Hey Ho! Let’s go with this week’s guest on RAMONESMANIA! Hell yeah, we have Mike, vocalist and guitarist for New York’s Jukebox Romantics, here to talk to us about anything and everything about growing up and discovering and listening to the mu

EPISODE 24 – Lockdowns and Curfews

Sep 5th, 2021

Hey Ho, let’s Go! A new episode is here and as there is no guest, I take a dive into my record and CD collection to play you some gems to get you through this current lockdown that we are facing here in Melbourne. Seriously, this is driving me

EPISODE 23 – Ben Disaster (Real Sickies)

Aug 31st, 2021

Hell yeah! This week’s guest is Ben Disaster aka Ben Blitzkrieg Pop aka the vocalist of Canadian punkers, Real Sickies, and the host of the This Is Pop! Radio Show. This episode is jam packed with fun stories and bitchin’ tunes. Heaps good! The

EPISODE 22 – New Releases and Stuff!

Aug 22nd, 2021

Hey ho, let’s go with another round of tunes I’ve been listening to this last week or so. Heaps of great jams for you to enjoy from the likes of Radioactivity, The Yum Yums, Penny Ikinger, Stinking Polecats, Mudlarks, The Hawaiians, The Mugwump

EPISODE 21 – Huntingtons

Aug 15th, 2021

Hey Ho, Let’s Go! with the Huntingtons! Yay! This week’s show has Ciffy, Josh and Chris all packed in to one extra long super dooper rad episode. We cover all the stuff and more on the heels of their brand new album, Back To Ramonia. There’s so

EPISODE 20 – New Releases n Stuff!

Jun 19th, 2021

New episode is here and there’s no guest but I talk about the latest releases from the likes of the McRackins, Horror Section, After School Special, DeeCRACKS, Randells, Numbertwo, The Dumpies, and The Shivvies. You can listen right now by clic

EPISODE 19 – Robby Takac (Goo Goo Dolls)

May 23rd, 2021

This week is a RAMONESMANIA REWIND as we take the wayback machine back to 2015 when myself and Bil McRackin sat down for a chat with Goo Goo Dolls‘ bassist / vocalist, Robby Takac. While we don’t talk about the Ramones, we talk lots of Goo hist

EPISODE 17 – Mikel Hallington (The Hallingtons / The Lemonaids, Love Hearts)

Feb 28th, 2021

This week’s guest is Mikel Hallington from Norway’s own The Hallingtons, Scotland’s The Lemonaids, and his bedroom’s Love Hearts. This conversation goes anywhere and everywhere as we discuss everything from Brit Pop to pop punk, his ties to it,

EPISODE 16 – Rookie Rochelle (The Young Rochelles / New Rochelles)

Feb 7th, 2021

Hey Hey! Rookie Rochelle from Long Island rockers, The Young Rochelles is on the show this week to talk ALL / DESCENDENTS, Screeching Weasel, locked down isolation coping mechanisms, the many things happening with all his bands, being excellent

EPISODE 15 – Luis Sanchez & Kurt Baker (K7s)

Jan 31st, 2021

HOLY WORLD PREMIERE, BATMAN! Yes, my friends, we have the goods! Kurt Baker and Luis Sanchez of the K7S are here to talk to you all about the recording of their rendition of Mondo Bizarro, one of the best RAMONES albums (don’t bother trying to

EPISODE 14 – Bil McRackin (McRackins)

Jan 13th, 2021

This week’s episode is a RAMONESMANIA REWIND as we go right back to an interview I did in 2015 with vocalist and guitarist, Bil McRackin, of Vancouver power pop punk legends, McRackins! This interview is a long one but it’s filled with so many

EPISODE 13 – Pavid Vermin

Jan 3rd, 2021

Holy Moly! Glenn aka Pavid Vermin is this week’s guest and it is a freakin’ hilarious and wild ride through the whole world of home recording and Pavid Vermin humour. This episode is so damn funny and really informative and somewhat inspiring.

