CBGB, Family of Joey Ramone, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Amnesty International support Pussy Riot
More figures have lined up to support Pussy Riot and their battle against the Russian judicicial system which sentenced the three activists to two years in a prison colony over their protest of the Putin government. Yesterday,…
August 30, 2012

Late Beastie Boy, Adam "MCA" Yauch, forbids the use of his image in advertising
Adam "MCA" Yauch, the member of the Beastie Boys who passed away in May had made some preparations to avoid the kind of misuse of his image that plagued many musicians after their passing. One particularly egregious example was the…
August 09, 2012

Happy Record Store Day
It's Record Store Day so go support your local store and buy some music. Some band participating with special releases include: All Out War, Anberlin, Animal…
April 21, 2012

Media: Joey Ramone: "Rock and Roll Is The Answer"
Spinner has unveiled a song from famed Ramones frontman Joey Ramone's posthumous second album, ...Ya Know?. The track is called "Rock and Roll is the Answer," and will be released in advance of the album, on a 7"…
April 09, 2012

Media: Record Store Day release list
The list of special releases for Record Store Day has been posted. This year the day of limited edition vinyl falls on April 21, 2012. If you're not going to be able to purchase the Coachella only At the Drive-In release, you'll be able to pick up vinyl from…
March 29, 2012

Punknews Podcast: The week of March 6th, 2012
This week on the Punknews Podcast host Adam White along with Kira Wisniewski and John Gentile discuss the week's news, including Patrick Stump's insecurities and Brendan Kelley's response, the upcoming…
March 07, 2012

Punknews Podcast: Second Joey Ramone album due out in May
A second posthumous Joey Ramone album will be released this spring. The album will be titled Ya Know? and is set for a May 15, 2012 release. The album will feature 17 songs that Joey recorded as either demos for the Ramones, or…
March 05, 2012

Punknews Podcast: Dirty Laundry talks to Mike Watt
Laundromat-centric web series Dirty Laundry has posted a new episode, this one featuring Mike Watt. In it, Watt talks about D. Boon, words of wisdom from…
January 22, 2010

Punknews Podcast: 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

Punknews Podcast: Joey Ramone 7th Memorial Anniversary
Today marks the seventh anniversary of Ramones frontman Joey Ramone. Joey passed away from complications due to Lymphoma on April 15th, 2001 after fighting the disease for four…
April 15, 2008