August 12, 1968: Big Brother & the Holding Company released their one and only big album, Cheap Thrills. The first single released is Gershwin's "Summertime." Cellphone Wallpaper Janis Joplin circa 1968 (sign up to follow by email) Desktop Wallpaper August 12, 1972: Alice Cooper had the Number 1 U.K. song with "School's Out." Alice Cooper Group drummer Neal Smith said the band wouldn’t write the classic song “School’s Out” today due to social changes that have rendered the line “School’s been blown to pieces” politically incorrect. Alice Cooper Cellphone Wallpaper Alice Cooper The 1972 song remains one of the band’s best-known hits, but Smith accepted that times have changed and that they wouldn’t consider recording a lyric like that if they were writing in the 21st century. Read more: Ultimate Classic Rock August 12, 1978: The Commodores get their first Number 1 hit with the Lionel Richie-penned ballad "Three Times a Lady." As a student at Tuskegee University, Lionel Richie joined friends to form the band The Commodores. The group primarily performed funk and party songs written by band members. The Commodores At a party to celebrate his parents' 37th wedding anniversary, Richie's father toasted his mother, Alberta, saying "She's a great lady, she's a great mother, and she's a great friend." The toast inspired Richie to write a waltz, "Three Times a Lady." Read more: Wikipedia August 12, 1984: Lionel Richie closed the Olympic Games in Los Angeles with his Number 1 smash, "All Night Long." One of his backing dancers is a young Cuba Gooding, Jr. Back in the early '80s, Gooding and his crew, known as the Majestic Visual Break Dancers, used to perform on the streets. But then they came across a recreational center that offered them space to practice -- The Boys and Girls Club (then known as the Boys Club). Lionel Richie The young men were allowed to rehearse in the gymnasium under the condition that they bring their homework along with them. The practicing paid off. A couple of years later, when the Olympics came to Los Angeles, Gooding and his crew became the official break dancers for the 1984 Summer Games. Read more: ABC News August 12, 1986: Paul Simon released his album Graceland. As a lyricist, Simon was always telling stories. His 1986 release was no different. There was “You Can Call Me Al,” a song about a man in a midlife crisis. And the title track begins “the Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar.” But what made “Graceland” different was its sound. To an American audience, the music was new, fresh and unfamiliar. At the time, Simon was influenced by South African music, specifically the album “Gumboots: Accordion Jive Hits, Volume II.” Read more: The World Summertime Janis Joplin
Cringe is as cringe does. Even though the internet is full of wonderful things like cat pics, wholesome local news, and articles written by yours truly, it’s also home to the vast and spooky wilderness where you’ll find the most bizarre and cringe-worthy posts. And it’s the members of the ‘Cringetopia’ subreddit that bears the heavy burden of documenting the cringiest examples to share (and publicly mock!) with the world. These cringetopians have a duty to show us what to never ever do while at the same time providing us with some hilariously weird content.
(Mojo - 2001) They couldn't even fill a bar. So what did Alice Cooper sound like before he encouraged us to skip class? Ben Edmonds know. Back in late-'60s California, in the days before the 1972 summer holiday hit, School's Out, Alice Cooper wasn't a solo artist. It was the name of a band. And not a very highly regarded one at that.
The Godfather of Shock talks about rocking it at 73, drinking with Dalí and selling his Andy Warhol to help mentor the stars of tomorrow
A fine collection of funny memes to get you over hump day!
Alice Cooper during "Rock School" Los Angeles Premiere - After Party at Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California, United States.
An extensive archive of Alice Cooper magazine and newspaper appearances, gigography, discographies, and more...
Alice Cooper, Wembley Arena, London, Britain - 1991, Alice Cooper
Eso, good morning, saaaabado, fiiinde. El primero del mes de vacances por excelencia, agosto y para iniciarlo, otro post musical y de nuevo a cargo de mi viejo coleguita de Detroit (U.S.A.) Mr. Ali…
The best part of being on tour is having a band and an audience. I can still remember what it feels like to have neither. ~Clint Black Love isn’t something that we have. It’s something …
