The Oedipus Project
NOBRO, an all-female punk band from Montreal, deliver an album of liberation, intensity and hilarity.
Set Your Pussy Free, reminds me of The Ramones’ 1st. Joey Ramone would have loved this.
“Delete Delete Delete” screams of leaving the internet.
Dear friend Joey Ramone died in 2001.
I miss our late-night all-night phone conservations of music, art and life, his warmth, his passion, his compassion.
…ya know? is Joey’s 2nd posthumous album due later this month.
“What Did I Do to Deserve You?” is a free download from the album.
If the chorus sounds familiar it is lifted from “Beat on the Brat” from the first Ramones album.
“What Did I Do to Deserve You?
“Beat on the Brat”
The Vaccines debut album What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? Is now available in this country.
One listen to this British quartet and their debt to the Ramones is evident.
As Joey Ramone would have told me: “They’re one of us”.
“Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra) kicks off the album at a perfect 1 minute, 24 seconds. Punk rock at its finest.
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We spun it old school at Spit on Saturday night. Some classic punk and new wave from the day. There were four of us spinning and here is what I played during my turn on the tables for your dancing and listening pleasure. Continue reading
My friend, Harvey Leeds, who helped develop innumerable artists at Epic Records, and who is now a manager extraordinaire, sent me this delightful new addition for my collection. Marky Ramone, the second drummer for the Ramones, replaced Tommy Ramone in 1978. (Of note, only the two drummers of the Ramones have survived). Marky stills drums but recently launched his own line of pasta sauce! I just had to share this. When I obtain a 2nd jar, I’ll sample the contents. Until then, it will proudly be displayed on the mantle.
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“Suzy is a Headbanger” by The Ramones
