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Once upon a time, the Sex Pistols played a show at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall, and the end result was that just about everyone in the audience went on to pursue a career in music in some capacity or...

54 years ago today, Davy Jones & The Lower 3rd issued the single that would prove to be their final release under that particular name, owing to the arrival of another Davy Jones on the music scene. Written by David...

Today we celebrate the birthday of legendary drummer Ginger Baker, and to commemorate the date, we’ve put together a list of five things you may not known about the man behind the kit. Give ‘em a read, won’t you? 1...

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the release of Björk’s fifth album, MEDULLA, but since it’s also the 18th anniversary of her fourth album, VESPERTINE, we thought, “Say, let’s celebrate both albums at the same time!” So that’s what...

27 years ago today, INXS may not have known wherever they were, but they knew where their eighth studio album was: sitting atop the UK Albums chart. Co-produced by Mark Optiz and the band, WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE came...

BACK TO THE GARDEN – Episode 3: “Getting There and Back” BACK TO THE GARDEN – Episode 4: “Taking the Stage” Last but not least, because you knew we were never going to wrap things up without doing this, here’s...

Emmylou Harris has always surrounded herself with fine musicians. Her first album, the classic PIECES OF THE SKY, featured Elvis Presley’s guitarist (James Burton) and drummer (Ron Tutt), as well as Wrecking Crew stalwart Ray Pohlman and Little Feat pianist...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Larry Graham, a man who first came to fame as the bass player for Sly and the Family Stone – when it comes to bassists, he’s second to none in the field of slap-pop...

It’s Wednesday, so it must be time to take another dip into the Rhino catalog and trot out a new quartet of cover songs that you may or may not have heard before. Let’s get started, shall we? This week’s...