Join Gunner has he goes over all the important Rock dates in history weekdays at 3:50. Relive all the chart-topping moments, milestones, bad breakups and first times again.
There will be no hall pass today. Here’s what happened today in Rock N’ Roll.
1976 David Bowie is arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession at a hotel in Massachusetts. Also picked up that day is Iggy Pop.
1983 The Def Leppard album Pyromania is certified gold.
1984 A section of New York City’s Central Park is renamed Strawberry Fields in honor of John Lennon.
1986 The Judas Priest album Turbo is released.
1988 The Pixies released Surfer Rosa.
1990 The Motley Crue album Dr. Feelgood is certified triple platinum.
2001 A letter is made public, allegedly from the hand of Hole‘s Courtney Love, that calls on other successful musicians to join her battle against the current system of recording contracts.
2005 Velvet Revolver lead guitarist Slash wins Esquire magazine’s 2005 Esky Music Award for Best Guitarist.
2005 The last episode of The Osbournes airs on MTV.
2006 The Red Hot Chili Peppers make their entire recorded catalog available online at the iTunes music store after holding out for some time.
2007 AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young is voted the top icon in rock history by the readers of U.K. magazine Kerrang!.