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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 publish Bob Dylan’s sixth album : ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ featuring ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ and ‘Desolation Row’ (1965)

Bob Dylan's 'Highway 61 Revisited' is his sixth studio album released on August 30, 1965 by Columbia.Track listing : 1.Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) - 06:13 . 2.Tombstone Blues...

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Beach Boys release their seventeenth album : ‘Surf’s Up’

Beach Boys 'Surf's Up' is their seventeenth studio album released on August 30, 1971 by Reprise / EMI.Track Listing : 1.Don'T Go Near The Water (Mike Love, Al Jardine) -...

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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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Manic Street Preachers release their third album (the last before Richey Edwards’ disappearance) : ‘The Holy Bible’ (1994)

Manic Street Preachers' 'The Holy Bible' is their third studio album (the last before the disappearance of Richey Edwards), co-produced with Steve Brown and released on August 30, 1994 by...

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Rough Trade publish ‘The Libertines,’ their eponymous and second album produced by Mick Jones (2004)

'The Libertines' is their eponymous and second studio album produced by Mick Jones and released on August 30, 2004Track Listing : 1.Can'T Stand Me Now (Peter Doherty, Carl Barât, Richard...

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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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Motown publish Boyz II Men’s second studio album : ‘II’ featuring ‘I’ll Make Love to You’ and ‘On Bended Knee’ (1994)

Boyz II Men 'II' feat. 'I'll Make Love to You' and 'On Bended Knee' is their second studio album released on August 30, 1994 by Motown Records.Track Listing : 1.Thank...

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Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band release their eleventh album : ‘Doc at the Radar Station’ (1980)

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's 'Doc at the Radar Station' is their eleventh studio album produced by frontman Don Van Vliet and released in August 1980 by VirginTrack Listing...

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MTV tapes Phil Collins ‘Unplugged’ (1994)

August 30, 1994 - MTV program "Unplugged" is going to tape Phil Collins at Fountain Studios in London

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Fela Kuti and his band Africa 70 plus Ginger Baker record ‘Fela Kuti With Ginger Baker – Live!’ (1971)

'Fela Kuti With Ginger Baker - Live!' is an album recorded by Fela's band Africa 70 with Baker on two songs and released on August 30, 1971 by Regal Zonophone.Track...

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On TV today, The Beach Boys celebrate one year of Letterman’s ‘Late Show’ (1994)

August 30, 1994 - you do not want to miss The Beach Boys - that is Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and Al and Matt Jardine - helping David...

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Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia meet in Germany (1981)

August 30, 1981 - German television is to film Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco De Lucia playing solo or together at Loreley Amphitheatre in St. Goarshausen, Germany

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This week In Jazz Legends 35/52

How well do you know the music of Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke,...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°418 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Richard Marx, Genesis, Herb Alpert, Glenn Medeiros, Ashford & Simpson, Katrina & The Waves, Marc Almond, Julia Fordham, Visage, Nick Heyward, The...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°233 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, Martin Solveig, Liberty X, Paul Oakenfold, Robbie Williams, Artful Dodger, Freemasons, Axwell, Eric Prydz, Girls Aloud,...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°641 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Bizarre Quotes • There was nowhere else to go (Bastille) • They go hardcore and there's glitter on the floor (Kesha) •...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°185 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Michelle Gayle, Patti LaBelle, Salt~N~Pepa, Diana Ross, SWV, A Tribe Called Quest, Wyclef Jean, Sounds of Blackness, Partners In Kryme, Bomb The...

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Hard & Metal N°233 – Vintage Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Poison, W.A.S.P., Magnum, Little Angels, Vain, Dirty White Boy, Warrant, The Almighty, Extreme, Bad English, Leatherwolf, Anthrax ? Take our 12-track quiz.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers release ‘I’m with You,’ their tenth album produced by Rick Rubin (2011)

Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'I'm with You' is their tenth studio album produced by Rick Rubin and released on August 29, 2011 by Warner BrosTrack Listing : 1.Monarchy Of Roses(Anthony...

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