes to the band and band members. Marky, CJ, and Richie are all there too.
Several hours worth of visiting his "friends" myspace pages. Saving the best for last, the photo slideshow is pretty awesome too. Photos of Monte Melnick with various well known people you are sure to recognize. Check it out!
On the Road with the Ramones
A Sad Tragedy
Linda Stein was found dead this week in her NYC apartment.
In the 70's she was instrumental in helping launch the Ramones.
Police are treating her death as a homicide. Investigation is continuing.
Some snippets from news reports:
Stein was born in Manhattan and was working as a teacher when she met Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records, Gaines said. During their marriage in the 1970s, the company helped launch the careers of the Ramones, Talking Heads and Madonna, among others.
After the couple divorced, Stein managed the seminal punk rock group The Ramones and other bands before turning to real estate, where she turned her celebrity connections into clients and thrived in the competitive sales culture.
Linda Stein, center, with Joey Ramone, David Bowie and Dee Dee Ramone at the Mudd Club after a Ramones show in 1979.
Stein was formerly married to Seymour Stein, ex-president of Sire Records. It was the Sire label that released records that vaulted the Ramones, Talking Heads and Madonna to fame in the 1970s and '80s.
Stein, a former schoolteacher, co-managed the Ramones with Danny Fields during the band's heyday. Many credit her with bringing the Ramones to England for a concert on July 4, 1976, that contributed to the popularity of the punk scene in the UK.
She was among those at the epicenter of punk rock, becoming a fixture at the legendary CBGB and co-managing the influential punk band the Ramones.
Stein's body was discovered by her daughter Mandy, a documentary filmmaker who did the film "Too Tough to Die" last year about the late guitarist Johnny Ramone. She had another daughter, Samantha, and a 3-year-old granddaughter.
UPDATE: 2/23/10 - NEW YORK — The personal assistant of a punk-rock pioneer and celebrity real estate broker was convicted Tuesday of bludgeoning her boss to death with a piece of exercise equipment.
Jurors spent less than a day reaching a second-degree murder verdict in the Manhattan trial against Natavia Lowery, the personal assistant to Linda Stein, who managed the Ramones before becoming a real estate agent with celebrity clients including Madonna and Sting. Lowery showed no reaction when the verdict was read.
Prosecutors said Lowery stole more than $30,000 from Stein, then clubbed her to death to try and hide the theft.
In the 70's she was instrumental in helping launch the Ramones.
Police are treating her death as a homicide. Investigation is continuing.
Some snippets from news reports:
Stein was born in Manhattan and was working as a teacher when she met Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records, Gaines said. During their marriage in the 1970s, the company helped launch the careers of the Ramones, Talking Heads and Madonna, among others.
After the couple divorced, Stein managed the seminal punk rock group The Ramones and other bands before turning to real estate, where she turned her celebrity connections into clients and thrived in the competitive sales culture.
Linda Stein, center, with Joey Ramone, David Bowie and Dee Dee Ramone at the Mudd Club after a Ramones show in 1979. Stein was formerly married to Seymour Stein, ex-president of Sire Records. It was the Sire label that released records that vaulted the Ramones, Talking Heads and Madonna to fame in the 1970s and '80s.
Stein, a former schoolteacher, co-managed the Ramones with Danny Fields during the band's heyday. Many credit her with bringing the Ramones to England for a concert on July 4, 1976, that contributed to the popularity of the punk scene in the UK.
She was among those at the epicenter of punk rock, becoming a fixture at the legendary CBGB and co-managing the influential punk band the Ramones.
Stein's body was discovered by her daughter Mandy, a documentary filmmaker who did the film "Too Tough to Die" last year about the late guitarist Johnny Ramone. She had another daughter, Samantha, and a 3-year-old granddaughter.
UPDATE: 2/23/10 - NEW YORK — The personal assistant of a punk-rock pioneer and celebrity real estate broker was convicted Tuesday of bludgeoning her boss to death with a piece of exercise equipment.
Jurors spent less than a day reaching a second-degree murder verdict in the Manhattan trial against Natavia Lowery, the personal assistant to Linda Stein, who managed the Ramones before becoming a real estate agent with celebrity clients including Madonna and Sting. Lowery showed no reaction when the verdict was read.
Prosecutors said Lowery stole more than $30,000 from Stein, then clubbed her to death to try and hide the theft.
10.20.2007
The Ramones in GQ Magazine
Probably the least likely place you would find the Ramones. In the current issue of GQ Magazine, The Ramones are named as the #39 most stylish men of the past 50 years.
The article reads:
"It’s not just that the Ramones made their awkward geekiness look cool; it’s when they did it. In April 1976—as the Bee Gees climbed the Billboard charts—Sire Records released Ramones, fourteen fast tracks of three-chord noise carried by the incomparable voice of Joey Ramone. He stood on the cover in what would become punk’s immortal uniform: filthy Keds, torn jeans, and a black leather biker jacket. Fifty-two blocks down from Studio 54, a tiny club called CBGB was giving the unknown band gigs. The block has been renamed Joey Ramone Place. The Bee Gees have been given no such honor."
The article reads:
"It’s not just that the Ramones made their awkward geekiness look cool; it’s when they did it. In April 1976—as the Bee Gees climbed the Billboard charts—Sire Records released Ramones, fourteen fast tracks of three-chord noise carried by the incomparable voice of Joey Ramone. He stood on the cover in what would become punk’s immortal uniform: filthy Keds, torn jeans, and a black leather biker jacket. Fifty-two blocks down from Studio 54, a tiny club called CBGB was giving the unknown band gigs. The block has been renamed Joey Ramone Place. The Bee Gees have been given no such honor."
10.01.2007
It's Alive DVD
A new DVD with rare Ramones footage has been released. It's Alive DVD has over 4 hours of material. Available October 2, 2007.
Link to official site:
ramonesitsalivedvd.com
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