Category: Milestones

Milestones: Kim Gordon turns 58 today; watch Sonic Youth play 'Cross the Breeze' in 1988

Milestones: Kim Gordon turns 58 today; watch Sonic Youth play ‘Cross the Breeze’ in 1988

It’s indie-rock icon Kim Gordon’s birthday today — she’s 58 — so we thought we’d mark the occasion by turning the clocks back to 1988 for this clip of Sonic Youth absolutely ripping through ‘Daydream Nation’ highlight ‘Cross the Breeze.’

Milestones: Andy Bell is 47 today; watch Erasure’s debut on ‘Top of the Pops’

Another day, another birthday: Today it’s Andy Bell’s, and the Erasure singer is 47. To mark the occasion, here’s video of Erasure making its debut on UK television institution ‘Top of the Pops’ nearly 25 years ago with its hit single ‘Sometimes.’

Milestones: David J turns 54 today; watch Love and Rockets as The Bubblemen

Milestones: David J turns 54 today; watch Love and Rockets as The Bubblemen

It’s Bauhaus/Love and Rockets bassist David J’s birthday today, and it seems a good as time as any to dig up the video from that one-off classic, The Bubblemen. So here they are, Love and Rockets dressed as giant bees. Dig it.

Milestones: The Cure's Robert Smith is 52 today; watch 'Top'-era TV performance

Milestones: The Cure’s Robert Smith is 52 today; watch ‘Top’-era TV performance

It’s Robert Smith’s birthday today — he’s 52 — and to commemorate the occasion, we present this U.K. television performance from 1984 that finds The Cure playing a trio of songs from what’s now one of the band’s most overlooked records, ‘The Top.’

Milestones: Siouxsie and the Banshees' 'Tinderbox' released 25 years ago today

Milestones: Siouxsie and the Banshees’ ‘Tinderbox’ released 25 years ago today

Twenty-five years ago today, Siouxsie and the Banshees released their seventh studio album, ‘Tinderbox,’ which spawned the band’s first 12-inch single in the U.S. — and its first significant club hit — with the classic ‘Cities in Dust.’

Milestones: Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ was released 22 years ago today; watch full 1989 concert

The Pixies’ classic album ‘Doolittle’ was released exactly 22 years ago today, and to commemorate that college-rock milestone, check out this full concert filmed just a month later in Athens, Greece, and broadcast on Greek TV.

Milestones: Martin Hannett died 20 years ago today; watch interview with Tony Wilson

Milestones: Martin Hannett died 20 years ago today; watch interview with Tony Wilson

Martin Hannett help craft the sound of a generation, most notably through his sparse, reverb-heavy production of Joy Division — plus work with other acts from Manchester and beyond, including landmark tracks by OMD, U2 and New Order, as well as the debut single by The Stone Roses.