Nick Cave turns 50 today.
Could there be better timing for this edition of Cherrybomb’s Birthday Brawl? I mean, with Nick Cave being in Seattle tomorrow and Cherrybomb being in Seattle all the time and all. Anyway, Nick Cave and Joan Jett both turn the big 50 today. So off we go. The Nick Cave [...]

Mickey Rourke does his best “Happy Birthday to Me”…
Mickey Rourke turns 52 today amid rising Oscar buzz for his role in Darren Aronofsky’s new film, Wrestler.
Thanks to AFJ for reminding me not to forget such as auspicious event. Let’s all celebrate by getting cheek implants (your choice, ass or face), getting drunk at a Miami [...]

Come on…why not? Seriously. WTF NOT?
The Perry vs Kane Cherrybomb Birthday Brawl is on…

Joe Fucking Perry turns 58 today. Don’t block The Perry.

Better Aliases:
Joe Perry: Toxic Twin, Mr. Perry, Joe Fucking Perry.

Big Daddy Kane turns 40 today. Really? 40?
Big Daddy Kane: Dark Gable, Black Caesar, King Asiatic Acrobatic, T.H.E.B.I.G.D.A.D.D.Y.K.A.N.E
Advantage: Kane. I mean, Dark Gable? That [...]

Metal God Rob Halford of Judas Priest turns 57 today.
The Cherrybomb Birthday Brawl is back after a short Summer hiatus. Sorry about that, but these bits can be tough to bang out. And sometimes it’s really hard to decide who to put into my virtual ring of death. Originally, I was going to put [...]

The awesome Chuck Klosterman (R), and Dr. Ruth (L). I think…
When I saw this photo of Dr. Ruth (who turned 80 today) this morning, I thought for a hungover minute that is was in fact, the great rock journalist, Chuck Klosterman. Funny story. Apparently, there is such a thing as too much cold Gin. Damn [...]

Joey Ramone would have turned 58 today…
…and if you’re in New York, get over to the Fillmore for the 6th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash. This year features performances by Richard Lloyd of Television, and Shangri La’s great Mary Weiss. Like all punk-minded people, Cherrybomb is a huge fan of Joey Ramone. But there are [...]

Iggy Pop destroys his copy of Love Cats just for fun…
You know, I wasn’t going to do this birthday brawl, since it just didn’t seem fair. I’m sure the same thought occurred to you when reading the title of the post. Don’t worry, though. Robert Smith (who turns 49 today) is a lot tougher [...]