Guardian Music — Britain's biggest cult band take hit album Skying on tour in Mexico CityIf you want to get a true picture of how much a band means to their audience, look at the knock-off merchandise outside their gigs. In the UK, the average indie band is lucky if ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth of punk. Each city created a bastard child that marked the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. Blank Generation unpicks the relationship between ... more info

DrownedInSound — If you love Shonen Knife wholly you will probably enjoy Osaka Ramones to some extent. Otherwise, begin with a different album. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Your suggestions for pop songs with a penchant for the pointless were not in vain. As this week's playlist shows …Newcomers to Readers Recommend may wonder why some regular commenters get so worked up. But put yourself in their shoes. They put in s... more info

Altsounds — Popular punk rock legends The Misfits have released The Devil's Rain, which is the band's first album in nearly a decade! Produced by Ed Stasium, who has worked with The Ramones', as well with The Misfits' release in 1999, Famous Monsters. In celebra... more info

ContactMusic — Former Ramones star Christopher Ward has revealed he twice turned down the chance to replace bassist Jason Newsted in Metallica The rocker aka C J Ramone admits he was honoured to be asked but family issues forced him to turn the gig down He tell... more info

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NME — Bassist says metal titans asked him not once, but twice to join the band more info

Altsounds — “Osaka Ramones” is not only the name of this tribute album, but is also the name of the side project which has made its way in and out of Shonen Knife's performing history for decades. This East meets West punk rock combination is n... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "The Straight Arrows play no frills spazz rock and have grown up on a healthy diet of the Ramones and Hüsker Dü, culminating in a fearless, boozy punk. They used to play on the scungy fringes of Sydney's live scene... more info