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.
Featured Artists
Good Charolette
It took a life-altering event to prod Benji Madden and his identical twin brother Joel down the Rock road – …
Ten Years After
Remember “Woodstock,” the film chronicling a few hundred thousand people wallowing in the mud to …
Black Sabbath
When the term “Heavy Metal” (taken from the William Burroughs novel “Soft Machine”) was coined …
Cream – Rock’s First Supergroup
Cream consisted of established British musicians: Guitarist Eric Clapton (Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers), bassist Jack …
Yes
Loading their songs with rapid-fire chord changes (“Roundabout”), key changes (playing in one key is …
Steppenwolf
Who the hell was Mars Bonfire? He was Dennis Edmonton, a guitarist and composer of …
Def Leppard
Def Leppard played their first gig in ’78 and were recording the following year. While …
Best Rock Songs
Queen – The Best
After the contracts were signed, the record company exec must have walked away thinking Queen would either make millions or crash big time. Queen took a bit to develop. But …
Top 10 Songs: The Pretty Reckless
The Pretty Reckless happened when producer Kato Khandwala paired singer/actress Taylor Momsen with guitarist Ben Phillips. There are …
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Hit List
Tom Petty once said of “Refugee,” “If I’d known it was going to be such a big hit …
Linkin Park – The 10 Best Songs
Throwing Old School Hip-Hop, Classic Rock and electronic elements into the mix, Linkin Park burst out of the …
Shinedown’s Top 10
Shinedown has scored the most #1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart (19). But there is more to …
The Pretenders – The Best
Having released their self-titled debut (with “Stop Your Sobbing,” “Brass In Pocket” and the jangling “Mystery Achievement) and …
