On August 15, 1969, the mythical Woodstock Festival began, probably the most influential event in the history of music. 3 days of music, love, and freedom, which became the formative social event of an entire generation. Photo: Burk Uzzle The festival took place on a 600-acre farm (about 2,400 dunams) owned by the Jewish farmer Max Yasgur. The farm was located in Bethel, about 80 miles north of New York City. The festival was attended by more than 400,000 spectators. It featu

On August 4 and 11, 1979, Led Zeppelin played their final British shows at the "Knebworth Festival". These shows stand as a milestone in rock history, marking "Led Zeppelin's" triumphant return to the stage after a two-year hiatus since the death of Robert Plant's son during the band's 1977 North American tour, and four years away from British soil. Held at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, England, the festival comprised two monumental concerts on August 4 and August 11, hea

On August 6, 1985, an event was scheduled to take place at the Ramat Gan Stadium. It was supposed to be a defining moment in the history of Israeli music – “Stars Festival 85.” Two consecutive evenings, with huge names in the history of music from around the world, a huge stage, a grandiose production, and an audience of tens of thousands. The promise was unprecedented. The result – one of the most embarrassing moments in the history of Israeli culture. Behind the festival we

On August 1, 2015, "Rush" took the stage for the last time and made the last appearance of its glorious career (In their classic lineup). (Photo: Loudersound.com) This was the final performance of the "R40" tour, which was held at the Los Angeles Forum on August 1, 2015. The tour was limited to North America only and included 35 performances held from May 1 to August 1, 2015. The reason for the short and focused tour was due to the wish of legendary drummer Neil Peart. At the

On August 1, 1981, the music channel MTV aired for the first time ever. After a countdown to the images from a rocket launch into space, John Lack - one of the channel's founders - said the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll", and in six words changed the history of music forever. Just like the iconic channel's famous slogan at the beginning of its journey, the world has "not looked at music the same way". Watch the historic moment here: In a very cynical and perfect

On July 29, 1974, legendary drummer Neil Peart officially joined "Rush". (Photo: Fin Costello) Neil was born in Hagersville, Ontario Canada, southwest of downtown Toronto and the Willowdale neighborhood. He was the eldest of four brothers. He began to take an interest in music through a radio transistor that was tuned to regional stations in Toronto and Buffalo USA. At first, he began to study piano but that was not it. Neil's interest in drums came from his uncle Richard who

On July 21, 1990, the show "The Wall" was held on the "Berlin Wall". The grandiose and extravaganza show took place at "Potsdamer Platz", close to what eight months earlier, was still the "Berlin Wall". As will be recalled, the wall fell on November 9, 1989, in a groundbreaking event that became a symbol of the fall of communist regimes in those years and was the signal for the end of the Cold War. Following the fall of the Wall, East and West Germany were united in 1990, and

Today, July 14, 1789, an angry Parisian mob stormed the Bastille, freeing its prisoners and taking the large quantities of weapons and ammunition that were in it, thus beginning the French Revolution. The fall of the Bastille became a symbol of the revolution, a model of the struggle for freedom, liberation, aspiration for equality, and recognition of human rights. This historic day is known as "Bastille Day" and later became France's official Independence Day. Years later, i

A Sneak Peek... And this time, on one of the biggest events in the history of music -was the "Live Aid" that was held on July 13, 1985. (Center Photo: Dave Hogan) So today in 1985 the greatest artists in the world of music came up, one after another, for performances that took place simultaneously in several places in the world. The event was organized by Bob Geldof known among others for his membership in the band "Boomtown Rats" and his memorable performance in the role

On July 4, 1966, a semi-diplomatic incident occurred between members of "The Beatles" the government and the people of the Philippines. (Photo: Beatlesbible.com) The Beatles members did not show up for the reception hosted by President Marcus' family at the Royal Palace in Manila, to which they were invited. President Marcus' family, as well as 300 close guests of the administration, waited for the Fabulous Four in vain, as they were not informed that "the Beatles" had declin

On June 27, 1970, a historic and significant event in the history of "Queen" took place. (Photo: Flickr.com) Freddie Bulsara takes the stage for the first time with members of the band "Queen" then called "Smile". The band then included Brian May on guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, Freddie Bulsara (Freddie Mercury) on vocals, and Mike Gross on bass. Gross replaced the band's former bassist/singer Tim Staffell, who left and joined a band called Humpy Bong. This historic show, wh

On June 25, 1967, the first live broadcast in the history of satellite television called "Our World" took place. This was the first international production of satellite TV. Various artists were asked to appear on the same broadcast as opera singer Maria Callas, painter Pablo Picasso and another band you may have heard of called "The Beatles". ( Photo: The Beatles Bible) "The Beatles" were asked to provide a song with a message that could be easily understood by many people f

