Birthdays
1951 Marv Ross (Quarterflash)
1952 Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo)
News
1971 Neil Young performs “The Needle and the Damage Done” at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The song is recorded on the Harvest album a year later.
1988 INXS land their first and only US No.1 with “Need You Tonight.”
2016 David Bowie’s Blackstar album hits No.1 in America, 20 days after his death. It’s Bowie’s first No.1 in America.
Album releases
1968 Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat
1981 Various Artists – Some Bizzare Album
1989 New Order – Technique
1995 Simple Minds – Good News From The Next World
1995 Porcupine Tree – The Sky Moves Sideways
1996 Ministry – Filth Pig
1996 Napalm Death – Diatribes
2001 Frank Black & The Catholics – Dog in the Sand