Side A: A List Of Stuff The Ramones Want, Or Wanna Do, In Alphabetical Order

Joey Ramone would have been 60 years old on May 19. This week, in celebration of the birthday of the Queens-born gone-too-soon punk legend, Sound of the City will run a series of features on his life and his legacy.

Be A Good Boy

Be Sedated

Be Your Boyfriend

Live

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JOCKBEAT 2021

Under President Biden, Will the Yankees Return to Their Winning Ways?

Yankee Pinstripes Are the Deepest Blue: The Bombers .741 Win Percentage Under Dem Dems

by R.C. Baker

January 21, 2021
News 2021

On the Ground at the Inauguration: The Only Thing to See Was Hope

From Black Lives Matter Plaza, the Marine One helicopter transporting President Trump slowly disappeared into a blip on the horizon

by Will Sennott

January 22, 2021
NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

The Romans Tried to Save the Republic From Men Like Trump. They Failed.

Trump now takes office on the strength of his demagoguery. A student of little else, Trump is an intuitive expert in popular fantasy, and he plays his American audience like a well-worn instrument.

by Joy Connolly

Originally published January 17, 2017
MUSIC ARCHIVES

I Saw God and/or Tangerine Dream

"When worlds collide, someone has to take the slide."

by Lester Bangs

Originally published April 18, 1977
MUSIC ARCHIVES

Chuck D: All Over the Map

“It’s a make-it-or-break-it period for us. We do the right thing, we’ll be able to pull into the 21st century with some kind of program. We do the wrong thing, the 21st century is going to be gone, there’ll be no coming back”

by Robert Christgau and Greg Tate

Originally published October 22, 1991
CRIME ARCHIVES

The Sad, Strange Tale of Judas Priest

“These people act like we drink a gallon of blood and hang upside down from crucifixes before we go onstage,” Rob Halford says. “We’re performers, have been for two decades. We do the show and we wear the costumes our audience expect us to.”

by Ivan Solotaroff

Originally published September 4, 1990

MUSIC ARCHIVES

Side A: A List Of Stuff The Ramones Want, Or Wanna Do, In Alphabetical Order

by Aaron Lefkove

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