Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday M.I.A. Born free. Matangi was number five on our list of the best hip-hop albums of 2013:

Best Of 2013: Hip Hop

28 years ago today, Lollapalooza kicked off its first year in Phoenix with a lineup featuring Jane’s Addiction, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, Ice-T, Butthole Surfers and Rollins Band. What are seven bands you don’t want to see play outside during the day in 100-degree heat no matter how many drugs you take, Alex? View some of our images from Lollapalooza over the past decade here.

20 years ago today, They Might Be Giants released Long Tall Weekend. Digital display. Read our MAGNET Classics on Flood:

MAGNET Classics: They Might Be Giants’ “Flood”

Happy birthday Rolling Stones co-founder Ian Stewart. The Sixth Stone. Read our Rolling Stones Over/Under:

You Can Always Get What You Want: A Rolling Stones Fan’s Over/Under

39 years ago today, Joy Division released Closer. Strange days. Read our review of the 2015 reissues of JD’s Closer, Unknown Pleasures, Still and Substance:

Essential New Music: Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures,” “Closer,” “Still” And “Substance”

Happy 90th birthday Vince Guaraldi. You’re a good man. Read Over The Rhine in MAGNET on Guaraldi:

From The Desk Of Over The Rhine: Where The Hell’s The Drummer? Part Three (The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s “A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing”)

Why will we always hate July 17? Because it’s the day that silenced two of the most important musical voices of all time: Billie Holiday (1959) and John Coltrane (1967). Philly special, indeed.

Happy birthday Panda Bear (Animal Collective). We can count on you. Read fellow birthday boy Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion) in MAGNET on Panda Bear:

Lou Barlow’s Good Things: Panda Bear’s “Person Pitch”

Happy birthday Stooges’ Ron Asheton. Raw power. Read our interview with Jim Jarmusch and Iggy Pop on Jarmusch’s Stooges doc, Gimme Danger:

The Stooges And Jim Jarmusch: Filming Danger

Happy birthday Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion). It’s just the beauty of the ride. Read Lou in MAGNET on fellow birthday boy Panda Bear (Animal Collective):

Lou Barlow’s Good Things: Panda Bear’s “Person Pitch”