Posts tagged Ramones
The "Halo Ghost Cigarettes" Spotify Playlist (I Hate Radio)
The "Halo Ghost Cigarettes" Spotify Playlist (I Hate Radio)

The Cool Kids meet Lorde? Wire, The Ramones, and a tip of my cap to the immortal Chuck Berry. This is my "Halo Ghost Cigarettes" mixed-tape style Playlist.

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeMaybelline, Chuck Berry, What Up Man, The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale, Chocolate Industries, Iron Fist, Wire, Harvest Records, Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Navigator, ATO Records, Wall, Wharf Cat Recoirds, wharf cat records, B Boys, Dada, Captured Tracks Records, Casual Wrecks, Adult Books, Running From The Blows, Lollipop Records, I Think I'm Old Enough, Adult Mom, Sometimes Bad Happens, Miscreant Records, More Cigarettes, Cheap Time, Wallpaper Music, In the Red Records, I Wanna Be Sedated, Ramones, Road To Ruin, Sire Records, Sugar Town, ShitKid, EP 2, PNKSLM Recordings, No Halo, Sorority Noise, Triple Crown Records, Sleeprydr, Holy Motors, Wharf Cat Records, Green Light, Lorde, Universal Music, This Is Radio Clash, The Clash, Captain Beefheart, punk, post-punk, lo-fiComment
The "Gold-Plated Alternative Facts" Spotify Playlist (I Hate Radio)
The "Gold-Plated Alternative Facts" Spotify Playlist (I Hate Radio)

This is my weekly mix-tape style playlist coming to you this time with a POTUS slant.

These are all protest songs that had special resonance to me after a weekend of protests and inaugural events. It includes songs from PE, The Clash, RTJ, Doom, and more.

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PlaylistJoshua B. Hoepermanent wave, rock, album rock, classic rock, new wave, new romantic, The Police, Ghost In The Machine, funk rock, funk metal, ska punk, ska, Fishbone, The Clash, punk, punk rock, garage rock, alternative rock, Sandinista, hard rock, Ramones, glam rock, protopunk, british invasion, psychedelic rock, The Kinks, Vince Staples, underground hip hop, escape room, rap, hip-hop, trap music, Dead Kennedys, hardcore punk, skate punk, Uniform, mandible, industrial, fluxwork, grave wave, garage psych, indie punk, Pissed Jeans, noise rock, post-hardcore, noise punk, math rock, Rage Against The Machine, nu-metal, post-grunge, Public Enemy, old school hip hop, east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, Run The Jewels, Lex Records, Run The Jewels Inc., Def Jam Records, Epic Records, Sub Pop, Sub Pop Records, Sacred Bones Records, Alternative Tentacles, Arista Records, Warner Brothers, Colombia Records, A&M RecordsComment
The “Eggnog From a Drunk Tank (on Christmas Eve)” Spotify "I Hate Radio" Playlist
The “Eggnog From a Drunk Tank (on Christmas Eve)” Spotify "I Hate Radio" Playlist

Every Tuesday (often a bit early) I put out a new Playlist.

This week's playlist is Holiday themed and features songs from Fiona Apple, Ramones, Sufjan Stevens, The Knife, Pet Shop Boys, the Pogues and many others.

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeThis Was The Worst Christmas Ever, Sufjan Stevens, Sufjan Stevens Presents Songs for Christmas (Singalong), Do They Know It's Christmas, Band Aid, Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight), Ramones, Brain Drain, Oi! To The World, The Vandals, No Doubt, Everything In Time, This Time of Year, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Medium Rare, Candy Cane Children, The White Stripes, Merry Christmas From The White Stripes, Frosty the Snowman, Fiona Apple, The Hotel Cafe Presents Winter Songs, Is This Home On Ice, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Christmas Island, Depedhe Mode, A Question of Lust EP, Reindeer, The Knife, Christmas Reindeer, It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas, Pet Shop Boys Christmas, Fairytale of New York, Asthmatic Kitty Records, Asthmatic Kitty, Phongram, Colombia, Sire, KIDinaKorner, Big Rig Records, XL Recordings, Wichita Recordings, Mute, Rabid, Island, chamber pop, indie pop, indie folk, indie christmas, folk pop, folk christmas, freak folk, indie rock, stomp and holler, singer-songwriter, Christmas, Pop Christmas, punk, permanent wave, heavy christmas, punk christmas, rock, classic rock, hard rock, alternative rock, pop rock, dance pop, post-grunge, ska, ska punk, skate punk, boston rock, funk rock, garage rock, punk blues, blues rock, Classic Rock, lilith, piano rock, brooklyn indie, new wave, new romantic, dance rock, synthpop, electronic, electroclash, alternative dance, new rave, swedish synthpop, indietronica, europop, new wave pop, celtic rock, celtic punk, ounkComment
Best of 2016: Top #OPS Twitter Interactions
Best of 2016: Top #OPS Twitter Interactions

