Forget about that lame “Hologram” Tupac at Coachella, because today’s big news is “Recorded Before His Death But Released Posthumously” Joey Ramone.
BMG announced today, through the use of hologram, that it would release a new album by former Ramones frontman and former living person Joey Ramone, titled …Ya Know and set for consumption on May 22. The album will be preceded by a limted-edition 7-inch single for “Rock ‘N Roll Is the Answer,” which be available on April 22 a.k.a Record Store Day a.k.a. my cat’s birthday. The album features contributions from other not-quite-dead-but-definitely-irrelevant people like Joan Jett, Little Steven Van Zandt, former Ramones drummer Richie Ramone, Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, Dennis Diken of The Smithereens, Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye, and members of The Ramones’ punk-era contemporaries The Dictators.
“Joey Ramone was one of the key figures in a musical revolution whose impact is still being felt today,” says BMG Chrysalis US Vice President Jason Hradil, who, after lugging his giant title around in a wheel-barrow, also had this to say: “We are honored that Joey’s brother Mickey (Ramone) and his estate have entrusted this album to BMG.
When asked for comment, “Hologram” Tupac responded with: “Yeahhh… you know what the fuck this is. What up, Joey? What up, Jimi? This the muthfuckin’ dead celebrity takeover!”
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