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
Guns N’ Roses
At seventeen, former choirboy William Bailey decided to change his last name to Rose, his dad’s last name. ‘Bailey’ belonged …
Drowning Pool
Several groups have taken their name from a novel or a film. The trick is …
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighter: A World War II term used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena. When …
Bad Company
Frustrated with Free’s lack of sustained success (following “All Right Now”), largely due to band …
Halestorm
It’s always impressive when a band’s debut full-length album lands in the Top 40 of …
The Knack
The Knack The word on The Knack was they recorded their debut album “Get The …
Bad English
John Waite – Vocals, Neal Schon – Guitars, Jonathan Cain – Keyboards, Ricky Phillips – …
Best Rock Songs
10 Best Oasis Songs
Liam Gallagher was lead singer for a band that included Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs (rhythm guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass), and Tony McCaroll (drums). Meanwhile, older brother Noel was seeing the world …
Paul McCartney Rocks: His 10 Best
Though Paul McCartney is best known for ballads (“Yesterday”) and “Silly Love Songs,” the former Beatle could kick …
Blink 182 10 Best
10. Dance With Me The music video serves as tribute to the Ramones, one of Blink 182’s favorite …
The Top 10: Joan Jett
The Runaways featured both Joan Jett (Joan Marie Larkin) and Lita Ford. Despite being big in Japan and …
Beyond Nirvana – Great Grunge Songs
Nirvana was credited for taking Grunge to the mainstream. They also put a merciful end to “Hair Metal,” …
Def Leppard’s Top 10
Def Leppard played their first gig in ’78 and were recording the following year. While doing passably well …
