Billy Idol was born as William Broad on November 30th of 1955 in England.
The name “Idol” was inspired by a school teacher who described Billy Broad as “idle.”
Idol’s single “White Wedding” was taken from his 1982 debut album (titled simply Billy Idol.) It hit #6 on the UK singles charts when it was released there […]

Jonathan Knight was born on November 29th of 1968 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
He was one of the five members of the very popular late ’80s/early ’90s boy band group New Kids on the Block along with his younger brother Jordan Knight.
In 2008 the “kids” reunited for the first time since they broke up in […]

Whitney Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” (as the featured song on The Bodyguard soundtrack) hit #1 on the US singles charts on November 28th of 1992. It remained at #1 for a record breaking 14 weeks.
The Bodyguard was a 1992 movie starring Houston in her film debut & movie […]

Tina Turner was born as Anna Mae Bullock on November 26th of 1939. Ike Turner changed her name to Tina Turner for showbiz reasons in 1960. They began to record & perform together as an R&B duo called The Ike & Tina Turner Revue at that time. They married in 1962.
The Ike & Tina Turner […]

The Beatles’ collection of #1 singles (27 songs that hit #1 in either the UK or the US. In most cases the song hit #1 both countries) simply titled 1 hit #1 on the UK album charts on November 25, 2000. It stayed at #1 for 11 weeks.
The collection sold an incredible 3.6 million […]

John Squire was born on November 24th of 1962 in England.
He is most well known for his work as lead guitarist for The Stone Roses, a band he formed with lead singer Ian Brown in the 1980s.
The Stone Roses’ self titled debut album, released in 1989, has received a huge amount of critical acclaim. In […]

Guns N Roses’ (very) long awaited new studio album, Chinese Democracy, has finally been released (today.) It can be streamed online at their MySpace page and it can be purchased (exclusively) at Best Buy. It’s the band’s first studio album of original songs since 1991’s Use Your Illusions I & II.
Work on the album […]

Radiohead ran a contest to have videos made for songs from In Rainbows and this video for “Weird Fishes” by Tobias Stretch was among the winners and I must say it’s a pretty awesomely weird video. Suitable, indeed, for a song called “Weird Fishes.”
Watch It:

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The Beatles self titled double album (better known as The White Album) was released on November 22nd of 1968.
The album is rated as The Beatles all time best selling album in the United States because each copy sold counts as 2 units. It is certified at 19 times platinum. It is currently ranked as […]

Michael Diamond (Mike D) was born on November 20th of 1965 in New York City.
Mike D founded the band The Young Aborigines in 1979 (yes he was about 14 years old at the time.) In 1981 Adam Yauch (MCA) joined the band and they changed their name to the Beastie Boys (on the suggestion of […]