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Seymour Stein, the man who took Australian band The Saints to the world and whose wife discovered the Ramones in a dive bar, would arm himself with cheesecake to secure international deals.

Seymour Stein, the man who took Australian band The Saints to the world and whose wife discovered the Ramones in a dive bar, would arm himself with cheesecake to secure international deals.

“He knows all the lyrics to every song you’ve ever heard,” said Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.

He and his label, Sire Records, also championed punk and new-wave bands including the Ramones, Pretenders and Talking Heads.

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black - The now-CEO of Brooklyn Lab says having the opportunity to go to a better school outside her neighborhood changed her life.

With an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music, he championed acts including the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Pretenders on his label Sire, and helped found the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

A train derailed in Paradise, Montana, on Sunday, spilling cases of Coors Light and Blue Moon beer across a river bank, officials said.

The Sargassum bloom is expected to increase in size, with the quantity likely peaking in June or July, University of South Florida researchers said.

The IRS has pushed tax deadlines back for taxpayers in several states across the country because of storm damage from the East Coast to the West Coast.

Around 2,000 fiber optic lines were cut in Norwalk, Connecticut, knocking internet out for 40,000 customers. Two people were arrested.