Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s February 21st and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting it off with birthdays we have: Record Producer David Geffen, Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and Modern Lovers, Randy Blythe of Lamb of God and Eric Wilson of Sublime!
Now things are gonna get wild! In 1977, KISS get their blood drawn backstage at a show at Nassau Coliseum. Why is that important, you may be asking? Well, that blood would later be mixed with the ink used to print the first KISS comic book that June.
In 2012, members of the Russian feminist punk group, Pussy Riot staged a surprise protest performance at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The band said the protest was directed at the church leader’s support of Putin during his election campaign. They even turned their performance into a music video titled Punk Prayer – Mother of God, Chase Putin Away! The following month, three of the band members were arrested and charged with hooliganism. They were held in custody until July and each were sentenced to two years in prison.
Speaking of prison, in 2008, a computer expert working for a US National Security lab in New Mexico was sent to jail for two years for electronically stalking Chester Bennington. The stalker said she was able to obtain family photos, accessing Bennington’s email and voicemails and even threatened his wife Talinda.
And finally in 2020, the final rock radio station serving Boston, WAAF, changes formats to a Christian contemporary format called K-Love. In a jab at the new owners, the final song played in the format was…
Hell yeah
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
