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Today in Rock Music History

Today in Rock Music History

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. February 16th …

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Nirvana

Today In Rock: February 16th, 1993 – Nirvana Receives International Honor

On this day… Nirvana won the Best International Newcomer category at the 13th annual BRIT Awards in London. Though the …

Halestorm – 10 Best

“As a kid, when a lot of my friends were into Backstreet Boys, I attached …

Best Valentine’s Day Rock Songs

The Pretenders: “I’ll Stand By You”  The song reached the Top 20 in several countries, …

Today In Rock: February 10th, 1978 – Van Halen’s Debut Album

On this day… Van Halen’s self-title debut album dropped. The set included “Runnin’ With The …

Today In Rock: February 9th, 1964 – The Beatles Make Their U.S. Debut

On this day… an estimated 73 million people watched The Beatles perform “All My Loving,” …

Essential Nirvana

Always feeling an outsider, Kurt Cobain deliberately tried to separate himself, or at the very …

Stone Temple Pilots Albums: From Best to the Rest

Stone Temple Pilots, or STP, emerged from the alternative rock scene in the early ’90s, …

Stone Temple Pilots Best 10 Songs

Vocalist Scott Weiland met bassist Robert DeLeo at Black Flag concert in Long Beach, CA …

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Jet

With a touch of AC/DC, a dose of the Ramones and a shot of classic Stones, Jet is closest to …

Falling In Reverse

Falling In Reverse scored a #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart with “All My Life,” …

Blink-182

Blink-182 is the story of a cancer survivor, UFO enthusiast and a publicity maven.Blink formed …

Creed

Creed got slammed by critics but rather than ignore them, the reviews took root. Creed’s …

Janis Joplin

Hailing from Port Arthur, Texas, Janis Joplin had a lot of hurt and resentment. She …

The Church

The Church, though popular in their native land, had a tougher time in the States …

Deep Purple

When the name Deep Purple comes up most people immediately think “Smoke On The Water.” …

My Chemical Romance (MCR)

When a band’s first albums are titled “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me …

Best Rock Albums

Pearl Jam – Classic Songs

Given their fractured beginning, who would have suspected that Pearl Jam would be the last Grunge band standing? Just as Seattle’s Mother Love Bone looked like it was going to …

10 Best Rock Albums Of 2024

Number 10 The Warning The Warning: Keep Me Fed The Warning, the sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico, have released …

10 Best Rock Albums of 2023

10. Within Temptation: Bleed Out For their eighth studio album, the group focused on singles rather than attempting …

10 Best Rock Albums Of 2022

10 Best Rock Albums Of 2022 Rock music thrived in 2022, with artists delivering some of the most …

10 Best Rock Albums Of 2021

10 Best Rock Albums Of 2021 2021 was a remarkable year for rock music, as artists tapped into …

10 Best Rock Albums Of 2020

10 Best Rock Albums Of 2020 These albums from 2020 reflect the resilience and creativity of the rock …

Best Rock Albums 2010s

Prior to the 2010s women in Rock were scarce. A female fronted band was usually treated as an …

Best Rock Albums 2000s

Outstanding Rock albums were released in the decade of the 2000s and some of them made a lasting …

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