A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit by a former Ramones drummer who says he was cheated out of royalties. U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin said in a ruling Friday...
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The personal assistant charged in the beating death of real estate agent and punk rock pioneer Linda Stein was denied bail Wednesday even though the defense argued new DNA...
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More details have emerged about a possible motive behind the alleged killing of former Ramones manager Linda Stein by her assistant Natavia Lowery.
26-year-old Lowery is...
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Linda Stein, the onetime co-manager of Ramones, was found dead October 30 in her Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan.
Stein, 62, who was once married to famous Sire...
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A former drummer from the 1980s punk
band, The Ramones, sued Apple Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc,
RealNetworks Inc and others for copyright infringement,
claiming the companies...
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CBGB is to close in September, it has been confirmed.
The legendary New York City club has been at the center of the threat of closure for months, in a dispute between the...
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The new Ramones musical Gabba Gabba Hey! is to make its U.K. debut in London next month, it has been announced. Gabba Gabba Hey! features 18 Ramones songs and has been...
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There's a thin line, as Tommy Ramone learned, between therapy and documentary.
"Someone sticks a mike in front of you, and all of a sudden you start blabbering all the...
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Johnny Ramone knew better than anyone that we're all "Here Today
and Gone Tomorrow."
Ramone, guitarist of the legendary punk
rock band The Ramones, died in his sleep...
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Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band "The Ramones" that influenced a generation of rockers, has died. He was 55.
Ramone, who had been fighting...
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Johnny Ramone, the lead guitarist
with influential U.S. punk rock band the Ramones, died on
Wednesday after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, a
long-time associate...
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We're A Happy Family: A Tribute To The Ramones hit stores on Tuesday (February 11), and it features a veritable who's who of Modern Rock. The tribute was put together by...
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When Johnny Ramone started conceptualizing the upcoming tribute album to his former band, We're A Happy Family--A Tribute To The Ramones, he thought that Bruce Springsteen...
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The release date for the long-anticipated Ramones tribute album, featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, has been changed for the third time,...
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We're A Happy Family, the Ramones tribute album helmed by Johnny Ramone and Rob Zombie, has been pushed back to a December 24 release. It'll give last-minute Christmas...
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Former Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone died from an accidental heroin overdose, according to his autopsy report filed on September 12. Paperwork from the medical examiner's...
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Most of the recorded output of the Ramones during the first half of the '80s is revisited through four album reissues, out Tuesday (August 20) from Rhino Records. The...
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Kiss has recorded a version of "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?" for an upcoming Ramones tribute album.
In a message on the band's official website (kissonline.com),...
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The Ramones tribute show/record release party/fund-raiser taking place on Wednesday (June 12) in New York City will have two purposes. The show at Don Hill's is to raise...
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Dee Dee Ramone, one of the founding members of the Ramones, died from what appears to be an accidental drug overdose at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday (June 5), and...
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Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone died of an apparent drug overdose in Hollywood on Wednesday (June 5). When the group was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in...
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Dee Dee Ramone, bassist for the legendary punk band the Ramones, was found dead in his Hollywood home Wednesday (June 5), possibly from a drug overdose, AP reports. He was...
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As the news spread about the death of Dee Dee Ramone, old friends and "brothers" shared their thoughts about the passing of another founding member of the Ramones.
Gary...
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U2 and the Pretenders are among five new acts that have recorded songs for We're A Happy Family, the Ramones tribute album that headbanger Rob Zombie is putting together...
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Johnny Ramone made the trip back to New York for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last month. Although he resides in California these days he couldn't help but talk New York...
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has taken issue with the tone of discussion about the Ramones during their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame last week....
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Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder inducted the Ramones into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame during Monday night's (March 18) ceremonies in New York. Vedder made a rambling 17-minute...
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An A-list of rock and roll celebrities was on hand for the induction of the class of 2002 into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York last...
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The Ramones, who pioneered punk in New York City with such songs as "I Wanna Be Sedated" and "Blitzkrieg Bop," were inducted by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder into the Rock And...
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In the latest round of tributes to late Ramones frontman Joey Ramone, many of the group's classic songs will be performed karaoke-style with the backing of Columbia Records...
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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante have been tapped to induct the Ramones and Talking Heads, respectively,...
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Former Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, Marilyn Manson, Static-X, and Motorhead are the latest additions to the forthcoming Ramones tribute album, now titled We're A...
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The Ramones were one of the bands chosen for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002, along with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Talking Heads, among others....
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The Ramones are among 2002's inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, which were announced on Thursday (December 13).
LAUNCH asked Johnny Ramone if he had advance...
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Talking Heads, and the Ramones lead the latest class of inductees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The group, which was announced Thursday...
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The Ramones, Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Isaac Hayes, Gene Pitney, Jackson Browne, Gram Parsons, the...
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The Ramones received acknowledgement at Thursday night's (September 6) MTV Video Music Awards from U2 singer Bono and the video channel.
The frontman said, "New York City...
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With the death last month of Ramones' frontman Joey Ramone still a fresh memory, Rhino Records is set to re-release remastered versions of the group's first four albums,...
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The passing of Joey Ramone on Sunday (April 15) has prompted many artists to reflect on what his band, the Ramones, meant to them on both a personal and an artistic level....
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Ramones frontman Joey Ramone, who died on Sunday (April 15) after a battle with cancer, had a lasting impact on many bands, including Green Day, Metallica, and the Mighty...
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Comments from around the rock world continue to filter out regarding the death of Ramones frontman Joey Ramone, who died on Sunday (April 15) in New York City (LAUNCH,...
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The rock world is mourning the loss of Ramones frontman Joey Ramone (real name Jeffrey Hyman) who died Sunday (April 15) (LAUNCH, 4/15). The singer-guitarist died just after...
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Joey Ramone, the frontman for American proto-punk group the Ramones, died Sunday (April 15) at age 49 of lymphatic cancer.
The singer, born Jeffrey Hyman on May 19, 1951,...
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Hundreds of fans stood in line at the Virgin Megastore at Union Square in New York City on Tuesday (July 20) night as the Ramones reactivated briefly to sign copies of...
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The Ramones may have retired in 1996, but the legendary New York City punk group is still releasing new product, thanks to drummer Marky Ramone's quest to keep the group's...
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Many musicians, from members of the Offspring to Joey Ramone, are acting up in major and independent features this Winter and next year. Velvet Goldmine, director Todd...
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Does the public have a never-ending appetite for '80s music in films? At least a couple of record companies hope so. Hot on the heels of the successful soundtrack to The...
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It may seem like an oxymoron, but there were moments on Tuesday night, the second date of Pearl Jam's two-night stand at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, where punk...
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(2/4/98) -You might want to give a heads-up (pun intended) to your local Blockbuster. A new film for the follicly-challenged, starring some of your favorite rock stars, is...
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Coming to CBS Television September 8th is a new weekly half-hour show, Wild Wild Web, dedicated to music and entertainment sites on the Internet. The first guests on the...
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