Rolling Stone — Twenty years ago this August, the Ramones played their final concert. It was the culmination of a long farewell tour that took them all over the globe, wrapping up at the Palace in Hollywood, California, on August 6th, 1996. Original bassist Dee D... more info

Guardian Music — The former Doors publicist and Warhol Factory member who got the Stooges a record deal and managed the Ramones was there during the most epochal moments of rock history. You can blame him for the Bay City Rollers, tooA mixed blessing of social media ... more info

Guardian Music — Jeffrey Jampol has become the go-to guy for managing rock estates, preventing the kind of legal chaos that has paralysed many legends’ fortunesNo one here gets out alive, as rock legend Jim Morrison once sang. But sadly for many of the rock gr... more info

Guardian Music — Summerhall, EdinburghThe Osaka rockers bounce through their catchy numbers with the excitable abandon of teenagersRound the corner from Summerhall there’s a pub called the Southern, which in 1991 entered local rock’n’roll folklor... more info

Guardian Music — From 1975 to 1980, Danny Fields managed the Ramones, and photographed them constantly. He shares those photos here and remembers his time with the New York punksThe first time I saw the Ramones was at CBGB in 1975. I was the co-editor in chief of 16 ... more info

Chorus.fm — Today is the 40th anniversary of the Ramones releasing their classic self-titled album. The post The Ramones’ Self-Titled Album Turns 40 appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

Consequence of Sound — An important reminder that underdogs can change the world. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mean Jeans will release their first album for Fat Wreck Chords, Tight New Dimension, this Friday (4/22) (pre-order), and a full stream premieres in this post. If you've checked out Mean Jeans before, you pretty much know what to expect here: Ram... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Releases from David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, J Dilla, Lush, METZ, Miracle Legion, Ramones and more. Continue reading… more info

New York Times — Joey Ramone’s brother, Mickey Leigh, revisits Forest Hills, the 1970s backdrop to the Ramones’ formation, and the Queens Museum offers an exhibition on the band. more info