Today is the 40th anniversary of Dynasty. It’s the seventh studio album of Kiss. It restored the band to commercial prominence, reaching #9 on the US Billboard album chart and was certified platinum.
Today is the 79th anniversary of “This Land is Your Land”.
Today, 64 years ago, Rosemary Clooney was at no. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Mambo Italiano”. The song was banned by all ABC owned stations in the US because it “did not reach standards of good taste” (ha!)
The lead singer of the British band Placebo is particularly known for his androgynous appearance, distinctive nasal vocals, unique guitar style and tuning, & being open about his use of recreational drugs.
Terlahir 62 tahun lalu, 30 November 1955, di London; pria bernama asli William Michael Albert Broad ini merupakan salah satu dari sedikit sosok yang wira-wiri di skena punk rock generasi pertama—ada yang mengistilahkannya dengan Punk 77, terkait dengan tahun sedang mekarnya punk rock di Inggris.
Jika ditanya lagu apa yang terkeren sedunia barangkali tiap orang punya jawaban beragam. Tergantung selera pribadi. Sering berhubungan erat dengan memori. Menurut majalah Rolling Stone—500 Greatest Songs of All Time—tembang terbaik di muka bumi adalah “Like a Rolling Stone” yang diciptakan dan dinyanyikan oleh Bob Dylan.
Dua hari lalu, 21 Oktober, adalah tanggal lahir Lux Interior. Jika saja ia masih hidup maka biduan The Cramps ini bakal berusia 72 tahun.
The long-awaited Marauder was released three days ago. Finally.
Some people think that after the departure of Carlos D in 2010, Interpol, New York’s sharpest-dressed miserabilists, the modern-day equivalent of Duran Duran’s empty-headed brilliance, would pretty much collapsed.
The video for Interpol’s brand new song, “The Rover”, is now available on YouTube. This is also the first single for the New York indie rockers upcoming album, Marauder, scheduled to be released on 24 August 2018.
Butuh waktu hingga 3 tahun bagi Aray Daulay merampungkan album terbarunya, Lagu Perjalanan. Namun rentang nan panjang itu tidak sia-sia, malah memuaskan. Karena jitu menggambarkan sosok Aray sebagai musisi veteran, melewati bermacam fase dan tren, kenyang asam garam belantika musik Indonesia.
