March 2017 – Green and Black Music

The Ramones – Revisiting Too Tough To Die

March 29, 2017September 1, 2017 Green and Black Musiced stasium, richie ramones, tommy ramone0 comment

The Ramones had gotten too far from their core in the early eighties. Fruitless efforts to win over radio had transformed the boys from Queens into a pop band. It was time to recapture the inspired simplicity of their formative years. Hailed as their comeback record, Too Tough To Die recaptures the excitement of the early days. It was like 1978 all over again. Not only had Tommy reprised his role as producer, The Ramones also had a brand new drummer. Replacing the recently fired Marky, Richie Ramone seemed determined to…

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Ten Punk Rock Movies

March 6, 2017October 20, 2017 Green and Black Musicanother state of mind, cbgb movie, penelope spheeris, repo man punk, rude boy clash, sid and nancy, slc punk, suburbia punk, the decline of western civilization punk, zander schloss0 comment

As punk rock surfaced from the underground, representations of the genre crept into popular culture. Movie studios promptly produced cartoonish caricatures of punk rock. Invariably, the best film portrayals of punk are documentaries that take their cameras directly to bands and fans. This list features a mix of punk movies ranging from classic documentaries to the rare mainstream work that accurately mirrored the punk aesthetic. ANOTHER STATE OF MIND In 1982, the Better Youth Organization organized a 6-week tour with Youth Brigade and Social Distortion. Both bands and crew piled…