Happy Global Beatles Day! The Beatles premiered the song “All You Need Is Love” to a worldwide TV audience of 400 million people on this day in 1967.

NEW MUSIC: "The Rush" by Editors.

COVER LOVER: "Natural One" (The Folk Implosion cover) by @shearwaterband.bsky.social

NEW MUSIC: “Pretty Little Fantasy” by Brennan Wedl. Produced by Brad Cook and Katie Crutchfield. Debut album drops August 21. #grungetry

Tom Tom Club released their self-titled debut album 45 years ago today.

Happy 69th to Garry Gary Beers, bassist for INXS, who was born in Sydney, Australia on this day in 1957.

Happy 90th to Kris Kristofferson who was born in Brownsville, Texas on this day in 1936.

Joni Mitchell released her fourth studio album 'Blue' 55 years ago today.

Check out what I heard on the new release 'In Echo' by @softpalmsmusic.bsky.social

SUNDAY EARWORM: “Burning Hell” by @remhq.bsky.social

Atlanta trio The Head released their second LP 'Hang On' 15 years ago today.

The Rolling Stones released their fifteenth studio album 'Emotional Rescue' on this day in 1980.

Second Song of the Day: "Bad Feeling" by Ultra Lights. #ATL

Happy 50th to Scott Avett who was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on this day in 1976.

Song of the Day: "Reelin" by @sqrrlflwr.bsky.social

Flashing back 15 years ago today for the killer Company of Thieves, Sleeper Agent, and Ben Deignan show in Atlanta.

Check out what I heard from Kevin Morby and @liamkazar.bsky.social in Atlanta!

Happy 65th to @alisonmoyet.bsky.social of Yazoo (Yaz in the U.S.) who was born in Essex, England on this day in 1961.

Beck released his fifth studio album ‘Odelay’ 30 years ago today.

Happy 43rd, masterclass.

Song of the Day: “Canyon Walkers” by Sahara.

@liammfinnn.bsky.social released his second studio albm ‘FOMO’ 15 years ago today.

Happy 40th, GIANT!

Happy 40th to TQID.

Nirvana released their debut album ‘Bleach’ on this day in 1989.

HBD to Rolo McGinty of The Woodentops who was born in London on this day in 1960.

@thecarsofficial.bsky.social released their second studio album ‘Candy-O’ on this day in 1979.

Cover Lover: "Bigmouth Strikes Again" (The Smiths cover) by Among the Oak & Ash: @joshjoplingroup.bsky.social and @garrisonstarr.bsky.social

The Knack released their debut studio album 'Get the Knack' on this day in 1979. The album spent five weeks at number one. The leadoff track "Let Me Out" is a jet-fueled Cheap Trick-esque blast. RIP, Doug Fieger.

Jason Isbell released his fourth solo album 'Southeastern' on this day in 2013.

HBD to singer Chloe Orwell of The Handcuffs!

Happy 65th to Identical twins Kim and Kelley Deal who were born in Dayton, Ohio on this day in 1961.

Single Malt Listener looks back on the singles that shaped my early musical tastes. Today, it’s Starland Vocal Band.

Fire of the Day: “Dollar Bill” by Jack White🔥 youtu.be/KI-xqKQqgsY?si

@remhq.bsky.social released their third studio album 'Fables of the Reconstruction' on this da in 1985. Here's a brief memory from my first R.E.M. show five months later.

Song of the Day: “No Wave” by @fiveeightathens.bsky.social

Radiohead released their sixth studio album 'Hail to the Thief' on this day in 2003.

Genesis released their 13th studio album 'Invisible Touch' 40 years ago today.

The Rolling Stones released their 14th studio album 'Some Girls' on this day in 1978.

Happy 47th to Derek Trucks who was born in Jacksonville, Florida on this day in 1979.

Song of the Day: "What's Wrong With Me" by Olivia Rodrigo ft. Robert Smith.

VISION+SOUND describes the art of music videos and how they elevate the songs behind them.

Prince Rogers Nelson was born on this day in 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

IKEA didn't build renewable generation to power 1.47 million homes because politicians told them to. They did it because the economics stacked up. With much of the investment already paid off, savings of over half a billion USD per year on electricity costs, the fundamentals become hard to ignore.

@thecarsofficial.bsky.social released their self-titled debut on this day in 1978.

60 years ago today in Florence, AL, The Forks of Cypress burned to the ground after a lightning strike. It was a Greek Revival plantation house built in 1830 for Senate Pres. James Jackson. Alex Haley's ancestors were enslaved on its cotton plantation. Patterson Hood revived that story.

Happy 79th to Laurie Anderson who was born in Chicago on this day in 1947.

Pre-Heated recalls the most impressive opening bands from my concert memories. Today, it's The Call.

Happy 25th to 'Amnesiac,' the fifth studio album from @radiohead.wastehq.social, released on this day in 2001.

Song of the Day: "No Driver" by Widowspeak.