Beatles, Hendrix, and Nirvana Conquer Europe, Def Leppard Conquer Three...
The Beatles were hurrying out of the studio today in 1963, putting the finishing touches on I Wanna Be Your Man (a song later covered by the Rolling Stones) for their second album With the Beatles, and...
View ArticleIs Soundgarden Playing Sub Pop’s Free Festival?
Seattle’s most famous record label Sub Pop has released a video to announce the lineup for its 25th Anniversary festival called the Silver Jubilee (happening in the Georgetown neighbrohood on July 13)....
View ArticleStones Piss Off Sullivan, Zeppelin’s First Zeppelin Show: This Day In Classic...
Day two of The Beatles first tour outside Britain today in 1963, with two shows in Karlstad, Sweden halfway between Stockholm and Oslo Norway. The music writer for the local paper was not impressed,...
View ArticleSub Pop’s Bruce Pavitt Talks Grunge In Europe And Following Hendrix Model
Bruce Pavitt, co-founder of Seattle’s Sub Pop, admits the label’s success couldn’t have happened without a little field trip he and his business partner Jonathan Poneman coordinated in 1989. At the...
View ArticleBuddy Holly’s Replacement Meets The Same Fate, The Yardbirds Begin The Page...
The Beatles were busy today in 1963, putting the finishing touches on their second album With The Beatles at Abbey Road, laying down a song they had already given to The Rolling Stones, I Wanna Be Your...
View ArticleEddie Cochran And Linda McCartney Leave Us, Nirvana Unveil Teen Spirit At The...
Two of rockabilly’s biggest American stars, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, were on tour together in England today in 1960, playing shows for legions of fans many of whom would go on to start their own...
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