Happy 40th birthday today to guitar wonder kind Joe Bonamassa who was born on 5/8/77. With a solid blues foundation and taking his six-string heroics to the next level where no
40 years ago today (5/5/77), Parliament released Live: P-Funk Dearth Tour, a live double album that documents the band’s P-Funk Earth Tour of that year. The performances include songs from Parliament’s
35 years ago today (5/4/82), The Cure released Pornography, which is often lauded as The Cure’s strongest overall LP. It is considered by Robert Smith to be the first record
84 years ago today (5/3/33), The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, was born in a one-room shack near Barnwell, South Carolina. The Soul legend’s style, sound and stage presentation had
37 years ago today (5/2/80), Joy Division played what would be their last gig with singer Ian Curtis when they appeared at Birmingham University, England. Curtis committed suicide two weeks
10 years ago today (5/1/07), Rush released Snakes & Arrows, arguably their finest effort on record since 1985’s Power Windows. Their eighteenth studio album proved to be a winner as
Happy 39th birthday to Jim James of My Morning Jacket who was born on 4/27/78 as James Edward Olliges, Jr. As the vocalist, frontman, producer and lead songwriter for My Morning Jacket, James has become
43 years ago today (4/24/74), David Bowie released his eighth studio LP Diamond Dogs. Regarded as a glam classic, the album contains an iconic album cover and at the time
Happy 70th birthday today to Iggy Pop who was born on 4/21/47 as James Osterberg Jr., but of course transformed himself into something iconic. The leader of the Stooges is
Happy 50th birthday to Mike Portnoy who was born on 4/20/67. The former Dream Theater drummer and co founder is regarded as one the most technically superior drummers ever. He co-produced six
