David Werner was to choose between signing his own album recording deal with CBS or giving "Cradle of Love" to #BillyIdol for an upcoming film, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. He decided on the latter option after Chrysalis decided to include the track on Charmed Life. youtu.be/NCZuYS-9qaw?...

Billy Idol - Cradle Of Love

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Rock Music Association@rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 2d ago

This Week On The Charts 5/5/1990: Billy Idol peaks at #2 on the Hot 100 Chart with “Cradle of Love”, his final top 10 single, David Fincher directs the video for the song. #BillyIdol #RockHonorRoll #BFI

"Way up in the sky, Over the city and Lake Erie, You remember the flats, you were there, Out every night Mr. Moonlight" 'Day After Day' released as a single in the UK August, 1981. -PretendersHQ

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Happy Birthday to the most electrifying slap-master bass-thumping player in the land! Lee Rocker! 🎂 #HBD #LeeRocker #StrayCats

Happy Birthday to Virginia Plain. Single released on this day in 1972 by Roxy Music. #RoxyMusic #musicsky #70smusic #rockmusic #rockhistory

Patti Smith

Punk Rock History@punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 2d ago

48 years ago today Patti Smith performed live in Central Park with the Patti Smith Group on August 4, 1978, as part of the Dr. Pepper Music Festival. Photo: Richard E. Aaron #punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #pattismith #history #punkrockhistory #otd

"Vic was a great man and a great producer, really brilliant... Those were good times; we were winning, we were younger, and we believed it." #Lemmy #OnThisDay August 4, 1980 #Motörhead started recording Ace of Spades with Vic Maile at Jackson's Studios in Rickmansworth.

Released #onthisday August 3, 1987, it's Lepp's best-selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, incl. 12 million in the US & spawning seven hit singles. The album charted at No.1 on both the Billboard 200 & the UK Albums Chart. Hysterical! #DefLeppard #80smusic #hardrock

Diego Cambiaso 🏳️‍🌈@diegocambiaso.bsky.social · 3d ago

Def Leppard (1987) Today marks the exact anniversary of the UK release of Hysteria, their landmark fourth studio album via Phonogram/Mercury . #MusicSky #DefLeppard

"You were my sunny day rain You were the clouds in the sky You were the darkest sky But your lips spoke gold and honey That's why I'm happy when it rains I'm happy when it pours...." #JesusAndMaryChain youtu.be/G5x1F9ohRa4?...

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains (Official Music Video)

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 3d ago

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"Everyone else was using really clean guitar sounds, so for 'You Really Got Me' we hooked a little speaker up to a clean amp and came up with thunderous, unaffected, pure power." #RayDavies #TheKinks One of the greatest riffs of the 20th century. Happy #modMonday everyone.

Fat Old Anarchist@fatoldanarchist.bsky.social · 3d ago

#ModMonday #TheKinks You Really Got Me #mod #masterpiece 🎯 youtu.be/WDZ86JiuCeA?... Girl, you really got me going You got me so I don't know what I'm doing Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doing, now...

#RipItUpMonday #OrangeJuice I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive #masterpiece #EdwynCollins youtu.be/M9ibk4sB-5A?... I used to do my utmost to suspend belief Until the day it hit me like a kick in the teeth In the sensitivity stakes you're less than a non-starter You don't need a lover...

With the family yesterday

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On Aug 3, 1980 "Bankrobber" by #TheClash debuted on the UK Charts at #60. Produced by #MikeyDread who mixed Simonon's bass up high in the mix, the non-album single would peak at UK #12. The band's record co. CBS didn't want to release it saying it was not commercial enough. youtu.be/ttJBdr6eBuo?...

