Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s November 26th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting the day with releases as in 2002, we got both System of a Down’s Steal This Album! and Does This Look Infected? from Sum 41!
Other releases include 1965’s The Kink Kontroversy from The Kinks and Blondie’s Autoamerican in 1980!
One more release today is the 1976 anti-establishment anthem Anarchy in the UK from the Sex Pistols
In 1968, Cream played their “final” concert together. I put quotations around final because the band would later reunite for their 1993 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and for their 2005 reunion tour.
With birthdays, we have Shlomi Lavie of Marcy Playground and John McVie of Fleetwood Mac!
In 2008, Guns N Roses album Chinese Democracy flops. Axl Rose points his finger at, of all things, Dr. Pepper! In March of that year, the soda brand originally offered to give a free can of soda to those who purchased the album if it released before the end of 2008. The album came but the soda idea went flat.
Former My Chemical Romance drummer, Bob Bryar was found dead in his Tennessee home on this day in 2024. The autopsy was classified as undetermined, but it was suspected to be a possible drug overdose.
And finally in 1989, the very first episode of MTV Unplugged premiered. Squeeze had the honor of being the first group to feature on the acoustic showcase. Unplugged would later include artists like Aerosmith, Elton John, Eric Clapton, KISS and of course Nirvana. The show would become synonymous with MTV and bring about many clones that never captured the same magic.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
