Say It’s Your Birthday

35 years ago today, Screaming Trees released Buzz Factory. Revolution revelation. Read our classic Mark Lanegan feature: Mark Lanegan: The

Happy birthday Andy “The Christopher Columbus Of Punk” Shernoff (Dictators). Still kickin’ it old school. Read our Q&A with him:

50 years ago today, Miles Davis released Big Fun. Great expectations. Read how MAGNET’s Jud Cost could see for Miles:

Happy birthday Mark Volman (Turtles, Mothers Of Invention, Flo & Eddie). This could be the day. Read our Hidden Gems

30 years ago, Gastr del Sol released Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly. The right soundings.

30 years ago today, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds released Let Love In. It will rekindle all those dreams

Happy birthday Seymour Stein (Sire Records co-founder). The man signed Talking Heads, the Ramones, the Cure, the Pretenders, the Smiths,

30 years ago today, the Magnetic Fields released The Charm Of The Highway Strip. We know you probably won’t get

Happy 60th birthday Jim Ellison (Material Issue). R.I.P. You led the international pop overthrow. Read our 120 Reasons To Live

Happy 50th birthday Madeleine Peyroux. We’re keeping you in our heart for a while. Read our MAGNET Feedback with her:

30 years ago today, Superchunk released Foolish. Why do we have to put a date on everything? Read our MAGNET

Happy birthday Les Pattinson (Echo & The Bunnymen). And all that jazz. Read our Bunnymen Over/Under: The Over/Under: Echo &

30 years ago today, Arcwelder released Xerxes. All we want to do it smile. Read our Lost Classics review on

Happy birthday Skip Spence (Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane). Don’t slip away. Read our Classic Alternative review of

Happy 60th birthday Mark “Bez” Berry (Happy Mondays). Uncle Dysfunktional. Read our Handshake Drugs Sound Check on the Mondays, David

35 years ago today, Pixies released Doolittle. And after three decades, it finally went platinum. Read Art Alexakis (Everclear) in

60 years ago today, the Rolling Stones released their self-titled debut album in the U.K.; it was issued in the

Happy birthday Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks). You are missed. Read our review of an essential early-years Buzzcocks collection: Essential New Music:

60 years ago today, Dusty Springfield released debut album A Girl Called Dusty. We still love you.

15 years ago today, Depeche Mode released Sounds Of The Universe. Something radical in our hands. Read our Depeche Mode

Happy birthday Liz Phair. Do what makes you happy. Read our live review from 2018: Live Review: Liz Phair, Speedy

35 years ago today, the Triffids released final album The Black Swan. Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. Read Superchunk in MAGNET on

55 years ago today, Aretha Franklin released Soul '69. She brought it on home to you.

35 years ago today, Joe Jackson released Blaze Of Glory. “You can love it or leave it, but I’m never

Happy birthday Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat, Evens, Dischord). Brother’s still doin’ it for himself. Read the Soundtrack Of Our