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On this day,,, Stone Temple Pilots ruled Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart for a week with “Big Bang Baby.” The song was featured on the band’s third album, “Tiny Music,,, Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop.” Bassist Robert DeLeo composed the music with singer Scott Weiland writing the lyrics. “We wanted to make a statement. We wanted…
On this day… Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver) was sentenced to 192 hours in jail after pleading no contest to a DUI charge stemming from his arrest on an L.A. freeway on-ramp the previous November. Weiland, who had originally entered a not-guilty plea was also put on a four-year summary probation, ordered to enter…
On this day… Green Day’s “Dilemma” became their ninth song to top Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and their second in a row, following “American Dream Is Killing Me.” Both tracks were from Green Day’s 14th studio album, “Saviors.” “Dilemma,” which was written by the band with lyrics by guitarist/frontman Billie Joe Armstong (pictured) also topped the Rock &…
On this day… Alice Cooper’s “Billion Dollar Babies,” with “Elected” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy” was #1 on the Billboard 200. The sixth studio Alice Cooper album became the band’s best-selling record at the time of its release and was certified platinum in 1986 by the Record Industry Association of America. Mick Mashbir and session…
On this day… Rush — Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart — received the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award at the annual Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner. The honor was for the group’s achievements and longstanding career in the music industry, social activism and support of humanitarian causes. “They’re giving us…
On this day… Guns N’ Roses were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Cleveland’s Public Hall. As expected, frontman Axl Rose was a no-show. Prior to the event, the GN’R frontman wrote the Hall stating, “I respectfully decline my induction as a member of Guns N’ Roses to the Rock and Roll Hall…
On this day… The Library of Congress announced that Queen’s 1975 single “Bohemian Rhapsody” will be added to the National Recording Registry. “’Bohemian Rhapsody’ breaks nearly every rule in the playbook for Rock songs: it starts with a gentle a cappella intro; it has a complex structure without a chorus; and it clocks in at nearly…
On this day… Jack White’s “Boarding House Reach” was #1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 124,000 copies. It was his third consecutive chart-topping record as a solo artist. “Boarding House Reach” was written in Nashville and recorded throughout ’17 in Nashville, New York City, and L.A. White produced and co-mixed the Blues Rock set and,…
On this day… Alice In Chains (AIC) confirmed that William DuVall was the group’s new frontman, replacing the late Layne Staley. In early 2000, Duvall’s band Comes With The Fall moved to Los Angeles. Within days, Duvall met Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell though a mutual acquaintance. Cantrell staring hanging out with the band…
On this day… Red Hot Chili Peppers were honored with the 2,717th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was dedicated in the category of Recording in front of Amoeba Music at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard. There was an emergency street closure called by the LAPD due to the estimated 2,500 fans in attendance. “Our…