The Bangles - Different Light (30th anniversary)

Today (January 2nd) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Different Life, the second studio album from the Bangles. The record was the group’s best selling to date, having gone multi-Platinum a number of times over. It reached the number 2 spot on the US Billboard Album chart with a total chart run of eight-two weeks.

For my full review, click here.

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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 - Different Light

Happy fifty-third birthday today (January 17th) to Susanna Hoffs.

After their 1984 debut album All Over the Place (click here for my review of that one), the Bangles followed it up in January of 1986 with their second album Different Light. The record was the group’s best selling to date, having gone multi-Platinum a number of times over. It reached the number 2 spot on the US Billboard Album chart, number 2 in Australia, number 3 in the UK, number 5 in Norway and number 19 in Canada.