Today in History
In 1983
Aldo Nova released the album "Subject."
Triumph's album "Never Surrender" was certified Gold.
In 1987
Elvis Costello was among those who joined Roy Orbison for the taping of the rock pioneer's cable TV special "A Black and White Night" at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles.
U2's album "The Joshua Tree" was certified multi-Platinum.
In 1991
Ratt's album "Out of the Cellar" was certified multi-Platinum, while Metallica's single "Enter Sandman" was certified Gold.
In 1993
The B-52's Kate Pierson was arrested at the New York editorial offices of "Vogue" magazine where she had staged a sit-in protest against fur clothing.
In 1994
R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe signed a movie development deal with New Line Cinema.
In 1996
The Smashing Pumpkins played an unannounced show for 300 contest winners at a venue in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
In 1997
U2's Bono appealed for the release of imprisoned peace activist and nuclear scientist Mordecha Vanunu when the group performed in Tel Aviv, Israel. Vanunu had been convicted of revealing Israel's nuclear secrets to the press.
In 1998
Joey Ramone, Guns N' Roses' Slash, and Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen were among those making guest appearances on "The Drew Carey Show." The plotline involved these guys auditioning to be the lead guitarist in Drew's band.
Former Dead Kennedys members guitarist East Bay Ray, bassist Klaus Flouride, and drummer D.H. Peligro agreed to split from Alternative Tentacles Records, a label established by DK's frontman Jello Biafra in 1983. The trio said they'd been unable to settle claims of royalty underpayments with the label. Biafra wasn't at the meeting in which the vote was taken.
In 2004
Courtney Love's legal troubles continued to mount as she was sued by a travel agency that claimed she owed the company nearly 50-thousand-dollars to cover airline tickets that she failed to pay for.
Metallica appeared on "The Jane Pauley Show."
In 2006
John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jerry Lee Lewis, Los Lonely Boys, and Willie Nelson were among the performers at Farm Aid 2006 in Camden, New Jersey. Arlo Guthrie was also expected to take part in the event, but was forced to drop out of the lineup for undisclosed health reasons.
Jet was forced to cancel a concert in Toronto because frontman Nic Cester had laryngitis.< |