Monte Melnick Ramones Tour manager and author of On The Road With The Ramones
Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
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🗓️ 9 September 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Seeing the Ramones thousands of times is a fantasy for more people but for Monte Melnick: it was his reality for 20 plus years. Join Damian as he sits down with Ramones' Tour manager and co-author of the essential "On Tour With The Ramones" book to dig deep on the Ramones and their archetypal role in punk. From the pre-band glam days, to the two sides of Johnny, to the adverse effects of the tempo and volume on Joey's health, to why you should never lend mics to Suicide: the is not to be missed!
Also, don't forget to grab the new expanded 2022 edition of "On The Road With The Ramones", in stores now!
Also, grab a shirt for this podcast at turnedoutapunk.com
Also touched on:
The layers of edifice around the Ramones
Butch and the Glam Era
the extremely different sides of Johnny
Never lend mics to Suicide
The wear and tear of punk
The oder of the music
Getting booked with metal band
The TOPPs
Toronto
A real break up... for real
Hardcore and the Ramones
NO STAGEDIVING
The archetype for a punk band
Green Day
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!
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| 1:39.3 | and feeding me and the kids. So, Hello and welcome to another edition of Turned Out of Punk. I'm your host |
| 2:16.7 | Damien Abraham and once again I'm bringing you a conversation with someone who |
| 2:20.3 | grew up listening to Punk may or may not still be involved with punk but |
| 2:23.4 | I have the life changed by the genre in a major way. |
| 2:26.0 | And today on the show, a legendary tour manager, a person who brought this band all over the world from the Ramones Road crew or the |
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