The Worley Gig

Image Source AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was born on this day, May 19th in 1954. Happy Birthday, Phil! Nobody does the four-on-the-floor like you!

Musician, producer, and former acclaimed guitarist for Suede, Bernard Butler was born on this day, May 1st in 1970. I never interviewed Bernard (though I did interview his replacement in Suede) but I did meet him after a show in Seattle around the time his first solo album, People Move On was released and he [...]

Image source Bauhaus Bassist David J (Born David John Haskins) was born on this date, April 24th, in 1957. Haskins (who is the older brother of Kevin Haskins, the group’s drummer) wrote the lyrics to “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” Bauhaus’s first single, most famous, and most-licensed song. “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” is over nine minutes long and [...]

Image Source Captain Sensible (Born Raymond Burns), sometimes bassist, sometimes lead guitarist for original British Punk Rockers The Damned, was born on this day, April 23rd, in 1955. Favorite Captain Sensible solo single: “There are More Snakes than Ladders.” Please enjoy my hilarious interview with The Captain from 2001 at This Link.

Guitar legend Eric Clapton was born on this day, March 30th, in 1945. Favorite Eric Clapton Song: “Let It Grow.” Happy Birthday, Eric!

Image Source Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz was born on this day, March 23rd, in 1968. Favorite Blur Album: Park Life. Happy Birthday, Damon!

Image Source Pantera Drummer Vinnie Paul (born Vincent Paul Abbott) was born on this day, March 11th, in 1964. Happy Birthday, Vinnie!

Gary Numan, a highly influential musician in the field of modern electronic music, was born on this day, March 8th, in 1958. Additional Trivia: Gary Numan does not like cheese. Happy Birthday, Gary!

Arthur Lee of seminal Sixties psychedelic rock band Love, was born on this day, March 7th, in 1945. Lee passed away from Luekemia on August 3, 2006. If you don’t own a copy of Love’s 1967 album Forever Changes, then you are seriously missing out.

Lou Reed, whom I think we can all agree is a Rock Legend, was born on this day, March 2nd in 1942. I can wish Lou a Happy Birthday for giving us great songs like “Perfect Day” and “Satellite of Love,” but I can’t seem to get past that mortifying horrorshow of an album he made [...]