Rock Sound — The annual concert pays tribute to the life and legacy of the Ramones frontman Johnny Ramone. Over the weekend Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joined forces with Duff McKagan, Morrissey, The Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Fred Armisen... more info

Consequence of Sound — The all-star group of musicians gathered at the annual tribute to the late Ramones guitarist. more info

Guardian Music — His Sire label gave careers to Madonna, Talking Heads and the Ramones, while he was stuck in the closet and a tumultuous marriage. ‘Who’s to say what’s normal?’ he wondersSeymour Stein loves the music business. And so he sh... more info

Stereogum — Seattle's Showbox music hall, which opened in 1939, has hosted big acts through the jazz age, the grunge era, and today's pop and rock. Their wide-ranging roster counts Duke Ellington, the Ramones, Blondie, Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg, Wilco, Billy Idol, D... more info

Stereogum — Rock may not be dominating radio, but it's seeing a resurgence onscreen. Nick Cassavetes is the latest to join the band, signing on to adapt and direct the indie I Slept With Joey Ramone. Based on the 2009 memoir by Ramone's brother Mickey Leigh,... more info

Stereogum — A funny thing about punk rock: It's always been pastiche. The Stooges ground up hammerhead Detroit hard rock with Doors-ian self-laceration and free jazz's embrace of wild, twisty noise. The Ramones took '60s garage-rock riffs and Beach Boys melodies... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — NME made a list of the greatest NYC albums of all time... that doesn't include the Ramones, Sonic Youth, Television, Talking Heads... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Billie Joe Armstrong's new band The Longshot also covered The Replacements, Paul Collins, Generation X, and more at their first of three intimate NYC shows, and they played one Green Day song. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Like the past two years, the Joey Ramone Birthday Bash will celebrate the 40th anniversary of a classic Ramones album. This time it's 1978's 'Road to Ruin.' Continue reading… more info

Guardian Music — At 65, the phenomenally creative David Byrne is still rock’s renaissance man. As he launches his first solo album in 14 years, he reveals why he’s started collecting reasons to be cheerfulThe first time David Byrne came to the Roundhous... more info