Dee Dee Ramone

Ramones - 1977

Who wrote the lyrics for the Ramones?

Pioneering punks…

Nov 5, 2025

10 times great singers left amazing bands to make terrible albums

10 times great singers left amazing bands to make terrible albums

Not the most flattering songs.

Aug 7, 2025

Dee Dee Ramone - Ramones - Bass Player

‘Dee Dee King’: The bizarre tale of a Ramones’ hip-hop album

A truly bizarre album.

Apr 28, 2025

Stephen King on why he has no recollection of writing 'Cujo'

The Stephen King movie that couldn’t have happened without Dee Dee Ramone: “That sealed the deal”

An unlikely assist.

Nov 8, 2024

The Chelsea Hotel Files- Five essential books from the hotel

The Chelsea Hotel Files: Five essential books from the hotel

A reading list.

Jul 17, 2024

Ramones - Ramones (v.l. C. J. Ramone, Marky Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone

The innocuous lyrics Tommy Ramone originally wrote for ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’

The creation of a punk classic.

Jul 11, 2024

Ramones - Ramones (v.l. C. J. Ramone, Marky Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone

“Complete chaos”: inside the first gig the Ramones ever played

Punk rock’s first battle cry.

Mar 30, 2024

53rd and 3rd - Manhattan - the Ramones' New York City

’53rd and 3rd’: The Ramones song about Dee Dee’s time as a sex worker

A tragic comedy.

Mar 27, 2024

When Dee Dee Ramone ditched punk rock to become a rapper

Why Dee Dee Ramone left the Ramones

Dee Dee was done done.

May 20, 2023

Ramones - Ramones (v.l. C. J. Ramone, Marky Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone

The controversial “autobiographical” Ramones song

Was Dee Dee working the corner.

May 10, 2023

The Story Behind The Song: The disputed origin of Dee Dee Ramone’s drugged-out classic ‘Chinese Rocks’

Contested.

Jan 9, 2023

When Dee Dee Ramone ditched punk rock to become a rapper

The Ramones album Dee Dee Ramone claims not to have played on

An album without Dee Dee?

Nov 24, 2022