45 years ago today Led Zeppelin released Physical Graffiti in the UK. Recording sessions had been disrupted when bassist and keyboard player John Paul Jones had proposed quitting the band.
Today, 36 years ago, the eponymous debut studio album the Smiths was released by Rough Trade Records.
Produced by John Porter the album was well received by critics and listeners. It established the Smiths as a prominent band in the 1980s music scene in the UK.
John Joseph Travolta turned 66. This guy really inspires me a lot, style- and attitude-wise.
Kate Bush released her debut album The Kick Inside 42 years ago today; which contained her UK number one hit, "Wuthering Heights".
On this date, 41 years ago, Lene Lovich re-released âLucky Numberâ. Originally released as a B-side for Lovichâs cover of âI Think Weâre Alone Nowâ, the song was re-released on 26 January 1979 as an A-side and became the lead single of her debut studio album Stateless. "Lucky Number" became a defining song and made her a leading figure of the new wave genre.
41 years ago yesterday, Sid Vicious went on trial in New York City for second degree murder of Nancy Spungen three months earlier.
The youth subculture that was popularised in the 1950s to 1960s, Greasers, were originally poor kids who couldn't afford nice clothing.
Kickstart your 2020 welcoming party with one of the most classic drinking songs ever written: Whiskey in the Jar.
New wave quiz! Let's see how well you understand about A Flock of Synthpop Gusto Blusto...
"Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl is the best Christmas tune of all time and also UK's most-played Christmas song of the 21st century.
Today, 14 years ago, Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish became the first gay celebrities to register their relationship as a civil partnership.
The Cramps performing "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns" on French TV back in 1990, featuring Lux Interior wearing men's thong and stilettos.
Today, 18 years ago, Stuart Adamson was found dead in Hawaii a month after disappearing from his home. The lead singer of Big Country's body was found in a closet in his room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu.
The instrumentalist for the band Portishead, Geoff Barrow, is having a birthday today.
42 years ago today, riots broke outside of Her Majesty's Theatre in Brisbane at a Blondie concert
Charlotte Gainsbourg's IRM was released 10 years ago this week. Beck was the producer.
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Music journalist, writer, radio DJ, socio-political activist, creative industry leader, and a qualified librarian, Rudolf Dethu is heavily under the influence of the punk rock philosophy.
