By the time the Ramones got around to crafting their fourth album, they must have been feeling a little nervous. Several of their contemporaries on the punk/new wave scene— including Blondie, Elvis Costello, and Talking Heads—had begun to break through […]
To fully appreciate what the Ramones accomplished, you have to put them in context. Their eponymous debut LP came out in April of 1976, when the Billboard charts listed syrupy pop like Diana Ross’s “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know […]
It’s always nice to bring in some fellow Northern California DJs to the column. In the case of this week’s spotlighted DJ, he’s even from my home turf of Sonoma County. Even though I’ve known Brian Griffith for many years, I’ve […]
You had to have been around in 1976 to appreciate how fresh the Ramones seemed at the time. Pop confections like Barry Manilow’s “I Write the Songs” and Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight” littered the charts back then; disco ruled […]
