Birthdays
1944 Klaus Nomi
1947 Warren Zevon
1948 Michael Des Barres (Power Station; Chequered Past)
1953 Matthew Wilder
1958 Jools Holland (Squeeze)
1959 Vic Reeves
1967 John Myung (Dream Theater)
1968 Michael Kiske (Helloween)
News
1969 The Doors appeared at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
1977 The Buzzcocks appeared at the Roxy in London, supported by Chelsea.
1980 Spandau Ballet appeared at the Blitz Club, London, England.
1981 Adam And The Ants were at No.1 on the album charts with Kings Of The Wild Frontier.
1992 Nirvana played at the Phoenician Cub in Sydney, Australia.
1995 Oasis sweeps the New Musical Express Awards in London. They win Best Album (“Definitely Maybe“), Best New Band and Best Single (“Live Forever”).
1998 Oasis were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “All Around The World”.
1999 The Offspring were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with “Pretty Fly For A White Guy”.
2010 Radiohead played at Hollywood’s Henry Fonda Theatre to raise money for Haiti’s earthquake victims.
2015 The documentary “Cobain: The Montage Of Heck” premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.
2025 Following a four-year investigation, L.A. District Attorney’s office announced that they had dropped all domestic abuse allegations against Marilyn Manson.
Album releases
1991 Front 242 – Tyranny (For You)
2005 Mercury Rev – The Secret Migration
2005 Lou Barlow – Emoh
2005 LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem
2006 Portugal. The Man – Waiter: “You Vultures!”
2007 Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City
2011 Gang of Four – Content
2020 Wire – Mind Hive
2020 Wolf Parade – Thin Mind
2020 Nektar – The Other Side
2020 Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic
2025 Mogwai – The Bad Fire