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  • Charmed Life

    Charmed Life is the fourth studio album released by Billy Idol in 1990 through Chrysalis Records. "Cradle of Love" was featured on the soundtrack of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. The song is famous for its video, which won the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for "Best video from a...(read full post)

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  • Not Fragile

    Not Fragile is the third album by Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, released in 1974. Bachman Turner Overdrive's Not Fragile is an anchor and essential album in any classic rock collection. In fact it is on my list of top 100 albums of all time. I first heard this abum...(read full post)

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  • Generation X Debut

    Today in Music History:In 1977, Johnny Rotten and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols were stabbed and beaten in a car park outside a London pub. Along with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, Generation X was an integral part of the British punk explosion of the 70's. Originally formed...(read full post)

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  • The Runaways Debut

    It's a common misconception that The Runaways were a manufactured band, controlled by manager Kim Fowley -- in fact, The Runaways were formed in late 1975 by drummer Sandy West and rhythm guitarist Joan Jett. Both had introduced themselves (on separate occasions) to producer Kim Fowley stating their ideas to...(read full post)

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  • Slugcology 101

    Doug and the Slugs were a Vancouver (Canada) rock band that was formed in 1977 by the singer and songwriter Doug Bennett. Initially the Slugs' novelty, humour, and theatrics, and Bennett's unlikely 'pop star' image, made them a media success in Vancouver. Their first single, 'Too Bad,' was a modest...(read full post)

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  • Robin Zander

    It's easy to take Robin Zander for granted. There's so much irony and humor in Cheap Trick's superb catalog that sometimes you forget what a great singer this guy really is. Unlike many lead singers of successful bands, Cheap Trick's Robin Zander waited until after the commercial fortunes of his...(read full post)

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  • You Boyz Make Big Noize

    Today in Music History:In 1977, Joe Strummer and Nicky Headon from The Clash were each fined £5 ($8.50) by a London court for spray-painting “The Clash” on a wall.Released in 1987 You Boyz Make Big Noize would be the last studio album by the original lineup by the British glam/hardrock...(read full post)

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  • Kimono My House

    Kimono My House is the third album by Sparks. The album title is generally assumed to be a pun on the Rosemary Clooney hit Come on-a My House. Perhaps coincidentally, "Kimono My House" is the title of Episode 19 of the 60s TV comedy That Girl. It was released in...(read full post)

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  • Point of Entry

    Point of Entry is probably the most forgotten Halford-era Judas Priest album. Released in 1981, Priest went on a wild tangent with this album, just one year removed from 'British Steel', an instant metal classic. The band pursued a more radio friendly direction on this album and the more blatant...(read full post)

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  • Jerusalem

    Today in Music History:In 1970, The Kinks Ray Davies was forced to make a 6,000 round trip from New York to London to record one word in a song. Davies had to change the word 'Coca- Cola' to 'Cherry Cola' on the bands forthcoming single 'Lola' due to an advertising...(read full post)

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  • The Plan

    In 1973 The Osmonds released The Plan, their most ambitious project thus far in their careers. Perhaps best described as a Mormon concept album with prog rock aspirations. The album relates messages pertaining to the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But don't let that scare...(read full post)

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  • Lookin' For Trouble

    Today in Music History:In 1988, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler married second wife Teresa Barrick in her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.Toronto’s street-wise image mixed with their hard-edged sound made them instant staples on FM stations across the country with the release of their first album Looking For Trouble. Released in 1980...(read full post)

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  • Heaven Forbid

    Today in Music History:In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono conduct a bed-in at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. They record "Give Peace a Chance," with Tommy Smothers, Timothy Leary and others.I know, I know it's been too long since I've been here. The joys of working 3 jobs...(read full post)

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  • Trouble in Mind

    Today in Music History:In 1993 'Get a Grip,' Aerosmith's 11th studio album, debuts at #1. It goes on to sell 7 million copies in the U.S. and more than 10 million worldwide. It also ushers forth another quartet of hits: "Livin' On the Edge" (#18), "Cryin'" (#12), "Amazing" (#24) and...(read full post)

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  • Nerf Herder

    Today in Music History:In 1993 Elton John’s “Simple Life,” from his 1992 album 'The One,' enters Billboard’s Top Forty. With this charting single, John breaks Elvis Presley’s longstanding record with 24 consecutive years of Top Forty hits.My good friend Pete over at the Planetary Group is great at keeping me...(read full post)

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  • The Watchmen

    Today in Music History:In 1971, New York radio station WNBC banned the song 'One Toke Over the Line' by Brewer & Shipley because of its alleged drug references. Other stations around the country followed.The Watchmen were a Canadian rock band that was one of the most commercially successful Canadian alternative...(read full post)

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  • Danny Joe Brown

    Today in Music History:In 1980, 28 year-old Joseph Riviera held up the Asylum Records office in New York and demanded to see either Jackson Browne or The Eagles. Riviera wanted to talk to them to see if they would finance his trucking operation. He gave him-self up when told that...(read full post)

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