Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 16th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!Starting off with releases, we got TWO Chili Peppers albums on this day with both Freaky Styley in ’85 and Mother’s Milk in ’89!In 1974, the Ramones de...

Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 15th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!The first day of the original Woodstock Festival began on this day in 1969. 400,000 fans traveled to Bethel, New York for what was billed as “Three Days of Peace &...

Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 14th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!Starting off the day with violence, as in 1983, Johnny Ramone fractured his skull after being kicked in the head by Seth Macklin of the band Sub Zero Construction during...

Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 13th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!Starting off with releases and it’s another strong day as we got Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut effort (Pronounced ‘ ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin...

Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 12th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!Starting off with releases and it’s a killer day as we got The Black Album from Metallica in 1991!We also got Sacred Heart from DIO in 1985 and two debuts! One bei...

Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 11th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!Starting off with releases, we have just one. That one is Jackyl’s debut record from 1992. Cue the Chainsaw!Moving onto birthdays now we have Andy Bell of Oasis, R...

Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 10th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!Starting today off strong with releases! We got the Red Hot Chili Peppers debut record in 1984, Weasels Ripped My Flesh from The Mothers of Invention in 1970 and Siren S...

Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 9th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!Starting off on a sadder note as in 1986, Queen played what would be their final performance together as a band at Knebworth Park in England as the final show of their Ma...

On Thursday night (October 16), Sam Fender was awarded the 2025 Mercury Prize for his album, People Watching. The ceremony was held in Fender's hometown of Newcastle in the North East of England, marking the first time the awards took place outside of ...

On Thursday (October 16), Rancid released their punk-infused cover of Motörhead's "Sex and Death" as the final preview for the tribute album, Killed by Deaf - A Punk Tribute to Motörhead, which is set to drop on October 31st. The song, originally from ...

The Black Crowes are commemorating the 30th anniversary of their 1994 album, Amorica, with a new concert special recorded live at Analog, a music venue in Nashville's Hutton Hotel. Chris and Rich Robinson lead the Atlanta southern rock band through spi...

Just months after the Cure released their first new studio album in 16 years, 2024's Songs of a Lost World, the goth rock legends have revealed that they are already at work on a new project. The band recently updated their lengthy bio section on their...

Ace Frehley, the influential guitarist and original "Spaceman" of Kiss, died on Thursday (October 16) at the age of 74 in Morristown, New Jersey, following complications from a recent fall. Frehley, a Bronx native, played with the band from their 1973 ...

After teasing a reunion on social media last week, Bob Mould's 1990s band Sugar released a new single on Wednesday (October 15), "House of Dead Memories," their first new music in thirty years. The trio - which includes bassist David Barbe and drummer ...

English actor James Norton has been cast as Brian Epstein, the Beatles' influential manager, in director Sam Mendes' upcoming four-part musical biopic titled, The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Norton will star alongside Paul Mescal (Paul McCar...

Nineteen-year-old YouTube drummer Tyler Visser achieved an extraordinary musical - and physical - feat by playing Tool's entire discography in one continuous 7.5-hour take. His mostly clean performance, documented from multiple angles to prove authenti...