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On this day… Kid Rock got into a dust up with Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. The former spouses of ‘actress’ Pamela Anderson (pictured above) exchanged words before Rock threw a punch (according to witnesses) sending Lee to the deck. Rock (pictured) also took a hit when…
On this day… The US Festival kicks-off in San Bernadino, California. The three-day festival featured, the Police (pictured), the Cars, Jackson Browne, David Edmunds, the Ramones, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and the Grateful Dead. The shindig was financed by Steve Wozniak of Apple Computer fame. He intended the US Festivals (this one and another…
On this day… The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame opens. The night before Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis performed. Soul Asylum backed Iggy Pop (on “Back Door Man”) and Lou Reed (for “Sweet Jane”). Jerry Lee (with help from Springsteen & The E Street Band) delivered “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On’”…
On this day… Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is ejected from an Oakland to Burbank Southwest Airlines flight because his “pants sagged too low.” Asked by a flight attendant to hike his pants higher, the singer responds by asking if there weren’t “better things to do than worry about that?” That was the wrong question….
On this day seven years ago… Foo Fighters earn platinum awards for their albums “Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace” and “Wasting Light.” Released in ’07 “Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace” sold 168,000 copies in its first week. The album is noted for a blend of regular Rock and acoustic tracks with shifting dynamics, “Wasting Light,” the band’s…
On this day… A monument honoring Thin Lizzy mainman Phil Lynott was unveiled in his hometown of West Bromwich where he was born and lived before moving to Dublin. The unveiling was on what would have been Lynott’s 72nd birthday. The statue was designed by Luke Perry. Sean Meaney led the fundraising campaign. It was…
On this day… Metallica performed in China for the first time when they played the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. Both concerts, the one on this day and a second the following day were sold out with fans coming from all over China. “It is so rare for us to be able to say that we…
On this day… COVID-19 continued to raise havoc. Just days earlier, the CDC reported the U.S. passed 36-million COVID cases with an average of a million new cases each week in August. Obviously, tours were canceled for public safety leaving fans disappointed and performers dealing with the financial repercussions. First, Shinedown vocalist Brent Smith donated $10,000…
On this day… Staind was #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock survey with “Lowest In Me,” the lead single from the band’s “Confessions Of The Fallen.” In ’12, after seven LPs in fourteen years, Staind announced they would be going on hiatus. Lewis then embarked on a solo Country career. Meanwhile, guitarist Mike Mushok joined former Metallica bassist Jason…
On this day… Jimmy Eat World delivered “Bleed American.” The platinum set was re-released as “Jimmy Eat World“ following the 9/11 attacks; that name remained until ’08. As a result of the commercial failure and lack of recognition for ’99’s “Clarify” Jimmy Eat World was dropped by Capitol Records. Aside from working odd jobs, the band…