Today In Rock: July 22nd, 1999 – Woodstock ’99
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Today In Rock: July 22nd, 1999 – Woodstock ’99

On this day… Woodstock ’99 began in Rome, NY. The festival site was the former Griffiss Air Force Base approximately 100 miles from the original ’69 Woodstock location in Bethel, NY.  Approximately 220,000 people attended the festival over four days enduring difficult environmental conditions (extreme heat), overpriced food and water, poor sanitation, sexual harassment/rapes, rioting, looting,…

Today In Rock: July 21st, 2008 – Kid Rock Is In Court Over Waffle House Fight
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Today In Rock: July 21st, 2008 – Kid Rock Is In Court Over Waffle House Fight

Please pass the syrup. On this day… Kid Rock entered a no-contest plea to assault charges stemming from an ’07 incident at an Atlanta-area Waffle House. Rock was arrested after he and some associates scuffled with Harlen Akins, a fellow Waffle House customer. Rock was slapped with a $1,000 fine and put on a year’s…

Highly Suspect’s “As Above So Below” Arrives

Highly Suspect’s “As Above So Below” Arrives

Highly Suspect has released its fifth album, “As Above, So Below,” with the lead track “Summertime Voodoo.” “If my life is a book, then this album is the first chapter that truly addresses the central conflict.  “The recognition of an ego, the problems it caused, “explained singer/guitarist Johnny Stevens. “‘Summertime Voodoo‘ is the introductory paragraph to this…

Today In Rock: June 19th, 2004 – Big Day For The Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Today In Rock: June 19th, 2004 – Big Day For The Red Hot Chili Peppers

On this day… Red Hot Chili Peppers played the first of three shows at London’s Hyde Park. This concert plus the two that followed on June 20th and 25th earned more than $17 million setting a record for being the highest-grossing concerts at a single venue. Tracks were recorded for the group’s first official concert…