Fishbone, Supersuckers, Death, unreleased solo recordings at 2009 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash
The 9th annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash will take place this Tuesday, May the 19th at the Fillmore in New York's Irving Plaza. The event, which would have been the late Ramones' frontman's 58th birthday, will preview new unreleased Joey Ramone solo recordings for guests. Rough mixes of the tracks, slated for a posthumous album release later this year, are being worked on by a number of producers, including…
May 17, 2009

New York Dolls, Slinky Vagabond (Sex Pistols, Blondie) to play Joey Ramone Birthday Bash
The details on the 2007 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash have been announced. The event, which would have been the 56th birthday of the Ramones frontman, will take place on Sunday, May 19th at the Fillmore in New York. One of the major influences on Ramones will be paying tribute to that band's late singer at the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash. The highlight of the popular…
May 11, 2007

Sirius Radio to broadcast last CBGB New York Show
As an addendum to our story about the performances which will close out the legendary CBGB venue, the final ever performance, by Patti Smith will be broadcast exclusively by Sirius satellite Radio. The famed club is closing following unsuccessful rent negotiations with its landlord. News of its demise has prompted worldwide press coverage and sparked several…
October 10, 2006

CBGB's final week
We've now entered the final week of existence for legendary New York venue CBGB. Here's a reminder on how the schedule of performances shaped up. Tonight and the following two evenings will see performances by the reunited Bad Brains. The pioneering punk act will be joined tonight by Avail and tomorrow by the Bouncing Souls.…
October 09, 2006