1969, the year of my birth
Inspired by Jimi Hendrix , Sage soon picked up the guitar. In 1969, at age 17, he played on an eponymous album by professional wrestler Beauregarde .
The next few years were a turbulent time for the group. In Spring 1997 drummer and founding member Gunnar Karlsson left, to be replaced by Erik Dahlgren (born 25 August 1965), a long-term friend of the band.
The Cester brothers, Nic and Chris , grew up in Dingley Village and attended St Bede’s College, Mentone , Melbourne. They listened to their father John’s classic rock records from the 1960s and 1970s. While still at school Nic formed a group by 1995, which Cameron Muncey joined. Jet’s influences…
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By the time Strangeways, Here We Come was released in September, the Smiths had split. The breakup has been primarily attributed to Morrissey’s irritation with Marr’s work with other artists and Marr’s frustration with Morrissey’s musical inflexibility. Marr particularly hated Morrissey’s obsession with covering 1960s pop artists such as Twinkle…
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In their earlier days, SCOTS occasionally performed as their own opening act under the name The Pinecones, playing songs inspired by 1960s country-rock and psychedelia typical of artists like Gram Parsons , The Byrds, The Seeds and The Chocolate Watchband (amongst others). This led to SCOTS’ 2016 album The Electric…
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The Smithereens are known for writing and playing catchy 1960s-influenced power pop . Along with a basic East coast roots-rock sound that owed much to musicians who inspired DiNizio, including the Who , the Clash , Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe , The Smithereens deployed a uniquely retro obsession with…
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A few days later, Morrissey and Marr held their first rehearsal in Marr’s rented attic room in Bowdon . Morrissey provided the lyrics for “Don’t Blow Your Own Horn”, the first song that they worked on; however, they decided against retaining the song, with Marr commenting that “neither of us…
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Walmart refused to carry the album, as it contains a Parental Advisory sticker, and requested that Green Day release a censored edition. The band members did not wish to change any lyrics on the album and responded by stating, “There’s nothing dirty about our record … They want artists to…
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To celebrate the album’s release, the band performed the record in its entirety in front of a live audience at New York’s historic Apollo Theater and broadcast the concert simultaneously across many radio stations. This performance marked the first performance by a rock band since Buddy Holly in the late…
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