65th birthday

Post-Punk Punk 

Killing Joke’s ‘Ritualized Catharsis’

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 65th birthday, Geordie Walker, Jaz Coleman, Killing Joke, Post-Punk, Punk, Youth

An archived interview with Jaz Coleman on his 65th birthday

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Alternative Rock Rock 

A Belated Birthday Wish to Michael Stipe

January 9, 2025January 14, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 65th birthday, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Singin' in the Rain, Tim Sommer

Celebrating the stalwart R.E.M. frontman’s 65th from the Kingdom of Outsiders

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Alternative Rock Pop Post-Punk Rock 

Dressing Up: The Cure’s Robert Smith Turns 65

April 21, 2024April 21, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65th birthday, Disintegration, Robert Smith, Shows Of A Lost World, The Cure

A celebration of a goth icon

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Pop Power Pop Rock 

If She Knew What She Wants: Susanna Hoffs At 65

January 17, 2024February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 65th birthday, California, Carly Simon, Debbi Peterson, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Matthew Sweet, Michael Steele, Rod Stewart, Roxy Music, Susanna Hoffs, The Bangles, The Go-Gos, The Pretenders, The Smiths, Vicki Peterson

Celebrating the brilliance of a power pop icon

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Soul 

No Ordinary Love: Sade Adu at 65

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Steve Holtje 0 Comments 65th birthday, Andrew Hale, Diamond Life, Love Deluxe, Lovers Rock, No Ordinary Love, Paradise, Paul Denman, Promise, Sade, Sade Adu, Smooth Operator, Soldier of Love, Stronger Than Pride, Stuart Matthewman, The Sweetest Taboo

Celebrating the career of a soul sensation and her band

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Alternative Rock Industrial New Wave Pop Rock 

With Sympathy: Al Jourgensen at 65

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1983, 65th birthday, Al Jourgensen, Boston, Brad Hallen, Chicago, Mark Pothier, Ministry, Nervous Eaters, The Cars, With Sympathy

Celebrating the industrial icon by looking at his least favorite Ministry album

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Hard Rock Rock 

Pure and Simple: Joan Jett Turns 65

September 22, 2023September 23, 2023 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65th birthday, AC/DC, Blackheart Records, Cherie Currie, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Iggy Pop, J. Geils Band, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Jonathan Richman, Kim Fowley, Paul Cook, Sly and the Family Stone, Steve Jones, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Runaways, Tommy James and the Shondells, ZZ Top

Celebrating the career of an iconic rocker on her big birthday

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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, 2022April 18, 2024 Deborah Sprague 1 Comment 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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