Stereogum — Last week Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder showed up to a Supersuckers gig at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern, a fact that is even more incredible if you know how small that venue is. At the 6/9 show Vedder and the band covered The Ramones’ “I Believe ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiled cartoonist Lynda Barry. R.I.P., blues guitarist B.B. King. Electric Literature interviewed author Helen Macdonald. Juan Waters covers the Ramones' "Questioningly." The Millions interviewed author James Hannaham. Stream a new Des... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Shonen Knife at The Wick in 2014 (more by Greg Cristman) CJ Ramone, Ramones bassist from 1989-1996 and now a Fat Wreck Chords-signed solo artist, is going on a US tour with Japanese cult pop punks Shonen Knife this... more info

Perez Hilton — Charli XCX doesn't just have her own style when it comes to the red carpet! [ Photos: Charli XCX Channels A Loofah AND A Ferocious Leopard At A Grammys After-Party! ] The Doing It singer brought a whole new sound to Shake It Off, making it sound like... more info

Stereogum — If everyone who ever bought a Ramones shirt bought a Ramones album, they’d be as big as fucking Aerosmith by now. But then, how many Aerosmith shirts do you see at shows? The glamour of cultdom was lost on the Ramones; they didn’t care about the ... more info

Stereogum — New York rock music publicist Danny Fields has been called “one of the godfathers of punk,” and he’s the subject of a new documentary called Danny Says, which director Brendan Toller hopes to screen at SXSW next year. As a recent New York Times... more info

Core News — “Iggy Pop ends his run of bespoke shows for 2014 on the theme of God and Belief. He’ll be spinning tracks by Bukka White, Ramones, Ohio Express and Goat.” Check out other Iggy Pop shows here and subscribe to the feed to get good music in the fu... more info

Killed By Death Records — A gentleman over at the KBD Facebook fan page asked if Ramones is a swedish band. He never heard of them. So here’s a real KBD obscurity. The band was actually invented by the swedish clothing chain H&M in 1974. … Continue reading → more info

Stereogum — Take a brief moment and thank the year 1974 for its existence. Aside from being the year that saw the Ramones and Van Halen play their first gigs, Queen tour North America for the first time, Stevie and Lindsey join Fleetwood Mac, and Rush release th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deafheaven @ Pitchfork 2014 (more by James Richards IV) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Deafheaven, No Joy, Indian Handcrafts @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Deafheaven's attack on... more info