EPISODE 12 – Frank (Goin’ Places)

Dec 14th, 2020

Hey Ho! Let’s Go! Bassist and Green Day aficionado, Frank from NYC’s Goin’ Places is here to chat about all things radness on this week’s episode of RAMONESMANIA. He has so many good RAMONES stories that need to be heard by you all. There’s als

EPISODE 11 – MBNH Tapes

Dec 6th, 2020

HOLY MOLY! Henry from Memorable But Not Honorable Tapes is here this week to talk about all things RAMONES, Ramonescore, why Brain Drain is one of the best RAMONES albums, and working on the release of Rock N Roll High School’s 40th Anniversary

EPISODE 10 – RAMONESMANIA!

Nov 29th, 2020

So this week I have decided to do something different for the 10th episode of RAMONESMANIA. This is something I have always wanted to do and now I have an excuse to do it. You see, in 1989, I had watched RAGE TV here in Australia and one night

EPISODE 9 – Lars aka Neon Bone

Nov 15th, 2020

If you’ve been following the career of Neon Bone, you’d have noticed the dude just doesn’t stop! He’s been churning out release after release for around a decade now and it’s all pretty awesome. Neon Bone’s latest album, Make It Last, is out no

EPISODE 8 – (t.) (Tower Crane Towers)

Nov 8th, 2020

This week’s guest is none other than vocalist of the mysterious skate punk rock band, Tower Crane Towers. Hailing from parts unknown (well, Europe and the USA) these guys dished out an EP that really blew up. It’s a record of killer tunes fille

EPISODE 7 – Marien Nicotine (Giant Eagles / The Windowsill)

Oct 25th, 2020

Holy guacamole! Marien Nicotine from Giant Eagles is here to talk RAMONES! Woohoo! You may also know him from the band The Windowsill and from his time in The Apers. Yeah, that guy! Rad dude. Huge Ramones fan. We discuss his bands, the lyrics,

EPISODE 6 – Perry Leenhouts (Travoltas)

Oct 18th, 2020

Holy moly, cat van doogly! This week’s guest is none other than vocalist and song writer, Perry Leenhouts, from the legendary pop punk band, Travoltas! This is an awesome chat filled with so many fun stories and great tunes. I know you’re going

EPISODE 5 – J Prozac (The Prozacs / Stiletto Bomb, Doubtfire)

Oct 11th, 2020

Holy moly! This week’s guest is none other than J Prozac himself talking about the RAMONES and his 500 bands! Heaps good! You’ll love this one. It’s a long one but we chat about records, meeting Joey Ramone, his collaboration with Bil McRackin,

EPISODE 4 – Rocky Skullington (The Skullingtons)

Oct 4th, 2020

Hey Hey! Norway’s punk rock quartet The Skullingtons just released their cool new album on Monster Zero Records last month and now they’re here on RAMONESMANIA! Drummer, Rocky, put away his black metal records and decided to kick back and talk

EPISODE 3 – Hayley Crusher (Hayley and the Crushers)

Sep 27th, 2020

This week’s guest is none other than Hayley Cain aka Hayley Crusher from Californian surf punk power pop rockers, Hayley And The Crushers. The band has just released a new single on Reta Records and Surfin Ki Records called Jacaranda. They have

EPISODE 2 – Ed Stasium (Producer/Engineer)

Sep 20th, 2020

For RAMONES fans, Ed Stasium needs no introduction. The guy is an absolute legend. He’s produced and/or engineered albums by Soul Asylum, Misfits, Living Colour, Talking Heads, and even Aussie rock heroes, Hoodoo Gurus, but, the reason you’re h

EPISODE 1 – Andrea Manges (The Manges)

Sep 13th, 2020

Hey Ho, Let’s Go with The Manges! The first episode of RAMONESMANIA for 2020 features none other than Andrea Manges; vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter for Italy’s very own three chord rockers, The Manges. We talk all things RAMONES and i

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