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50 years ago today (10/25/74), Supertramp released its third studio album Crime of the Century. With intricate arrangements and harmonies that complement the lyrical content and the band’s signature keyboard-led sound of Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, Crime of the Century was the first signature album in the band’s catalog…

30 years ago (10/24/94), Shellac released its debut album, At Action Park. With Steve Albini’s signature production style, At Action Park features a mix of jagged guitar riffs, tight rhythms, and a somewhat shocking lyrical style that earned them a cult following. With Albini’s recent death, At Action Park is…

Thirty-five years ago today (10/22/90), Pearl Jam played their first-ever show as Mookie Blaylock at the Off Ramp Cafe in Seattle. With the addition of Dave Krusen on drums, alongside Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready, the band took the name Mookie Blaylock in reference to the…

Twenty-five years ago today (10/19/99), Primus released its sixth studio album, Antipop. Produced by the band, along with various tracks: Tom Morello, Stewart Copeland, Tom Waits, Matt Stone, and Fred Durst, it was the final release by the band before their hiatus from 2000 to 2003. It was also their…

60 years ago today (10/17/64), The Rolling Stones released their second album, 12 x 5. This second album features a mix of original songs and covers, showcasing the band’s early blues and rock influences. It includes tracks like “Around and Around,” a Chuck Berry cover, and “Time Is on My…

Happy 77th birthday today to Bob Weir (born 10/16/47), who continually proves that the music never stops. As one of Americana’s most vital ambassadors, Weir continually tours harder than artists a third his age, while leading his various configurations of the Grateful Dead songbook to all corners of the U.S.…

50 years ago today (10/15/74), Tom Waits released his second album, The Heart of Saturday Night. Written as a tribute to Beat novelist Jack Kerouac, its songs celebrate the gritty underbelly scene life of “cruising the strip” and all things off the beaten path. The urban blight of the album…

30 years ago today (10/14/94), Quentin Tarantino’s non-linear storyline masterpiece ‘Pulp Fiction’ was released. Besides staging a major mid-90s comeback for John Travolta, the film made Samuel Jackson a star and one of the most quoted roles in movie history. The film’s soundtrack also made a big dent in reviving…

Happy 70th birthday today to David Lee Roth (born 10/10/54), the ecletic and charismatic frontman of Van Halen, for their first six albums and their last (2012’s A Different Kind of Truth). While Roth’s showmanship antics sometimes derailed the band, there is no denying those first six albums are some…

15 years ago today (10/9/09), Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band played the last concert at the original Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey before it was demolished and the newer MetLife Stadium opened next door. Springsteen’s first show at the fabled football venue was in 1985, and…