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#FilmHistory On this day, 1995, director Martin Scorsese released his epic crime drama, Casino. The film is based on the non-fiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi. The main character, Sam "Ace" Rothstein, played by Robert DeNiro, is based on Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#FilmHistory On this day, 1995, director Martin Scorsese released his epic crime drama, Casino. The film is based on the non-fiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi. The main character, Sam "Ace" Rothstein, played by Robert DeNiro, is based on Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.
#MusicHistory On this day, 1968, The Beatles released their self-titled 9th album, famously called "The White Album." This double album featured 30-songs, but only 16 of those songs actually feature all 4 Beatles at once. It was the first Beatles LP to be released on the band’s own Apple Records.
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1968, The Beatles released their self-titled 9th album, famously called "The White Album." This double album featured 30-songs, but only 16 of those songs actually feature all 4 Beatles at once. It was the first Beatles LP to be released on the band’s own Apple Records.
"Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past - let us accept our own responsibility for the future."
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past - let us accept our own responsibility for the future."
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
“Rock n’ roll as a genre is different from pop and hip hop: it is about bands, and that for me suggests brotherhood, family, friendship and community.”
- Steven Van Zandt
The great Steven Van Zandt, aka "Little Steven", American musician and actor, was born on this day, 1950 in Watertown, MA.
- Steven Van Zandt
The great Steven Van Zandt, aka "Little Steven", American musician and actor, was born on this day, 1950 in Watertown, MA.
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“Rock n’ roll as a genre is different from pop and hip hop: it is about bands, and that for me suggests brotherhood, family, friendship and community.”
- Steven Van Zandt
The great Steven Van Zandt, aka "Little Steven", American musician and actor, was born on this day, 1950 in Watertown, MA.
- Steven Van Zandt
The great Steven Van Zandt, aka "Little Steven", American musician and actor, was born on this day, 1950 in Watertown, MA.
"I've never tried to emulate anyone. I've never idolized people, I prefer instead to get off on attitudes."
- Michael Hutchence
The legendary Australian Michael Kelland John Hutchence, singer, songwriter, INXS frontman and co-founder, passed on this day, 28-years ago, in 1997 at the age of 37.
- Michael Hutchence
The legendary Australian Michael Kelland John Hutchence, singer, songwriter, INXS frontman and co-founder, passed on this day, 28-years ago, in 1997 at the age of 37.
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"I've never tried to emulate anyone. I've never idolized people, I prefer instead to get off on attitudes."
- Michael Hutchence
The legendary Australian Michael Kelland John Hutchence, singer, songwriter, INXS frontman and co-founder, passed on this day, 28-years ago, in 1997 at the age of 37.
- Michael Hutchence
The legendary Australian Michael Kelland John Hutchence, singer, songwriter, INXS frontman and co-founder, passed on this day, 28-years ago, in 1997 at the age of 37.
A rather intense sunset tonite in my neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A rather intense sunset tonite in my neighborhood.
#MusicHistory On this day in 1983, Duran Duran released their 3rd album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger. It was the band's 1st & only UK #1 album. It also charted at #8 in the US, eventually going double platinum. Three massive hits released, "The Reflex", "Union of the Snake" & “New Moon on Monday."
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#MusicHistory On this day in 1983, Duran Duran released their 3rd album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger. It was the band's 1st & only UK #1 album. It also charted at #8 in the US, eventually going double platinum. Three massive hits released, "The Reflex", "Union of the Snake" & “New Moon on Monday."
#MusicHistory On this day, 1980, REO Speedwagon released their 9th album, Hi Infidelity, on Epic Records. The album was a massive hit in the US peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200, and spending 15 weeks at #1. It was the biggest selling record of 1981 and sold over 10-million copies in the US.
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1980, REO Speedwagon released their 9th album, Hi Infidelity, on Epic Records. The album was a massive hit in the US peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200, and spending 15 weeks at #1. It was the biggest selling record of 1981 and sold over 10-million copies in the US.
#WorldHistory On this day, 1694, François-Marie Arouet (aka Voltaire) was born in Paris, the Kingdom of France. Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, satirist & philosopher, famous for his wit. He wrote plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, & scientific expositions.
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#WorldHistory On this day, 1694, François-Marie Arouet (aka Voltaire) was born in Paris, the Kingdom of France. Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, satirist & philosopher, famous for his wit. He wrote plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, & scientific expositions.
