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This week In ‘Hard & Metal Throwback’ 35/52

How well do you know the music of Skid Row, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Kiss, Muse ? Take our...

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Bruce, Chuck, Aretha et al open RRHOF (1995)

September 2, 1995 - Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, John Mellencamp, Martha Reeves, Bon Jovi, Eric Burdon, Melissa Etheridge, Al Green, Pretenders, Soul Asylum, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow, Larry...

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Dead Kennedys release ‘Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables,’ their debut album featuring ‘Holiday in Cambodia’ & ‘California Über Alles’ (1980)

Dead Kennedys' 'Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables' is their debut studio album featuring 'Holiday in Cambodia' & 'California Über Alles,' produced by Oliver DiCicco & East Bay Ray and released...

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John Mayall releases ‘Crusade’ recorded with the Bluesbreakers featuring Mick Taylor (1967)

'Crusade' by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers is their third studio album (and the first recording of a young (18) Mick Taylor) released on September 1, 1967 by Decca.Track Listing...

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Idles release their second album ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’.’When sarcastic enthusiasm defeats dystopia.’

Idles' "Joy as an Act of Resistance" is their second album produced by Space, mixed by Adam Greenspan & Nick Launay and released on the August 31, 2018 by Partisan...

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Aerosmith spend the “Day on the Green” (1984)

August 31, 1984 - Aerosmith participate in the "Day on the Green" at Oakland Stadium in Oakland, CA

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Björk releases ‘Medúlla,’ her sixth album (2004)

Björk's 'Medúlla' is her sixth studio album released on August 30, 2004 by Warner Bros Records / One Little Indian.Track listing : 1.Pleasure Is All Mine (Björk) - 03:26 ....

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Def Jam publish Rihanna’s debut album : ‘Music of the Sun’ featuring ‘Pon de Replay’ (2005)

Rihanna's 'Music of the Sun' feat. 'Pon de Replay' is her debut studio album released on August 30, 2005 by Def Jam Recordings.Track Listing : 1.Pon De Replay (Alisha Brooks,...

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Columbia Records publish The Byrds’ sixth album : ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ (1968)

The Byrds' 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' is their sixth album featuring Gram Parsons and released on August 30, 1968 by Columbia Records Track Listing : 1.You Ain'T Goin' Nowhere (Bob...

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Kanye West releases his second album : ‘Late Registration’ featuring ‘Gold Digger’ (2005)

Kanye West's 'Late Registration' is his second studio album featuring Adam Levine, Lupe Fiasco, Jamie Foxx, Common, Jay-Z, Brandy, Nas and more as guests and released on August 30, 2005...

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Tamla Records publish Marvin Gaye’s twelfth album : ‘Let’s Get It On’ (1973)

Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' is his twelfth studio album released on August 28, 1973 by Tamla Records. Track listing : 1.Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend)...

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EMI Robbie Williams’ third album : ‘Sing When You’re Winning’ featuring ‘Rock DJ’ and ‘Supreme’

Robbie Williams' 'Sing When You're Winning' is his third studio album produced by Guy Chambers & Steve Power and released on August 28, 2000 by EMITrack Listing : 1.Let Love...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Take Love Easy’ with Joe Pass (1973)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Take Love Easy' is a studio album recorded on August 28, 1973 with Joe Pass and released the same year by Pablo.Track listing : . 1.Take Love Easy...

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Joe Pass records ‘Virtuoso,’ a solo album for Pablo Records (1973)

Joe Pass' 'Virtuoso' is an album recorded on August 28, 1973 and released In December, 1973 By Pablo.Track Listing : 1.Night And Day (Cole Porter) - 03:32 . 2.Stella By...

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OutKast release their second album : ‘ATLiens’ featuring ‘Elevators (Me & You)’ (1996)

OutKast's 'ATLiens' is their second studio album released on August 27, 1996 by LaFace Records.Track listing : 1.You May Die (Intro) (Joi Gilliam, Myrna Crenshaw, Organized Noize) - 01:05 ....

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Coldplay release ‘A Rush of Blood to the Head,’ their second album featuring ‘In My Place,’ ‘The Scientist’ and ‘Clocks’ (2002)

Coldplay's 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' is their second studio album co-produced with Ken Nelson and released on August 26, 2002 by Parlophone / Capitol RecordsTrack Listing :...

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John Mellencamp releases his ninth studio album : ‘The Lonesome Jubilee’ featuring ‘Paper in Fire’ and ‘Check It Out’ (1987)

John Mellencamp's 'The Lonesome Jubilee' is his ninth studio album released on August 24, 1987 by Mercury Records.Track Listing : 1.Paper In Fire (John Mellencamp) - 03:51 . 2.Down And...

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Happy Birthday Martial Solal. ‘French Keys’

This day (August 23, 1927), in Algiers, Algeria, is born Martial Solal, a French jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Dave Liebman - 1 (2015) 2 . Improvisation...

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On TV today, Count Basie at “Jazz Casual” (1968)

August 21, 1968 - you do not miss the Count Basie Quartet - that is Count Basie (p), Norman Keenan (b), Freddie Green (g) and Sonny Payne (d) on "Jazz...

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Ella Fitzgerald begins the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ (19656)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook' is a studio album recorded between August 21 & 31, 1956, with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same...

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