Legend

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

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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

NICK DRAKE – Troubled Heart And Soul Singer-Songwriter Passed Away 50 Years Ago Today

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25 November 2024

English gripping heart and soul singer-songwriter NICK DRAKE,
born in Rangoon, Burma (South-East Asia) suffered of severe depression
during his short lifetime. He died of an overdose of amitriptyline, a prescribed
antidepressant, 50 years ago today, on 25 November 1974. He was only 26.
R.I.P.

As it happens regularly with artists, they get more attention after then
before their death, that was also the case for Drake who released 3 LPs.

FIVE LEAVES LEFT (1969)


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BRYTER LAYTER (1971)


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PINK ROOM (1972)


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Nick Drake Story

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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Happy 55 To PJ HARVEY – One Of The Most Fascinating Artists Of Her Generation

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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

JOHNNY CASH – Legendary SONGWRITER Passed Away This Day 21 Years Ago

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12 September 2024

The late legend JOHNNY CASH , known as “The Man in Black.”,
died of respiratory failure aged 71, this day 21 years ago. R.I.P.

He released 72 LPs with this year’s Songwriter as his most recent
one. A wonderful record featuring 11 previously unreleased songs.


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Johnny Cash: Story

Happy 78 To One Of The Greatest Entertainers Of All Time FREDDIE MERCURY

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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.

Happy 72 To JOE STRUMMER

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21 August 2024

John Graham Mellor, known by the world as JOE STRUMMER was born
in Ankara, Turkey (his father was a British diplomat from Anglo-Armenian
and Jewish origin, his mother was Scottish) on 21 August 1952. He would
have celebrated his 72 birthday today.

The maverick frontman of the last gang in town, The Clash
died, only 50, on 22 December 2002, following a heart attack.

A genuine singer-songwriter.
A genuine loudmouth on stage.
A genuine and caring heart.

A natural-born rock star icon loved
then, now, and forever by millions.

3 big moments to remember the legend.

– WHITE RIOT –
Debut single The Clash

– LONDON CALLING –
Live with The Pogues – 1988

– SLEEPWALK –
From his 1989 album Earthquake Weather

Goosebumps.

JOE STRUMMER: History

MARTIN PHILLIPPS – Singer/Songwriter Of New Zealand’s Indie Legends THE CHILLS Passed Away Unexpectedly At 61

Posted on by JL

28 July 2024


Martin Phillipps and The Chills in Ghent, Belgium – 2014, photo by Turn Up The Volume

MARTIN PHILLIPPS, singer/songwriter and driving force of New Zealand‘s
indie heroes THE CHILLS has passed away unexpectedly, aged 61.

The band broke the very sad news on their socials.
No cause of death has been given.

The highly praised indie guitar-pop band released 7 LPs in their almost 45-year-long
career (some short hiatuses here and there). Scatterbrain was their final one. It came
out in 2021.

Footage from the 2016 documentary
The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps.

THE CHILLS: Story


So great to have met the legend after his gig in my hometown Ghent, Belgium some years ago