Comments on: So you think you know the Ramones logo?

By: Elle

Elle — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:55:27 +0000

Good question

By: Mike Maguire

Mike Maguire — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:47:35 +0000

Question: so… who owns the rights to the logo? Do t-shirt companies pay a licensing fee to the Ramones to the Ramones “estate”?

Very curious if anyone has any insight into this.

(Thanks in advance for any and all responses.)

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The Weekly Round-Up: May 10-15 — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:30:47 +0000

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By: Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:26:53 +0000

Hey Rafael. Agreed on the BW version being much stronger and more effective. It’s got that 70s punk comic book vibe that that Vega has stated he was after.

Not many true fans dig Pet Sematary, but I have a particular soft spot that goes beyond the song itself. It was the song that was playing when my very first iPod was murdered. I was on my bike listening to Sematary, the iPod fell out of my pocket but was still working when I went back for it. Before I could grab it off the road, a bloody Toyota went ripping over the top of it, smashing it to smithereens. Little click wheels and chips everywhere.

Sadly there was no iPod Sematary to bury it in.

By: rafael armstrong

rafael armstrong — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:58:14 +0000

Thanks for another enlightening entry, Steve. This is one of those logos that– to me– actually works better in B/W. Oh, and the whole “Brain Drain” album’s pretty good, but there’s something about “Merry Christmas (I don’t want to fight)” that I dig more than “Sematary”.

Looking forward to the next entry.