On This Date, July 25th in 1971: T. Rex reached the #1 position on the UK singles charts with the song “Get It On” (from the album Electric Warrior, which is awesome). The group’s second #1 single spent four weeks at the top. “Get It On” is better known by the title “Bang a Gong” here in the US, because we are such fucking prudes when it comes to sex. Jeez.
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Slash Action Figure (Photo By Gail)
Slash (born Saul Hudson), guitarist for Guns N’ Roses, Snakepit and Velvet Revolver was born on this day, July 23rd, in 1965. Happy Birthday Slash, you are awesome!
CBGB Bathroom By Justin Lowe (Image Source)
Justin Lowe, an artist known for transforming white-cube interiors into cluttered labyrinths, has recreated the graffiti-covered restroom of the defunct CBGB punk rock club within the stately galleries of Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum. Lowe’s installation, which runs through September 5, 2010 takes over four of the museum’s galleries and features walls papered in Day-Glo collages involving movie stars, vintage book covers and illustrations of insects.
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Recently, I was hired by a cool rock band out in LA called Heroes UK to write a bio for their new EP release, Hello Hello. Heroes UK has a fascinating back story and it was a pleasure to work with such cool guys who also make some ass kicking music that doesn’t sound like it came from a can.
