Join Gunner as 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.
1964 The Rolling Stones release their self-titled debut album.
1974 Kiss begins their first real tour, opening for Manfred Mann and Savoy Brown.
1986 Van Halen‘s 5150 peaks at Number One on the album chart.
1995 Courtney Love of Hole reportedly turns down a $1 million offer from Playboy magazine to pose nude.
1995 Hole‘s Live Through This album is certified platinum.
1995 Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler is charged with felony heroin possession after he’s found slumped over the wheel of his car, parked on a Los Angeles street.
1999 Geffen Records and Bong Load Custom Records file lawsuits against Beck in Los Angeles.
2000 Blink-182‘s Enema Of The State album is certified quadruple platinum.
2001 Edward Van Halen confirms the rumors and announces that he has been battling cancer.
2003 The fourth annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival opens at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California. The two-day event features dozens of bands, including the Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens Of The Stone Age, the White Stripes and a reunited Iggy & the Stooges.
2006 Kid Rock made a special guest appearance as himself on CBS-TV’s CSI: NY.
2010 Shinedown announces it will headline the inaugural Carnival Of Madness summer tour, a 27-date jaunt also featuring Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd, Sevendust and 10 Years.
2016 Five Finger Death Punch is sued by its record label, Prospect Park, for failing to honor certain conditions under its current contract and for “shamelessly attempting to cash in before the anticipated downfall of their addicted bandmate,” singer Ivan Moody.
Today’s Birthdays
Joey Jordison (a.k.a. “#1”, ex-drummer, Slipknot) (43)
Jose Pasillas II (drummer, Incubus) (42)
John Corabi (former singer, Motley Crue) (59)