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Today in Rock Music 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.


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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 …

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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 …

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