News

25 years ago this week, Dire Straits released the second live album of their existence, giving their newer fans an opportunity to hear in-concert versions of some of their hugest hits from the then-recent past. Recorded in Nîmes, France and...

Today we celebrate the birthday of John Simon Ritchie, Jr., but you can call him “Sid,” or if you want to go all out, you can refer to him by the full name under which he achieved his fame: Sid...

44 years ago today, Led Zeppelin officially launched their very own record label, one which would – in addition to serving as a home for their own material – also released LPs by Bad Company, Dave Edmunds, the Pretty Things,...

20 years ago today, Brian Wilson finally made the most overt move toward cementing his career as a solo artist: he played his first proper gig as a solo artist. Yes, it sounds unlikely, especially when you consider the amount...

15 years ago this week, Blur released their seventh studio album, an LP which for about a dozen years looked like it was going to be the band’s final album. Produced variously by Norman Cook, Ben Hillier, William Orbit, and...

Today we celebrate the birthday of drummer Alex Van Halen, who you probably know best from the band that he formed with his brother. We’re blanking on the band’s name right this second, but it’ll come to us eventually. Anyway,...

Even if you haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War yet, it’s no spoiler to say that the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy are in the film, since they’re heavily promoted not only in the trailer but also on the...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Bill Kreutzmann, one of the drummers for The Grateful Dead and one of the members of the band who was there from the very beginning until the very end. In tribute to this fine...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great songwriter and vocalist Nickolas Ashford…and, yes, that is how he spelled his name, and we know because we double-checked to be sure. Born in South Carolina and raised in Michigan, Ashford...