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| 9/2/2010 |
Today In History
In 1978
Cheap Trick's "Surrender" peaked at number 62 on the pop singles chart.
In 1989
The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek married supermodel Paulina Porizkova.
In 1993
Pearl Jam joined Neil Young to perform "Rockin' in the Free World" at the "MTV Video Music Awards." Pearl Jam was also among the big winners at the event.
In 2000
Def Leppard ended up giving refunds to disappointed fans who said the group's show at the Oregon State Fair wasn't loud enough. The band had kept the PA system at a low volume in accordance with local noise ordinances.
In 2003
The Clash received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the "GQ Men of the Year Awards" in London.
In 2004
Courtney Love described herself to the "Los Angeles Times" as a "program girl," saying she was doing well with her work with a substance abuse counselor and that she wasn't going to backslide.
Gwen Stefani came in 10th place in "Us Weekly's" list of the Fashion Sinners in "Us Weekly's" Fashion Winners and Sinners issue.
In 2008
Great White agreed to pay one-million-dollars to victims' families and survivors to settle the civil lawsuits stemming from the fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island in February 2003, which was sparked by the group's pyro display.
Rage Against The Machine led a protest march after not being allowed to perform at a political rally in conjunction with the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
In 2009
The late DJ AM was buried at the Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles.
Blink 182 skipped a performance in Cleveland, Ohio to give band members time to mourn the death of friend DJ AM.< |
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