Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, the iconoclastic composer Frank Zappa put on a series of spectacular, now legendary, shows around Halloween each year to celebrate his favorite holiday. Before settling on New York in 1974 to host his annual costume-clad festivities, which would continue until he retired the tradition in 1984, Zappa, fronting an exciting […]
With great anticipation, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain announces the property will open its doors the evening of Wednesday, October 30, with grand opening celebrations occurring all weekend. The official opening will kick off with a world-famous Hard Rock guitar smash; and in true Hard Rock fashion, Rock and Roll Hall […]
The 50th anniversary of James Brown’s October 1, 1969 homecoming concert in Augusta, Georgia, will be celebrated with the first-ever release of the complete show, newly mixed and including seven never-before-issued performances. Available now for preorder on CD, 2LP vinyl, and digital audio, Live at Home with His Bad Self will be released on October […]
Motown’s 60th Anniversary celebration continues with today’s announcement of a special, limited edition ‘Motown In Mono’ vinyl series, featuring The Four Tops’ Reach Out (1967), The Marvelettes’ Sophisticated Soul (1968), The Miracles’ You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me (1963), Diana Ross & The Supremes’ Reflections (1968), and The Temptations’ The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965). […]
Originally released on December 27, 1971, the Jackson 5’s first singles collection, titled Greatest Hits, encapsulated an extraordinary and intense 18-month span of ‘Jacksonmania.’ Stocked with their biggest hits to date, including their four consecutive No. 1s, the album itself was a smash, peaking at No. 2 R&B and No. 12 on the Billboard 200. […]
1962 Beatles record “How Do You Do It” at EMI 1965 Beatles’ single “Help!” goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks 1970 Russian ballerina Natalia Makarova gets political asylum 1977 “Godspell” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 527 performances 1983 “Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat” closes at Royale NYC after 747 performances 1984 Nigerian […]
May 1, 1972 was a whirlwind day of celebration in Marvin Gaye’s hometown of Washington, D.C. Designated “Marvin Gaye Day,” it began with Gaye giving a speech to students at Cardozo High, the school he’d attended, before he and his parents were ushered by motorcade to other points around the city. They visited the office […]
Today more than ever, we live to work and work to live. Our national pastime isn’t some sport, its bitching about our stupid jerkface bosses on social media. Luckily, we pause once a year on this first Monday in September to commemorate Labor Day, a celebration of the American worker. Here are 20 of the […]
1968 1st record under Apple label (Beatle’s Hey Jude) 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “One on One” benefit for children at Madison Square Garden, New York 1969 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival 1969 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash 1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square […]
On October 11, Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises will release a 50th anniversary edition of Frank Sinatra’s classic album My Way and Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman, a compilation of songs written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Released on Reprise in March 1969, and produced by Don Costa and Sonny Burke, My Way features […]