Red Velvet Media Talks to the Ramones and Monte A. Melnick

Red Velvet Media talks to Ramones Join me on Red Velvet Media"s "RAMONES" Special - Friday Night, July 23 @ 5pm. Founder and only surviving original member of the band - TOMMY RAMONE will be my guest, along with their Tour Manager MONTE A. MELNICK - author of "On the Road with the RAMONES." This 1 and 1/2 Hour Special will also feature surprise guest callers and will be an historic romp through the RAMONES legendary legacy. Hosted by HOLLY STEPHEY in L.A. and Rock Art Master SPENCER DRATE (designer of many RAMONES album covers), THIS IS A MUST for the true RAMONES fan. www.blogtalkradio.com/redvelvetmedia Tommy Ramone began his musical career as Tommy Erdelyi, an engineer at the Record Plant. Born in Budapest, Hungary, and raised in Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y., he co-founded the Ramones with Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee and participated in the birth of punk and indie-rock, working as the band’s drummer, producer and original manager. He has also produced recordings by the Talking Heads, Redd Kross and the Replacements. He currently performs, with partner Claudia Tienan, in the critically acclaimed indie acoustic duo Uncle Monk.