A Deeper Shade of Soul — Ron Asheton, guitarist for the Stooges, died sometime at the beginning of the year. Ed Rivadavia, music executive for Roadrunner Records and writer for AMG, contributes the following:The passing of guitarist Ron Asheton due to an apparent heart-atta... more info

Paste Magazine — Hometown: Oxford, Miss. Fun Fact: Founder and main songwriter Talbot Adams used to live 100 yards from William Faulkner’s grave, where tourists often huddle around to drink whiskey and leave bottles as an homage to the late, great writer. Why It�... more info

ContactMusic — THE RAMONES drummer MARKY RAMONE has exposed one of rock's most famous stories as a myth - legendary producer PHIL SPECTOR never pulled a gun on the band. According to ... more info

NME — Former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone has claimed that despite rumours, producer Phil Spector never held a gun to the band's heads while they were recording their 1980 album, 'End Of The Century'. more info

NME — Former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone has claimed that despite rumours, producer Phil Spector never held a gun to the band's heads while they were recording their 1980 album, 'End Of The Century'. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Steel Cage Records Song title of the fortnight: “All My Favorite Ramones Are Dead,” punk veteran Jeff Dahl’s minute-and-a-half monument, with an aptly chanted chorus and chain-saw guitar, on Back to Monkey City (Steel Cage). Dahl was in ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone has a new band. He calls it Marky Ramones Blitzkreig. more info

Pitchfork — Just as the wintertime blues prepare to descend, here come the Postmarks to put some dimples back on our faces. The twee-leaning Miami outfit had been quietly issuing MP3 covers of numerically-inclined famous tunes via eMusic since January, and now t... more info

Stereogum — On this week's Gossip Girl, Jenny Humphrey threw a guerrilla fashion show at a charity event honoring Lilly and Bart Bass. The soundtrack: Thurston Moore and Jemina Pearl (of now defunct Be Your Own Pet) covering "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," which the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jeffen said... Our Ramones Coverage continues Jon Cougar Concentration Camp - Too Tough To Die (1998) The Mcrackins - Too Tough To Die (2000) Plus The Mcrackins - Short & Sweet e.p.(1996) has been... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info