Farewell to Clem Burke, one of the all-time great rock & roll drummers. The Blondie legend passed away on Sunday, only 70, from cancer. His exuberant energy was as crucial to the Blondie sound as Debbie Harry’s vocals. He combined the chaotic frenzy of his idol Keith Moon with the …
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The Ramones reached an all-time low by the end of the Eighties after the hardcore bands and the nascent grunge scene gave the genre an acid peel. The Ramones‘ late Eighties albums were so unremarkable that Dee Dee Ramone quit the band to become rapper Dee Dee King in 1989, …
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Sixty years ago, on February 9, 1964: The Beatles make their legendary American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. A record-shattering 73 million people tune in to see John, Paul, George, and Ringo for the first time. It’s the biggest audience any musicians have ever faced. But there’s no evidence …
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Blink-182 pay homage to the Ramones in the band’s new video for “Dance With Me,” the latest single off the trio’s upcoming reunion album One More Time… Billed as a “love letter” to the iconic New York punk band — one of Blink-182’s favorite groups — the Malloys-directed “Dance With …
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The estate of Joey Ramone has agreed to sell a stake of the punk legend’s music publishing rights for $10 million. The acquisition was part of a larger $2 billion partnership between independent publisher Primary Wave Music and investment company Brookfield Asset Management, the Wall Street Journal reports. In addition …
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