Topix — My living in New York in the Eighties and Nineties meant the Ramones were a local band. more info

The Newsroom — Embodied by the '80s karaoke party of Rock Of Ages, then wrapped in a bedazzled anarchy-symbol T-shirt and $100 skull bandana, the last lingering shreds of rock 'n' roll "rebellion" have long since been sanitized and repackaged as a Halloween costume... more info

Consequence of Sound — To date, this column has offered this timeline: 1) I listened to the Ramones, 2) I listened to a steady stream of In the Red and Burger albums. If only that was the case. Before I discovered the labels behind the trash I listen to now, I followed two... more info

Dlisted — For weeks CBS tried to stop ABC's Big Brother knock-off The Glass House from seeing the light of your TV screen. CBS felt like ABC pulled some copyright infringement shit by basically copying everything about Big Brother and hiring former BB pro... more info

Consequence of Sound — A respectful take on a punk classic. more info

Guardian Music — Leadmill, SheffieldSome bands – the Ramones, say, in their matching leather jackets – just look effortlessly right together. You could never say that about Hot Chip. With their mismatched barnets, facial hair, spectacles and outfits, they look mo... more info

Guardian Music — This eclectic outfit give indie songs a classic pop makeover. Or is it the other way round? Either way, the fuss is deservedHometown: Vancouver.The lineup: Nathalia Pizzaro (vocals), Rebecca Marie Law Gray (vocals, guitar), Felix Fung (guitar), Brian... more info

411 Mania — From The Ramones' "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?" and Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" to Pink Floyd's "Have A Cigar" and more, 411's C.A. Bell counts down the top 10 songs about the music business! more info

Guardian Music — The late Ramones singer's brother, Mickey Leigh, talks about the 10-year struggle to release a posthumous collection of his workWaiting outside a record company office in mid-town Manhattan, it's not hard to identify Mickey Leigh as he lopes down the... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Ilvy Maijen Based in Eindhoven, the current rock capital of The Netherlands, The Dirty Denims describes themselves as happy hardrock, playing loud and fast songs that spell FUN in capital letters. Their new EP Wanna Be Famous is fifteen minut... more info