50 years ago today (6/1/70), Black Sabbath released their dark and heavy impactful self-titled debut in the United States (Britain was released 10/16/79). Recorded almost entirely live with no overdubs,
Although Peter Gabriel’s first three solo albums were all self-titled they all eventually ended up with one-word titles by fans based upon the album covers. Gabriel’s third album with his
Remember when Y2k was almost considered a pandemic? Wow, how things change. And that year 2000 technological anticipation spawned the creative source for Grandaddy’s second and most cleverly titled LP
“Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son,” “Down On the Corner,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Travellin’ Band”- these are just a few of the golden rock compositions written by John Fogerty, who celebrates
80 years ago today (5/26/40), the late great drummer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm was born. Noted as the vocalist of four for The Band with the raspy voice, Helm has contributed as
Ten years ago today (5/21/10), Australia’s Tame Impala released their debut LP Innerspeaker. With one foot in 60’s psych-rock and the other in modern indie soundscapes, the Kevin Parker led
50 years ago today (5/20/70), The Beatles’ last film, Let It Be, premiered. The film was basically a documentary of the group’s break-up, including footage of their last ever public performance on
Happy 75th birthday today to Pete Townshend of The Who (born on 5/19/45)Townshend has brought his windmill and proto-punk guitar style to the forefront of rock in the mid 60’s
Today marks the 25th anniversary (5/16/95) of one of the most unique shows in Phish history when the band performed at a Voters for Choice benefit concert at the Lowell
25 years ago today (5/15/95), British alt-rockers Supergrass released their debut LP I Should Coco. Composed of the trio of Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey, the trio were up against a