Writing a music and television blog is a passion project, but sometimes it gives you a platform to talk to some of the people that you write about.

Here is a synopsis of some of the big Twitter interactions (or, at least big to me) that I had this year.

Enjoy!

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Best Of 2016Joshua B. HoeThe Clash, Twitter, #Twitter, #OPS, Best of 2016, Mr. Robot, #MrRobot, Red Wheelbarrow, Kor Adana, Sam Esmail, David Lynch, Mulholland Drive, Matt Zoller Seitz, Kevin Smith, The Flash, USA Network, The CW, Killer Frost, Germs, The Germs, Belinda Carlisle, Go Go's, The Go Go's, Lobotomy, Theresa Kereakes, Simon Reynolds, Rip It Up And Start Again, Dan LeRoy, Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique, 33 1/3, David Meerman Scott, Ramones, Keith Levene, Public Image Ltd., DEVO, Gerald Casale, Chvad SB, Controlled Bleeding, Pigface, En Esch, Curse Mackey, Kim Gordon, MC Serch, 3rd Bass, The Gas Face, The English Beat, Solange Knowles, Starchild, George ClintonComment
Vomitface: A Soundtrack For The (Futile) Search For Meaning (My Interview)
Vomitface: A Soundtrack For The (Futile) Search For Meaning (My Interview)

This is my interview with the Toronto band Vomitface.

Their most recent album is called "Hooray for Me" and I enjoyed it a great deal. We talk about the history of the band, the band's unique origin story, and about the band working with Steve Albini.

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InterviewsJoshua B. HoeVomitface, Hooray For Me, Radiohead, Weezer, Nirvana, Ramones, Joey Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Toronto, Jared Micah, Preetma Singh, Keller McDivitt, Help Yourself Records, Sloppy Joe's, Dyersburg, Tennessee, Memphis, Three 6 Mafia, Vogue, Marie Claire, WSJ, NYLON, Dramamine, Rock Band, Big Black, Steve Albini, Senior Pictures, Slow Learner, If Then, It's Me, Et Cetera, Fat Witch, Chew Toy, Wait, Eastern Bloc PartyComment
My Interview with Chvad SB of Controlled Bleeding
My Interview with Chvad SB of Controlled Bleeding

This is my interview with Chvad SB of the legendary experimental music band Controlled Bleeding.

During the interview we talk about DEVO, Ministry, being the new member of an old band, and creating movie soundtracks.

Enjoy!

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InterviewsJoshua B. HoeChvad SB, Controlled Bleeding, Paul Lemos, Tony Meola, Mike Bazini, Larva Lumps and Baby Bumps, Soldier Girl Driving, Spotify, #Spotify, Bandcamp, Neu!, Can, Captain Beefheart, Foetus, Einsturzende Neubauten, Coil, Ramones, Henry Cow, The Boredoms, Swans, Strategies Against Architecture, DEVO, Devo, New Traditionalists, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO, The Residents, The Damned, TSOL, The Dickies, Ministry, Jesus Built Me Hotrod, The Land of Rape and Honey, Gerald Casale, Jihad Jerry, Adventures of the Smart Patrol, Devo 2.0, Oh No! It's DEVO, Brian McBride, Brian Eno, Trent Reznor, Danny Elfman, GUT, Elias, The Qualia, Cotillion Knives, Crickets Were The Compass Comments
The "California Street Locator" #Spotify Playlist (#OPS Transmission #24)
The "California Street Locator" #Spotify Playlist (#OPS Transmission #24)

This is the "California Street Locator" #Spotify Playlist.

It includes songs from Wilco, Okkervil River, Kim Gordon, New Order, Swell Maps, and many others.

