Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 19th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting off in 1972, The Midnight Special debuted on NBC. Originally a TV special, the show would become a regular fixture of late-night television on February 3rd, 1973. The show stood out from other shows of the…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 18th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! We spoke of it yesterday, but in 1969, Jimi Hendrix closes Day 3 (technically Day 4) of the very first Woodstock festival with an early morning performance. Performing hits like Voodoo Child and Purple Haze, his set…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 17th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Beginning in 1991, after inviting their audience from a show two day before, Nirvana filmed their video for their breakthrough hit Smells Like Teen Spirit at GMT Studios in Culver City, CA. Having the audience come for…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 16th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting off with releases, we got TWO Chili Peppers albums on this day with both Freaky Styley in ’85 and Mother’s Milk in ’89! In 1974, the Ramones debuted at the now legendary CBGB’s club in New…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 15th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! The first day of the original Woodstock Festival began on this day in 1969. 400,000 fans traveled to Bethel, New York for what was billed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” with music beginning in the…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 14th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting off the day with violence, as in 1983, Johnny Ramone fractured his skull after being kicked in the head by Seth Macklin of the band Sub Zero Construction during a fight. Ramone was rushed to the…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 13th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting off with releases and it’s another strong day as we got Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut effort (Pronounced ‘ ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd) in 1973! Other releases include Bossanova by The Pixies in 1990, Mr. Bungle’s debut in 1991, Pressure…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 12th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting off with releases and it’s a killer day as we got The Black Album from Metallica in 1991! We also got Sacred Heart from DIO in 1985 and two debuts! One being Eric Clapton’s solo debut…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 11th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting off with releases, we have just one. That one is Jackyl’s debut record from 1992. Cue the Chainsaw! Moving onto birthdays now we have Andy Bell of Oasis, Richie Ramone of the Ramones As well as…… MORE
Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 10th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History! Starting today off strong with releases! We got the Red Hot Chili Peppers debut record in 1984, Weasels Ripped My Flesh from The Mothers of Invention in 1970 and Siren Song of the Counter Culture from Rise…… MORE
