Oh snap! Did you guys know that Justin Bieber and Kesha have the same birthday‽ We'll be listening to Chopin's Nocturnes, cause here at Best Intentions we be classy as fuck. -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/cho...

It's Cindy Wilson of the B-52s' birthday today! She's 69, born in 1957, and this is their first album. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Happy 73rd to Steve Harley, still touring with Cockney Rebel to this day. This is their first album, released in 1973. music.apple.com/us/album/the...

The great Vince Guaraldi died tragically this day in 1976 at the age of 47. He died of a heart attack immediately after a performance, having sadly been recently misdiagnosed with a diaphragmatic hernia. This album was released in 1962. music.apple.com/us/album/jaz...

George Harrison should have been 83 today. This is his 8th solo album, released in 1979. music.apple.com/us/album/geo...

You've all met me, you know if I get a chance to play campy musicals, I'll always take it. So happy birthday to Ellen Greene, best known for her portrayal of Audrey in the film version of Little Shop of Horrors. -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/lit...

Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads was born today in 1949. I'm typically not a fan of live albums, but this one rules. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/sto...

Kurt Cobain should have turned 59 today. music.apple.com/us/album/ble...

Sis Cunningham was born this day in 1909. She founded and published *Broadside*, a magazine highly influential in the folk revival movement. She was also a powerful writer and composer of protest songs. music.apple.com/us/album/bro...

It's your favorite Scientologists Birthday, John Travolta! American actor and musician, famous for movies like Swordfish and Battlefield Earth. Lesser known for Travolta Fever, released January 1st 1978. Enjoy. -Hayden open.spotify.com/album/2j8gVF...

Today is so many things, Lunar New Year, Fat Tuesday, start of Ramadan, it made it hard to choose! I'm going to keep the vibes fun with a little brass band action. -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/liv...

Samuel Gene Maghett (Magic Sam) was born today in 1937. He made a name for himself on the Blues scene right here in Chicago at age 19. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/chi...

It’s today. music.apple.com/us/album/fri...

Happy 76th to Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer Steve Hackett, who first rose to fame as the lead guitarist for Genesis. Released in 1973, this is their fifth album. music.apple.com/us/album/sel...

Born in 1927 and celebrating her 99th birthday today, Leontyne Price. I have to admit, that I only learned of this human's existence today but she might be my new favorite person.

Happy 94th Birthday to John Williams!!! Composer of some of the most iconic film scores ever produced. Today we're listening to Jurassic Park because it rules, hands down a perfect film. -Kevlyn (and all of us, truly) music.apple.com/us/album/jur...

Elvis Costello released his 12th studio album, Spike, today in 1989. It was the first album of his that I listened to and has always been my favorite because of that. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/spi...

While it’s a bit of a layup and not what I got excited about when I saw that Beck had a new record, it’s still Beck, it’s still great to hear his voice, and he gets the bathrooms today. music.apple.com/us/album/eve...

Mike Ratledge died one year ago today at the age of 81. He was a founding member of Soft Machine, a Canterbury prog-rock band considered to be one of the originators of the genre.

Happy 78th to Alice Cooper. This is his 3rd studio album, released in 1971. music.apple.com/us/album/lov...

February 3rd, 1959 was the day the music died. A tragic plane crash near Clear Water, Iowa killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, along with the plane's pilot Roger Peterson. -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/bud...

Blaze Foley was tragically killed this day in 1989. -Ricky open.spotify.com/album/1XRN4C...

Tori Amos released her second studio album, "Under the Pink" on this day in 1994. It went double platinum, and for good reason. It's a nigh on perfect album in my opinion. I rocked this so hard in middle and high school. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/und...

This is Phil Ochs’ second record, released in 1965. music.apple.com/us/album/i-a...

It might be cold outside, but it is HOT in the bathrooms today! Aretha Franklin released "Young, Gifted and Black" on today in 1972. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/you...

