MP3 of the Day

It's Moe Tucker's birthday today! She was born Maureen Ann Tucker in Levittown, New York, and began playing the drums at age 19. She played standing up, rather than seated, using a simplified drum kit of tom toms, a snare drum and an upturned bass drum. She was asked to join the Velvet Underground in 1965, by Velvets guitarist Sterling Morrison. In 1971, Maureen quit the band and the music business all together to raise her family. In the 1980's, Moe started recording and touring again, releasing a number of albums on small, independent labels that featured her singing and playing guitar. She also made a few guest appearances on other band's records, including producing the 1993 album Fire in the Sky for Half Japanese. Today we have the song This Could Be The Night by HALF JAPANESE from the Moe Tucker produced album Fire in the Sky.