The music world lost something great when CBGBs closed its doors in 2006; the venue was at the center of the beginnings of punk rock in America and hosted the first shows of such legendary bands as The Ramones, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, and more. However, while the storefront on the Bowery is now a… [read more]
TOMMY RAMONE BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLE AS TIMEKEEPER FOR NYC-based three-chord punk heroes, the Ramones, Tommy Ramone was born Tamás Erdélyi on January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary. Tommy’s family immigrated to Queens, New York during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, landing him smack in the middle of the American rock ‘n’ roll revolution…. [read more]
