20 years ago today (10/3/00), The Cars’ co-lead-singer and bass player Benjamin Orr died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53. Orr sang lead vocals on
When ranking Iron Maiden albums from worst to best, you’ll more likely than not find the two 90’s albums that Blaze Bayley sang lead vocals on as the worst (The
50 years ago today (9/30/70), Phil Collins joined Genesis as drummer, replacing their third drummer John Mayhew. In 1970, Collins answered a Melody Maker classified ad for “…a drummer sensitive to acoustic music,
10 years ago today (9/28/10), Deerhunter released their fifth and most well-received album Halycon Digest. Ubiquitous Deerhuunter frontman Bradford Cox described the album as “…always being fascinated with the ephemera
Happy 75th birthday to the suave, dynamic, and always sophisticated art-rock pioneer Bryan Ferry (born 9/26/45). The Roxy Music frontman has been distinctly his own since Roxy Music’s self-titled debut
Happy 50th birthday today to the mischievously talented guitarist/songwriter/Ween co-founder Mickey Melchionado or better widely recognized as Dean Ween (born 9/25/70). Most readers know his Ween achievements but Deaner has
40 years ago today (9/23/80), musical icon, ambassador, and reggae legend Bob Marley performed his last ever show at Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Two days prior, Marley had collapsed
35 years ago today (9/22/85) the first Farm Aid benefit concert was held before a crowd of 80,000 people at the Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois – the same summer
Long ago 30 years ago today (9/21/90) in between the ages of vinyl and CD, Phish released their second album Lawn Boy (on the primitive cassette). Every song pretty much
50 years ago today (9/18/70) Black Sabbath released Paranoid, their second studio album. Paranoid features some of the band’s best-known signature songs, including the title track, ‘Iron Man’ and ‘War
