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Hey Ho Let's Go

The Story of the Ramones
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The Ramones cut an unforgettable swathe through decades of popular music. They pioneered politically charged, raw sounds with absurdist flair, igniting crowds with ferocious 20-minute sets that helped shape the punk movement with their authentic anti-establishment voice.

Everett Trues absorbing biography of punks renegade first family traces the bands origins, from the leafy suburbs of New York to their infamous shows in the gritty basement of CBGBs. Drawing on insightful interviews with the Ramones themselves and those who were there to craft a vivid portrait of the 1970s New York scene- this essential book highlights the Ramones pivotal role in directing the trajectory of alternative music for years to come.

Hey! Ho! Lets Go! is an essential history of one of the 20th centurys most idiosyncratic and boundary-breaking bands

Everett True is a music journalist and cultural commentator, best known as the former Assistant Editor of Melody Maker and editor of Vox. A close friend to many of the musicians who shaped the grunge movement, he famously introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love. He is the author of Live Through This, the definitive insiders account of grunge, and Nirvana: The True Story, an unflinching portrait of one of the eras most iconic bands. Now based in Brighton, he edits his own magazine Careless Talk Costs Lives. His favorite Ramones album is Its Alive.

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