Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
A little late to the party with Ricky’s pick from yesterday:
Bootsy Collins, one of the raddest dudes ever, was born today in 1951. We're playing the second of his albums, featuring his P Funk bandleader George Clinton. Shit slaps.
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27.10.2025 14:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Grass Is Blue by Dolly Parton on Apple Music
Album · 1999 · 13 Songs
Dolly Parton released this album in 1999 as Bluegrass became more popular in the US. The album gave her career a boost and won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.
-Meghann
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25.10.2025 18:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beauty And The Beast Original Soundtrack Special Edition (English Version)
Various Artists released Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring music from the Disney animated film. It includes the single "Beauty and the Beast," performed by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson.
LETS GO!
-Pedro
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23.10.2025 01:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 (Remastered 2016) by The Traveling Wilburys on Apple Music
Album · 1988 · 10 Songs
The Traveling Wilburys released their first studio album today in 1988. There's a couple classic tunes on here...not gonna burn the house today, but Tom Petty, amiright?
-Meghann
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
18.10.2025 18:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dynasty by Kiss on Apple Music
Album · 1979 · 9 Songs
Yesterday we lost the great Ace Frehly. The Spaceman was 74 years old.
music.apple.com/us/album/dyn...
17.10.2025 21:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dare by The Human League on Apple Music
Album · 1981 · 10 Songs
Philip Oakley took over as the frontman for Human League after the departure of two of their founding members and released this record on this day in 1981. He killed the game.
music.apple.com/us/album/dar...
16.10.2025 19:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Kid A
On this day in 2000, Radioheads "Kid A" positioned itself as No. 1 in the US Album Charts.
-Hayden
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15.10.2025 21:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Brown Sugar
RIP D’Angelo 🪽
-Amy
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15.10.2025 06:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Back Home Again
Starting in the 1970s, he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was one of America's best-selling performers, and AllMusic has described Denver as "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
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12.10.2025 17:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s.
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John Denver tragically died today in 1997, in an airplane accident, aged 53. He was a singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer.
12.10.2025 17:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Tragic Kingdom
On this day! This jammer came out! Huge record for punkers all around the room. Remember my sister buying it and jamming to it while she got ready to go out!
Happy Friday,
Pedro
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10.10.2025 21:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rocket to Russia
They are often cited as the first band to define the punk rock sound. Cummings died of prostate cancer on 15th September 2004.
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09.10.2025 16:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Yesterday:
Johnny Ramone, (John Cummings), guitarist from American punk rock band, Ramones who had the 1977 hit single 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker' was born on this day in 1948.
09.10.2025 16:00 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Rage Against The Machine
Apologies to Gwen Stefani, but recent events on Armitage call for something a little more festive.
-Hayden
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04.10.2025 01:27 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hard Promises by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers on Apple Music
Album · 1981 · 10 Songs
It’s Tom Petty’s birthday. 1950. Whoop! Enough said.
I’m going with Hard Promises. Great record, fewer hits everyone knows. Nice to walk in and hear a song by Tom Petty you might not know.
Also. Dear Tom, we miss you.
-Calvin
music.apple.com/us/album/har...
02.10.2025 22:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Deluxe
His songs have been performed and recorded by artists such as Taylor Swift, Train, James Blunt, Barenaked Ladies and Blondie.
-Amy
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02.10.2025 14:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Yesterday:
American singer, songwriter Kevin Griffin, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Better Than Ezra was born on this day in 1968.
02.10.2025 14:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf was born today in 1947. This album rips. That is all.
-Ricky
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27.09.2025 22:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Pinkerton
"Pinkerton" is the second studio album by Weezer! Released on September 24, 1996
Took my nephew to see them play this record in full 10 years ago and the Aragon ballroom and it hit way harder live! We out here!
-Pedro
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24.09.2025 21:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Aja by Steely Dan on Apple Music
Album · 1977 · 7 Songs
48 years ago today, this masterpiece (and one of my mother’s favorite records, was released to the world and the world rejoiced.
music.apple.com/us/album/aja...
23.09.2025 20:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) by Green Day on Apple Music
Album · 2004 · 57 Songs
Green Day released 'American Idiot', their seventh studio album on this day in 2004. They're also headlining Riot Fest tonight, so, ya know. I'm only playing the original 13 tracks...not this extended version.
-Meghann
music.apple.com/us/album/ame...
21.09.2025 22:51 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Spotify – Web Player
Today because of the world we live in and the mood it puts me in, we're playing their old 1987 record Never Mind the Ballots.
-Ricky
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20.09.2025 17:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Most people know Chumbawamba for their one big 90s hit, Tubthumping, but they formed as and have always been a loudly antifascist anarchist punk band.
20.09.2025 17:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Tim (Expanded Edition) by The Replacements on Apple Music
Album · 1985 · 17 Songs
Released 40 years ago today, this is The Replacements’ fourth studio album.
music.apple.com/us/album/tim...
18.09.2025 21:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Back To Black
Amy Winehouse was born today in 1983. One of the all time great 'what could have been' stories and tragic losses in our musical lifetimes.
-Ricky
(Amy will temporarily not be playing the bathrooms during the Bears game.
-Management)
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14.09.2025 16:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tidal by Fiona Apple on Apple Music
Album · 1996 · 10 Songs
Happy Birthday Fiona Apple, you damn genius, you. Born today in 1977, she's 48 years old today. This was a hugely influential for my young self.
-Meghann
music.apple.com/us/album/tid...
13.09.2025 19:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My Name is Beau Jocque by Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers on Apple Music
Album · 1994 · 11 Songs
Beau Jocque, dance hall and Zydeco superstar, died this day in 1999 of an apparent heart attack. He was 45. This is his third studio album, released in 1994.
music.apple.com/us/album/my-...
10.09.2025 21:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Theme Tunes of Hanna-Barbera - EP by Various Artists on Apple Music
Album · 2011 · 5 Songs
He would go on to create theme songs for almost all of the Hanna Barbera cartoons. Flintstones, Jetsons, Smurfs, Scooby Doo, the list goes on. So we're keeping it nostalgic in the bathrooms today.
-Kevlyn
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10.09.2025 21:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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