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>> the ramones get started as a reaction to everything else thats going on. people see them and they go, "this is the answer." ♪ hey, ho ♪ ♪ lets go ♪ ♪ hey, ho ♪ ♪ lets go ♪ >> i had to see how great rock n roll is supposed to be done. >> how should it be done? >> no pyrotechnics, no pony showmanship, just pure rock n roll, energy, just pure gut, pure stamina. ♪ >> its just real and raw and theres no crap involved. as opposed to the standard schlock we hear on the top 40. >> t...

>> this next number is called, i belong to the blank generation. >> richard hell was one of the first to cut his own hair. he was ripping his clothes and then safety-pinning them together. >> he was the king of the punks. the safety pin thing, for instance, is his. its pretty clear that he invented that. >> punk in the united states is a music elaboration, a statement of sorts about what music is and how it ought to be played. in england, punk rock is not a musical statement, it is a social one....

Check out a few classic performances

Check out a few classic performances

Marky Ramone and his Blitzkrieg band will play Ardmore Music Hall Dec 18.

Before a miraculous recovery from cancer made him more famous than ever, the Dr Feelgood guitarist fired up 70s rock with proto-punk playing and divisive songwriting

As the holiday shopping season gets going, North Texas record stores will have limited edition platters for sale on Friday, Nov. 25.

Musician with Dr Feelgood whose stark chords and pin-sharp riffs made him one of the most distinctive of British rock guitarists

At the start of the shoot, she was a no one. By the end, she was a superstar. As the 80s cult classic starring Madonna as a gorgeous grifter returns, director Susan Seidelman recalls capturing the zeitgeist on a shoestring budget

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