-
Photo by Pete Still/Redferns 34 Years Ago Today, These Indie Pop Pioneers Released an Aptly Named, 2x-Platinum Hit 5 Years After They Broke Up
One of The Smiths’ signature songs didn’t get a single release until 1992, five years after the band had broken up.
-
Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images On This Day: Mötley Crüe Headlined Historic Venue in 1989 Under an Especially Phallic Band Name, Because of Course They Did
On October 5, 1989, Mötley Crüe played a secret warm-up show ahead of a world tour and filmed a new music video in the process.
-
(Photo by Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF) -
Photo by Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images 16 Years Ago Today, the World Lost a 1970s Rock Star in a Shocking Freak Accident
Mike Edwards was a classically trained cellist, but he brought eccentricity and experimentation to ELO stage shows that captured fans.
-
Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns 35 Years Ago Today, This Quintessential Grunge Album Ushered in the Age of 90s Alt-Rock Dominance
Pearl Jam’s debut album is a beloved grunge staple, but initial reviews called it “derivative” and “unworthy” of Nirvana comparisons.
-
Photo By Larry Marano/Getty Images He Downloaded a Guns N’ Roses Song Hours Before His Wife Was Murdered. Then It Was Played at His Trial
Justin Barber downloaded a Guns N’ Roses track with lyrics like “I used to love her / But I had to kill her” hours before his wife was murdered.
-
Photo by Steve Eichner/WireImage 32 Years Ago Today, an Attempt to Recreate an Iconic 1969 Music Festival Is Remembered for Its Sloppy Mud Pit
What was supposed to be ‘two more days of peace and music’ became ‘three days of music, mayhem, and mud’ at Woodstock 94.
-
Photo by L. Busacca/Getty Images 28 Years Ago Today, an Iconic 1998 Music Video Was Shot at the Birthplace of a Genre-Defining Film From 1978
The same Los Angeles high school used to film Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” was used in 1978 to film the legendary musical Grease.
-
(Photo by Lex van Rossen/MAI/Redferns) Today Would’ve Been the 57th Birthday of This Indie Icon With a Heartbreaking Musical Legacy
Elliott Smith’s honest and vulnerable songwriting endeared him to fans who related to his pain, and made his death all the more tragic.
-
(Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Stagecoach) Born 71 Years Ago Today, the Would-Be Rock Star Turned Oscar Winner Who Played the Most Degenerate Santa in Movie History
Billy Bob Thornton is a prolific actor and screenwriter, but did you know he’s released more than 20 albums as a musician?
-
Photo by Mike Lewis Photography/Redferns Born 63 Years Ago Today in the Mexican Beverly Hills, the Thrash Guitar Legend Who Changed Heavy Metal Forever
On this day, legendary Metallica frontman James Hetfield was born in 1963. The 63-year-old metalhead shows no signs of slowing down.
-
(Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns)
