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65th birthday

New Wave Pop Rock Synth 

When The Machines Rock: Gary Numan At 65

March 8, 2023March 13, 2023 Jim Sullivan 6 Comments “Down in the Park, ” Tubeway Army, 65th birthday, Are 'Friends' Electric?, Cars, Gary Numan, My Name Is Ruin, Savage, Synthesizers, The Pleasure Principle

Honoring the genius of a New Wave icon

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Irish Punk Rock 

Nobody’s Hero: Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns at 65

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Jim Sullivan 7 Comments 65th birthday, Alternative Ulster, Belfast, Inflammable Material, Jake Burns, Northern Ireland, Stiff Little Fingers, Suspect Device, The Clash, U2

The Irish punk icon tells all in new interview

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Hard Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Hip Hop Rap Rock 

Ice-T: The Original Gangster at 65

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1992, 65th birthday, Body Count, Boston, Cop Killer, Ice-T, Paradise Club

Jim Sullivan recounts catching an early Body Count set

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Irish Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Streams of Whiskey: Shane MacGowan at 65

December 25, 2022December 25, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Cait O'Riordan, CBGB, Christmas, Die Hard, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, The Pogues

Looking back on the career of the Christmas-born Irish punk king

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Folk Pub Rock Punk 

Mr. Love & Justice: Billy Bragg at 65

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Billy Bragg, England, folk, Michelle Shocked, Punk, The Clash

Jim Sullivan recounts his adventures with the English folk-punk legend

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Alternative Rock Psychedelics Rock 

Poet Is Priest: Julian Cope at 65

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments 65th birthday, Echo and the Bunnymen, Hawkwind, Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope, Neu!, Pete Wylie, Pylon, The dB's, The Teardrop Explodes, Vanessa Briscoe Hay

England’s king of psychedelic punk blues keeps evolving regardless of age

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Alternative Rock Post-Punk Rock 

Straight to You: Nick Cave at 65

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1992, 1994, 65th birthday, Goth, Henry's Dream, Lollapalooza, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, The Mercy Seat, Warren Ellis

Looking back on the career of Australia’s Goth bard

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adblock Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

Glenn Tilbrook Squeezes Into 65

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2015, 2022, 65th birthday, Argybargy, Babylon and On, Chris Difford, Cool For Cats, Cradle to the Grave, Glenn Tilbrook, interview, New Wave, Paul McCartney, Squeeze, The Beatles, The Deathray Davies, The Kinks

Read a previously unpublished interview with the New Wave legend

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Punk 

He Did It His Way: Sid Vicious @ 65

May 10, 2022May 11, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65th birthday, Glen Matlock, My Way, Paul Cook, Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Looking back at punk’s most controversial icon

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Punk 

Something To Make Me Go Fast: Mark E. Smith of The Fall at 65

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Brix, England, I Am Kurious Oranj, Mark E. Smith, RIP, The Fall

This bloke left us far too soon, and we miss him

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New Wave 

Her Tin Roof Never Rusts: Cindy Wilson @ 65

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65th birthday, Athens, Channel Z, Cindy Wilson, Cosmic Thing, Fred Schneider, Georgia, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Love Shack, Ricky Wilson, Rock Lobster, The B-52's

Looking back on the career of the Beehive Queen of The B-52s

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New Wave Punk 

The Sex Pistols’ Secret Weapon Turns 65

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Cookie, Glen Matlock, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Rich Kids, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols

Sid Vicious was their most famous bassist, but Glen Matlock was the one who could play

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