Mike Love Covers Rockaway Beach

Beach Boy Mike Love will be releasing a new solo album 12 Sides of Summer on July 19th. The first single from that release is a cover of "Rockaway Beach" which is now available. You can listen to the song below.

Tom Hearn's The First Time I saw the Ramones Exhibit at 72 Gallery

Via Tom Hearn/72 Gallery

From the 72 Gallery website:

72 Gallery is delighted to announce The First Time I saw the Ramones, a solo exhibition by Tom Hearn. The exhibition showcases photography from the very early New York Punk scene and explores how your life can be changed when you find the band that defines your youth.

The show chronicles the night of July 22 1976 when Tom was asked by his friend Legs McNeil to see the Ramones play at the Arcadia Ballroom in New Haven.

The exhibit runs through June 6th and you can find more information HERE.

CJ Ramone Interview on the Rock and/or Roll Podcast

I recently had the chance to talk with CJ Ramone. We covered his new album The Holy Spell, Ramones, the genius of Tommy Ramone and much more!


Songs played on this episode:
Blue Skies from The Holy Spell
Real Bad Time from Bad Chopper
The Crusher from Ramones Adios Amigos
Know What I Got Here from Los Gusanos I'd Love to Save the World
Tommy's Gone from American Beauty
Babysitter - Live CJ Ramone
Stand Up from The Holy Spell
Burning Hearts from Guitar Pete's Axe Attack Nitemare

Rock and/or Roll
The Holy Spell at Fat Wreck Chords
The Holy Spell on Badcamp

Joey Ramone Birthday Bash 2019

Micky Leigh presents the Joey Ramone 2019 Birthday Bash at The Bowery Electric on May 19th, 2019.

Confirmed acts include CJ RAMONE, SIC F*CKs, SEA MONSTER, MUTATED MUSIC, ANDY SHERNOFF, DEZ CADENA, GEORGE TABB, JIRO, KEEP SCORE, GONZO ROLL, LINDSEY ANDERSON, WALT STACK, ARNO HECHT.

All proceeds will benefit the Lymphoma Research Foundation.

The Bowery Electric Event Page

Record Store Day Release: Live At The Palladium, New York, NY, December 31,1979

April 13th's Record Store Day will see the first vinyl release of Live At The Palladium, New York, NY, December 31, 1979. It features audio sourced from Tommy Ramone’s original cassette of the console recording with a  gatefold jacket recreation of the original advertisement for the show.

You can find a list of participating stores HERE.

March 30th, 1994

The Ramones played The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.

Setlist:

01. "Durango 95" 02. "Teenage Lobotomy" 03. "Psycho Therapy" 04. "Blitzkrieg Bop" 05. "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?" 06. "I Believe In Miracles" 07. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" 08. "Rock & Roll High School" 09. "I Wanna Be Sedated" 10. "Substitute" 11. "I Wanna Live" 12. "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg" 13. "Commando" 14. "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" 15. "Rockaway Beach" 16. "Pet Sematary" 17. "Strength To Endure" 18. "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" 19. "Take It As It Comes" 20. "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" 21. "7 & 7 Is" 22. "Wart Hog" 23. "Cretin Hop" 24. "Listen To My Heart" 25. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World" 26. "Pinhead" 27. "My Back Pages" 28. "Poison Heart" 29. "We're A Happy Family" 30. "The Shape Of Things To Come" 31. "Chinese Rock" 32. "Beat On The Brat"

CJ Ramone's The Holy Spell Releases May 10th

The album will be released by Fat Wreck Chords  and can be pre-ordered HERE. The song Blue Skies is available to listen to on YouTube right now.