TULLYCRAFT is playing a FREE all-ages set at Easy Street Records (on Queen Anne) TONIGHT. I suspect the audience will be about eight people large. Maybe we'll see a couple of you there? The show starts at 8PM. Today we have the DARREN HANLON song Record Store. Happy Friday!
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On this day in 1977, Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren sent a telegram to the music papers in London to report that bassist Glen Matlock had been ousted from the band. One of the more intriguing reasons was, ... “He went on too long about Paul McCartney.” His replacement would be Sid Vicious, a one-time member of Siouxsie & the Banshees and a long time friend of Johnny's. Matlock disagreed with McLaren's telegram. He told the AVfE's Tony Parsons, “It was mutual agreement. I wanted to leave and they wanted me out. In the beginning it was just mates playing rock and roll and then later all the business side came in and spoiled it.” Today we have the song Ballad Of The Band by FELT.
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Elizabeth Taylor was born on this day in 1932. Well known for her Hollywood lifestyle including many marriages, she is considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden years, and a larger-than-life celebrity. Today we have the song Hollywood by JOHN WAYNE SHOT ME.
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Back by popular demand! We just re-printed a small batch of the Tullycraft Stamp T-Shirts. They are available on our merch page in sizes S, M, L and XL. Today we have the song T-Shirt Weather by THE LUCKSMITHS.
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On this day in 1964, underdog Cassius Clay defeated champion Sonny Liston in a technical knockout to win the world heavyweight boxing crown. The highly anticipated match took place in Miami Beach, Florida. Clay, who later became known to the world as Muhammad Ali, went on to become the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times. Today we have the song Tracyanne by the band HOROWITZ.
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One week from tonight, on Feb. 29th, TULLYCRAFT is playing at Easy Street Records (on Queen Anne). The show is all-ages & FREE. It starts at 8pm. Hopefully, we'll see some of you there. Today we have the song First Sight by THESE UNITED STATES from the album A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden. Happy Friday!
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Gibson shipped the first Flying V guitar from their factory in Kalamazoo, MI. on this day in 1958. The design was meant to add a more futuristic aspect to Gibson's image, but the model didn't sell well. After the initial launch in 1958, the line was discontinued in 1959. A renewed interest in the Flying V inspired Gibson to reissue the model in 1967. Its design was updated with a bigger, more stylish pickguard, and the original bridge was ditched in favor of the stopbar tail piece more commonly associated with Gibson guitars. The 1967 model is now the standard for the Flying V. K.K. Downing of Judas Priest is famous for playing a 1967 Flying V. THE DONNAS, being big fans of K.K. Downing & Judas Priest, recorded an irony-free cover of Judas Priest's "Livin' After Midnight" for their Turns 21 album. Today we have The Donnas doing Bitchin'/Don't Wait Up For Me.
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Attempts to dig a channel tunnel between Britain and France date back to 1883, and Napoleon drew blueprints for a tunnel in 1802. But it wasn’t until this day in 1986 that France and Britain announced that a tunnel would actually become a reality. Trains, cars and buses would be able to speed through this tunnel in less than half an hour. Construction began in December 1987, and what would be called the "chunnel" was finally completed in 1994. Today we have Driving In Your Car by SODA FOUNTAIN RAG.
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Pop superstar Kylie Minogue has some advice for the troubled Britney Spears - because she once suffered a breakdown herself. Kylie says, "I wish someone would write a manual about fame because it's not easy. I always loath to say that because there are a lot more difficulties out there that people deal with every day - but when fame is handed to you, it is unique. It's not to the same extreme, but I can remember having a mini-meltdown myself - and unless you've got good people around to support you, you've got a problem. Who knows what is going on in her life? Britney isn't that young any more. I think she will still come back but it's like she's taken an extended holiday. Whatever help she needs, she should reach out and get it." Today we have the song I Fell In Love On The Way To A Funeral by PLASTIC MASTERY.
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KLAUS NOMI released his self-titled debut album on this day in 1981. Nomi is remembered for a theatrical live performance, heavy make-up, unusual costumes, and a highly stylized signature hairdo which flaunted a receding hairline. The album included synthesizer-laden interpretations of classic opera and a cover of Chubby Checker's "The Twist." Today we have Klaus' take on The Hollies classic Just One Look. Happy Friday!
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Hedda Hopper's first gossip column appeared in the Los Angeles Times on this day in 1938. Hopper, a Hollywood socialite, had worked as a chorus girl and silent film actress. Along with her rival, gossip columnist Louella Parsons, Hopper wielded immense power in early Hollywood. Today we have the song Rumors by LINDSAY LOHAN. Happy Valentines Day!
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Peter Hook, the co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, former Genesis front man, Peter Gabriel, and Robbie Williams - the largest selling British solo artist in UK history (70 million records worldwide), all celebrate birthdays today. The MP3 of the Day is a re-recorded version of Death On The Stairs by THE LIBERTINES - not previously featured on any album.
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The Beatles recorded their first album, Please Please Me in a single 10-hour session on this day in 1963. The group had recorded the title song in 1962 and seen it rise to No. 2 on the British Top 20 charts in early 1963. By the middle of 1963, hysterical British fans had created the phenomenon known as Beatlemania, which was in full swing by the time the Beatles made their U.S. debut in a tour starting in February 1964. Today we have I Pretend I Know What's Best by WEBBY MOORE from the album Thinking Season.
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On this day in 1986, Spud Webb, at 5’7” was the shortest player in the history of professional basketball to win the NBA slam dunk contest. He defeated his Atlanta Hawks teammate and 1985 dunk champ, the 6’8” Dominique Wilkins. Today we have LOS CAMPESINOS! covering the Heavenly classic C Is The Heavenly Option. Happy Friday!
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Does the world really need another Weezer? Well the band BUILT BY SNOW certainly think so. Today we have the song Juliana by this Austin, Texas four-piece. If this doesn't make you laugh, it might make you say: "What the #%!?"
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Happy Birthday Jens Lekman and Axl Rose! Today we have Your Arms Around Me from the album Night Falls Over Kortedala by JENS LEKMAN.
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It's Super Tuesday! More delegates can be won today than on any other single day of the primary calendar. Delegates in 24 states are up for grabs today. 52 percent of all pledged Democratic Party delegates and 41 percent of the total Republican Party delegates at stake today. Today we have the song Absent Votes by THE LUCKSMITHS.
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On this day in 1991, Pete Rose was voted permanently ineligible from being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose is the only living member of the ineligible list. The Hall has since changed this rule, and players on the ineligible list can be considered by the Veterans Committee in the first year after they would have lost their place on the Baseball Writers Association of America's ballot. Under the Hall's rules, players may appear on the ballot for only fifteen years, beginning five years after they retire. Had he not been banned from baseball, Rose's name could have been on the writers' ballot beginning in 1992 and ending in 2006. He would have been eligible for consideration by the Veterans Committee in 2007, but did not appear on the ballot. Today we have the song Razzle Dazzle Rose by CAMERA OBSCURA.
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Late Night with David Letterman premiered on this day in 1982. A hit with college students, the show aired after Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. When Carson retired in 1992, Letterman and rival comic Jay Leno engaged in a heated battle for the coveted host slot. When Letterman was passed over, he left NBC for CBS, where his new program, Late Show with David Letterman, outperformed Leno's show almost every week in its first year. Today we have THE THERMALS playing an acoustic version of their song A Pillar of Salt . Happy Friday!
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