Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday Mirah. Make it hot. Read our classic feature on her: Mirah: Character Building

10 years ago today, Wesley Stace released Self-Titled. Goodbye John Wesley Harding. Read our feature on him from that year:

Happy birthday Fee Waybill (Tubes). Talk to ya later. Read about Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, starring Waybill, Paul

10 years ago today, MGMT released its self-titled album. The nonstop alien days.

Happy birthday Doug Martsch (Built To Spill). We’ll keep it like a secret. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making

60 years ago today, the Beach Boys released Surfer Girl. Fun fact: The title track is the first song ever

Happy birthday Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine). We feed you with our kiss. Check out MBV taking on fellow birthday

20 years ago today, Shelby Lynne released Identity Crisis. Engines rev and trumpets roar. Read sister Allison Moorer in MAGNET

Happy birthday Colin Newman (Wire). Do you feel mysterious today? Check out fellow birthday rocker Bilinda Butcher’s My Bloody Valentine

40 years ago today, Gary Numan released Warriors. This infection of time. Read our Q&A with him: A Conversation With

Happy birthday B.B. King. Hope you’re in a better world somewhere. Watch our MAGNET television episode on Joe Bonamassa, where

15 years ago today, Portugal. The Man released Censored Colors. Sit back and dream.

Happy 75th birthday Ron Blair (Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers). “Always the best bass player in town.” —T.P.

Happy 75th birthday Kenney Jones (Who, Faces, Small Faces). Let the good times roll.