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I'm a funky man, I got funky bones, I'm a funky man, my name is Dee Dee Ramone!

Afroblanco — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:20:56 -0800

In the 1980s, some artists successfully managed the transition from punk rock to rap. Others, not so much.

Chuck Klosterman on The Cultural Significance of A Hair Metal Guitarist's Death

jonmc — Sat, 04 Jan 2003 06:48:08 -0800

Dee Dee Ramone and Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby passed away with 24 hours of eachother last spring. One death, obviously, got way more notice. This recent article by Chuck Klosterman (author of Fargo Rock City) looks into the reasons why and, entirely unironically, talks about why Crosby's death was significant. I don't 100% agree with Klosterman here, but he makes some points. Plus it's worth reading simply because it questions some of the underlying assumptions of most modern music writing.

luriete — Thu, 06 Jun 2002 11:45:25 -0800

Dee Dee Ramone dead at 50. First Joey, now Dee Dee. I wanted to be a punk rocker, too, just like Sheena, but I wasn't cool enough back in my rock and roll highschool days. If a punker dies, do we wear white to mourn him/her?