Tommy Ramone Goes Gold

Drummer left his beat on every generation after his

"...Tommy Ramone, the last original member of the Ramones, died..."

July 15, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

The Last Ramone

Onetwothreefour, cretins gonna hop no more

"...powerful than any news report: The cover of the Ramones’ eponymous, 1976 debut – wherein Roberta Bayley’s photo introduced..."

July 14, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

My Life As Marky Ramone

Ramones drummer spins stories tonight at the Long Center

"...58, lived a musical lifetime before renaming himself Marky Ramone and assuming his new namesake’s drum throne. Now, he’s..."

Jan. 26, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.

"...about the seminal New York-based punk rock vanguard, the Ramones. On the one hand, the sheer wealth of rarely..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1-2-3-4!

Marky Ramone defends the Ramones, Phil Spector.

"...There’s nothing quite like the Ramones to get you through the holidays. Friday at Emo’s,..."

Nov. 21, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

I Slept With Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir

Have axe, will grind

"...I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoirby Mickey Leigh with Legs McNeil Touchstone,..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

James White goes on location at the Broken Spoke, Marky Ramone defends his namesake and Phil Spector's innocence, and the Summer Wardrobe gives Roky Erickson a makeover

"...For nearly three decades, Marc Bell, aka Marky Ramone, has been arguing his namesake inclusion in punk's fatal..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...lyrics. The prism belonged to the Floyd." – Alejandra Ramirez RamonesRoad to Ruin (1978)..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Why Should Anyone Care Now?

"...when we signed to Relativity," Collier remembers. "Bob Mould, Tommy Erdelyi ... [We] were so excited about being signed..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Reissues

Reissues

"...1985's Tim remains a masterwork, but by today's standards, Tommy "Ramone" Erdelyi's production sounds thin. Dare you not to..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Flipping off Ed Sullivan and flagging down Morse

"...Joey and Tommy Ramone were born Jewish...."

July 20, 2007 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Wednesday Sleepers

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts directly afterwards

"...11pm, Momo's From the ashes of the Ramones comes ... a bluegrass band. Tommy Ramone's second act..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Residing in NYC, this Japanese trio is CBGB rock: Ramones' tempos scuzzed à la Johnny Thunders. Apt to be..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Too Tough To Die

The last surviving real Ramone takes us back to the best years of our lives.

"...we were in it till the end." -- Johnny Ramone, excerpt, "A Tribute to Dee Dee Ramone"..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Critics Poll

Critics' favorites from 2001

"...Trachtenberg: GnappyNotable PassingBeets: Joey Ramone; George Harrison..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Music Feature

Standing Next to a Mountain

Examining the 3-CD Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble box set.

"...the deck at Central Market north, Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon stare at the latest packaging of their legacy..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Ramones

"...In 1976, the Ramones reduced rock & roll to a high-speed chase defining..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Apeman Hop

An extended music haiku for 2004

"...– "Apeman Hop," the Ramones, Animal Boy..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

Steamboat returns, SXSW looms closer.

"...above names may be familiar: Bad Chopper features C.J. Ramone (expect to find at least one other nonperforming ex-Ramone..."

March 1, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...photocomic salute to the Roger Corman oeuvre starring Joey Ramone and Debbie Harry, apparently a key factor in the..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Public Notice

Being Civil

"...Gabba Gabba Ho! Johnny Wannabes, Dee Dee (16) Deluxe, Tommy Tallboys, Joey Hormones, CJ Handful, Marky Kabong, Spot Ramone,..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

The Austin Chronic: Cheech and Chong and Toking With a Troll

Stoner icons materialize for surprise C-boy’s appearance

"...don’t put out a joint when Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong walk past you, but I did on a..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...raunchy power chords seeded punk as surely as Johnny Ramone's Mosrite downstroke. Diamond Dogs..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Descendents

"...and "I'm the One" came before it in a tommy gun spray so crisp and clean as to call..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...with Pekar at Record Revolution, two doors down from Tommy's mountain of hummus – which the jazz scholar ("What..."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

7&7 is

7&7 Is

"...Records), the long-running local punk quintet evoking Dee Dee Ramone's mid-1980s yawp. A ripe cover of Motley Crüe's "Red..."

July 31, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...saw Dragon's Lair and Golden Tee, but where Bono, Tommy Lee, and Dimebag Darrell headed after sold-out shows across..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Junior Senior

Record Review

"...the same name invokes the legacies of Eddie Cochran, Tommy James, Iggy Pop, and the B-52s in one fell..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Music Review by Greg Beets

No Law & Order

"...Barton's headlining Awards set was catching fire. Last year, Tommy Tutone was making nostalgia with a capital "N" at..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature