Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Hank Williams. You’re a long-gone daddy. Read Lydia Loveless in MAGNET on Williams, Loretta Lynn, Elvis Costello, the Ramones, Laura Jane Grace, the Replacements, Ke$ha, Echo & The Bunnymen and more: The post Happy Birthday Hank Will... more info

New York Post — Fifty years after the band first played CBGB’s on Aug. 16, 1974 – one of the moments now viewed as the birth of punk – the band’s “Blitzkrieg Bop” and its chant of “Hey Ho! Let’s Go!” is blasted into stadiums at every sporting event... more info

New York Post — It has been 50 years since the Ramones' first gig at CBGB's on Aug. 16, 1977, a date that's the unofficial start of New York's punk rock movement that launched groups like Talking Heads and Blondie. more info

Antimusic Rock — The Dead Daisies have released a video for their new single 'I Wanna Be Your B*tch' unleashes a raw fusion of AC/DC's gritty swagger and The Ramones' more info

Stereogum — With all its members having passed away, the Ramones’ intellectual property is owned in equal parts by two heirs: Joey Ramone’s brother Mitchel Hyman — better known as Mickey Leigh — and Johnny Ramone’s wife Linda Cummings-Ramone. These ... more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, Rock ’N’ Roll High School opened in theaters. Fun, fun, fun, fun. Read our Ramones Over/Under: The post “Rock ’N’ Roll High School” Opened In Theaters 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — A few years ago, RVG teamed up with Julia Jacklin for a haunting cover of Björk’s “Army Of Me.” Today, the Australian rock band tackled Ramones’ “Pet Sematary” and shared a new song titled “Don’t Take It Badly.” more info

New York Post — The Ramones led a punk-rock revolution that started at CBGB 50 years ago on Aug. 16, 1974.  more info

Stereogum — The Washington, DC radio station WHFS no longer exists, but the HFStival, its once-annual all-day marathon, is coming back this year. My first HFStival was 1995, and that show’s true headliner was Soul Asylum, the long-running Minneapolis band w... more info

Magnet Magazine — 35 years ago today, the Ramones released Brain Drain. Bye bye, Dee Dee. Read our Ramones Over/Under: The post The Ramones Released “Brain Drain” 35 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info