#MusicHistory On this day 1975, Queen released their 4th album, A Night at the Opera. It was the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. Cover features the band's logo, designed by Freddie Mercury, & the “Queen crest", which features the zodiac signs of the four band members.
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#MusicHistory On this day 1975, Queen released their 4th album, A Night at the Opera. It was the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. Cover features the band's logo, designed by Freddie Mercury, & the “Queen crest", which features the zodiac signs of the four band members.
#MusicHistory On this day, 1964, the legendary blues guitarist B.B. King recorded Live at the Regal at the Regal Theater in Chicago, IL. This masterpiece is widely heralded as one of the greatest blues albums ever recorded & one of the greatest live album in history.
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1964, the legendary blues guitarist B.B. King recorded Live at the Regal at the Regal Theater in Chicago, IL. This masterpiece is widely heralded as one of the greatest blues albums ever recorded & one of the greatest live album in history.
#MusicHistory On this day, 1983, U2 released their live album, Under a Blood Red Sky. It consisted of 8 tracks recorded at three different venues during their 1983 War Tour: Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, Orpheum Theatre in Boston & the Freilichtbühne Loreley Sankt in Goarshausen, Germany.
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1983, U2 released their live album, Under a Blood Red Sky. It consisted of 8 tracks recorded at three different venues during their 1983 War Tour: Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, Orpheum Theatre in Boston & the Freilichtbühne Loreley Sankt in Goarshausen, Germany.
My favorite "music" quote of all time...always worth the repost.
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My favorite "music" quote of all time...always worth the repost.
"You can't be a legend in your parent's basement."
- Joe Walsh
The legendary Joe Walsh, aka "Clown Prince of Rock", aka "Average Joe", guitarist, singer, & songwriter, was born on this day, 1947. A member of Eagles, The James Gang, solo work, etc, Walsh is one of the greatest rock guitarists ever.
- Joe Walsh
The legendary Joe Walsh, aka "Clown Prince of Rock", aka "Average Joe", guitarist, singer, & songwriter, was born on this day, 1947. A member of Eagles, The James Gang, solo work, etc, Walsh is one of the greatest rock guitarists ever.
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"You can't be a legend in your parent's basement."
- Joe Walsh
The legendary Joe Walsh, aka "Clown Prince of Rock", aka "Average Joe", guitarist, singer, & songwriter, was born on this day, 1947. A member of Eagles, The James Gang, solo work, etc, Walsh is one of the greatest rock guitarists ever.
- Joe Walsh
The legendary Joe Walsh, aka "Clown Prince of Rock", aka "Average Joe", guitarist, singer, & songwriter, was born on this day, 1947. A member of Eagles, The James Gang, solo work, etc, Walsh is one of the greatest rock guitarists ever.
#MusicHistory On this day, 1981, AC/DC, released their 8th album, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). This record became AC/DC's 1st and only #1 album in the U.S. until the release of Black Ice in October 2008 (Back In Black only peaked at #4 in the US). It sold over 4 million copies in the US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1981, AC/DC, released their 8th album, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You). This record became AC/DC's 1st and only #1 album in the U.S. until the release of Black Ice in October 2008 (Back In Black only peaked at #4 in the US). It sold over 4 million copies in the US.
#MovieTrivia On this day 1975, the Miloš Forman directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was released. The film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) & Best Actress (Louis Fletcher) at the Academy Awards. It was the 2nd highest-grossing film released in 1975.
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
#MovieTrivia On this day 1975, the Miloš Forman directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was released. The film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) & Best Actress (Louis Fletcher) at the Academy Awards. It was the 2nd highest-grossing film released in 1975.
#MusicHistory On this day, 1991, The Clash released their box set compilation Clash on Broadway. It comprises 64 tracks on 3 CD's spanning the time period from their 1977 debut single, "White Riot", through the Combat Rock album of 1982. The set contains five previously unreleased tracks.
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1991, The Clash released their box set compilation Clash on Broadway. It comprises 64 tracks on 3 CD's spanning the time period from their 1977 debut single, "White Riot", through the Combat Rock album of 1982. The set contains five previously unreleased tracks.
"Anyone who loves music can never be quite unhappy."
- Franz Schubert
The great, late Classical & early Romantic Austrian composer, Franz Peter Schubert, passed on this day, 1828 at 31. Schubert composed more than 1,500 works in his brief lifetime.
