#MusicHistory On this day 1982, The Psychedelic Furs released their brilliant 3rd album, Forever Now. The original UK album release featured psychedelic cover art by the legendary English artist Barney Bubbles (RIGHT). The US cover (LEFT), chosen by the label, was hated by the band.

“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” - Christopher Reeve The amazing and talented Christopher D'Olier Reeve, actor, film director, author, and activist, was born on this day, 1952 in NYC.

"No more rhymes and I mean it!" #FilmHistory On this day 1987 THE PRINCESS BRIDE was released. The film is based upon the 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman titled "The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love & High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version".

Stop what you’re doing and look at the new JWST images! Uploading a picture won’t do them justice, so here yah go: science.nasa.gov/missions/web...

#FilmHistory On this day 1993, Dazed and Confused, directed by Richard Linklater, was released. It features a huge cast actors who would later become stars, including Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey, Joey Lauren Adams, & Rory Cochrane, etc.

#MusicHistory On this day, 1991, Nirvana released their 2nd album, Nevermind, their major label debut. A critical and commercial success, the album hit top 10 charts across the globe & eventually selling more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

#MusicHistory On this day, 1982, Prince released one of his most recognizable songs, "1999", the 1st single from the album of the same name. The song only peaked at #44 on the US charts, but after "Little Red Corvette" was out, it was re-released & it hit #12. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt...

#MusicHistory On this day in 1971, one of the greatest albums of the 70's was released AND one of THE defining albums in Glam Rock history, T. Rex's Electric Warrior. The album was their 6th since their debut as Tyrannosaurus Rex in 1968, and their 2nd under the name T. Rex.

Years ago there was a show called Iconoclasts on the Sundance Channel where celebs interviewed other celebs. There’s an episode of Redford interviewing Newman. You get to see some insight into their friendship, it’s on YouTube

#MusicHistory On this day, 1990, Australian rock legends AC/DC released their 12th album, The Razors Edge. The album has sold approximately 18.8 million copies worldwide, making it the 3rd highest selling AC/DC album after Back in Black and High Voltage. Lead track "Thunderstruck" hit #5 in the US.

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1st trailer for The Bride! Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, starring Christian Bale & Jessie Buckley, it's a re-imagining of James Whale's 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, set in 1930's Chicago. With Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, & Penélope Cruz. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJra...

For all of you avid readers out there - this is an incredible book. Rob also wrote a book on David Bowie which will have you sobbing at the end in case you are in need of a good cry.

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#MusicHistory On this day, 1991, the Scottish band Primal Scream released their 3rd album, Screamadelica on Creation Records. Marking a huge change from their indie sound, this house music/acid house infludence release was the 1st winner of the Mercury Music Prize in 1992 & sold 3M copies.

#MusicHistory On this day, 1977, one of the greatest songs of all time was released as a single...David Bowie's "Heroes." It was co-written by Bowie & Brian Eno, produced by Bowie & Tony Visconti, & recorded in July & August 1977 at Hansa Studio by The Wall in Berlin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgk...

#FilmHistory On this day 1969, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman (RIP) & Robert Redford (RIP), had its premier at the Roger Sherman Theater, in New Haven, CT. Newman said that this was the most fun he'd ever had making a film, as he and Redford drank a lot of beer in Mexico!

"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room." - Ray Charles The legendary American singer, songwriter & pianist, aka "The Genius", aka "The High Priest of Soul", aka "Brother Ray", was born on this day, 1930 in Albany, GA.

"The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with." - Bruce Springsteen The legendary Bruce Springsteen (born Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen), aka "The Boss", American singer, songwriter, & musician, was born on this day, 1949 in Long Branch, NJ.

"I'd like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls." - John Coltrane The legendary jazz saxophonist, bandleader & composer, one of the most influential & important figures in the history of jazz was born on this day, 1926.

“The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music.” - William Shakespeare

#FilmHistory On this day 1995, SEVEN (stylized as SE7EN) the 2nd directorial effort by David Fincher, starring Morgan Freeman & Brad Pitt was released. Pitt had it in his contract that the ending would not change from what the viewer eventually saw in the theater as the studio balked at the ending.

"Women play cellos and violins in symphony orchestras. They're playing Beethoven and Bach. What do you mean they can't play rock and roll?" - Joan Jett The legendary Joan Jett, aka "The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll," "The Godmother of Punk," and "The Original Riot Grrrl", was born on this day in 1958.

"I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three places." - Nick Cave The legendary "Grand Lord of Gothic Darkness" or "The Prince of Darkness", singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor, & musician, was born on this day, 1957.

Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous. It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy." Because that's not how America works. play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

Happy Birthday to Bill Murray, born September 21, 1950, in Evanston, IL. An interesting, little known fact about Murray is that he doesn't have an agent or a manager. Filmmakers who want to pitch a role to him must call a specific 1-800 number and leave a message on his voicemail. More: alt text

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Thank you! I didn’t realize it was the 21st! See you next year!

