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September 15, 2026
STORY · Metal
Lordi Rebuilt Themselves in Nashville and Lost Two Members
Sixteen years after the Nashville sessions, Lordi's Babez for Breakfast remains the record that closed the chapter on Kita and Awa.
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Cover of “Babez for Breakfast” by Lordi. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Metal
Motörhead's No Remorse Was a Contractual Time Bomb
Motörhead's No Remorse landed in September 1984 as a contractual greatest-hits package. It also introduced a radically different lineup with four new songs.
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Cover of “No Remorse” by Motörhead. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Pop
How Maroon 5 Turned a Phone Call Into Hands All Over
Robert John «Mutt» Lange called Maroon 5 himself to produce their third album, Hands All Over, released September 15, 2010 through A&M Octone Records.
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Cover of “Hands All Over” by Maroon 5. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Alternative
How Scissor Sisters Made Ta-Dah a Chart Magnet
Scissor Sisters' second album, Ta-Dah, opened with the chart-topping single I Don't Feel Like Dancin'. It reached the top of the British charts in late September 2006.
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Cover of “Ta-Dah” by Scissor Sisters. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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September 14, 2026
STORY · Rock
Jethro Tull's Acoustic Tour Diary Across Europe
Ian Anderson's 1992 acoustic tour across Europe, captured on A Little Light Music, turned Jethro Tull's electric hits into folk-tinged live recordings.
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Cover of “A Little Light Music” by Jethro Tull. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Pop
Why Did Carly Rae Jepsen Call This Album Kiss?
Carly Rae Jepsen's Kiss, released on September 14, 2012, debuted in the Billboard 200 top ten. Critics debated whether its lyrics were too juvenile for a 26-year-old.
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Cover of “Kiss” by Carly Rae Jepsen. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · World
Marcos Valle: The Boy Who Made Summer Samba
Marcos Valle, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1943, turned classical training and Copacabana's rhythms into bossa nova's global spread. His 'Summer Samba' reached the American top 40.
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STORY · Rock
Stormwatch: The Polar Bear and the Oil Refinery
Stormwatch, the twelfth Jethro Tull studio album from September 1979, closed the band's folk-rock trilogy and marked the end of its classic 1970s lineup.
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Cover of “Stormwatch” by Jethro Tull. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Electronic
The Album That Detonated Linkin Park's Old Sound
In 2010, Linkin Park released A Thousand Suns, a sprawling concept album about nuclear fear that deliberately broke with the sound that made them famous.
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Cover of “A Thousand Suns” by Linkin Park. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Rock
How Abacab Made Genesis Sound Like a New Band
In September 1981, Genesis released Abacab, an album that replaced progressive epics with grooves and made the band sound entirely new.
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Cover of “Abacab” by Genesis. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Alternative
Morten Harket: Why A-ha's Voice Was Never Measured
Morten Harket, the voice behind A-ha, never measured his five-octave range, yet a 20.2-second note he held became a British chart record.
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STORY · Pop
Amy Winehouse: How a North London Jazz Kid Redefined Soul
Amy Winehouse, born in London on 14 September 1983, learned phrasing from her father's Sinatra records. She redefined soul with Back to Black, winning five Grammys in one night.
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STORY · Pop
Why Did Arcade Fire Name Their Debut Album Funeral?
Twenty-two years after its release, Arcade Fire's Funeral remains a breakthrough. The debut album turned private grief into a shared language.
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Cover of “Funeral” by Arcade Fire. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Alternative
Nas: The 53-Year Journey from Queensbridge to Illmatic
Born in 1973 to a blues musician and a postal worker, Nas rose from Queensbridge to release Illmatic in 1994. The album now sits in the Library of Congress.
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September 13, 2026
STORY · Rock
Close to the Edge: How Yes Broke Prog Rock in Three Songs
In 1972, Yes released Close to the Edge. The three-song album broke progressive rock's commercial ceiling while drummer Bill Bruford was already out the door.
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Cover of “Close to the Edge” by Yes. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Rock
Why did Fleetwood Mac's last Bob Welch album stall?
