Sandy West, drummer for The Runaways was born on this day, July 10th in 1959. Sadly, Sandy passed away from lung cancer on October 21, 2006; providing us with another excellent reason to quit smoking.
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Happy Birthday Wishes to New Wave Pioneers Mike Joyce, Alan Wilder and Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson
June 1st is the Birthday of ex-Smiths drummer Mike Joyce (1963), Alan Wilder (formerly) of Depeche Mode (1959) and Barry Adamson, composer and former bassist for Magazine (born 1958). Although we don’t hear much from Joyce or Wilder these days, Barry Adamson is still making some crazy music and composing soundtracks for mind-tweaking films such as David Lynch’s Lost Highway. The soundtrack of Lost Highway is worth owning on the strength of Adamson’s atmospheric soundscapes alone. Happy Birthday, Guys!
Thanks to The P5 Blogspot: This Day in 80s Music, for bringing the Birthday Love!
Mike Joyce
Happy Birthday, Morrissey!
Andy, Johnny, Morrissey and Mike – The Smiths!
Morrissey (born Steven Patrick Morrissey), singer for The Smiths and worldwide Gay Icon was born on this day, May 22nd, in 1959. If you pay attention to this blog at all, or if you were lucky enough to know me back in the eighties, then you don’t need to be reminded of how important The Smiths were to me back in the day. I was so gay for them. Interviewing Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr was definitely one of the highlights of my life and career. Later on, I am going to play The Queen is Dead over and over until my eardrums cry out for mercy. Happy Birthday, Mozz!
Happy Birthday to Iggy Pop and Robert Smith!
Iggy Turns a Biggie (Art By Shepard Fairey, Photo by Gail)
April 21st just happens to be the shared birthday of rock superstars Iggy Pop and The Cure’s lead vocalist, Robert Smith, who who were born in 1947 and 1959, respectively. Happy Birthday, guys!
Robert Smith: Providing Your Requisite Goth Iconography for Half a Century!