Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 28th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! The day begins centered on the shock rock legend Alice Cooper, as in 1983, Cooper completed rehab, beating his drug and alcohol addictions that nearly ended his marriage and his life. Moving onto releases, we got two…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 27th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! After a Metallica show in Stockholm in 1986, the band traveled by bus to their next stop in Copenhagen. Before going to bed for the night, bassist Cliff Burton had won win the most comfortable bunk on…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 26th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day off strong with releases, we have the iconic Beatles record Abbey Road released in 1969! In 1967, Pink Floyd played their first ever live shows in the US when they played the first of…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 25th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Tragedy hit the rock world on this day in 1980 as John Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin, died from asphyxiation after a night of heavy drinking. He was just 32. Switching gears from sadness to silliness now…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 24th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! I think there’s really only one way to begin today, as in 1991, Nirvana released their sophomore effort and probably the biggest grunge album in the history of rock, Nevermind. Also released on the same day as…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 23rd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting off this very slow day strong as it’s The Boss Bruce Springsteen’s birthday! It’s also late CBGB owner Hilly Kristal’s birthday! Without CBGB, we wouldn’t have many punk and new wave groups of the 70s and…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 22nd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting this very busy day off in 1985 as the very first Farm Aid took place at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. On the bill that night included organizers Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp, as…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 21st and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day off as we normally do with releases and it’s a great day for them! Not only did we get Green Day’s magnum opus American Idiot in 2004, We ALSO got Nirvana’s final album In…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 20th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day off with releases, we got AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in 1976 Ozzy’s solo debut Blizzard of Ozz in 1980 As well as, Love Over Gold by Dire Straits in 1982, Billy Idol’s…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s September 19th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day off in 1979, as the first day of the 5-day MUSE “No Nukes” concert opens at Madison Square Garden in NYC. MUSE, of Musicians United for Safe Energy, used the concert to oppose nuclear…… MORE
