Happy 50th birthday to Sam Beam of Iron & Wine (born 7/26/74). The singer-songwriter is renowned for gentle, acoustic sound, introspective lyrics, and distinctive/often hushed vocal delivery. While the soft
35 years ago today (7/25/89), the Beastie Boys released their second LP, Paul’s Boutique. Featuring production by the Dust Brothers, the album is noted for being almost completely composed of samples, excluding the group’s
Gotta celebrate them while we still have them. Let’s serve up another round to the “Prime Minister of Funk as we wish a Happy 83rd birthday today to George Clinton (born on
30 years ago today (7/19/94), NOFX released its fifth album Punk in Drublic via Epitaph, their most successful album to date, which reached number 12 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. The album is noted
Happy 75th birthday today to the pioneer of heavy metal bass playing – Geezer Butler, born on 7/17//49. The Black Sabbath founding member’s contributions to rock and metal are endless,
40 years ago today (7/16/84), the world was introduced to Sade Adu’s silky smooth sounds with the debut Diamond Life. This debut made a remarkable dent in pop music culture
35 yeaIn 1989, Pink Floyd (minus Roger Waters) performed on a floating barge in Venice’s Grand Canal, during the Italian city’s annual Festa del Redentore. More than 200,000 fans attended the show
55 years ago today (7/12/69), Blind Faith, a true supergroup with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Ric Grech, and Steve Winwood, began their first US tour with a show at Madison
30 years ago today (7/11/94), The Mountain Goats released their debut album Zopilote Machine. Highlighting the early sound and vision of John Darnielle’s prolific career, this debut was as lo-fi
Happy 85th birthday today to vocal legend Mavis Staples (born on 7/10/39.) Mavis recorded and performed with her family’s band, The Staple Singers, who scored two No.1 singles, ‘I’ll Take
