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Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time

After a year on the album chart, Bonnie Raitt’s “Nick Of Time” finally reaches #1. 1990"
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Today In Rock 4/8

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Godsmack’s third album, “Faceless,” hits the streets. 2003

1940's Steve Howe, guitarist for Yes and Asia, is born in Holloway, North London. 1947


1960's Rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell) starts his life in Lafayette, IN. He is best known for his tenure with Guns N’ Roses. 1962

Julian Lennon, John Lennon’s eldest child and a musician in his own right, is born in Liverpool. 1963


1970's Paul McCartney’s “Give Ireland Back To The Irish” is banned by the BBC Written following the ‘Bloody Sunday Massacre’ in Northern Ireland where British paratroopers killed 13 protesting Catholics (the same event that inspired U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday) the song still gets to #16 in the U.K. (#21 in the U.S.). 1972

“Journey Through The Past” Neil Young’s filmed autobiography premieres at a Dallas Film Festival. 1973


1990's

“Smash” is the third studio album by The Offspring. The album sells six million copies in the U.S. 1994

The body of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain is found by an electrician working at the Cobain/Love house in Seattle. A suicide note, quoting Neil Young ("It's better to burn out than to fade away"), is found next to his body - along with a shotgun. 1994

2000's What a difference a year makes. Jet plays their first L.A. concert. Just 50 people show up. Exactly one year later, the group plays two sold out L.A. shows at the legendary Wiltern theater. 2003/2004

Vince Neil pleads no contest to battery charges stemming from an '03 incident in which the former Mötley Crüe frontman allegedly assaulted a prostitute at a legal Nevada brothel. The judge gives Neil a 30-day suspended jail sentence, orders him to complete anger-management sessions and fines him $1,000. 2004

Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash performs the U.S. and Canadian national anthems at the Toronto Blue Jays' home opener against the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox. 2005

The Rolling Stones perform their first-ever concert in China. The Shanghai concert comes three years after the group canceled two shows in the country because of the SARS epidemic. However, the Stones are asked by Chinese censors to exclude certain tunes from their set list. The songs deemed too racy for Chinese audiences include: "Beast Of Burden," "Brown Sugar," "Honky Tonk Women" and "Let's Spend The Night Together." 2006

ASHES diVIDE roll out their debut album “Keep Telling Myself It's Alright.” The group is the brainchild for former A Perfect Circle guitarist and founding member, Billy Howerdel. 2008

P.O.D. release "When Angels & Serpents Dance." The album marks the band's first effort since original guitarist Marcos Curiel returned to the fold. 2008

Former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery releases "Help Wanted." And help is what he gets from Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Garbage singer Shirley Manson. 2008

2010's Slipknot’s Joey Jordison makes his debut as Rob Zombie’s drummer during a performance at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in L.A. "I've been a fan of Zombie's since the beginning,” says Jordison. And the winners are: Album of the Year – Alice In Chains “Black Gives Way To Blue”; Best Live Band – Metallica; Best Vocalist - Ronnie James Dio (Heaven & Hell); Best Guitarist - Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society); Best Drummer - Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan (Avenged Sevenfold). 2010

Malcolm McLaren, the former Sex Pistols manager, dies in New York. “He had been suffering from cancer for some time, but recently had been full of health, which then rapidly deteriorated,” says McLaren’s spokesman. McLaren recruited three local kids who frequented his Kings Road boutique “Sex” and dubbed them the “Sex Pistols.” He “auditioned” John Lydon by having him sing along with Alice Cooper’s ‘I’m Eighteen” while it played on the store’s jukebox. And that lad became Johnny Rotten. McLaren, who had a couple hits of his own, “Buffalo Gals” and “Double Dutch,” was 64. 2010

Ozzy Osbourne provides the voice for the Earth Troll character in an installment of the Disney Channel's Fish Hooks. The segment focuses on the importance of recycling. 2011

Bill Wyman's Scrapbook is available. The limited-edition book by the former Rolling Stones’ bassist has letters, photographs and memorabilia from his musical career. 2013

Black Label Society issue their 9th album, “Catacombs Of The Black Vatican,” in North America. 2014

KISS frontman Paul Stanley publishes his autobiography, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed.” The memoir covers KISS, which Stanley co-founded in ‘73, with bassist Gene Simmons. 2014