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Violent Femmes release ‘Violent Femmes,’ their eponymous debut album (1983)

'Violent Femmes' is their eponymous debut album produced by Mark Van Hecke and released on April 13, 1983 by Slash RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Blister In The Sun (Gordon Gano) -...

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Flea performs the National Anthem (2014)

April 13, 2014 - Flea of the RHCP fame will perform the National Anthem at the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA

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Patti LaBelle pays tribute to MJ (1989)

April 13, 1989 - you do not miss the “Soul Train Music Awards” with Patti LaBelle for a "Michael Jackson tribute" at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California

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The Tedeschi Trucks Band come to New-York (2011)

April 13, 2011 - Tedeschi Trucks Band will present excerpts from their upcoming new album "Revelator" that drops in June at Highline Ballroom in NYC

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Zakk Wylde assists an American Idol contestant (2011)

April 13, 2011 - you do not want to miss "America Idol" contestant James Durbin singing Sammy Hagar's "Heavy Metal" with guitarist Zakk Wylde on ABC

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Luciano Pavarotti sings in London (1982)

April 13, 1982 - Luciano Pavarotti backed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra sings at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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We remember Chuck Berry’s pianist Johnnie Johnson. ‘Johnnie Was Good’

This day ( April 13, 2005), in St. Louis, Missouri, died Johnnie Johnson, an American pianist and blues musician whose work with Chuck Berry led to his induction into the...

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Frank Sinatra finishes the recording of the ‘Nice ‘n’ Easy’ album arranged by Nelson Riddle (1960)

Frank Sinatra's 'Nice 'n' Easy' is an album recorded between March 1 & 3, April 13, 1960 and released the same year by Capitol.Track Listing : 1.Nice 'N' Easy (Alan...

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Charles Mingus Sextet plays in Stockholm, Sweden (1964)

April 13, 1964 - Charles Mingus is with Eric Dolphy (bcl) , Clifford Jordan (ts), Johnny Coles (tp) , Jaki Byard (p) and Dannie Richmond (d) at the Konserthuset in...

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Frank Sinatra starts the recording of the ‘September of My Years’ album arranged by Gordon Jenkins (1965)

Frank Sinatra's 'September of My Years' is a studio album arranged by Gordon Jenkins, recorded between April 13 and May 27, 1965 and released in September 1965 by Reprise.Track Listing...

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John Zorn’s Naked City is in Stuttgart (1990)

April 13, 1990 - John Zorn's Naked City - that is John Zorn (as), Bill Frisell (g), Wayne Horvitz (kb, p), Fred Frith (b), Joey Baron (d) and Yamatsuka Eye...

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Buddy Rich plays for Johnny Carson (1976)

April 13, 1976 - you do not want to miss Buddy Rich at "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" on NBC

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Blue Note publish Norah Jones’ seventh album : ‘Begin Again’ (2019)

Norah Jones' "Begin Again" is her seventh studio album produced by Thomas Bartlettby a.k.a. Doveman, featuring Jeff Tweedy and released on April 12, 2019 by Blue Note.

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.12 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To R.E.M., Stevie Wonder, Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, Hole, Manassas, Flora Purim, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, The National We Celebrate Herbie Hancock, John Kay,...

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This week In Soul Artists 15/52

Percy Sledge, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Tracy Chapman, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Chaka Khan, Rihanna, Bunny Wailer, Allen Toussaint, Ben E. King, P-Funk

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Bi-Weekly Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 16 genres Apr 8, 2025 edition

This week’s charts highlight notable new entries from Lizzy McAlpine in ALT Z, Electric Callboy in Metalcore, SiR in Alternative R&B, and Ozuna in Urbano Latino. Meanwhile, top positions remain...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°422 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Nipsey Hussle, Eo, Drake, Chris Brown, Usher, Kid Ink, Nines, Wizkid, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Desiigner, Chip ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°368 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Milburn, Hepburn, Del Amitri , Depeche Mode, Do Me Bad Things, Sugarcoma, The Donnas, Bullet For My Valentine, Bloc Party, Linkin Park,...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°152 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Alexia, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, D~Mob, Lisa Stansfield, Bus Stop, Sean Maguire, Solid HarmoniE, The Source, Love Decade, The Beloved, D:Ream,...

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Four 80s Concerts with Herbie Hancock

To celebrate Herbie Hancock, who turns 83 today - Happy Birthday BTW - we have put together four of his Eighties (and acoustic) concerts (Tokyo, Lugano, Munich and Hambourg).

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