Ever since they rose from the dark streets of New York’s Bowery via Queens, the Ramones have been worshiped by punks and pop fans alike. And rightly so. The faux brothers — make that bruddahs — invented a completely new sound, blending outsider angst with bubblegum pop…

The second solo outing from Sundowner, the side project from Chris McCaughan of Chicago punk outfit The Lawrence Arms, suffers from SPS — Side Project Syndrome™ — which is to say the material just isn’t as compelling, nor the sound of the band as well defined as material from his primary group. Sundowner’s first outing, 2007’s “Four One Five Two,” didn’t…

With the exception of PBS faves like “Austin City Limits” and “Artist’s Den,” there’s virtually no outlet on primetime broadcast television for live music anymore. There’s no “American Bandstand,” no “ABC In Concert” — hell, there isn’t even “TLR” to check out all those kooky tween bands the kids love. If you look hard enough…

Flashback: 1993. Sally Jesse Raphael is duking it out on daytime TV alongside Jerry Springer, Montel Williams, Maury Povich and a handful of also-rans. The more outrageous the topic, the more viewers you were likely to attract. And though few of the hosts from daytime’s heyday have survived (cheers Maury!), outrageous is still the name of the game nearly 20 years later. Here’s a look at some of the awesomest daytime talk show screenshots…