- Franz Schubert
The great, late Classical & early Romantic Austrian composer, Franz Peter Schubert, passed on this day, 1828 at 31. Schubert composed more than 1,500 works in his brief lifetime.
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Anyone who loves music can never be quite unhappy."
- Franz Schubert
The great, late Classical & early Romantic Austrian composer, Franz Peter Schubert, passed on this day, 1828 at 31. Schubert composed more than 1,500 works in his brief lifetime.
- Franz Schubert
The great, late Classical & early Romantic Austrian composer, Franz Peter Schubert, passed on this day, 1828 at 31. Schubert composed more than 1,500 works in his brief lifetime.
#MusicHistory On this day, 1980, the American new wave band Blondie, released their 4th album, Autoamerican. This album, a radical departure from the band's new wave sound, reached #3 in the UK charts, #7 in the US, & #8 in Australia. The album spawned 2 hit singles, "The Tide Is High" & "Rapture".
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1980, the American new wave band Blondie, released their 4th album, Autoamerican. This album, a radical departure from the band's new wave sound, reached #3 in the UK charts, #7 in the US, & #8 in Australia. The album spawned 2 hit singles, "The Tide Is High" & "Rapture".
#MusicHistory On this day, 1982, Led Zeppelin released Coda, their 9th & final album, on Swan Song Records, 2-years after the band disbanded. It was also the band's 1st compilation record. It is a collection of rejected & live tracks from various sessions during the band's epic 12-year career.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1982, Led Zeppelin released Coda, their 9th & final album, on Swan Song Records, 2-years after the band disbanded. It was also the band's 1st compilation record. It is a collection of rejected & live tracks from various sessions during the band's epic 12-year career.
Man this cracks me up!
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Man this cracks me up!
"My allegiance was always to the act. I wanted them to be happy. I wasn't owned by a magazine or a record label. And I was a very naughty boy to boot!" - Mick Rock
The legendary MIck Rock, British rock music photographer, aka "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", passed on this day, 2021 at 72.
The legendary MIck Rock, British rock music photographer, aka "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", passed on this day, 2021 at 72.
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"My allegiance was always to the act. I wanted them to be happy. I wasn't owned by a magazine or a record label. And I was a very naughty boy to boot!" - Mick Rock
The legendary MIck Rock, British rock music photographer, aka "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", passed on this day, 2021 at 72.
The legendary MIck Rock, British rock music photographer, aka "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", passed on this day, 2021 at 72.
#FilmHistory On this day 1983, the Bob Clark directed holiday classic A Christmas Story was released. It is based on the 1966 semi-fictional book by Jean Shepherd, In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. Some 8,000 actors auditioned for the role of Ralphie, before Clark chose Peter Billingsley.
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#FilmHistory On this day 1983, the Bob Clark directed holiday classic A Christmas Story was released. It is based on the 1966 semi-fictional book by Jean Shepherd, In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. Some 8,000 actors auditioned for the role of Ralphie, before Clark chose Peter Billingsley.
"There's very few rock & roll bands. There's rock bands, there's sort of metal bands, there's whatever, but there's no rock & roll bands, there's the Stones & us."
- Malcolm Young
The legendary co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist & songwriter for AC/DC, passed on this day, 2017 at 64.
- Malcolm Young
The legendary co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist & songwriter for AC/DC, passed on this day, 2017 at 64.
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"There's very few rock & roll bands. There's rock bands, there's sort of metal bands, there's whatever, but there's no rock & roll bands, there's the Stones & us."
- Malcolm Young
The legendary co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist & songwriter for AC/DC, passed on this day, 2017 at 64.
- Malcolm Young
The legendary co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist & songwriter for AC/DC, passed on this day, 2017 at 64.
#MusicHistory On this day 1985, the Scottish alt-rock band, the Jesus and Mary Chain, released their groundbreaking, reverb-drenched debut album Psychocandy. The album reached #31 on the UK Albums Chart & was preceded by 3 charting singles: "Never Understand", "You Trip Me Up", & "Just Like Honey".
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#MusicHistory On this day 1985, the Scottish alt-rock band, the Jesus and Mary Chain, released their groundbreaking, reverb-drenched debut album Psychocandy. The album reached #31 on the UK Albums Chart & was preceded by 3 charting singles: "Never Understand", "You Trip Me Up", & "Just Like Honey".