"20, 20, 24 hours to go I wanna be sedated" #MusicHistory On this day, 1978, the legendary Punk band Ramones released the single for "I Wanna Be Sedated". It was the 7th track off the band's 4th album Road To Ruin, & the B-side single to the A-side "She's the One". www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm51...

I only get to post this once a year! 😀 "Do you remember The 21st night of September? Love was changin' the minds of pretenders While chasin' the clouds away.... Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember? Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...

#MusicHistory On this day 2004, Green Day released their masterpiece 7th album, American Idiot. It has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, making it the 2nd best-selling album for the band (behind their 1994 major-label debut, Dookie) and one of the best selling albums of the 21st Century.

#MusicHistory On this day, 1992, Radiohead released their debut single "Creep", the 2nd track of their debut album, Pablo Honey. Creep became a hit that was likened to other alt-rock "slacker anthems" such as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana & "Loser" by Beck. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkz...

#MusicHistory Nirvana released their third and final album, In Utero, on this day in 1993. The record has sold 15 million copies worldwide and has received a five-time platinum certification in the US. Six months after the album's release, in 1994, Kurt Cobain took his own life.

#MusicHistory On this day, 1979, the Rockford, Illinois rock band Cheap Trick released their 4th album, Dream Police. It is the band's most commercially successful studio album, going to #6 on the Billboard 200 chart and being certified platinum within a few months of its release.

“Music is the emotional life of most people.” - Leonard Cohen The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter, poet & novelist was born on this day 1934. Cohen's work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death and romantic relationships.

The lettering for the Clash's iconic 1979 album 'London Calling' was directly inspired by the typography on Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album from 1956, which added just one more dimension to this great LP cover. Brava, Pennie Smith!

One of the best/ most-well-crafted films in existence!!! To expand on that waltzing scene- It wasn't even part of the original plan! Not calling it "improvised," exactly, but it was a very last-minute decision considering and compared to the logistics of it all. Gilliam's flashes of inspiration ✨️

I used to show this film to my Mythology classes, so I have watched it at least a dozen times. Magical!

#MusicHistory On this day, 1976, AC/DC released their 3rd album, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It was not released in the US until 1981, a year after the death of frontman Bon Scott. Left cover was Australia only, right cover was used for international release.

#MusicHistory On this day in 1982 the British band Tears For Fears released their 3rd single, which became their 1st chart hit, "Mad World". The song was originally written on acoustic guitar when Roland Orzabal was 19 years old, living in Bath, England. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Zv...

"If I had time in a bottle, if words could make wishes come true, I'd save everyday for eternity passes. And then I would spend them with you." - Jim Croce The legendary Jim Croce, American folk and rock singer-songwriter, passed on this day, 1973, at age 30, when his plane crashed after takeoff.

#MusicHistory On this day, 1979, one of the most iconic photos in rock history was taken & ultimately used as the cover of one of the greatest albums of all time, The Clash's bassist Paul Simonon in the act of destroying his Fender Precision Bass guitar at a concert in NYC. Captured by Pennie Smith.

#FilmHistory On this day, 1991, a truly remarkable film was released, Terry Gilliam's THE FISHER KING, starring Jeff Bridges & the great Robin Williams. For the legendary "waltzing commuter" scene, Gilliam was granted exclusive access to NYC's Grand Central Station. Massively under-appreciated.

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Ahoy! Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Wishing all ye bilge-sucking buccaneers, scurvy dogs, seadogs, landlubbers & old salts a Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Go out 'n annoy all o' yer hearties 'n try nah t' drink too much rum afore noon. Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

#FilmHistory On this day 1997, the American neo-noir crime film LA CONFIDENTIAL was released. This brilliant work gave early Hollywood career boosts to Russell Crowe & Guy Pearce, made an A-list director out of the late, great Curtis Hanson, & won an Oscar for Kim Basinger. A true American classic!

"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” #FilmHistory On this day in 1990, Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece GOODFELLAS premiered in the US. Based on Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy, it tells Henry Hill’s story from his days as a Luchese crime family associate to an FBI informant.

#MusicHistory On this day, 1980, The Police released "Don't Stand So Close To Me", the lead single from their 3rd album Zenyatta Mondatta. The band won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo/Group at the 24th Annual Grammy Awards for this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNIZ...

"Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don't grow old. Face it you are young." - Jarvis Cocker The talented Jarvis Cocker, English musician, radio presenter, and founder, frontman, lyricist for the band Pulp, was born on this day, 1963, in Sheffield, England.

#FilmHistory On this day, 1984, the biographical drama film AMADEUS was released. The Czech-American director, Miloš Forman, adapted it from the 1979 stage play of the same name by Peter Shaffer, who was inspired by the 1830 play Mozart & Salieri by the Russian poet & playwright, Alexander Pushkin.