Today in Rock Music News and History
A collection of epic events, milestones, birthdays, chart-toppers, concerts, record releases, and relevant rock music news for this day, all brought to you by the Today in Rock Music History staff.
Featured Artists
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace bassist Brad Walst and singer-guitarist Adam Gontier hailed from the small Canadian burg of Norwood. Drummer Neil …
Pop Evil
Often the relationship between a band and their label can be contentious. But rarely is …
Good Charolette
It took a life-altering event to prod Benji Madden and his identical twin brother Joel …
Ten Years After
Remember “Woodstock,” the film chronicling a few hundred thousand people wallowing in the mud to …
Black Sabbath
When the term “Heavy Metal” (taken from the William Burroughs novel “Soft Machine”) was coined …
Cream – Rock’s First Supergroup
Cream consisted of established British musicians: Guitarist Eric Clapton (Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers), bassist Jack …
Yes
Loading their songs with rapid-fire chord changes (“Roundabout”), key changes (playing in one key is …
Best Rock Songs
Queen – The Best
After the contracts were signed, the record company exec must have walked away thinking Queen would either make millions or crash big time. Queen took a bit to develop. But …
Top 10 Songs: The Pretty Reckless
The Pretty Reckless happened when producer Kato Khandwala paired singer/actress Taylor Momsen with guitarist Ben Phillips. There are …
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Hit List
Tom Petty once said of “Refugee,” “If I’d known it was going to be such a big hit …
Linkin Park – The 10 Best Songs
Throwing Old School Hip-Hop, Classic Rock and electronic elements into the mix, Linkin Park burst out of the …
Shinedown’s Top 10
Shinedown has scored the most #1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart (19). But there is more to …
The Pretenders – The Best
Having released their self-titled debut (with “Stop Your Sobbing,” “Brass In Pocket” and the jangling “Mystery Achievement) and …
