The late Warrington, UK based indie band Viola Beach has released their self titled, debut release posthumously just this morning. As you may recall, the group tragically lost their lives back in February when the vehicle they were traveling in fell onto a drawbridge that was raising to allow a tanker to pass through, and then subsequently crashed and fell into the river below. It's a sad time, but otherwise a happy and momentous occasion that the group would no doubt be prou

Some sad news that traveled in late last night. Tommy Ramone, founding member and the last surviving member of the original The Ramones lineup, died last night following treatment for bile duct cancer. He was 62 years old. Tommy played on the first three studio albums released by the group, the self-titled effort, "Leave Home", and "Rocket To Russia". After depearting the group, he continued to have a hand in production duties, producing the band's 1984 opus "Too Tough to Die