Today in Rock Music News and History
Today in Rock Music History
Today in Rock Music History A collection of epic events, milestones, birthdays, chart-toppers, concerts, record releases, and relevant rock music news for this day, all brought to you by the Today in Rock Music History staff. Also See …
Featured Artists
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times… as a member of the …
Third Eye Blind
Like many groups, San Francisco’s Third Eye Blind got going in fits and starts. The …
INXS
INXS started with the Farris Brothers (guitarist Tim, keyboardist Andrew and drummer Jon) in ’79 …
Hole
Where does this story begin? For most, any awareness of Courtney Love or Hole probably …
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
An appearance on the “FM” soundtrack (“Breakdown”) helped establish Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. “Refuge,” …
Linkin Park
Taking Old School Hip-Hop, Classic Rock and electronic elements into the mix, Linkin Park burst …
John Mellencamp
When you get kicked out of a group called Snakepit Banana Farm you might want …
Lynyrd Skynyrd
If you had long hair in the late-60s you probably also had pencil arms. So …
Incubus
High school is a great place to start a Rock band. However, it’s difficult to …
Jet
With a touch of AC/DC, a dose of the Ramones and a shot of classic …
Featured Rock Articles
Volbeat Announces New Album
Volbeat have announced their ninth album, “God Of Angels Trust,” featuring the single “By A Monster’s Hand,” due June 6th. “In …
Dead Daisies Got The Blues
The Dead Daisies have issued “Crossroads,” the first single from their upcoming album “Lookin’ For …
Lacuna Coil’s New Single From “Sleepless Empire”
Lacuna Coil have shared the official music video for “I Wish You Were D3AD,” a track …
Best Rock Songs
Linkin Park – The 10 Best Songs
Throwing Old School Hip-Hop, Classic Rock and electronic elements into the mix, Linkin Park burst out of the So. Cal music scene. Their debut, “Hybrid Theory” was released in late …
Shinedown’s Top 10
Shinedown has scored the most #1s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart (19). But there is more to …
The Pretenders – The Best
Having released their self-titled debut (with “Stop Your Sobbing,” “Brass In Pocket” and the jangling “Mystery Achievement) and …
Halestorm – 10 Best
“As a kid, when a lot of my friends were into Backstreet Boys, I attached myself to Alice …
Essential Nirvana
Always feeling an outsider, Kurt Cobain deliberately tried to separate himself, or at the very least insulate himself, …
Guns N’ Roses – Top 10 Songs
With an “Appetite For Destruction,” Guns N’ Roses always managed to find controversy. There were those pesky arrests …
Best Rock Albums
10 Best Rock Albums Of 2024
Number 10 The Warning The Warning: Keep Me Fed The Warning, the sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico, have released its fourth full-length album, “Keep Me Fed” with the tracks “Burnout, “Hell …
10 Best Rock Albums of 2023
Number 10 Within Temptation: Bleed Out For their eighth studio album, the group focused on singles rather than …
10 Best Rock Albums Of 2022
Rock music thrived in 2022, with artists delivering some of the most compelling and innovative albums in recent …
10 Best Rock Albums Of 2021
2021 was a remarkable year for rock music, as artists tapped into a mix of nostalgia and innovation …
10 Best Rock Albums of 2020
10 Best Rock Albums Of 2020 These albums from 2020 reflect the resilience and creativity of the rock …
Best Rock Albums 2010s
Prior to the 2010s women in Rock were scarce. A female fronted band was usually treated as an …
Best Rock Albums 2000s
Outstanding Rock albums were released in the decade of the 2000s and some of them made a lasting …
Best Rock Albums 1990s
Rock underwent a major transformation in the 1990s, giving a platform for numerous timeless albums. With its unadulterated …
