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20 years ago today, Brian Wilson finally made the most overt move toward cementing his career as a solo artist: he played his first proper gig as a solo artist. Yes, it sounds unlikely, especially when you consider the amount...

15 years ago this week, Blur released their seventh studio album, an LP which for about a dozen years looked like it was going to be the band’s final album. Produced variously by Norman Cook, Ben Hillier, William Orbit, and...

Today we celebrate the birthday of drummer Alex Van Halen, who you probably know best from the band that he formed with his brother. We’re blanking on the band’s name right this second, but it’ll come to us eventually. Anyway...

Even if you haven’t seen Avengers: Infinity War yet, it’s no spoiler to say that the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy are in the film, since they’re heavily promoted not only in the trailer but also on the...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Bill Kreutzmann, one of the drummers for The Grateful Dead and one of the members of the band who was there from the very beginning until the very end. In tribute to this fine...

Today we celebrate the birthday of the late, great songwriter and vocalist Nickolas Ashford…and, yes, that is how he spelled his name, and we know because we double-checked to be sure. Born in South Carolina and raised in Michigan, Ashford...

45 years ago today, Yes released their first live album, a 3-LP set which – despite its potentially-intimidating size – became a significant success for the band. Co-produced by the band with Eddie Offord, YESSONGS came together in the wake...

30 years ago today, Albert Joseph Brown III – better known to his fans as Al B. Sure! – released his debut album, an LP which took him to the top of the Billboard R&B Albums chart and resulted in...

Take me out tonight Where there's music and there's people And they're young and alive... On this week's episode of THE RHINO PODCAST, hosts Dennis and Rich take a deep dive into the recently released THE QUEEN IS DEAD (DELUXE...