Today In History
In 1984
Eurythics's "Here Comes The Rain Again" broke into the Top 40.
In 1986
Bon Jovi's self-titled album was certified Gold.
In 1989
Guns N' Roses had two of the top five albums on the U.S. album chart with "Appetite For Destruction" and "G n R Lies."
In 1997
U2 released the single "Discotheque."
Blues Traveler's album "Four" was certified multi-Platinum; Bush's album "Razorblade Suitcase" was certified Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum; and Sublime's self-titled album was certified Platinum.
In 1998
Ben Folds Five kicked off the last leg of its world tour with a show in Portland, Oregon.
In 2001
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio performed with the Vermont Youth Orchestra in Burlington, Vermont. They performed a mix of classical pieces and an orchestral version of Phish's "Guyute."
In 2002
Creed resumed its tour with a show in Toronto, after taking a few days off following the death of guitarist Mark Tremonti's mother.
In 2003
Sister Hazel released the album "Chasing Daylight."
In 2004
Elvis Costello and Dashboard Confessional performed at the first of a four-night pre-Grammy benefit concert series in support of VH1's Save the Music Foundation.
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was questioned by British police after a photograph was published showing him trespassing on a railway line.
In 2006
Tommy Lee was involved in a brawl at the Shady Super Bowl Party at Detroit's State Theater, which was said to have been sparked when he started insulting Kid Rock.
In 2009
Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, Panic At The Disco's Brendon Urie, Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy, and Gnarls Barkley's Cee-Lo Green were among the stars who recorded "Open Happiness" for Coca-Cola's new ad campaign.
The Cramps frontman Lux Interior died at a hospital in Glendale, California at the age of 60. He had been suffering from a heart condition.< |