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EMP’s New Exhibit: This One’s For The Ladies!
Seattle’s Experience Music Project plays host to an exhibit put together by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio starting Saturday June 15th. It’s called Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion,...
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Lennon Throws A Spaniard In The Works, Clapton Unloads Strats, Beck’s...
John Lennon released his second book of poetry, weird nonsensical stories, and drawings today in 1965. The title, A Spaniard In The Works, was a play on the English phrase “A spanner in the works”,...
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Hendrix Burns Strat-Allen Pays Extra For It, And Danny Call Your TV Mom-It’s...
RCA Victor unveiled their project of the last 9 years, the 7-inch 45 RPM single today in 1949. Most people still bought single songs at that point, and RCA didn’t feel all that much competition from...
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Eddie 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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Heart, Joan Jett & Others To Perform At EMP April 22nd
Seattle’s EMP Museum is hosting a benefit concert to raise money for wild Orca research and advocacy Tuesday, and some of our favorite rock legends are going to be in Seattle to offer their support....
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2nd Time Is Better For The Stones, Paul Allen Buys Jimi’s Stat For Seattle,...
The Rolling Stones first tour of North America had mostly been a disaster attendance wise, and Dean Martin had made fun of them on national television, but today in 1965 things were picking up as they...
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The Stones Take A Loss, Monterey Pops, And Rod The Mod Gets Married….Again:...
The Rolling Stones had to pony up £1500 in airfare to fly from the U.S. back to England so they could play a show for £100 today in 1964. They’d agreed to play the show at Magdalen College in Oxford...
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Lennon Writes Books, Linda Shoots The Stones, Clapton Makes Bank With...
John Lennon’s second book of poetry and drawings was released today in 1965. Like his first, In His Own Write, the title was an indication of the word-play contained inside: A Spaniard In The Works...
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Elvis Bombs At The Opry, Ringo Bombs At Abbey Road: This Day In Classic Rock...
Elvis Presley and his backing band of guitarist Scotty Moore and upright bassist Bill Black played Nashville’s Grand Old Opry tonight in 1954. The appearance was timed to promote Elvis’ second Sun...
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10.13 DB Show Recap: Sarah’s A Celebrity, What Bands Smell Like and Oldie...
Monday, October 13 Spoiler Alert! Don’t you hate it when somebody ruins a TV episode for you? For Sarah, it’s constantly a problem, which Danny points out right away. But Danny recently irked his wife...
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