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When Joey Ramone died of cancer in 2001, his band's place as the godfathers of punk appeared cemented for all time. One problem: the Ramones weren't really punk. Joey, Johnny, Tommy and Dee Dee (who died of a drug overdose in June) dressed in black leather and scowled like Bowery thugs, but they actually played some of the loopiest pop music ever made. Blitzkrieg Bop's famous "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" was an homage to the Bay City Rollers, while Joey--singer of the immortal line "I'm a Nazi schatze"--was the deadpan alter...
...same applies to dating, which inspired FM to play cupid this Valentine’s Day. Two apparently disparate pairs were handpicked to give it a try over a free dinner at Spice, raising a multitude of questions. Could the Bee and the Co-op click? Eurotrash and country punk? Meet the dates below, and then turn the page for excerpts from their sizzling encounters...
Andrew strolls into Spice with an air of chilled-out expectancy. His piercings are many, and his artsy, punk, black t-shirt and jeans getup screams VES. As his blind date later reports, upon first seeing Andrew, he “thought of Campbell’s Soup—‘mmm mmm good.’” Restaurantgoers are similarly impressed; one asked the photographer whether Andrew was the porn star featured in FM last week. This poetry-loving, southern-bred Leverett House sophomore has agreed to go on a blind date with a gentleman...
...RAPTURE. Hotly tipped New York City post-punk newcomers share the stage with hotly tipped New York City avant-funk band Out Hud. Go if you need to be a hipster, or just to experience some of the most exciting sounds in contemporary rock. Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets $10 advance, $12 door. The Middle East, 472-480 Massachusetts Ave., (617) 864-EAST...
COMMENTARY: The faux gun pull is a pathetic move. It backfired greatly, and inspired some hardcore shoving. That punk got what was coming to him. If I do say so myself...