Altsounds — Bassologist *James LoMenzo* (former Megadeth/ Black Label Society) will take the slot of *Billy Sheehan*. *Sheehan* regrets that he must pull out due to unforeseen commitments in Europe and sends his apologies to all. “I'm a real big fan ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Dr Steve said... By no means a literal timeline of a genre, just my interpretation. Songs with the right feel and attitude from the 60's until now, admittedly, mostly centred on the golden age. Plenty of swagger from the U.S, the U.K and a slight det... more info

ContactMusic — A sign in New York City commemorating late punk legend JOEY RAMONE has been moved following a series of thefts.The corner of Bowery and East 2nd Street in Manhattan... more info

Altsounds — Rolling Stone calls her "the original bad girl of rock," but this year Ronnie Spector has been very nice. The iconic singer who has influenced generations of musicians from the Beatles and Brian Wilson, to Patti Smith and the Ramones, through to... more info

Totally Fuzzy — manofmusic said... THE COMMUNICATORS EP (1983) synth wave music from the 80's reviewed and sampled at:: http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Tongue said... THE ENABLERS - Sweet Fuck All INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - No Ruinous Feud FRIGHTENED RABBIT - Sing... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia.If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There's no "American Idiot" without Screeching Weasel. If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia. The down-and-out, disillusioned and financially unstable couch-bound characters ... more info

Guardian Music — No point prevaricating, it's a selling point that this New York four-piece has an attractive frontwomanWho are they? A four-piece band, fronted by – there's not a lot of point prevaricating, because it's a selling point – an attractive young woma... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Oh dear. My good friend ctel/Acid Ted didn't like Bis last Friday. He's bound to hate this lot as well.....The Rezillos formed in Edinburgh in late 1976/early 1977 and became one of the first new wave bands to emerge from Scotland. They were very qui... more info

Guardian Music — Imagine a scruffy anorak band doing one of those old death discs like Tell Laura I Love Her to get a sense of Richie Follin's new projectHometown: California.The lineup: Richie FollinThe background: As though to prove that rock'n'roll is in the blood... more info