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 6th
1989 – During a London press conference, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, a well-known environmentalist and animal rights activist, says her contribution to the environment would be “firebombing McDonald’s restaurants.” The fast-food corporation confronts Hynde, threatening legal action, forcing her to sign a document vowing to never repeat that statement again.
Featured Artists
Heart
Sibling rivalry is well known but sometimes it can have positive results. When Ann Wilson started playing guitar her sister …
Guns N’ Roses
At seventeen, former choirboy William Bailey decided to change his last name to Rose, his …
Black Crowes
Some groups build a huge audience but once the hits stop, so do they. Others, …
The Go-Go’s
Not since the Beach Boys, nearly two decades earlier, had a band been more consistently …
Ramones
New York’s CBGBs was a unique Rock venue. Just off Houston St. in the Bowery …
The Stooges/Iggy Pop
David Bowie must be the patron saint of comebacks. When Mott The Hoople was ready …
Green Day
Guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt started their first band when they were …
Best Rock Songs
Blink 182 10 Best
10. Dance With Me The music video serves as tribute to the Ramones, one of Blink 182’s favorite iconic bands. The song was released in ’23 as the fourth single …
The Beatles 10 Best Rock Songs
They arrived during the Cold War and in the U.S., shortly after President Kennedy’s assassination. They were irreverent …
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 …
R.E.M.’s Top 10
R.E.M. got together in the spring of ’80. Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass), Bill Berry (drums) and …
White Stripes Top 10 Songs
The duo, White Stripes, hailed from Detroit in the late ’90s. Former Country/Rock drummer (with Goober and the …
