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Filed under: Music Appreciation When Drew Barrymore chose ' Whip It ' as her directorial debut, she picked the script partially for its exploration of friendship. "You love to rock out with your best friend and cruise and drive and listen to the Ramones and play air guitar," she says . "And yet, at the same time, they will come and slap you when you're acting out of line." The Ramones are the perfect band to illustrate her point. "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" [...]

Filed under: News , Rock Hall Although the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame seven years ago, Joey Ramone, who died prior to the ceremony, never got the proper honors that were entitled to him. Apparently, the induction award presentation and acceptance on his behalf were omitted from the ceremony schedule, so his statue was left at the dais. That oversight was finally corrected Thursday afternoon at the Rock and Roll Hall Annex NYC, where the induction award was formally re-presented for [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Book Club They were a happy family ... or, something. If nothing else, Dee Dee Ramone and Vera Ramone King were punk's "first couple," long before Sid and Nancy's first kiss. And now Vera has lived to write a book about it. In 'Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone,' Vera details their tumultuous relationship, in the process chronicling the history of the Ramones -- from Dee Dee's overdose on the set of 'Rock and Roll High School' to the turbulent recording sessions [...]

Filed under: News , Campaignwatch Spinner.com : One-time Lester Bangs in Birdland band member and a long-time president of Ramones Productions (he's Joey Ramone's brother), Mickey Leigh released a statement over the weekend declaring that Linda Cummings, widow of the late Johnny Ramone, has... Read more