Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy Hallo Ween! Photo for MAGNET by Christian Lantry. Paint the town brown with Dean, Gene and a dog: Ween:

Happy birthday Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices). Throw the switch—it’s rock ’n’ roll time. Illustration for MAGNET by John Ritter.

Happy 60th birthday Johnny Marr (Smiths). You are the magic. Cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read our classic

Happy birthday Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne, Ivy, Tinted Windows). You had a flair. Rhett Miller (Old 97's) had Adam

Happy birthday Ad-Rock/Adam Horovitz (Beastie Boys). So what'cha want? Read our Classic Alternative review of Paul's Boutique: Classic Alternative: Beastie

35 years ago today, Dinosaur Jr released Bug. Yeah, we know: the last of the original Dino LPs to feature

Happy birthday Colm Ó Cíosóig (My Bloody Valentine, Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions). A wonderful seed. Read our review

35 years ago today, Soundgarden released Grammy-nominated debut album Ultramega OK. Absolutely, unbelievably not bad. Read our review of the

Happy birthday Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Bob Mould, Mountain Goats). Some of the neighbors say you smoke crack, but we don’t

20 years ago today, Circus Devils released Pinball Mars; five years to the day later, they released Ataxia. Monster mashers

Happy birthday Larry Mullen Jr. (U2). A celebration. Read our review of the essential The Joshua Tree reissue: Essential New

Happy 84th birthday Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane/Starship). Feed your head.

10 years ago today, Circus Devils released When Machines Attack and My Mind Has Seen The White Trick. Blood dummies

Happy birthday James Williamson (Stooges). Lucky monkey. Read our interview with Jim Jarmusch and Iggy Pop about Jarmusch's Stooges doc