42 Years Ago Today (9/4/76) – Fleetwood Mac Go #1 With Self Titled “White” Album (Listen “Rhiannon”
42 years ago today (9/4/76), Fleetwood Mac went to No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album, often referred to by fans as the “White Album” after being on the charts for over a year. The album went on to sell over 5 million copies in the US…
33 Years Ago Today (9/3/82) – Steve Wozniak’s US Festival Kicks Off (Check Out The Ramones)
33 Years ago today (9/3/82), the three day US Festival in San Bernardino, California took place featuring, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, The Cars, Talking Heads, The Kinks, Ramones, B52’s, The English Beat, Gang Of Four, The Grateful Dead, Pat Benatar, Jackson Browne. Apple Computers founder Steven Wozniak bankrolled…
50 Years Ago Today (9/2/65) – The Doors Record Their First Demos – Check the Early Recordings
50 years ago today (9/2/65), The Doors recorded their first demos at World Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, where they cut six Jim Morrison songs. These are The Doors’ original demos that they recorded before being signed to Elektra, and these were all recorded before Robby Krieger had…
32 Years Ago Today (9/1/83) – The Clash Fired Lead Guitarist/Founder Mick Jones – Check His Last Show
32 years ago today (9/1/83) The Clash fired lead guitarist Mick Jones as the other three members who claimed he’d ‘drifted apart’ from the original idea of the group. As the Clash stunk it up with 1985’s Cut the Crap, Jones briefly joined General Public and then shortly after went…
42 Years Ago Today- Rolling Stones Release ‘Goat Heads Soup’ – Check “”Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)”
42 years ago today on August 31, 1973, The Rolling Stones released Goat Heads Soup, their 11th British and 13th American studio album. lthough not as filled with hits as other Stones albums, it remains a fan favorite and it featured the song “Angie”, which went to No. 1 as…
Matt Berninger of The National Gets Sunny With ELVY – “Return to the Moon”
ELVY is the musical collaboration between Matt Berninger, vocalist and lyricist of The National, and Brent Knopf, the Portland musician and producer best known for his work in Menomena and his more recent band, Ramona Falls. Their debut album Return To The Moon will be released on October 30th via…
Public Image LTD Shares Video For “Double Trouble”
Public Image Limited have premiered the video for “Double Trouble,” the first single off their forthcoming 10th studio album WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW…, due September 4 via PiL Official, the pioneering U.K. group’s indie label . John Lydon is in fine form in this cantankerous song that sees him…
Brent Mydland Offers ‘Real Love’ Sermon Via “Blow Away” – 7/7/89
It’s been 25 years since Grateful Dead keyboardist/vocalist Brent Mydland passed away on July 26, 1990- at the time the third keyboardist to die following Ron “Pigpen” McKernan in 1974 and Keith Godchaux in 1980. Mydland was a fan favorite with an out of this world voice that dominated harmonies…
LIVE AID at 30 – U2 Brings On Big Version of “Bad” – Mullets/Stones Teases Included
With the 30th anniversary of LIVE AID this week, lets revisit U2’s version of “Bad” that had the mulletted Bono tease “Ruby Tuesday/Symphony for the Devil/Walk on the Wild Side” and spend some time stage below with fans mid song.
LIVE AID at 30 – Dire Straits Delivers “Sultans of Swing”
With the 30th anniversary of LIVE AID this week, we look back at Dire Straits’ performance of “Sultans of Swing” at Wembley Stadium.