Archive for December, 2006
First, apologies must be issued re: lack of posts. It’s been a hectic month, and I’m finally back in Ithaca after three very long weeks in San Diego. Not only that, it’s nearly 2007 and I’ve barely begun my “Best of 2006″ list. But I’ve been getting so overwhelmed with catching up with what I […]
Tower Record’s going-out-of-business sale has been one of the most exhilarating music-buying experiences of my LIFE. CDs are so expensive, and never in my life have I had so much buying access (fat kid in a candy shop goes without saying). I’m not going to say how many CDs I’ve bought in the last week […]
Most people know Tommy Ramone as the original drummer for iconic punk rock band The Ramones, but word is still getting out that he’s now one half of the alt/punk-bluegrass duo Uncle Monk. Lately, as Uncle Monk, Tommy Ramone — aka Tom Erdelyi — can be found playing mandolin with Claudia Tienan, who plays the […]
Sorry for the sluggishness re: blog posts. I’m in San Diego! Not an excuse, but still. Anyway, I’ll relay to you all of the goodies in the IT this week. For our A&E cover story this week, I interviewed the iconic drummer/producer/manager for The Ramones — and the only living original Ramone left — Tommy […]