20 years ago today (1/17/00), post-rockers Explosions in the Sky entered the ears of listeners with their heavy instrumental opuses and debut LP How Strange, Innocence. The LP is their only album
Happy 55th birthday today to Tool’s inventive guitarist Adam Jones (born 1/15/65). With Fear Inoculum just released as band’s first new album in 13 years, Jones continues to spawn new sounds from
28 years ago today (1/11/92), alternative/grunge mainstream take over happened in full force as Nirvana’s landmark LP Nevermind went to #1 on the US Billboard 200 album chart. The group
Happy 70th birthday today to enigmatic frontman and all-around character David Johansen (born 1/8/50). As the lead vocalist for The New York Dolls and their 1973 heralded self-titled debut album that
85 years ago today (1/8/35), Elvis Presley, the “King of Rock and Roll” was born. Of course, Presley’s contributions to rock are endless but it’s his style and musical bravado
Happy 75th Birthday today to singer-songwriter and rock groundbreaker Stephen Stills (born 1/3/45) of Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Manassas. Still’s gravelly vocals and stirring guitar leads helped achieve
Happy 60th birthday today to Paul Westerberg (born 12/31/59) leader of the always adored The Replacements. The Replacements started out as anti-establishment rockers who spent more time drunk and high
Happy 50th birthday today to Jay Kay (born 12/30/69)- he of the many infamous hats- and lead singer and disco mastermind behind Jamiroquai. Kay scored the 1993 UK No.1 album
Happy 70th birthday today to multi-instrumentalist Adrian Belew (born 12/23/49), on who merged shades of new-wave with prog rock, most noticeably during his tenure with King Crimson. Belew’s contributions to
50 years ago today, Tony Joe White released his debut album Black and White. The album contained the single “Polk Salad Annie” which was a staple of Elvis Presley’s live sets in
