By Metal Dave Much like Cliff Burton embodied the fan-favorite, heart and spirit of Metallica, so too did Dee Dee Ramone when it came to punk legends, the Ramones. Both bassists were impossible to replace, yet each was divinely succeeded by the only man who could do the job. For the Ramones, that man was [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ramones’
Ask CJ Ramone: What’s Your Favorite Album?
Posted: 8th May 2013 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: Bad Chopper, CJ Ramone, jason newsted, Los Gusanos, ramones, Reconquista, Sabotage
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Marky Ramone: Backstage Blab
Posted: 12th January 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: austin, bates motel, belligerent 86, jesse malin, johnny pisano, marky ramone, marky ramone & the intruders, ramones, sloppy seconds, stubb's
It’s no secret the Ramones are 2Fast2Die’s all-time favorite band so it’s always a thrill to rub black-leather elbows with New York’s pioneering punks. Three of the original members are no longer with us (RIP), but the Ramones’ legacy forever remains too tough to die (I told you it’s no secret). The photo above was taken [...]
2Fast2Die Joins the Ramones Oct. 22, 1992
Posted: 21st October 2010 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: 1992, austin, cj, joey, johnny, marky, ramones
1-2-3-4!!! The Ramones may be gone, but they’ll always be Too Tough To Die! Until I got married and later became a father, the most memorable day of my life was Oct. 22, 1992. On that date, 18 years ago this week, I finally met the Ramones. Thanks to publicist Ida Langsam (a friend [...]
Yakking with … Ginger, a Wildhearted rocker
Posted: 11th October 2010 by admin in Yakking with ...Tags: ginger, michael monroe, ramones, slade, wildhearts, willie nelson
I first met Ginger in 2004 when his band, the Wildhearts, returned to America following an extended absence. I didn’t know it at the time, but the Brit’s personal life was as troubled as his various bands (The Throbs, Quireboys, Wildhearts, SilverGinger5, Brides of Destruction and others I’m surely forgetting). When he phoned me out of [...]
Yakking with … Colby ‘The Bastard Son’ Veil
Posted: 27th August 2010 by admin in Yakking with ...Tags: adler's appetite, aerosmith, dopesnake, guns n' roses, hollywood roses, nikki sixx, ramones
The Bastard Son of Axl Tyler Colby Veil grew up in Rockwall, Texas but hauled ass to Los Angeles so he could start livin’ out his fantasy of sleepin’ late and smokin’ tea. Actually, Colby moved to L.A. so he could marinate in the birthplace of Guns N’Roses. Once there, he drank up the Hollywood nightlife, [...]