1994Christie's auction house in New York City holds their first-ever auction of rock memorabilia, including The Beach Boys' guitars, a stage outfit worn by Jimi Hendrix, and John Lennon's famous Army fatigues.
1991Per Michael Jackson's wishes, one week before his controversial "Black Or White" music video airs, a memo circulates at MTV instructing the network's on-air personnel to refer to Jackson as the King of Pop at least twice a week during the next two weeks.More
1972Berry Oakley (bassist for The Allman Brothers Band) dies at age 24 after a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia, just three blocks from the site of Duane Allman's fatal motorcycle crash a year earlier.
1970Bob Dylan publishes his first novel, a poorly received stream-of-consciousness work called Tarantula.
2012During a show at the Perth Arena in Australia, INXS drummer Jon Farriss tells the crowd, "Tonight is very likely to probably be the last show we ever do." The next day, the band confirms that they are calling it quits after 35 years.
2011Black Sabbath announce they will reunite with their original lineup for a new album and tour in 2012. The press conference is hosted by Henry Rollins.
2007John Petersen (drummer for Beau Brummels, Harper's Bizarre) dies of a heart attack at age 65.
2005Billy Joel begins touring again, launching his first solo tour in eight years.
2004M'hammed Soumayah, bodyguard for Liza Minnelli, sues the singer for $100 million for allegedly forcing him to have sex with her or be fired.
2003The owner of a pub in Wiltshire, England, is awarded £40,000 in damages after suing Van Morrison for pulling out of a scheduled performance at the pub in the summer of 2002 at the last moment.
2003At the emotional funeral for Righteous Brother Bobby Hatfield, Bill Medley, the remaining half of the famous blue-eyed-soul duo, sings the gospel standard "Precious Lord."
2000The original Meters reunite for one - and only one - gig in San Francisco, their first since 1977.
1999A teenaged Britney Spears wins for Best Female, Best Pop, Breakthrough Artist and Best Song ("Baby One More Time") at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Dublin.
1998Madrid band Jarabe De Palo tops the 45th Premios Ondas in Barcelona, winning for Best Album (Depende) and Best Video. Other winners include Alejandro Sanz for Best Song ("Corazon") and Ella Baila Sola, Best Group. The Ondas are organized by media group Prisa through Radio Barcelona.
1997Following in the footsteps of Garth Brooks, Metallica holds a free concert in Philadelphia to celebrate the release of their newest album Re-Load.
1994Billy Vera, Micky Dolenz of The Monkeesand Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick all appear on the TV show Boy Meets World in the episode "Band on the Run."
1986Pink Floyd announce their intention to record a new album and tour under their band name, a name which recently departed leader Roger Waters considers his alone.
John And Yoko Release Experimental Album With Controversial Cover
1968
John Lennon and Yoko Ono release the album Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins with a cover photo of the pair naked. Many record stores stock it in a brown paper wrapper.
Lennon's first album away from The Beatles, Two Virgins is 30 minutes of sound effects and random noise. Lennon had made recordings of experimental music before, but rarely played them for anyone. Yoko, though, could appreciate this work, as she herself was an avant-garde recording artist. The pair spent a night recording the album at Lennon's home, then, according to Lennon, consummated their relationship (John was still married at the time). The title is a reference to the art exhibition where John and Yoko met in 1966: "Unfinished Paintings And Objects."
Only the most adventurous listeners take interest in the music, but the photos, showing the couple standing naked on both the front and back covers, make quite a statement. Lennon took the photos himself using a delayed-action shutter (early selfie!). It's set to be the first album released on the Beatles label Apple Records, but the controversial cover delays it, giving George Harrison's Wonderwall Music the honor of first Beatles solo album and first on the label.
When it does get released, Two Virgins hits stores in a brown wrapper. It's mostly a curiosity, with little in sales, but Lennon stands by it. "Being ourselves is what's important," he says. "If everyone practiced being themselves instead of pretending to be what they aren't, there would be peace."
Only the most adventurous listeners take interest in the music, but the photos, showing the couple standing naked on both the front and back covers, make quite a statement. Lennon took the photos himself using a delayed-action shutter (early selfie!). It's set to be the first album released on the Beatles label Apple Records, but the controversial cover delays it, giving George Harrison's Wonderwall Music the honor of first Beatles solo album and first on the label.
When it does get released, Two Virgins hits stores in a brown wrapper. It's mostly a curiosity, with little in sales, but Lennon stands by it. "Being ourselves is what's important," he says. "If everyone practiced being themselves instead of pretending to be what they aren't, there would be peace."
No comments:
Post a Comment