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PlaylistJoshua B. HoeLocator, Wilco, Scmilco, Judey On A Street, Okkervil River, Away, Stormy Weather, Reigning Sound, Time Bomb High School, The Return of Jackie and Judy, Ramones, End of the Century, California, Wax, 13 Unlucky Numbers, Cult Boyfriend, Jeff Lewis, A Turn in the Dream Songs, Web in Front, Archers of Loaf, Icky Metal, Irrational, Swearin', What a Dump, Murdered Out, Kim Gordon, Real Shock, Swell Maps, International Rescue, Memory, Preoccupations, Your Silent Face, New Order, Power Corruption and Lies, Icky Mettle, Clowns, Destroy the Evidence, Social Distortion, Sick BoysComment
Vinyl (HBO): My Requiem
Vinyl (HBO): My Requiem

The sad news was released today that HBO cancelled it's 1970's music show Vinyl.

My thoughts on the cancellation (literally days after I released my Vinyl-based eBook).

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeVinyl (HBO), vinyl, Terence Winter, HBO, #HBO, #vinylHBO, Michael Lombardo, Game of Thrones, Veep, Silicon Valley, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Nasty Bits, Ramones, The Ramones, Television, New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, American Century Records, Olivia Wilde, Juno Temple, Ato Essandoh, Andrew Dice Clay, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Julien Casablancas, The Velvet Underground, Run Run Run, Aimee Mann, The Carpenters, Ruth Brown, Otis Blackwell, Allen Toussaint, Lester Grimes, A Music Lover's Guide to HBO's Vinyl, Mick Jagger, James JaggerComment
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 10: Zelig, Carnac, or "Record Man"
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 10: Zelig, Carnac, or "Record Man"

This is my Episode 10 recap of Vinyl (HBO) - The Season One Finale

They call the episode "Alibi" and I call my recap: Zelig, Carnac, or "Record Man."

In this episode, Richie kind of  wins, Zac definitely loses, and The Nasty Bits are fictionally amazing?

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeKill The Lights, Indigo, Nile Rodgers, Alex Newell, DJ Cassidy, Kick Out The Jams, Motor City 5, MC5, Vinyl, Vinyl (HBO), Vinyl Episode 10, Alibi, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Zelig, Woody Allen, Forrest Gump, The Factory, Andy Warhol, Kool DJ Herc, Ingrid, The Velvet Underground, Velvet Underground, Hip-Hop, Rap, Mercer Art Center, New York Dolls, Hilly Kristal, CBGB, CBGB OMFUG, CBGIBs, CBGB's, Country, Bluegrass, Blues, Country Bluegrass Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers, The Nasty Bits, Nasty Bits, Jamie Vine, Juno Temple, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Corrado Galasso, Armen Garo, Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night, Spinal Tap, Kip Stevens, James Jagger, American Century Records, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Pulp Fiction, Carnac the Magnificent, Terence Winter, Martin Scorcese, HBO, Mick Jagger, Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, The Stooges, Iggy + The Stooges, Ramones, Pixies, The Pixies, The Ramones, Nirvana, Richard Hell, Woman Like You, Johnny Thunders, That Thing You Do, Change The Channel, Alibi Records, Julie Silver, Max Castella, Max Casella, Tony Bennett, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Ray Romano, Zak Yankovich, The Godfather, Scott Leavitt, P.J Byrne, Xavier, Joe Corso, Bo Dietl, NYPD, FBI, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Clark Morelle, Jack Quaid, Booker T, Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, Aretha Franklin, Queen, Mr. Robot, Who Is Mr. Robot's LandlordComment
I'm Not Furious at Rolling Stones Top 40 Punk List
I'm Not Furious at Rolling Stones Top 40 Punk List

Rolling Stone Magazine just put out their list of the top 40 Punk Albums of all time. Here are my initial thoughts (I am sure I will have more to say later).

Very much want to hear what people think of the list.

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OpinionJoshua B. HoeDead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Devo, DEVO, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO, Fugazi, 13 Songs, Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures, The Slits, Cut, Replacements, Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash, Germs, GI, Minor Threat, Richard Hell and the Voidiods, Richard Hell, Blank Generation, X-Ray Spex, Germ Free Adolescents, Bad Brains, Green Day, Dookie, Television, Marquee Moon, New York Dolls, Sleater Kinney, Husker Du, Buzzcocks, Singles Going Steady, Nivana, Nevermind, Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime, Wire, Pink Flag, Gang Of Four, Entertainment, The Stooges, Funhouse, Sex Pistols, Never Mind the Bollocks Here Come The Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols, Clash, The Clash, Ramones, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, EVOL, Sonic YouthComment
My 20 "All-Time" Albums (In Memoriam)
My 20 "All-Time" Albums (In Memoriam)

After 20 (22) entries, I am bringing my All-Time Albums series to a halt.

