The end of the 1965 European tour for The Who was dramatic. Roger Daltrey punched Keith Moon, resulting in Daltrey being sacked from The Who. An argument broke out between all four band members on a double show-backed night in Denmark. Terrible circumstances happened to the band at the back end of the 1965 tour….
Read More
Who could dream that the live performance of Led Zeppelin held on August 11, 1979, at the Knebworth Festival was be the last time drummer John Bonham would play live with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones? Bonham’s last live UK performance took place at Paul McCartney’s all-star “Rockestra” charity concert for the people of Kampuchea before his…
Read More
Kevin Estrella spent two years listening and studying Yngwie’s music. Having put that much dedication, he has deep insight into his technique, style, and much more. In this lesson, he shares the most important thing I ever learned about Yngwie. Kevin considers this the MOST IMPORTANT LESSON of all his lessons he will create. The lesson, Yngwie’s…
Read More
Nirvana’s second studio album Nevermind entered the chart at No. 144 on release by DCG Records on September 24, 1991. Nevermind peaked at No. 1 in January 1992 and has sold over 30m copies worldwide. The now-iconic front cover shot of the baby swimming with a US dollar bill on a fishhook just out of reach came…
Read More
Bob Marley performed his final performance today in 1980. On September 23, 1980, Marley took to the stage at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. and collapsed on stage. Two days prior, he had collapsed in New York while jogging in Central Park. Doctors told him to cancel the rest of the US tour, and…
Read More
Blog Talk Radio, The Roman Show. Guitarist Kevin Estrella’s project Pyramids on Mars’ new album Edge of the Black is heavily influenced by Extra-Terrestrial activity. The Roman Show spoke to Estrella about the Edge of Black album released on December 21, 2019. The ten-track album includes several hit songs composed by Estrella. He said he…
Read More
The Godmother of Punk celebrates her 62nd birthday today. Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and founding member of The Runaways, and the band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Her band scored the 1982 US No.1 & UK No.4 single ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’. The Blackhearts had a string of hits…
Read More
Meat Loaf released today in 1977 Bat Out of Hell. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time. This second studio album was Meat Loaf’s first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren. The album sold over 43 million copies worldwide. To this day it sells over 200,000 copies annually. Interestingly,…
Read More
Today in 1960 Hank Ballard refused to perform ‘The Twist’ on a highly rated US TV show with his band The Midnighters, so Chubby Checker picked it up at the insistence of Dick Clark, and Checker’s version of the song was number 1 this week in 1960. It made No.14 in the UK in 1962,…
Read More
thebuzzr Iconic Albums The Who ‘Who’s Next’ Album First UK Number One Hit “Who’s Next” went to No. 1 in the UK on September 18, 1971, the band’s fifth album release. This was the first and only UK number one LP, which featured a standout track ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. Released in August 1971, “Who’s…
Read More