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| 9/7/2010 |
Today In History
In 1978
Former Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious performed at the New York City punk club Max's Kansas City.
In 1979
New album releases included Gary Numan's "The Pleasure Principle," featuring the hit "Cars," and Judas Priest's "Unleashed In The East (Live in Japan)."
In 1984
Queensryche released the album "The Warning."
In 1985
The David Bowie-Mick Jagger version of "Dancing in the Streets" hit number one on the UK pop singles chart.
Motley Crue's "Smokin' In The Boys Room" peaked at number 16 on the pop singles chart.
In 1990
New releases included Warrant's album "Cherry Pie" and the D.N.A. remake of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner."
In 1991
Motley Crue signed a record setting 22-point-five-million-dollar record deal.
In 1995
Weezer was among the big winners at the 12th annual MTV Video Music Awards.
In 2000
At the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford was arrested after he disrupted the ceremony. While Limp Bizkit was receiving an award, he climbed a part of the set and perched precariously on an arch 15 feet above the stage and started rocking the scaffolding back and forth. Police eventually escorted him and a security guard from the hall in handcuffs. Other rockers taking awards at the event included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182, and Bjork.
Bono paid a visit to the United Nations as part of his work for the Drop the Debt campaign.
In 2001
Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash took part in the first Michael Jackson 30th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden.
The movie "Rock Star," which drew similarities to the life of Judas Priest frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, opened in theaters. The film stars Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston and featuring appearances from members of The Verve Pipe and Third Eye Blind.
In 2003
Dave Matthews was among the artists who performed at the Farm Aid concert in Columbus, Ohio.
In 2004
Franz Ferdinand won the Mercury Prize, an award presented in London honoring the best album of the year by a British or Irish artist. The winner, picked by a panel of musicians, journalists, and industry experts, earns critical acclaim along with a monetary award of more than 35-thousand-dollars.
Courtney Love lost a civil suit brought against her by a law firm that had previously represented her as well as a former band mate and her company. The lawyers claimed she owed them money, and the judge ruled in the firm's favor. She was ordered to pay the legal fees to the attorneys within the next five weeks.
In 2006
Scissor Sisters were among the performers at the annual Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In addition, 30 Seconds to Mars won the Fashion Rocks Alt-Rock Battle Of The Bands competition for a spot at the event.
The Arctic Monkeys announced that the band would donate its 38-thousand-dollar winnings from the UK's Mercury Music Prize to charity. The group earned the award for the disc "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not."
In 2008
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was attacked on stage during the band's set at Toronto's Virgin Festival, and suffered severe bruises to his ribs and hip. The assailant then went after frontman Liam Gallagher, but crew members were able to intervene before the man reached the singer. Oasis was forced to cancel several shows following the incident to give Noel time to heal.
Tokio Hotel, Gnarls Barkley, and The White Stripes were among the winners at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
In 2009
David Bowie had a rare spider named after him. A German spider expert called his new discovery -- a large spider with long yellow hair that is only found in certain areas of Malaysia -- "Heteropoda davidbowie" in honor of the rocker.< |
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