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August is a very busy month in music history:
- MTV was launched 43 years ago on August 1
- Coolio was born on this day 61 years ago on August 1
- Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott celebrated his 65th birthday on August 1
- Public Enemy‘s Chuck D. celebrated his 64th birthday on August 1
Butch Vig celebrates his 69th birthday today. As a producer he has worked with Nirvana (famously on Nevermind), Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, L7, Sonic Youth and a lengthy list of others. But he may be best known these days for being Garbage‘s drummer.
Garbage’s first two albums, 1995’s self-titled and 1998’s Version 2.0 were critically applauded and commercially successful. But they were also a big part of my life’s soundtrack as a high schooler and college student.
Thanks Butch! And happy birthday!