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 .
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.
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.
Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Belgium 2015
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.
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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Born 20 October 1964
16 October 2024
ROBERT ARTHUR MOULD was born on 16 October 1960
in a village called Malone in the state of New York. Happy 64!
He was co-founder of hardcore noise trio Hüsker Dü
who produced six albums between 1983 and 1987.
After the group split up Mould launched a successful solo
career with, so far, no less than 14 albums. All here.
3 years ago Mould released Distortion: 2008-2019, the third collection
in a series of four expansive vinyl box sets chronicling his solo career.
Great compil to start the B-party.
9 October 2024
POLY JEAN HARVEY, known to us all as PJ Harvey, was
born in Bridport, Dorset, England on 9 October 1969.
Happy 55 to a remarkable singer-songwriter with a remarkable career
scoring several masterly albums. So far she recorded/released 10 LPs
with I Inside The Old Year Dying (2023) as the most recent one.
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PJ always followed her own capricious path, exploring herself and her art from
different angels. With every album she surprised and she triumphed. Not many
can claim the same. One of the most compelling artists of her generation. Hands
down.
– SHEELA-NA-GIG –
From her 1992 debut LP Dry. Rad live version.
PJ: Story – All Albums
11 September 2024
RICHARD PAUL ASHCROFT was born
on 11 September 1971 in Wigan, UK.
Happy 53 to the former madman maestro of The Verve
with whom he scored 1997 masterpiece Urban Hymns.
As a solo artist he recorded/released, so far, 5 albums
and became a super power pop ballad champ.
BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY
Last month he played in Belgium (again) at
Lokerse Festival. An anthemic triumph (again).
Live photos by Turn Up The Volume
5 September 2024
Bombastic and theatrical presence/music and an outstanding vox.
FREDDIE MERCURY is undoubtedly one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
He was born, named Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town, Sultanate of Zanzibar on
5 September 1946. He would have celebrated his 78th birthday today.
WEMBLEY LIVE AID 1985
Unforgettable.
Mercury passed away on 24 November 1991
following HIV/AIDS complications, aged 45.