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50 Years Ago Today: The Ramones Took on the Punk Skeptics at Their West Coast Debut

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Despite enormous buzz in New York and London, the Ramones faced some resistance when they arrived in Los Angeles for a couple of gigs at the Roxy in August 1976

First report: 50 years later, the Ramones’ debut still defines punk — salon.com, 1d