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The Stream 08/23/07

Posted at 8:52 AM on August 23, 2007 by Barb Abney (1 Comments)

KT Tunstall has something to say to Thom Yorke.

Decemberists get remixed.

Bob Mould announces autumn tour dates. He'll play Bryant Lake Bowl on October 10th.

Today In Music History
1947 - Keith Moon (The Who) was born.
1949 - Rick Springfield was born.
1959 - Edwyn Collins was born.
1962 - John Lennon married Cynthia Powell.
1962 - Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape) was born.
1965 - Security guards at a Manchester TV studio had to hose down hundreds of Rolling Stones fans when they broke down barriers while waiting for the band to arrive.
1970 - Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground performed together for the last time.
1978 - Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) was born.
1980 - The Heatwave Festival took place in Toronto, Canada: featuring The Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, The B-52's, The Pretenders and more. The festival lost over one million dollars because only 50,000 people attended paying $30. per ticket.
1995 - Dwayne Goettel (Skinny Puppy drummer) died of a heroin overdose.

Comments (1)

um velvet underground last time 1970... did someone forget the europe tour of the early 90's with the FULL ORGINAL BAND...

Posted by brianinboca | August 28, 2007 2:44 PM

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