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Night Beat Post 153 - The Ramones Part V: Solitary Ends

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Published: July 24, 2026 15:30

The Ramones kept their secrets well.

Night Beat Post 152 - The Ramones Part IV: "The KKK Took My Baby Away"

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Published: July 23, 2026 15:30

In the early 1980s, the Ramones’ story fractured in all respects—five or six years into their career.

Night Beat Post 151 - The Ramones Part III: Ramones

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Published: July 22, 2026 15:30

The Ramones’ sound on their April 1976 debut album, Ramones, and their black and white photo on the cover defined punk rock in the late 1970s.

Night Beat Post 150 - The Ramones Part II: "I was confident that we were better than Led Zeppelin"

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Published: July 21, 2026 15:30

Tommy Erdalyi (Tommy Ramone) urged Johnny and Dee Dee to form a band.

Night Beat Post 149 - The Ramones Part I: The Band Who Died

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Published: July 20, 2026 15:29

In early 2016, while I was still in treatment for throat cancer, Rolling Stone asked me to write a feature about David Bowie after his death.

Night Beat Post 148 - The Albums and an Obituary

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Published: July 19, 2026 15:30

“It’s so much fun just being alive

Night Beat Post 148 - Allen Ginsberg Part V: "Allen Ginsberg warns you/don't follow my path/to extinction"

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Published: July 18, 2026 15:30

In the decades following the 1950s, Allen Ginsberg would remain an important artist and active force.

Night Beat Post 147 - Allen Ginsberg Part IV: “Death let you out, Death had the Mercy”

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Published: July 17, 2026 15:32

“Howl” was one of the most incandescent events in post-World War II literary history or popular culture, and its arrival was what later insured the Beats their place on the map of modern time.

Night Beat Post 146 - A Legendary Critic’s Personal Vinyl Archive

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Published: July 16, 2026 15:33

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Night Beat Post 145 - Allen Ginsberg Part III: "Howl"

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Published: July 15, 2026 15:30

In late 1946, a new figure showed up in the Beat circle — and his involvement with the crowd had a seismic impact on both Ginsberg and Kerouac.

Night Beat Post 144 - Allen Ginsberg Part II: The Beats

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Published: July 14, 2026 15:01

By the time he was 16, Allen was also coming to the realization that he was attracted to men sexually; in particular he worshipped a former high school hero who had left Paterson for Columbia University, in New York City.

Night Beat Post 143 – Allen Ginsberg Part I: The Last Poet

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Published: July 13, 2026 15:35

Night Beat will be undergoing some transitions in its personal storytelling in a month or two.