Still Dancing the 'Jig of Life'

My earliest memory of hearing Kate Bush was around 1985. I caught a snippet of the "Running Up That Hill" video (posted below) on MTV. For an eight year old kid, I found her incredibly odd, but interesting. As a teen, she was the only female artist that mattered to me (well she and Siouxsie Sioux, of course)...way before Tori Amos, before Sinéad O'Connor, before Björk, before any of 'em. Her 1983 LP, The Dreaming, is a personal favorite, while The Hounds of Love (1985) and The Sensual World (1989) are equally brilliant. So cheers to Kate Bush a.k.a. K.T., who turns a graceful 50 years old today. BBC News remembered!

Since issuing Aerial in 2005 -- her first recording since 1993's The Red Shoes -- Bush continues to live a normal family life in southwestern England with her son Albert (Bertie) and her husband/guitarist Danny McIntosh.



[Photo by Trevor Leighton]

She's a Carnival

Happy 51st Birthday to the ultimate punk priestess, Siouxsie Sioux. The former Banshees frontman is prepping to hit the European festival circuit this summer in support of her latest solo offering, Siouxsie. I had the chance to catch her tour opener in February and the lady looked fantastic. She still makes it all look easy. Looking 51 years young, m'dear.



Additional birthday wishes go out to Crowded House's Neil Finn, who also turns 51 today.

[Siouxsie image by Eric Nowels]

Good Looking Man About Town

Ah yes, it's today ... the 49th birthday of Morrissey, my favorite star. Still a charming man (heh), the former Smiths frontman is readying the release of "All You Need is Me," the second single -- out June 2nd according to morrissey-solo -- from his latest Greatest Hits collection. Mozzer, you don't look too shabby.

Supermellow Man

Happy Birthday to Echo & the Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch. The Liverpudlian-born rocker was born 49 years ago today. This year, Mac and Co. will be playing a host of shows in support of their 30 years as a band and celebrating their epic LP, Ocean Rain. I'll be at the Radio City Music Hall show October 1st.

Bowie's Golden Years

Happy Birthday to rock's resident thin white duke, David Bowie, who turns 60 today.

Live Wire Birthday

Happy Birthday to my favorite hair metal rocker, Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx, who turns 48 today.

He's Still Blaine to Me

Happy Birthday to my favorite Brat Packer, Andrew McCarthy, who turns 44 today.

Birthday Shakedown

Happy Birthday to the crazy and loveable rock & roll genius, Ryan Adams, who turns 32 today.

The Hotness That Is LMJ

Happy Birthday to U2's Larry Mullen Jr., who turns 45 today!
*Thanks to Alyssa for reminding me!

Birthday Time!

Thanks to the Music Slut for posting this! I had to post this since I'm such an Anglophile!

What Was The #1 UK Single The Day You Were Born?

Mine is: Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" ... I can live with that!

Happy Birthday John Lennon

Today, John Lennon was born 66 years ago in Liverpool. Happy Birthday to a legend.