Beyonce and J-Lo’s designers cap Paris couture SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2014 38 Art Aquarium Goldfish and carps swim in a spherical water tank at an art aquarium exhibition in Tokyo yesterday. The summer exhibition, designed and produced by art producer Hidetomo Kimura, is held until September. — AP/AFP photos Women wearing the summer Kimono, “Yukata” watch goldfish. Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies Back to reality for ommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk Jeff Hyman, died in 2001 of lymphatic cancer. Dee Dee Nicole Richie band the Ramones and the last surviving member of Ramone, whose real name is Douglas Colvin, died from a Tthe original group, has died, a business associate said drug overdose in 2002. Tommy Ramone was born Erdelyi Saturday. Dave Frey, who works for Ramones Productions Tamas in Budapest, Hungary. — AP in new TV show and Silent Partner Management, confirmed that he died on icole Richie is going back to reality. The former Friday. Frey didn’t have additional details. Ramone was 65. star of “The Simple Life” with her childhood Tommy Ramone, a drummer, co-founded the Ramones in bestie Paris Hilton headlines her own show 1974 in New York along with singer Joey Ramone, bassist N “Candidly Nicole” debuting July 17 on VH1. The eight Dee Dee Ramone and guitarist Johnny Ramone. All four 30-minute episodes are based on Richie’s AOL online band members had different last names, but took the com- web series of the same name. Richie created the show mon name Ramone. The band influenced a generation of and is an executive producer, calling the shots in a way rockers, and their hit songs “I Wanna Be Sedated,” and she never did during the five-year run of “The Simple “Blitzkrieg Bop,” among others, earned them an induction Life” early in the last decade or as a mentor on “Fashion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Clad in leather Star.” jackets and long black mops of hair, the group of motley “This is the most in control and empowered I have misfits started out in legendary New York clubs like CBGB ever felt in my entire career,” Richie told the summer TV and Max’s Kansas City, where they blasted their rapid-fire critics’ meeting on Friday. “Doing a web series for me, songs. Since its debut album in 1976, the band struggled was the best way to do this show. Doing it on the web for commercial success, but they left a formidable imprint was a very safe way to see if people are even interested. on the rock genre. Though they never had a Top 40 song, It turned out that people did (want to watch).” the Ramones influenced scores of followers, including The 32-year-old designer, who runs her House of bands such as Green Day and Nirvana. Even Bruce Harlow 1960 fashion line, includes her singer-father Springsteen was moved. After seeing the Ramones in Lionel Richie and her 15-year-old stepsister Sofia in the Asbury Park, New Jersey, Springsteen wrote “Hungry Heart” new project. “My dad is on the show because he’s des- for the band. His manager, however, swayed him to keep perate and a celebrity and cannot stay away from the the song for himself and it became a hit single. camera,” Richie deadpanned. Not appearing is her hus- The Ramones’ best-known songs reflected their twisted band, Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden, and their teen years in Queens: “Beat on the Brat,” “Now I Wanna Sniff young son and daughter.—AP Some Glue,” “Teenage Lobotomy,” “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker.” The Ramones disbanded in 1996 after a tour that followed their final studio album, “Adios Amigos.” A live farewell tour album, “We’re Outta Here!”, was released in 1997. Johnny Ramone, whose birth name was John Cummings, died in In this file photo, members of the Ramones, (from left to right) Dee Dee, Johnny, Tommy and Marky Ramone hold their 2004 of prostate cancer. Joey Ramone, whose real name is awards after being inducted at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at New York’s Waldorf Astoria. — AP .
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