The Worley Gig

Former Generation X front man and eternal Punk Rock Poster Boy Billy Idol turns 54 today! Favorite Billy Idol Quote: “There are no part-time Punks in my band.”

On This Date in 2001: George Harrison died of brain cancer in a Hollywood Hills mansion that was once leased by Paul McCartney. He was 58 years old. I’ve been thinking of The Beatles and George (my favorite Beatle) so much lately, not only with the recent Beatles on Record special that was on the [...]

My friend Debbie, who is awesome, posted this picture of The Pink Nun on my FaceBook page. Find out more about The Pink Nun and her shenanigans at This Link!

Matt Cameron, drummer for Soundgarden and Pearl Jam was born on this day, November 28, in 1962! I interviewed Matt a few times for drumming interviews and also for one of his solo projects, Wellwater Conspiracy, in which he sings lead vocals from behind the kit.  He’s a hilarious interview. Sadly, none of these interviews [...]

“Let It Roll For All It’s Worth…” On This Date In 1970: George Harrison released his first post-Beatles’ solo album All Things Must Pass. The first triple album by a solo artist, the original vinyl release featured two records of rock songs and a third, entitled Apple Jam that was composed of informal jams led [...]

Tina on Tour in the UK, 2009 Holy Crap! Can you believe that Tina Turner celebrates her seventieth birthday today? Well, believe it, because it’s true. Happy Birthday Tina!

Bring It On Last night, in celebration of me being grateful for the end of a hellish three-day work week, Geoffrey and I paid a visit to our current favorite Mexican restaurant, Tequila Chitos on West 23rd Street (recommendation: go there!) to drink a pitcher of sangria and engorge ourselves with a pre-Thanksgiving feast of [...]

Even though 10:00 PM is not exactly “too late” to stay awake, everyone I know has so much going on with pre-Thanksgiving preparations that it would be a shame to conk out early and miss The Beatles On Record, a new documentary which will premiere broadcast on The History Channel Wednesday November 25th at 10:00 [...]

Such Gorgeousness On This Date in 1991: Queen’s lead vocalist and primary songwriter, Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) died of complications from AIDS, one day after publicly admitting he was HIV positive. He was 45 years old. Thank you Freddie for all of the great music, your truly inimitable style and for helping to make [...]

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