Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 31st and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day in 1970, as the Grateful Dead were arrested for possession of LSD and barbiturates while in New Orleans. This incident would inspire one of their biggest songs: Truckin’ Birthdays today features Johnny Rotten of…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 30th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day in 1969 as The Beatles held their legendary final gig, an impromptu 42-min rooftop concert on top of Apple Corps HQ in London. Joined by keyboardist Billy Preston, the Fab Four would play multiple…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 29th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day in 2002, the first Projekt Revolution festival, launched by Linkin Park, took place in Colorado Springs. The festival would return for two more years before ending. It would return three more times in 2007,…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 28th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! We lost many rock greats today. First, we lost Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd in 2009 at the age of 56 from a suspected heart attack Other losses include Tom Verlaine of Television in 2023 at the…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 27th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day in 1980, as this would be the day AC/DC played what would be their final show with singer Bon Scott. Scott would die a month later from alcohol poisoning. We lost Floyd Sneed of…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 26th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day with birthdays, we have Eddie Van Halen from, you guessed it, Van Halen! Other birthdays include Willie Adler of Lamb of God and Matt Heafy of Trivium! In 1968, Pink Floyd performed their first…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 25th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! It’s a very slow day today. We don’t even have birthdays or releases to talk about! A rarity for TIRH! So beginning the day in 1978, Joy Division made their live stage debut at Pips Disco in…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 24th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! To start the day, we have releases! First up is Skid Row’s self-titled debut from 1989! Other releases include: The Ultimate Sin from Ozzy Osbourne in 1986, Balance by Van Halen in 1995, and Weezer’s Teal Album…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 23rd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day in 1988, as a trio of misfit musicians from Seattle entered the studio of producer Jack Endino to record their ten-song demo. Their demo was so successful that Sub Pop Records signed the group…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s January 22nd and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting the day with birthdays, we have The Voice himself, Steve Perry of Journey! Other birthdays include Vini Lopez of the E Street Band, Michael Hutchence of INXS, Malcolm McLaren the manager of the Sex Pistols and…… MORE
