Happy 76th Birthday to Mark Allen Mothersbaugh, co-founder, lead vocalist and keyboardist of the new wave band Devo, born May 18, 1950, Akron, Ohio

Photo by Michael Ochs Archive

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45 years ago
The Beastie Boys (previously: The Young Aborigines) form with Michael Diamond (later Mike D), John Berry, Kate Schellenbach, and Adam Yauch (later MCA) as a hardcore punk band, May 1981

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Happy Birthday to David Byrne, Scottish-American musician, founding member, lead singer and guitarist of the American band Talking Heads, born on this day in 1952, Dumbarton, Scotland

📸 Rob Verhorst

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Happy 75th Birthday to Chris Frantz – drummer and co-founder of both the Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club, born on May 8, 1951, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA.

📸 Tom Hill

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38 years ago today
Fugazi at Lafayette Park, Washington DC, May 01, 1988.
All for zero bucks 👍

Photo by Bill Crandall

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The Black Flag show was so damn good!

Such an impressive performance.

I was so lucky to see this legendary band in a dive bar. Standing room only. So much blood and sweat.

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