Find out why, and check out the first 20 posts in this series all-over again.

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeA Tribe Called Quest, Low End Theory, The Low End Theory, Nirvana, Bleach, The Clash, Clash, Radiohead, The Bends, Centro-Matic, Redo The Stacks, DEVO, Devo, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO, De La Soul, 3 Feet High And Rising, Yaz, Yazoo, Upstairs at Eric's, The Juliana Hatfield Three, Become What You Are, Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out, The Beatles, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Beastie Boys, The Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Elvis Costello, Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain, Ramones, The Ramones, New Order, Power, Power Corruption & Lies, Sonic Youth, Sister, Echo and the Bunnymen, Ocean Rain, Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures, Punk, Rock, Dance, Electronica, Post Punk, Hip Hop, Rap, Grunge, Helmet, REMComment
Billy Corgan Loves Him Some "Rock Hall Billy Corgan"
Billy Corgan Loves Him Some "Rock Hall Billy Corgan"

Billy Corgan has started touting himself for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

Well, technically, he said he was touting his "band" but I suspect he really means Billy Corgan.

I do love classic Smashing Pumpkins, but here are a bunch of artists who should be in front of him in line for induction.

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Rock + Roll HOFJoshua B. HoeThe JB's, Nile Rogers, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, James Brown, Joy Division, Raveonettes, Trentemoller, She's Lost Control, Halt And Catch Fire, Sonic Youth, Radiohead, The Pixies, Ramones, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, The Beastie Boys, The Ramones, Tribe Called Quest, George Clinton, L7, The Pharcyde, Pharcyde, Flaming Lips, The Breeders, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Guided By VoicesComment
Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"
Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 1 of Vinyl (HBO, "Pilot").

I call my recap "Darkness At The Heart Of Record Man."

In this, the first, episode Record Mogul Richie Finestra considers selling his label American Century Records + discovering hip-hop and punk all while inhaling large amounts  of cocaine.

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeTWD, Vinyl, HBO, Vinyl (HBO), Terrance Winter, Tin Cup, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, American Century Records, Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Ruth Brown, Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint, I Like It Like That, Bo Diddley, Polygram, Polygram Records, Kool DJ Herc, Quentin Tarantino, New York Dolls, Mercer Art Center, Personality Crisis, Nasty Bits, Juno Temple, James Jagger, John Lydon, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Dead Boys, The Roundhouse, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay Comments
The Clash - The Clash (1977, CBS Records International)
The Clash - The Clash (1977, CBS Records International)

Every Wednesday I post an All-Time Album.

This week's All-Time Album is "The Clash" by The Clash

Enjoy!

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All Time AlbumsJoshua B. HoeThe Clash, This Is Radio Clash, 70 Animals, Sergeant Peppers, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The GAP Band, Joe Strummer, Topper Headon, Paul Simmonon, Mick Jones, The Sex Pistols, Starship Records, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Booker T. Washington, Booker T. Washington High School, Ramones, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Prince, Grandmaster Flash, Kool DJ Herc, Parliament, Ohio Players, The Ohio Players, Don Letts, Punk, Funk, Country, Music, Rock and Roll Music, Rock Music, Rock, Hip-Hop, Joey Ramone, Paul SimonComment
Vinyl: 3 Reasons I am Excited For The HBO Premier
Vinyl: 3 Reasons I am Excited For The HBO Premier

This is my pre-cap of the television show Vinyl (HBO). 

These are the three reasons I am very excited for the series premier later this month!

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Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeVinyl (HBO), vinyl, Vinyl, Africa Bambaataa, Mick Jagger, Bobby Cannavale, David Johansen, Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean, The Meters, Mott The Hoople, Dale Griffin, New York Dolls, NYC, New York City, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Martin Scorcese, Terrance Winter, The Sopranos, Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Ramones, Television, Blondie, The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders, Grand Master Flash, Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five, Kool DJ Herc, Atlantic Records, Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch, It's Just Begun, Ruth Brown Comment