On this day in 1979, Joy Division released their semifinal debut album "Unknown Pleasures”
On this day in 1987, Pet Shop Boys released “It’s a Sin” - the lead single from their second studio album, “Actually”
Everything I've ever done
Everything I ever do
Every place I've ever been
Everywhere I'm going to
It's a sin
On this day in 1979, The Cure released the single “Boys Don’t Cry”
“I would say I'm sorry if I thought that it would change your mind.”
On this day in 1980, Composition of Sound, the band that would become Depeche Mode played their first gig with Dave Gahan on vocals at Nicholas School in Basildon, England.
Starting at 8pm central tonight, I present “The Best of 1990” in college and modern rock.
5+ hours of music videos starts here at that time: twitch.tv/djjakerudh / 📺💻📱
tonight / noma hi-fi in edina / 7-11pm / free / all vinyl
Cheap Trick/Blondie/Cars/Big Star/Jam/Replacements/Raspberries/Stooges/Ramones/Clash/Go-Go’s/X/Plimsouls/Buzzcocks/Bangles/Material Issue/Flamin’Groovies/Damned/Smithereens/J.Jett/Teenage Fanclub/Knack/Undertones/Vapors/M.Sweet/Romantics/etc
45 years ago today, The Specials released the single “Ghost Town”
The song spent three weeks at # 1 and 10 weeks total in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and was given the accolade of "Single of the Year" by all three major UK music magazines at the time.
45 years ago today the Go-Go's released “Our Lips Are Sealed” — the second single from their debut studio album, “Beauty and the Beat”
The song was co-written by Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's and Terry Hall of The Specials and Fun Boy Three.
Starting now at twitch.tv/djjakerudh, it’s 5+ hours of classic alternative music videos from 1990.
40 years ago today, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was released in theaters.
The movie features music by Big Audio Dynamite, The (English) Beat, General Public, Zapp, The Dream Academy, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Yello, The Fowerpot Men and more.
