13 October 2024MUSICU2’S THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE: UK NO. 140 years ago today, U2 scored their second UK number 1 album with The Unforgettable Fire.
11 October 2024MUSIC, POLITICSBELLA CIAO, THE HYDRANT, RESISTANCEThe Hydrant frequently covers "Bella Ciao", but I had no idea it was a protest song about resistance and antifascism.
4 October 2024MUSICTHE SMITHS FIRST-EVER CONCERT42 years ago today, The Smiths played their first gig at the Ritz in Manchester, England.
21 September 2024MUSICRADIOHEAD: CREEP32 years ago today, Radiohead released their iconic single, "Creep". Eventually, they hated their own song.
13 September 2024MUSICDON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY38 years ago, "Don't Leave Me This Way" peaked at #1 in the UK. The song eventually became an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community.
28 June 2024MUSICIT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TURNED 36One of the most influential recordings of all time, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, turned 36 today.
27 June 2024MUSIC2024 MARKED THE FINAL YEAR OF NOFX’S CAREERThey promise there will be no reunion tours. "We aren't Kiss, or Black Sabbath, or Mötley Crüe. This is the end."
16 April 2024MUSICTHE ROLLING STONES – BROWN SUGAR53 years ago today, the Rolling Stones released one of the greatest rock songs of all time, "Brown Sugar".
5 April 2024MUSICCOBAIN, DEATHVERSARY, & PENNYROYAL TEA30 years ago today, Kurt Cobain committed suicide.
30 March 2024MUSICPRODIGY – FIRESTARTER28 years ago today, The Prodigy started a three-week run at number 1 with "Firestarter".
8 March 2024MUSICNUMAN 66 GYMNOPÉDIESOne of synthpop's founding fathers, Gary Numan, turned 66 today.
19 February 2024MUSICTOKYO X BALI ROCKABILLY SCENESThe rockabilly scenes of Tokyo and Bali share certain similarities.