Ramones, to say the least, were the definition of a hard-luck band. For 22 years, the pioneering punk outfit survived near-constant infighting, drug and alcohol addiction, paltry record sales, and ...

As pioneers of the punk rock movement, the Ramones helped establish the genre in the United States and the United Kingdom, reviving rock music from the popular styles and bringing it back to basics.

The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, and more punk-era greats are featured on an upcoming box set celebrating the famed New ...

There was a time when The Ramones’ punk rock music was too scary for commercial radio. The group’s highest-charting single, “Rockaway Beach,” peaked at No. 66 in 1977. Only two of its albums, 1977’s ...

Blink–182 has paid tribute to another group of punk icons, the Ramones. In the music video for the trio’s new track “DANCE WITH ME,” Blink recreated a number of the Ramones’ most memorable moments. No ...

While the Ramones staked out New York's East Village as their rock 'n' roll province in the '70s, the great punk band X anchored Los Angeles with their raucous blasts of misfit fury. At SXSW this past ...

I never like to credit one band with starting an entire genre, and if I credited the Ramones with doing so, I wouldn’t even be right. The term may not have existed at the time, but bands like The ...

Sirius XM's "The Loft" host Meg Griffin, formerly of WFUV, WNEW-FM, WXRK and other New York radio stations, reflects on the Ramones for FUV Essentials. When I think of the beloved Ramones I initially ...

While Led Zeppelin came to represent everything that was excessive about rock, it didn’t start that way. On Zeppelin’s first album, the band showcased one tight, almost radio-friendly track in “Good ...

Even before he helped launch the Ramones' career, Danny Fields was a major player in the early punk scene. The Queens native, who had worked publicity for the Doors, was the one who recommended that ...

The word “bittersweet” was used on more than one occasion at Hollywood’s Avalon on Sunday night. An all-star group of musicians — including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder and Pete Yorn — paid ...

Last year, Alex Edkins, leader of the great Toronto noise-rock power-trio METZ, launched his solo side project Weird Nightmare. With Weird Nightmare, Edkins makes catchy, guitar-driven power-pop ...