5 things you might not know

Today we celebrate the birthday of Bill Kreutzmann, one of the drummers for The Grateful Dead and one of the members of the band who was there from the very beginning until the very end. In tribute to this fine...

While you and the rest of the vinyl-loving public were celebrating Record Store Day on Saturday, Iggy Pop was celebrating his birthday. We’d like to formally apologize to Mr. Pop for not being in a position to post anything in...

Robert Smith of The Cure celebrates his birthday this weekend, but since we’re going to be busy with Record Store Day and, you know, just generally not being at work, we wanted to take a moment in advance of Smith’s...

Today we celebrate the birthday of one of rock's most enduring bassists: Phil Lesh, who's been playing bass for The Grateful Dead as long as they've been The Grateful Dead. Yes, we know that real Deadheads already know everything there...

Today we celebrate the birthday of a guy who has a long history of Monkee-ing around: Micky Dolenz. This should give you an excuse to give a listen to our official Monkees playlist, as if you really needed an excuse...

Last month we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of Otis Redding’s signature song, “(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay,” and next month we’ll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the single hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot...

He was the man who provided The Doors with the keyboards that helped define their sound and made their music so instantly memorable to the casual listener, but beyond his time in the band, what do you know about Ray...

You may be familiar with this Stephen Stills fellow from his work with David Crosby and Graham Nash, or perhaps you remember him for his days as a member of Buffalo Springfield, but whatever you may know about him, we...

Today we celebrate the birthday of Roderick David Stewart, better known as Rod, a man who’s been a superstar for so many years at this point that you might think you already know all there is to know about him...