Fleetwood Mac's 1974 album Heroes Are Hard to Find stalled in the UK due to a legal injunction from former manager Clifford Davis. In the US, it climbed to 34 on the Billboard 200.
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Cover of “Heroes Are Hard to Find” by Fleetwood Mac. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Rock
Kate Bush: The Dreaming at 44
Released September 13, 1982, Kate Bush's The Dreaming peaked at number three in the UK yet was initially treated by EMI as a commercial misstep.
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Cover of “The Dreaming” by Kate Bush. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Classical
Why Did Schoenberg Abandon Every Note You Recognize?
Arnold Schoenberg, born in Vienna in 1874, dismantled the tonal system and built twelve-tone composition, leaving a legacy that still splits opinions.
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STORY · Rock
Yellow Submarine Songtrack: Why A Day in the Life Was Cut
In September 1999, Abbey Road Studios rebuilt Beatles tracks for the Yellow Submarine Songtrack. The companion to the film's reissue left A Day in the Life off the album.
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Cover of “Yellow Submarine Songtrack” by The Beatles. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Other
Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More from the Road at 50
In September 1976, Lynyrd Skynyrd released its first live album, One More from the Road. It captured three nights at Atlanta's Fox Theatre and later went triple platinum.
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Cover of “One More from the Road” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Pop
Randy Jones: How the Village People Cowboy Was Born
A sailor, a construction worker, a biker, a cop, a Native American chief, and a cowboy walk into a recording studio. That is not a setup for a joke; it is the f…
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STORY · Metal
Dream Theater: The Audition That Redefined a Band
Seven drummers auditioned to replace Mike Portnoy in Dream Theater. Mike Mangini won the seat, and the band released A Dramatic Turn of Events.
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Cover of “A Dramatic Turn of Events” by Dream Theater. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Hip-Hop
Swizz Beatz Turned 10 Minutes Into Hip-Hop History
Swizz Beatz went from a Bronx childhood in 1978 to defining hip-hop production with minimal, sample-free beats. This is his rise from DJ to the Ruff Ryders era.
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STORY · Pop
Charli XCX Built Her Third Album From a Stolen Hard Drive
Charli XCX rebuilt her third album after hackers leaked its demos in 2017, producing the 2019 record Charli with producer A. G. Cook.
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Cover of “Charli” by Charli XCX. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Rock
Bob Dylan: Hard Rain and the TV Gamble That Backfired
Columbia released Bob Dylan's Hard Rain in September 1976. The album captured a storm-soaked Rolling Thunder Revue concert that NBC broadcast to low ratings.
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Cover of “Hard Rain” by Bob Dylan. Source: Cover Art Archive (coverartarchive.org)
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STORY · Classical
Clara Schumann: The Pianist Who Rewrote the Recital Format
Clara Schumann, born in Leipzig in 1819, spent 61 years on stage. She reshaped the piano recital from virtuosic display into a format built on musical substance.
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Franz Hanfstaengl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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STORY · Rock
Gary Richrath: How REO Speedwagon's Guitarist Built Hi Infidelity
Gary Dean Richrath, born in Peoria in 1949, built REO Speedwagon's run from 'Ridin' the Storm Out' to 'Hi Infidelity' and died in 2015.
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STORY · Hip-Hop
Playboi Carti: Why His Birth Date Is Still a Mystery
A basketball jersey hangs unworn, a school choir roster lists a name for reasons that had nothing to do with singing, and a birth certificate may say 1995 or 19…
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STORY · Alternative
ADONXS: The Voice That Dropped to Bass-Profondo
Adam Pavlovčin, the Slovak artist who performs as ADONXS, lost his tenor register during puberty and became a bass-profondo. He rebuilt his career, culminating in Eurovision and national awards.
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Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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September 10, 2026
STORY · Pop
José Feliciano: A Tin of Crackers and a National Anthem
José Feliciano, born blind in rural Puerto Rico and now turning 81, recorded both a global Christmas ritual and a national anthem that sparked a backlash. He never saw the reactions either provoked.
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