Weather is strange, and beautiful, and sometimes hard to understand. So, too, is Johnny Greenwood. music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Michael Hutchence was born this day in 1960. He died tragically by suicide at the age of 37. This is INXS’ fourth album. music.apple.com/us/album/the...

Tony Russell “Charles” Brown passed this day in 1999 at the age of 76. Today, he’s setting allllll the laid-back bathroom vibes. music.apple.com/us/album/blu...

Happy Birthday, David Lynch, you beautiful weirdo! This one's for Hayden. Keeping the vibes ultra wacky in the bathrooms today. -Kevlyn (Ed. note: If someone could ever somehow *force* us to play only one thing in here, this would the thing.) music.apple.com/us/album/twi...

Happy 67th to Sade, the Smoothest of Operators. music.apple.com/us/album/dia...

Will Oldham turns 56 today, while Bonnie “Prince” Billy is 27, the name having been adopted in 1999. This is Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s first album, hailed as a modern masterpiece almost immediately after its release. music.apple.com/us/album/i-s...

Happy 67th to Chas Smash (hell yeah, man), who first found fame as a backup vocalist, trumpet and harmonica player, and dancer for the English pop-ska band Madness. This is Madness’ first record, released it 1979. It rules. music.apple.com/us/album/one...

Today is Gwen Verdon's birthday. Legend of broadway, wife and muse of Bob Fosse, and triple threat icon. Today we're listening to the original 1966 cast recording of Sweet Charity, in which she starred as the titular Charity. What a queen 👑 -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/swe...

Bowie woulda turned 79 yesterday. Throwing on his final album for posterity. Underrated album in my opinion. -Hayden open.spotify.com/album/0vxg8o...

It's Hayley Williams' birthday, that is all. -Ricky open.spotify.com/album/4sgYpk...

After all, it's only 2 more sleeps ‘til Christmas. -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/the...

One of the great Christmas albums, and one I don't think we hit last year, Willie Nelson's Pretty Paper. -Ricky open.spotify.com/album/5Vdf8r...

My turn for a silly compilation. There's some good stuff on here! Dolly Parton and Frank Sinatra duet of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"...a Run-DMC original, and others. And the rest just made me giggle. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/a-v...

A modern classic of Christmas album, in my opinion. Released in 2006, and one of my faves. It’s a perfect mix of originals and classics, and of haunting melancholy and lighthearted holiday spirit (with Aimee Mann’s ever-present hint of darkness.)

How dare I not pick a Christmas album today! So here’s a classic! Merry Christmas is a Christmas-themed compilation album by Bing Crosby that was released in 1945. -Pedro

If you haven't seen this movie yet, it's a hella cute holiday watch. 🎄 -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/spi...

I delight in knowing this exists. -Ricky open.spotify.com/album/4sQrMc...

It's Chicago legend Joel Patterson's solo Christmas album today! Come see him at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn where he plays on the reg. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/hi-...

Playing this dumb-looking compilation because it contains the track ‘Christmastime’ by Smashing Pumpkins, which originally appeared on *A Very Special Christmas Vol. 3*, which I loved.

Yesterday: I really like this one. -Ricky open.spotify.com/album/5wJqsH...

This is your friendly reminder that it's fun to get weird with the Xmas bathroom music! This dumb album holds a weird soft spot in my heart. (We skip track 2, cause that's not a thing we say anymore) -Kevlyn music.apple.com/us/album/chr...

Sunday: Erasure has a Christmas album, so we're listening to Erasure's Christmas album. -Ricky open.spotify.com/album/5x2sf3...

Happy Birthday Dave Brubeck! Born today in 1920...You get our bathrooms again, today. And because I got permission, I'm jumping the gun and playing his solo piano Christmas album. -Meghann music.apple.com/us/album/a-d...

The iconic and brilliant Dave Brubeck died at the age of 92 on this day in 2012. music.apple.com/us/album/cou...