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Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song

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3 Doors Down - It's Not My Time

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Today In Rock 8/4

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August Fourth Featured Artist

John Lennon

John Lennon's "we're (The Beatles) bigger than Jesus Christ" statement leads the South African government to ban Beatles records. 1966
1950's Elvis Presley releases his cover of Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog." 1956

Everly Brothers appear on The Ed Sullivan Show to sing "Wake Up Little Susie," a song about falling asleep on a date (sure, that could happen). Some radio stations ban the song. The brothers also perform the less controversial "Bye Bye Love." 1957

Number One with a Bullet! Billboard begins its Hot 100 singles chart. The Hot 100 is based on sales and radio play. The inaugural #1 song is "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky (later Rick) Nelson. 1958
1960's The Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa hosts Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Byrds, Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly and Eric Burdon & the Animals. 100,000 show up. 1968

Soulfly frontman Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera, is born. 1969

Bill Graham announces he's done with San Francisco's Fillmore West at the end of the year. 1969

1970's Led Zeppelin headline the Knebworth Festival in England - a mere 120,000 show up. It?s Zeppelin?s first British appearance in four years. 1979
1980's John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin work on the "Double Fantasy" album at New York's Hit Factory studios. 1980

1990's Pop singer Mariah Carey?s "Vision Of Love" keeps Billy Idol?s "Cradle Of Love" from reaching the top spot in the U.S. singles chart. 1990

A three-day festival commemorating the 29th anniversary of Woodstock, A Day In The Garden, is held in Bethel, NY (the original site). Don Henley (Eagles), Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac), Pete Townshend (The Who) and a re-formed Ten Years After hit the stage. 1998
2000's The city of Cincinnati lifts its 25-year-old ban on general admission seating that was enacted after 11 people were trampled to death prior to a 1979 concert by The Who. 2004

Chevelle play a benefit concert at CBGBs for CBGBs. The historic Rock club is battling its landlord, the Bowery Residence Committee, to renew its 12 year lease which is set to expire at the end of August. The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, Living Colour and countless others launched their careers at the famed New York venue. 2005

Taproot appear on Fuse TV's Daily Download to promote their contest for aspiring filmmakers to produce their own video of "Facepeeler." The song is on the group's "Blue-Sky Research." 2005

Jon Bon Jovi delivers the keynote speech at the 2005 National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Washington D.C. Talking about his charitable activities Bon Jovi says "I've done it all but I got more of a rush when I went to the Northern Home for Children (in Philadelphia]. We built a playground." 2005

George Harrison scores a #1 album in the United Kingdom. ?All Things Must Pass,? Harrison?s solo debut, receives the honor retroactively 35 years after its release. The disc originally stalled at #4 after a postal workers' strike prevented sales being counted for eight weeks. Harrison's disc is now recognized as the true U.K. chart-topper for the entire period of the strike. 2006

Alice Cooper begins a fundraising drive to construct a $3 million, 20,000 square foot teen activity center in Phoenix. ?There?s lots of shootings going, there?s lots of meth going on, there?s lots of gangs,? says Cooper. ?In the middle of all that is a bunch of 12, 13, 14-year old kids that can go one way or the other.? 2006

Spirit keyboardist, John Locke, dies from complications due to lymphoma. 2006

Tool's Adam Jones, Army Of Anyone's Dean DeLeo and Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance participate in the Sherd School conference in Los Angeles. The one-day event has workshops on how to make it in the music industry and life in a Rock band. 2007

South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds declares KISS Rock and Roll Day in the state. The honor coincides with the group?s appearance at the Rock n? The Rally Festival in Sturgis. During the onstage presentation Rounds thanks the band for its support of the U.S. military. 2008

Judas Priest plays a show at New York?s Hard Rock Caf? to celebrate DJ/VH1 Classic host Eddie Trunk's 25th anniversary in the radio business (poor guy). Priest?s eight song set includes "Breaking The Law," "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" and "Hell Bent For Leather." KISS? Ace Frehley, Queensr?che?s Geoff Tate and former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Vinny Appice attend. 2008
2010's Avenged Sevenfold and their album ?Nightmare? are #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It?s the band's first chart topper having sold 163,000 units sold the previous week. 2010

Cage The Elephant nails the #1 spot on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart with "In One Ear." The song is the second single from their self-titled debut album. 2010

Bret Michaels (Poison) performs "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" on the ?results? edition of America's Got Talent. 2010

Coheed & Cambria announce that bassist Michael Todd has left the band. "After a lot of thought, introspection and discussion, Coheed & Cambria will be continuing our journey without bassist Michael Todd," reads a band statement. "We have spoken to him and this is a mutual decision between both parties.? 2011

After winning Rolling Stone?s Choose the Cover contest, and appearing on the magazine?s cover, the Sheepdogs? EP ?Five Easy Pieces? tops the iTunes sales chart in their native Canada. 2011

The late Johnny Cash is honored by his family and friends (7,000 of them) at a tribute concert in Jonesboro, AK, to raise funds for the preservation of Cash's childhood home in Dyess, AK. "There are four generations of Cashes here tonight,? says Johnny?s daughter Rosanne. ?And if it wasn't for that little house, none of us would be here." 2011

Adrenaline Mob bassist John Moyer announces, via Facebook, that he will not be around for an upcoming tour due to scheduling conflicts. The statement seems to catch Adrenaline Mob by surprise, though Moyer, who is also a member of Disturbed, claims he told the group of his decision three weeks earlier. 2014

Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, by David DeSola, is out. The bio ?throws new light on the dark impulses that drove it (AIC) to both greatness and tragedy. 2015