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

ContactMusic — Rocker LEMMY has joined former RAMONES star MARKY RAMONE's one-off supergroup for an upcoming tribute to the punk icons.The Ace of Spades singer will front the All-Star... more info

Guardian Music — Yesterday's sound today: how Jim Jones and Rupert Orton turned the clock back to 1955. By Steve JelbertAlthough the pair of them have already outlived Elvis Presley, Jim Jones and Rupert Orton are getting used to being called newcomers. As the voice ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Toronto Star profiles Peelander-Z. A bombastic three-piece garage band who sound like Melt Banana voiced by The Ramones, Peelander-Z, made up of guitarist Peelander Yellow (Kengo Hioki), bassist Peelander Red (Kotaro Tsukada) and drummer Peelande... more info

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Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - The Ramones' legendary drummer Marky Ramone is drafting in celebrity pals to play a special Hollywood concert in benefit of his newly-created scholarship fund. more info

ContactMusic — THE RAMONES' legendary drummer MARKY RAMONE is drafting in celebrity pals to play a special Hollywood concert in benefit of his newly-created scholarship fund.The punk... more info