Happy 68th Birthday Alice Cooper (Watch “Schools Out” Live ’79)
68 years ago today (2/4/48), Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier) was born. The Godfather of Shock Rock,” he has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock and his influence on rock and roll is epic as countless bands drew from his presentation and raw style. Watch Cooper…
Happy 60th Birthday Lee Ranaldo! (Watch Lee Ranaldo and the Dust Perform Live KEXP ’13)
Happy 60th birthday to guitarist and Sonic Youth co-founder Lee Ranaldo who was born on 2/3/56. Ranaldo has always tested and explored the limits of the guitars range and has been a pioneer in that gamut of sound. He has also released a number of critically acclaimed solo albums that…
Five Years Ago Today – The White Stripes Break Up (Watch Live in Sydney 2003)
Five years ago today (2/2/11) the duo known as the The White Stripes announced that they had officially ceased recording and performing music as the White Stripes. In a statement on the group’s website, frontman Jack White and drummer Meg White write, “The reason is not due to artistic differences…
22 Years Ago Today – Green Day Release Commercial Breakthrough LP ‘Dookie’ (Watch Woodstock ’94 Mudfight Set)
22 years ago today (2/1/94) Green Day released their third album and their first on a major label), Dookie. That night, they play a gig at Slim’s in San Francisco with The Dead Milkmen. Dookie was the band’s first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo and its major record label debut.…
10 Years Ago Today- Arctic Monkeys Went #1 on UK Charts With Debut Album (Watch Early Live Version “I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor”)
10 years ago today (1/29/06), Arctic Monkeys went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut album Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not. The Sheffield-based bands’ album became the fastest-selling debut in chart history after shifting more than 360,000 copies in its first week of…
38 Years Ago Today- The Doobie Brothers Made An Appearance On ‘Whats Happening’ (Watch Episode)
38 years ago today (1/28/78), The D oobie Brothers, in the height of their Michael McDonald era success and with Jeff Baxter on guitar, made an appearance on ABC’s What’s Happening featuring Raj, Dwayne and Rerun. Check out that very episode below with the Doobie Brothers play a cover of…
36 Years Ago Today AC/DC Perform Last Show With Bon Scott (Watch “Touch Too Much” Live ’80_
36 years ago today (1/27/80) at the Gaumont theater in Southampton, England, AC/DC play their last show with Bon Scott. The electrifying frontman would die on February 19 after a night of excessive drinking. Watch AC/DC with Bon Scott perform “Touch Too Much” off Highway to Hell a few weeks…
Happy 61st Birthday Eddie Van Halen (Watch “Unchained” Live ’81)
61 years ago today (1/26/55), Edward Lodewijk van Halen was born in the Netherlands. Van Halen has often been considered the greatest guitarist by many and was a bona fide rock star during the 80’s with many Van Halen videos in regular rotation on MTV. His use of two-handed tapping,…
50 Years Ago Today – Beach Boys Record ‘Pet Sounds’ Classic “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” (Watch Live ’71 Version)
50 years ago today (14/22/66), The Beach Boys record Pet Sounds classic”Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” The opening track on the 1966 album Pet Sounds, it was composed, arranged, and produced byBrian Wilson with words largely by Tony Asher. After a 1990s court case, an additional credit was awarded to Mike…
12 Years Ago Today- Guitarist Johnny Quaid & Keyboard Player Danny Cash Quit My Morning Jacket (Watch “Lowdown”Live Bonnaroo ’03)
12 years ago today (1/21/04), guitarist Jonny Quaid and keyboardist Danny Cash quit My Morning Jacket citing tour fatigue. Both members played on 2003’s It Still Moves, regarded by many as their finest record with live stalwarts that include “One Big Holiday, “Golden,” “Master Plan” and “Run Thru.” They were…