42 years ago today, The Smiths played their first gig at the Ritz in Manchester, England.
32 years ago today, Radiohead released their iconic single, "Creep". Eventually, they hated their own song.
38 years ago, "Don't Leave Me This Way" peaked at #1 in the UK. The song eventually became an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community.
Liam Lynch, the one-hit-wonder sensation, turned 54 today. He once shook showbiz with his short and abrasive punk tune, "United States of Whatever".
28 years ago today, EBTG's "Missing" broke the all-time US chart stay record previously held by The Four Seasons' "December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)".
One of the most influential recordings of all time, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, turned 36 today.
They promise there will be no reunion tours. "We aren't Kiss, or Black Sabbath, or Mötley Crüe. This is the end."
A monumental three-day studio session that changed the course of music history.
53 years ago today, the Rolling Stones released one of the greatest rock songs of all time, "Brown Sugar".
36 years ago this month, Mudhoney was at Seattle’s Reciprocal Recording Studio to record “Touch Me I’m Sick”.
28 years ago today, The Prodigy started a three-week run at number 1 with "Firestarter".
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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.
