Category: SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday David Rawlings. Come on over our house. Read Lloyd Cole in MAGNET on David and Gillian Welch: Notes

Happy 50th birthday Malcolm Middleton (Arab Strap). We’re all going to die. Read the Twilight Sad in MAGNET on Malcolm,

Happy 80th birthday Pete Quaife (Kinks). R.I.P. The Kinks played their first live show on Pete’s 20th birthday. Pixies, Spoon,

Happy birthday Andy Summers (Police). Omegaman.

Happy birthday Patti Smith. You show us people have the power. Photo for MAGNET by Chris Sikich. Read our live

Happy birthday Mike Nesmith and Davy Jones of the Monkees. Never mind the furthermore. Read the Smoking Popes in MAGNET

Happy birthday Jeff Lynne (ELO). The sun will shine on you. Watch our MAGNET television episode with Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) discussing

Happy birthday Robert Quine (Richard Hell, Lou Reed, Lloyd Cole, John Zorn, Matthew Sweet). To paraphrase fellow birthday boy Bo

Happy 95th birthday Bo Diddley. R.I.P. Ain't it good to be free. Read Marshall Crenshaw in MAGNET on Bo: From

Happy 50th birthday Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.). R.I.P. Mighty like love, mighty like sorrow.

Happy birthday Jim Reid (Jesus And Mary Chain). Here it comes again. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Read Adam

Happy birthday Marianne Faithfull. No sex with strangers!

Happy 80th birthday Rick Danko (The Band), R.I.P.. Shake it up. Read our review of the Band’s essential The Capitol

Happy birthday Alex Chilton (Big Star, Box Tops). December boy's got it bad. Following his death in 2010, Robert Pollard,