April 11th is quite the day for Bob Dylan. In 1961, he played his first major gig at Gerde’s Folk City in Greenwich Village opening for...

It’s Throwback Thursday and on this day in 1995, Wilco released their debut album, A.M. The album captures the essence of Americana with...

It’s Throwback Thursday and we head to March 14, 1988 for the release of Morrissey's debut solo album, Viva Hate. Working closely with...

On this day in 2011, R.E.M. (my favorite band of all time) released their fifteenth and final studio album, Collapse Into Now. It’s a...

The 2024 Grammy Awards took place on February 4th. One of the most talked about musical performances over the last number of years...

The story goes that Angelfish was born out of MCA Records request for an album with Shirley Manson on lead vocals. At the time, Manson...

Jimmy Smith was the greatest Hammond B-3 organ player there was in jazz music. He created a link between jazz and 1960s soul/funk music....

Three kids from California had released two solid punk albums on Lookout Records and were on the brink of something big. They signed with...

She’s the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and is an icon in the music industry. She’s successfully drifted into acting, garnering Golden Globe and...

A military brat, born on this day in 1960 in Decatur, Georgia, Michael Stipe (born John Michael Stipe) went on to become one of the...

Singer-songwriter and front man of the fantastic Irish band The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, has died at the age of 65. I first discovered The...

It’s that time again - time for family and friends to get together in whatever numbers and whatever style - that time to sit down and...

What makes a great song? Not only should it have great chords, melodies, and lyrics, but it also should create some sort of reaction, or...

1987 was a great year for music. U2 released The Joshua Tree, Whitney Houston released her second album, and we got Appetite for...

Normally on Throwback Thursday, I’ll focus on one event or album release, but after doing some Googling, turns out October 5th is a...

The story goes like this…Stephin Merritt was sitting in a gay piano bar in Manhattan, listening to the pianist’s interpretations of...

By the time an artist gets to their sixteenth album, you’d think one of two things: First, that even with longevity, they’re mailing it...

It was July 13, 1985. A multi-venue benefit concert was held. Live Aid - the global jukebox. The event was organized by Bob Geldof (lead...

Geffen Records/DGC, in the 1990s, snatched up some fantastic bands from indie labels. Some band named Nirvana…there was Sonic Youth and...

He’s an American musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, lead singer and...