1966, The Beatles were at number one on the singles chart with the double a sided 'Yellow Submarine - Eleanor Rigby'. The group's eleventh chart topper. 1966, On their final tour of America, The Beatles performed at Shea Stadium in New York City, New York. Unlike the previous year's performance, which had sold out, there were 11,000 empty seats in the 55,600 seat stadium. … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 23
Lou Reed
Psychedelic Time Warp – Musical Geography
Hosted by Bart Shore. Our theme is musical geography. Let's travel around the world in song> Hear from The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Clash, the Standells, Steely Dan, Creedence, Lou Reed, Springsteen, Frank Zappa, the Kinks, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, the Doors, Al Stewart. Live music from CSNY, The Grateful Dead, Warren Zevon, and Talking Heads. Plus comedy from … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Musical Geography
Today in Rock History – May 17
1967, Pete Townshend records an interview for the BBC overseas radio program Dateline London then The Who pre-tape a Top Of The Pops insert miming to "Pictures Of Lily." From there they travel to Stevenage to play the Locarno Ballroom. Backstage, John lashed out at a "well-known pop singer" by punching his picture on the wall. He breaks his finger. 1969, Chicago release … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – May 17
Today in Rock History – March 24
1965, The Beatles continued filming Help! at Twickenham Studios, England. They shot the interior temple scenes, including the one where they "dive through a hollow sacrificial altar and into water". That scene was then cut to the swimming pool scene filmed in the Bahamas on February 23. 1966, Simon and Garfunkel made their UK singles chart debut with "Homeward Bound." It was … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 24
Today in Rock History – March 20
1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono at the British Consulate Office in Gibraltar. They spent their honeymoon in Amsterdam campaigning for an international "Bed-In" for peace. They planned another "Bed-in" in the United States, but were denied entry. The couple then went to Montréal, and during a "Bed-in" at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel recorded ‘Give Peace a Chance’. Lennon also … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – March 20