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 On the coat tails of all the One Direction t-shirt rip off nonsense I created a meme about Ramone shirts that ended up going viral. This graphic was the first one to teach me that well known lesson of "Don't read the comments." I read the comments, and actually did learn a little something from the mean comments. Photo by Becca Jones-Starr  The first issue many took with this meme was my line "The Ramones were the Godfathers of Punk." First of all, this line is completely subjective based on personal opinion. Everyone has a different idea on when punk started, where punk started and WHO started it. It all depends what you consider punk. I've been intrigued to annoyance by all the different points of view people have on the origins of punk rock. Overwhelmingly though, commenters noted that Iggy Pop was "the Godfather of punk."  The label of "godfather of punk" has been widely used for Joey for a while now. Don't shoot the ...

"For me, punk is about real feelings. It's not about, 'Yeah, I am a punk and I'm angry.' That's a lot of crap. It's about loving the things that really matter: passion, heart and soul." -Joey Ramone  The truth of the matter is, we could go blue in the face arguing the origins of punk. Some claim the Ramones started it here in the U.S.A., or it was The Sex Pistols in the UK or The Stooges in Detroit. When Iggy and The Stooges debuted and he was later asked about it, he claimed that The Stooges were "Future rock." The Stooges never claimed to be "punk" more garage rock, and they did inspire The Ramones. When I first got into The Ramones, particularly Joey Ramone, I wanted to know what bands he listened to.  Joey's favorite bands soon became my favorites, (see: The Who, The New York Dolls and many more). All of the Ramones collectively were fans of rock and roll and the budding music scene in New York. Lots of other...

Br okenRekids.com Bay Area home of truly alternative, independent punk bands like: J Church, The Gits, Naked Aggression, No Talents, Me First, Shotwell, Vktms, Zounds, FM Knives, Hard Skin, Cool Beans Magazine & more. I was hired by Michael Millett in the Fall of 2012 to re-do his website. I re-illustrated the old logo and had a lot of fun doing it. I was given a lot of creative room with this project which is always appreciated. It feels great when people know my style and feel comfortable letting me have at it! Broken has worked with a LOT of Bay Area bands and quite a few people I know personally. Be sure to check out the re-vamped site!

Punk Rockast  Running time  1hr and 1min The Ramones, The Buzzcocks, The Jam, Dead Kennedys, MC5, Devo, Misfits, Iggy Pop & the Teddy Bears, The Sonics, Rancid, Peaches, The Clash, The Dictators. Stream it:  http://www.bite-the-dust.com/rockast/punkrockast.mp3 Rockast page:  bite-the-dust.com/rockast