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.
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June 13th
2022 -Metallica’s Lars Ulrich receives the Ærespris (Honorary Award) from the Danish Music Publishers’ Association. He is recognized in part for his role in Metallica’s copyright infringement lawsuit against the streaming platform Napster and for his compositional work on classic Metallica tracks (“Enter Sandman”, “Nothing Else Matters” and “Master Of Puppets”).
Featured Artists
Bad Company
Frustrated with Free’s lack of sustained success (following “All Right Now”), largely due to band members drug problems, singer Paul …
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 – …
The Stooges/Iggy Pop
David Bowie must be the patron saint of comebacks. When Mott The Hoople was ready …
BoDeans
Like the Rembrandts, the BoDeans are best remembered for a song that became TV show …
Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio (Ronald James Padavona) had an impressive career arc. Each band was in …
Best Rock Songs
The Top 10: Joan Jett
The Runaways featured both Joan Jett (Joan Marie Larkin) and Lita Ford. Despite being big in Japan and recording a Rock version of Martha and the Vandella’s “Nowhere To Run,” …
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 …
Mötley Crüe’s Top 10
Mötley Crüe came together in ‘81. Bassist Nikki Sixx (Frank Ferrano) teamed with drummer Tommy Lee (Bass). Guitarist …
Select June Rock Releases: Evanescence, The Pretty Reckless, Stitched Up Heart & More
Evanescence 6/5 Evanescence: Sanctuary Evanescence’s sixth studio album features the single, “Who Will You Follow.” “This album is …
Shinedown’s Top 10
Shinedown has scored the most #1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. But there is more to the …