The Clash - Bankrobber (Official Video)

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Ripping apart and re-moulding genres with an artistic zeal, Fear of Music was Talking Heads’ absurdist masterstroke On August 3, in 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣9️⃣ #TalkingHeads released "Fear of Music". #postpunk #newwave #70smusic #musicsky

#SiouxsieSiouxSunday #Siouxsie And The Banshees Last Beat Of My Heart #masterpiece youtu.be/yXDkbDxbcxU?... In the sharp gust of love My memory stirred When time wreathed a rose A garland of shame It's thorn my only delight War-torn, afraid to speak We dare to breathe Majestic Imperial

Born on this day in 1961: Pete de Freitas #EchoAndTheBunnymen #WildSwans #SexGods Pics; Andrew Catlin Steve Rapport Steve Rapport John Stoddart youtu.be/EmCaugKpTAw?si…

"Duchess" is a single by #TheStranglers from the album The Raven. It peaked at #14 in the UK Singles Chart. The supporting video for the song was banned by the BBC, as they deemed it blasphemous for its content, which featured the band dressed up as choirboys. Happy #StrangledSunday everyone.

Fat Old Anarchist@fatoldanarchist.bsky.social · 4d ago

#StrangledSunday #TheStranglers - Duchess #masterpiece youtu.be/d6DCnrXHJGI?... Duch of the terrace never grew up I hope she never will Broken-down TV sits in the corner Pictures standing still Standing still Duch of the terrace knows all her heritage Says she's Henry's kid

Steve Nicks by Steve Joester 1978 🖤

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“Back in 1976, people didn’t know what to make of The Runaways. They labeled us as teenage jailbait or punk rock. I didn’t care about labels. Just give me my guitar.” @litaford1.bsky.social 📸Richard E. Aaron #TheRunaways #CBGBs #70smusic #rockhistory #rockmusic #musicsky

Punk Rock History@punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 4d ago

50 years ago today On August 2, 1976, the Runaways played at CBGB in New York City. It was their first trip to the East Coast, and the band consisted of Joan Jett, Jackie Fox, Lita Ford, Cherie Currie, and Sandy West. 📸 Bob Gruen #50years #punkrock #therunaways #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory

Kicking off with "Baba O'Riley" & ending with the generation 'call to arms' "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Who's Next" is 1⃣ of most exciting albums in the history of Rock. Maximum Rock & Roll! #TheWho #70smusic #70s #musicsky #rockmusic #rockhistory

Then and now We have grown old together 🙂 #punkrockhistory

Punk Rock History@punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 4d ago

Photographed by Glen E. Friedman 43 years ago today Minor Threat band members Ian MacKaye, Lyle Preslar, Brian Baker, and Jeff Nelson in front of the Dischord House in Arlington, Virginia. #punkrockhistory

A master countermelodic & groove player, he’s anchored 4 iconic British ensembles – #EddieandtheHotRods #thedamned & #UFO He has collaborated with Johnny Thunders, Rob Tyner, Andrew Ridgeley & Captain Sensible, to cite a select few. #OnThisDay #HappyBirthday to #PaulGray

Hotter than July....

A kaleidoscope of sounds & images #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees diving deep into weird psychedelic sounds. Siouxsie is the undisputed Queen & John McGeoch the unsung hero. It was like getting George Best on guitar, as Johnny Marr said. Good day to you all. #OnThisDay 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ #Kaleidoscope #musicsky #postpunk

Before the #RiotGrrrl movement spread across US college campuses in the early #90s & prior to #grunge ever percolating in Seattle, four hard living young women set out on a course that would influence both movement & help define the genre of a generation. #HappyBirthday #SuziGardner

Punk Rock History@punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 5d ago

Happy Birthday to Suzi Gardner, American musician and co-founder of the punk rock / grunge band L7, born on this day in 1960, Altus, Oklahoma, US. Photo Ebet Roberts #punk #punkrock #womanofpunk #punkgirls #suzigardner #l7 #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Released 53 years ago Personality Crisis the first single by the New York Dolls The New York Dolls live on The Real Don Steele Show In Los Angeles, CA. September 8, 1973 #newyorkdolls #protopunk #punkrockhistory

#NowSpinnig Miles Davis King of blue (1959) #NowPlaying #MilesDavis #Jazz

"I have made that journey, and it's as if I'm coming up through the water and having oxygen again. You know, I'm constantly reemerging in my life." @carlysimon.bsky.social She has recorded some of the most personal, poetic and popular songs of our time. I love #CarlySimon

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