Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith, Tom Verlaine, Church, Indigo Girls)
Happy birthday Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith, Tom Verlaine, Church, Indigo Girls). We are rising. Photo for MAGNET by Chris
Urge Overkill Released Debut Album “Jesus Urge Superstar” 35 Years Ago Today
35 years ago today, Urge Overkill released debut album Jesus Urge Superstar. Looks like it’s gonna be a rainbow day.
Happy Birthday Angelo Badalamenti (“Twin Peaks,” “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive”)
Happy birthday Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, etc.). Fire walked with you, and you wrote music about
Cheap Trick Released “Woke Up With A Monster” 30 Years Ago Today
30 years ago today, Cheap Trick released Woke Up With A Monster. Hush little darlings, don’t you cry. Read our
Happy Birthday Solomon Burke
Happy birthday Solomon Burke. His Majesty, the King. Read about the Rosewood Thieves’ Solomon tribute EP: The Rosewood Thieves Mine
Madonna Released “Like A Prayer” 35 Years Ago Today
35 years ago today, Madonna released Like A Prayer. Now we’re dancing. Read our Madonna live review from 2024: Live
Happy Birthday Guy Chadwick (House Of Love)
Happy birthday Guy Chadwick (House Of Love). We don’t know why we love you. Read our review of an essential
Frank Sinatra Released “My Way” 55 Years Ago Today
55 years ago today, Frank Sinatra released My Way. Frank’s signature song, plus Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Jimmy
Happy Birthday Viv Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band)
Happy birthday Viv Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band). You never met a man you didn’t mutilate.
Happy Birthday Lee “Scratch” Perry
Happy birthday Lee “Scratch” Perry. Dub narcotic sound system. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read John Davis (Superdrag, Lees
John Lennon Married Yoko Ono 55 Years Ago Today
55 years ago today, John Lennon married Yoko Ono. There’s probably a ballad in there somewhere. Fun fact: David Bowie
Happy Birthday Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand, FFS)
Happy birthday Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand, FFS). We’re taking you out. Read our Q&A with Kapranos and Russell Mael (Sparks):
Mother Love Bone Released Debut EP “Shine” 35 Years Ago Today
35 years ago today, Mother Love Bone released debut EP Shine. It’s a mass jubilation with jesters and thieves. Read
Happy Birthday Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Happy birthday Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Finally, as of six years ago, a Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer. Read William