Happy 70th birthday to Lee Ranaldo, guitarist and co-founder of Sonic Youth, born February 3, 1956. Across decades of work, Ranaldo has relentlessly pushed the guitar beyond its traditional boundaries,
50 years ago today (2/2/76), Genesis released their seventh album, A Trick of the Tail. It was Genesis’ first album after Peter Gabriel left to pursue a solo career following The
Happy 75th birthday to Phil Collins, born January 30, 1951. From his roots as a prog-rock drummer to becoming the lead singer of Genesis during their hit-making years—and then launching
Happy 80th birthday today to the great Bettye LaVette (born 1/29/46), who was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 201. LaVette battled in semi-obscurity until 2005, when her
In case you didn’t know, Les Claypool had a band called Primate before Primus, featuring himself and Jay Lane on drums and Todd Huth on guitar. Well they came to
40 years ago today (1/28/86), Black Sabbath released its twelfth studio album Seventh Star. The album is billed as “Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi,” a credit that hints immediately at
20 years ago today (1/27/06), indie rock favorites Grandaddy announced they were calling it quits for the first time – yet the band would regroup again later in 2012. After
15 years ago today—January 26, 2011—Wilco announced the launch of their own record label, dBpm Records. In a press release, the band said the imprint would release “all future Wilco
30 years ago today (1/23/96), Tori Amos released her third album, Boys For Pele. Coming on the heels of Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink, this record was born out
25 years ago today (1/22/01), Low released their fith studio album Things We Lost In The Fire. Considered the leaders of “slowcore, the band’s sound sharpened, along with their emotional
