Gary Kurfirst, the long-time manager of artists such as the Ramones, Talking Heads, Big Audio Dynamite, Eurythmics, Jane's Addiction, B52s and Live, passed away yesterday (January 13). He was 60.

Gary Kurfirst, the long-time manager of artists such as the Ramones, Talking Heads, Big Audio Dynamite, Eurythmics, Jane's Addiction, B52s and Live, passed away yesterday (January 13). He was 60.

Last September, Pitchfork reported that Astralwerks would be releasing Heroes, a benefit compilation for War Child, a charity that helps kids stranded in war zones across the world. Heroes has a pretty simple and great concept: Music legends pick the songs of theirs they want to hear covered and the younger artists they want to have cover their ...

A new book collects three decades worth of essential interviews with America's original punk rock trailblazers will be available January 5, 2009.

Former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone has claimed that despite rumours, producer Phil Spector never held a gun to the band's heads while they were recording their 1980 album, 'End Of The Century'.