The Bangles - All Over the Place (30th anniversary)

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of All Over the Place, the debut album from the Bangles. The album spent thirty weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 80.

For my complete review, please click here.

Happy Birthday, Michael Steele

Happy fifty-seventh birthday today (June 2nd) to American bassist, guitarist, singer and songwriter Michael Steele.

Steele began her career in music in 1975 as a member of the all-girl rock band the Runaways. She was the group's first bassist and performed along side Sandy West and Joan Jett, but she left the group before they recorded their first album.

The Bangles - All Over the Place

The all-girl band that would eventually become known as the Bangles started out in Los Angeles in late 1980 when Susanna Hoffs (rhythm guitar) joined sisters Vicki (lead guitar) and Debbi Peterson (drums). In 1982, bassist Annette Zilinskas joined them and they recorded an EP.

When she left, former bassist for the Runaways, Michael Steele, joined up and the quartet of women released their first full length studio album All Over the Place in June of 1984. This first album went to number 80 on the US Billboard 200 album charts and number 86 on the UK album charts.