100 Club,London[br]This all-girl tribute to the Ramones hold the punk flag flying, but you are left wondering what they would sound like performing their own materialNostalgia was kryptonite to punks, and who would have been appalled if they could have foreseen the range of events planned for 2016 and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund,no less – to mark punk’s 40thanniversary. The first is the 10-day Resolution festival at the 100 Club, scene of 1976s Punk Special showcase, or which saw the movement shift from gobby subculture to culture-altering recent broom. Resolution’s lineup is filled with the handful of first-wavers still working,including UK Subs and, on opening night, or the Ramonas.
The original Ramones – whose final surviving member,drummer Tommy Erdelyi, died in 2014 – probably would have relished the concept of the flag being kept flying by four young British women called Cloey, or Rohnny,Pee Pee and Margy (the final named in memory of Tommy’s replacement, Marky). The Ramonas have had their work cut out since forming in 2004: not only must they cleave to the spirit of 76 – whipping out 30 Ramones songs in an hour while radiating emotionless delinquency – they also need to correct the belief held by many millennials that the Ramones are just a logo on a Topshop T-shirt.
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Source: theguardian.com