1963, The Beatles received silver LP discs for Please Please Me and With the Beatles at a ceremony held at EMI House in London. They also received a silver EP for Twist and Shout, and a silver single for "She Loves You." The band then attend a cocktail party and a formal lunch in the EMI boardroom with company executives and invited guests. 1964, On the TV show … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – November 18
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Betrayal Takes Two” by Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Richard Hell was the original punk! He was a fashion inspiration to Malcolm McLaren who borrowed his spiked hair look, torn clothes and ample use of safety pins as the basis for his own fashion shop, Sex, in London that launched The Sex Pistols and the initial punk scene. But it wasn’t just the look and the clothes that set Mr. Hell apart from the rest, Hell was also a … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Betrayal Takes Two” by Richard Hell & The Voidoids