Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

35 years ago today, Matthew Sweet released Girlfriend. Never gonna set you free. Listen to our MAGNET Classics Podcast about

Happy birthday Cris Kirkwood (Meat Puppets). No joke! Read our Q&A with him: A Conversation With The Meat Puppets’ Cris

50 years ago today, the Patti Smith Group released Radio Ethiopia. Don’t turn your back now. Read our Patti live

Happy birthday Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains). On like popcorn. Read our Bad Brains Fact Sheet: Bad Brains: Fact Sheet

25 years ago today, Pulp released We Love Life. Scott Walker! Richard Hawley! Howie B! Pulp live in 2025. Pulp

35 years ago today, Neil Young & Crazy Horse released Arc and Weld. Into the red. Read our Neil &

Happy birthday Philly homie Wesley Stace/John Wesley Harding. Bob Dylan is your father, Joan Baez is your mother, and you’re

60 years ago today, the Supremes became the first all-female group to have a number-one album on the Billboard charts.

Happy birthday Tim Kinsella (Joan Of Arc, Cap'n Jazz, Owls). This life cumulative. Read our JOA feature: Joan Of Arc:

35 years ago today, Robert Wyatt released Dondestan. A day for the rubbish to dance. Read Alec Ounsworth (Clap Your

Happy birthday Shelby Lynne. Love, MAGNET. Read sister Allison Moorer in MAGNET on Shelby: From The Desk Of Allison Moorer:

50 years ago today, Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains The Same premiered. Dazed band confused. Read Art Alexakis