TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 6/29

In 1985, David Bowie and Mick Jagger recorded their version of "Dancing In The Street" by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas!  The team up was for a 'Live Aid' fundraising event, and went to #1 in the UK!  We've posted this video once before, but I am very excited to be posting it again!  It's intense!

TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 6/29

TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 6/2

Can you hear me Major Tom?  Good...because Bowie's a flop!

Before I start getting hate mail from angry Bowie enthusiasts, know that I too, am a follower of David Bowie!  Unfortunately, back in 1967 the UK was not.  It was this day back in '67 when Bowie released his self-titled debut record, David Bowie, and it bombed terribly on the UK charts!  Don't worry, Bowie, I think you have more than redeemed yourself...I'm sure you were full of doubt.

I Spy, with my eye...a Spy.

This story is too good to be fabricated.  Today, in 2005, Alex Kapranos ran into some trouble with the law when trying to board a plane in Moscow.  The frontman for the indie supergroup, Franz Ferdinand, was traveling with his real last name of Huntley, which shot up red flags (no pun intended) to Russian police.  As it turned out, police had mistaken Kapranos for a spy by the same name.  Kapranos was finally released, but only after it was determined that the man they were pursuing was actually 13 years his senior.  The spy on the loose was an M16 agent, wanted for stealing weapon information from the Russians back in the early 90s.  I'd love to get ahold of those tour journals.

TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 6/2

TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 5/30

At this time in 1987, Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz was arrested after a fan was hit in the face with a beer can during an uproar in Liverpool, England.  The band was on their "Licensed to Ill Tour" at the time, so it's hard to believe some chaos wasn't expected, if not welcomed, by fans.  A can in the face for one (un)lucky fan threw up the dividing line between excellence and emergency.

However, find me a person who doesn't like the Beastie Boys!  (My friend Colby doesn't count.  I think she suffered some type of trauma to the Intergalactic lobe, which obviously disqualifies her opinion.)  Ironically, while I was writing this blurb "No Sleep til Brooklyn" came on the page's last.fm (which is on the right, so turn it on and listen!).  I think it was a sign. 

Here's a flashback to 1986.  After watching, I guarantee you will have a better understanding of how a beer-to-face injury could have occurred just a year later.

DAVID BOWIE LAUNCHES "GLASS SPIDER" WORLD TOUR!

You can rest assured that we will definitely be dedicating a week to this fabulous man!  For now, please enjoy this amazing video that was thrown into my face whenever I visited a certain myspace for a long period of time.  Welcome David Bowie and Mick Jagger in the ultimate event that is "Dancing in the Streets," via 1985.

- Lindsay xx

TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY: 5/30