Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s June 1st and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting June off strong as it’s an amazing day for album releases! Starting off in 1999, we got Enema of the State from Blink-182!
We also got Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death from the Dead Kennedys in 1987, ELO’s Discovery in 1979, Prequlle from Ghost in 2018 and Speaking in Tongues from the Talking Heads in 1983!
We also have a few debuts, including David Bowie from David Bowie in 1967, Eagles by the Eagles in 1972, and 40oz. to Freedom by Sublime in 1992!
Moving onto birthdays now, we have Alanis Morissette, Simon Gallup of The Cure and Ronnie Wood of the Faces and The Rolling Stones!
And speaking of Ronnie and the Stones, it was on this day in 1975 that Ronnie played with the band for the first time after replacing Mick Taylor when they begin their Tour Of The Americas tour.
In 1993, the 10,000 Maniacs become the first act to appear on MTV Unplugged twice. MTV had a policy about returning acts for Unplugged, but with news of member Natalie Merchant leaving, MTV booked the Maniacs.
In 2003, Paul Gray of Slipknot was arrested on drug and drunk-driving charges after colliding with a car after going through a red light in Des Moines, Iowa. Gray tried to write a check for $1,000 to the other driver, who called the police. “The Pig” failed two sobriety tests and police found marijuana, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia on Gray’s person.
Another arrest occurred in 1998, as Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots was arrested for heroin possession in New York the day he was scheduled to perform a solo show.
The first issue of British Heavy Metal magazine Kerrang! was published in 1981! AC/DC were featured on the cover.
Napster goes online in 1999, bringing fear to Lars Ulrich of Metallica
And finally in 2008, a fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroy thousands of master tapes controlled by Universal Music Group. Of the ranged 118,000 to 175,000 master recordings involved in the fire included those by artists ranging from Joni Mitchell and B.B. King to Nirvana and Eminem. Considered one of the worst days in music history for all the great masters that were lost, check out the news story below or read the New York Times article mentioned below HERE
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
