Punk Music Impresario Dirksen Dies
27th November 2006
DIRK DIRKSEN, a punk music impresario who ran San Francisco's Mabuhay Gardens nightclub during its heyday in the 1970s, has...
Fight Turned Press Against The Stranglers
17th October 2006
THE STRANGLERS rocker JEAN-JACQUES BURNEL blames a fight he had with THE CLASH bassist PAUL SIMONON for almost wrecking his...
Smith Plays Farewell Cgbg Gig
16th October 2006
LATEST: Veteran rocker PATTI SMITH played an emotional last gig at New York punk mecca CBGB last night (15OCT06), insisting...
Ramones Movie Gets Green Light
11th October 2006
Former EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND executive producer RORY ROSEGARTEN has secured the rights to a feature film about punk rock band...
Ramone Fights Emotions At Screening
5th October 2006
MARKY RAMONE struggled to contain his emotions at the London screening of RAMONES docu-film TOO TOUGH TO DIE: A TRIBUTE...
Bad Brains To Rock Cbgb One Last Time
4th October 2006
Hardcore legends BAD BRAINS will help close New York City's famed club CBGB next week (09-11OCT06), with three shows featuring...
Patti Smith Performance To Close Cbgb
22nd September 2006
Veteran rocker PATTI SMITH will play the last gig at New York punk mecca CBGB next month (OCT06). The GLORIA...
Cbgb Heads West To Las Vegas
8th August 2006
LATEST: New York punk mecca CBGB is moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. After months of speculation as to the future...
Rock Critic Paul Nelson Dies
14th July 2006
PAUL NELSON, a pioneering rock critic whose interest in folk music led to an early connection with musician BOB DYLAN,...
Rock Critic Paul Nelson Dies
14th July 2006
PAUL NELSON, a pioneering rock critic whose interest in folk music led to an early connection with musician BOB DYLAN,...
Cbgb's Club To Close In September
7th July 2006
New York's revered CBGB club will close its doors for the last time at the end of September (06). The...
Ramones Punk Musical To Open
17th June 2006
Seventies punk icons THE RAMONES have inspired a new musical which opens in London next month (JUL06). GABBA GABBA HEY!...
Strokes And Dead Boys To Pay Tribute To Ramone
18th April 2006
The STROKES and the DEAD BOYS will team up to perform at a tribute to late RAMONES legend JOEY RAMONE...
Lydon Slams New York Punk
20th February 2006
Former SEX PISTOLS star JOHN LYDON has slammed New York punk bands, including THE RAMONES, citing them as repetitive, tatty...
Fascinating Fact 848
16th January 2006
Punk icons the RAMONES are the subject of the year's oddest tribute album - the group's tunes are given the...
Fascinating Fact 212
19th September 2005
Former the RAMONES drummer MARKY RAMONE has become the latest rocker to host his own radio show - he'll front...
Ramones Museum To Open In Berlin
14th September 2005
A museum dedicated to the RAMONES is to open its doors on Friday (16SEP05) in Berlin, Germany. The memorial...
Cbgb Fights On
2nd September 2005
LATEST: HILLY KRISTAL may have lost the lease for his beloved New York club CBGB, but he refuses to go...
Cbgb Club Loses Battle
1st September 2005
Legendary punk club CBGB is no more - a last-ditch bid to save the New York City venue has failed....
Punk Promoter Wong Dies
23rd August 2005
Iconic punk promoter ESTHER WONG has died in California, aged 88. Wong, the owner of revered Los Angeles club...
Hutter Prefers Silence To Music
12th August 2005
KRAFTWERK frontman RALF HUTTER refuses to put on music at home, because he prefers to listen to the imaginary tunes...
Judge Saves Cbgb Club From Eviction
11th August 2005
New York City's legendary CBGB nightclub has been saved, after a judge ruled the punk Mecca cannot be evicted from...
Punks Fight To Save Cbgb Club
28th July 2005
LATEST: Punk icons the MISFITS and the VANDALS are teaming up to help save struggling New York music mecca CBGB...
Siouxsie Sioux Wins Mojo Icon Award At Star-studded Bash
17th June 2005
Punk star SIOUXSIE SIOUX took the top award at the MOJO HONOURS LIST in London last night (16JUN05) - beating...
Cbgb Owner Launches Festival Idea To Save Club
17th May 2005
The longtime owner of New York's historic CBGB nightclub is launching a last-ditch effort to save the punk mecca -...
Cbgb Faces Closure
8th March 2005
New York's legendary punk rock club CBGB faces closure in an ongoing rent dispute. The rock 'n' roll landmark,...
Ramone's Unfinished Book Set To Be Published
19th December 2004
JOHNNY RAMONE's unfinished book is set see the light of day, months after the rocker's death. Ramone died on...
U2, Pretenders + Sledge To Enter Hall Of Fame
13th December 2004
Rockers U2 and the PRETENDERS will join soul greats PERCY SLEDGE and the O'JAYS and blues legend BUDDY GUY as...
Pistols Top New Punk Album Poll
17th November 2004
THE SEX PISTOLS' NEVER MIND THE B**LOCKS HERE'S THE SEX PISTOLS has topped another top punk album poll, beating out...
Ashlee Simpson's Fans Offered Alternatives
17th November 2004
Talk of ASHLEE SIMPSON's lip-syncing scandal has been revived after a group stepped forward to offer her fans "real" music...
