Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s February 22nd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting it off with releases and we’ve got one and that’s Pablo Honey from Radiohead. Now here’s the song that they hate and will never play live ever again:
Now onto birthdays, we’ve got Scott Phillips of Alter Bridge and Creed… wait, CREED!!!
And it’s also the late Bradley Nowell of Sublime’s birthday!
We lost Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age in 2022.
We also lost artist Andy Warhol in 1987. Known for founding the pop art movement of the 60’s, Warhol was entwined with the music world by not only managing The Velvet Underground, but creating some of the greatest and most iconic album art of all time for some of the biggest bands of all time! Some examples include the Stones’ Sticky Fingers and the Underground and Nico’s peeled banana.
In 2004, members of Puddle of Mudd walk off stage during a show in Toledo, OH due to lead singer Wes Scantlin being to intoxicated to perform. Wes rambles and sings for another 30 minutes before leaving the stage for his dressing room. He was then arrested for disorderly conduct.
In 1989, the Grammys introduced their brand new “Heavy Metal” category. The inaugural winner for Best Metal Performance? Jethro Tull. They beat Metallica. But don’t worry, Metallica went on to win a future 7 Best Metal Grammys. But they somehow won for this song over Disturbed and Slipknot this year.
And finally in 2017, Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge recieves the UFO Researcher of the Year Award at the International UFO Congress. What? We don’t have to serious about these ALL the time. Now this song makes more sense.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
