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

LargeHeartedBoy — Alela Diane's Cusp, Joan as Police Woman's Damned Devotion, Son Lux's Brighter Wounds, and Black Panther: The Album are the albums I have heard and can recommend this week. Reissues include remastered vinyl editions of three Ramones albums: their... more info

Core News — “The Don’s selections cross time, space and genre. Each week, as well as blending his favourite new music with classics from the UK, USA, Jamaica, Africa and way beyond, Don highlights a piece of Crucial Vinyl – a cherished album from his own c... more info

Metalsucks — It sounds exactly like you'd think. The post Watch: If Dragonforce’s Guitarists Played for the Beatles, Ramones, Green Day and More appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — Today, the longtime novelty-song radio host Dr. Demento released a double-CD compilation called Dr. Demento Covered In Punk. It's got punk bands covering novelty songs and funny-music types covering punk songs, and it's just a ridiculous amount of fu... more info