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Happy 80 To Shipbuilder ROBERT WYATT

Posted on by JL

28 January 2025

Singer-songwriter ROBERT WYATT (real name Robert Wyatt-Ellidge) was born
on 28 January 1945. Happy 80 to the man who formed Soft Machine (1966)
and Matching Mole (1971). He became paraplegic following an accidental fall
from a window in 1973.

He started a long and much-acclaimed solo career which ended in 2014 when
he retired with this message: “Here is a pride in stopping, I don’t want the music
to go off.”

To celebrate his birthday, here’s compelling pearl
Shipbuilding. A song about the Falklands War.

Clive Langer composed the music and Elvis Costello
wrote the lyrics as Wyatt wasn’t happy about his own
words. Released as a single in 1982, re-released a year
later.

Singular voice.

ROBERT WYATT: Biography – All Solo Albums

(photo on top: from the cover of his
‘Different Every Time’ album)

EDDIE VAN HALEN Would Have Celebrated His 70th Birthday Today

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26 January 2025

Guitar virtuoso EDDIE VAN HALEN was born named Edward Lodewijk Van Halen
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 26 January 1955. He would have celebrated his
70th birthday today.

As co-founder of rock giants Van Halen he made/released
12 studio LPs between 1978 and 2012 with the glam band.

Their 1996 single JUMP was an astronomical hit,
as we know. Almost 1 billion streams on Spotify.

“I get up and nothin’ gets me down
You got it tough, I’ve seen the toughest around
And I know, baby, just how you feel
You got to roll with the punches to get to what’s real”

Van Halen passed away, 5 years ago, in
October 2020 following a stroke. R.I.P.

Happy 55 To Rage Against The Machine Rager ZACK DE LA ROCHA

Posted on by JL

12 January 2025


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ZACH DE LA ROCHA, frontman/loudmouth of Californian crossover
rebels Rage Against The Machine was born Zacharias Manuel de la
Rocha on 12th January 1970 in Long Beach, California. Happy 55!

With RAGTM he released (only) 4 LPs in a pretty along career with a couple
of hiatuses (1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–present). They cashed in regularly
on massive reunion tours/events.

ZACK: “I think every revolutionary act is an act of love. Every song that I’ve written,
it is because of my desire to use music as a way to empower and re-humanize people
who are living in a dehumanizing setting. The song is in order to better the human
condition.”

ALL TOGETHER NOW

Facebook – Instagram – Linktree

Happy 80 To Flamboyant Playboy Rocker And Iconic Hoarse Voice ROD STEWART

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10 January 2025

Sir Roderick David Stewart, worldwide better known as Rod Stewart was
born in Highgate, Londen on 10 January 1945. Happy 80 to a legendary rocker
who became a much-loved crooner later in his career (and still today), to an
eclectic singer/songwriter, to a tireless playboy, to a football freak and most
of all to a brilliant vocalist with a unique, hoarse voice.

He caught attention for the first time as frontman of the Jeff Beck Group
and then with then Faces. But he became a global superstar as a solo artist
with several excellent albums and a series of massive hit singles.

No retirement yet for Rod The Mod.

Rod: “I want to go out at the top, but the secret is knowing when you’re
at the top, it’s so difficult in this business, your career fluctuates all the
time, up and down, like a pair of trousers”.

Stay with us, Rod.

Instagram – Linktree – All Solo Albums

(Image on top: Cover of ‘The Definite Rod Stewart‘ collection)

Happy 60 BETH GIBBONS

Posted on by JL

4 January 2025

BETH GIBBONS was the voice/face of renowned British outfit
Portishead who released 3 albums between 1994 and 2008,
was born on 4 January 1965 in Exeter, Devon, England.

Happy 60!

In recent years she collaborated with several other artists
and last May she released her highly praised solo debut LP
Lives Outgrown .


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Instagram – Website

Happy 50 To MEG WHITE

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10 December 2024

Super-cool White Stripes (1997-2011) drummer Meg White
was born Megan Martha White on 10 December 1974.

Happy 50!

Former husband and chief white stripe
Jack White wished her happy bee on his
social media.

I say Happy B. with this stunning TWS cracker, musically/visually.

Soul-Stirring Voice And Heartfelt Songwriter MARK LANEGAN Would Have Celebrated His 60th Birthday Today

Posted on by JL

25 November 2024

American singer-songwriter MARK LANEGAN was born on 25 November 1964
in Ellensburg, Washington. Happy 60 to the singular artist with one of the most
impressive baritone voices ever in rock.

He was the frontman of grunge band Screaming Trees (1984-2000). He started
a successful solo career and also played/recorded with multiple artists such as
Queens Of The Stone Age, Isobel Campbell, The Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli, Soulsavers
and many more.

In March 2020 Lanegan was infected with Covid-19, went into a coma, couldn’t
walk for months, and got completely deaf. While recovering he started to write a
memoir called Devil In A Coma.

On 22 February 2022 ast year, he passed away. No cause of death was revealed. R.I.P.

This year a 20th Anniversary Box Set of his splendid Bubblegum LP was released. It includes a remastered double LP edition of the original album and a 4XLP/3XCD/Digital release containing 40 remastered tracks, 12 of which are previously unreleased. More
info here.

Bio – Discography


Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Belgium 2015

Happy 70 To Prince Charming ADAM ANT

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4 November 2024

ADAM ANT, real name Stuart Leslie Goddard, was born on 3 November 1954 in London.

Happy 70 to the legendary singer/songwriter who released 3 albums with his Ants and
6 solo longplayers. With the Ants he scored 3 top No 1 hit singles in the UK, including the title track of his 1981 Prince Charming LP (#2 in the UK). He has also worked as an actor, appearing in many films and television episodes.

Here comes the Prince.

Story – All Albums

THE CRAMPS’ Mean Man LUX INTERIOR Would Have Turned 78 Today

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21 October 2024

Erick Lee Purkhiser, better known as Lux Interior (he took his artist name from
a car advertisement), the psycho-billy frontman of clash and crash punks THE CRAMPS
was born on 21 October 1946 in Akron, Ohio. Happy 78 to one of the most charismatic
live performers in rock history.

He met his sexy muse, guitar soulmate, and future wife Poison Ivy (born Kristy Marlana Wallace) in 1972 and they started their garage trash combo The Cramps in 1976. The band released 8 studio albums between 1980 and 2003. The end came when Interior passed away in 2009 due to an aortic dissection. He was only 62.

Keep on rockin’ in the free hell.

THE CRAMPS: History

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