The Ramones differed to many of their punk contemporaries, regularly taking on influences from the pop scene of the 1960s within their legendary discography.

Lou Reed was famously hard to please, but he also lent his support to various up-and-coming groups in New York CIty, including punk progenitors The Ramones.

Playing genres like indie rock, shoegaze and psychedelic surf rock, these bands shape the music scene in CoMo.