A Sneak Peek... And this time, the song that became a huge hit not by its original writer and created a whole new musical genre. On January 20, 1965, "The Byrds" recorded their version of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man". It was later included on the band's first album, released later that year, on 21st of June 1965. Dylan released the song on his fifth album "Bringing It All Back Home", on March 22, 1965, meaning, two months after "The Byrds" recorded it. How did this happen

Okay, so after yesterday's post about the sale of David Gilmour's guitar collection on June 20, 2019, we felt we must tell you that the Guinness record for that sale for a single guitar was broken on 21 June 2020. (Photo: Frank Micoletta) This record has been held for a year by the Black Strat guitar - Fender Stratocaster 1969, on which Gilmour played from the album The Dark Side of the Moon to the album The Final Cut, and which we told you about only yesterday, here. So on J

On June 20, 2019, David Gilmour broke several Guinness World Records when he put his collection of guitars up for sale. This is a huge collection of 127 guitars that Gilmour has played over the years, including the guitars he has played on "Pink Floyd" masterpieces albums. The sale was made through the famous Christie's auction house in New York and in the end, a fantastic and inconceivable sum of $ 21,490,750 was raised. Among the guitars sold was the Black Strat guitar - Fe

A Sneak Peek... And this time ... about the "Monterey Festival" that was held today in 1967. On June 16, 1967, the "Monterey International Pop Music Festival" was opened. It was an optimistic time, an era of love and innocence, and the three days of the Monterey Pop Festival in California began. All income from this festival was donated to charity as all the artists who performed at it did so for free and on a full volunteer basis, except for Ravi Shenkar who received a $

A Sneak Peek... And this time, on the cover of Pink Floyd's album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" which was filmed on June 14, 1987. On June 14, 1987, the famed photographer and cover designer Storm Thorgerson hired 30 workers to move 700 beds rented ahead of time to Saunton Sands Beach in North Devon (where some of the scenes of "The Wall" were shot), tomuseum film what would become one of the most impressive and amazing covers in the rock world - the album cover for "A Moment

A Sneak Peek... And this time, about one of the amazing events associated with the American Billboard charts. On June 11, 2011 "Pink Floyd's" album "The Dark Side Of The Moon" entered the US Billboard charts. The year 2011 you ask? Yes, this is amazing in itself, since as you know this album was released almost 40 years earlier in 1973. It's not that this album has not previously entered the prestigious Billboard charts, it has happened several times over the years since its

A Sneak Peek... And this time ... about the rock star trying to write a "trademark" on "Devil Horns" .... an act of fool or a marketing ploy? (Photo: Broadimage) Today in 2017 Gene Simmons of the Kiss filed a bizarre application to the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office. He sought to register the "Devil Horns" or "Metal Horns" mark as a trademark belonging to him. According to Simmons, he was the first to use the "devil's horns" symbol and this first happened on November 14, 19

On June 6th, 1981 the first-ever "Kerrang!" issue was published. "AC/DC’s" guitarist, Angus Young, was on the cover.⁣⁣ Founded by Geoff Barton, it was first published as a supplement part of the "Sounds" newspaper. Named after the word that derives from the sound made when playing a power chord on a distorted electric guitar, "Kerrang!" was initially devoted to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the rise of hard rock acts.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Launched as a monthly magazine in 1981, "

The biggest disaster in the history of the music industry. The master recordings of over 100,000 albums, including Nirvana's "Nevermind" were lost in a huge fire. On June 1, 2008, a huge fire consumed parts of "Universal Studios Hollywood", Los Angeles, California. Universal stated at the time that the fire destroyed only an amusement facility of the "King Kong" movie as well as a safe in which copies of old videos were stored. Investigations by the New York Times reveal that

A Sneak Peek... And this time, about a shooting incident that took place on May 4, 1970, and inspired the writing of one of Neil Young's great protest songs as part of the band "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young". On May 4, 1970, a shooting incident occurred at the University of Kent in Ohio that killed four students and injured nine others. The unarmed students were shot by Ohio National Guard during a Vietnam War-related anti-war demonstration, or more precisely, following Presi

A Sneak Peek... And this time, on the day "Nirvana" filed a lawsuit against "Nirvana". So.. on May 2, 1992, the English band "Nirvana" filed a lawsuit against the well-known band from Seattle of the same name. The British band was formed in London in 1965 and its main activity was from 1967 to 1974. The musical style of the English band ranged from pop, folk and rock with touches of jazz. In 1967 the English band released an album that was considered the first full concept al

A Sneak Peek... And this time, about the day singer Brian Johnson , was officially announced as the new singer of "AC/DC". (Photo: Classic Rock In Pics) On April 19, 1980, AC/DC released an official announcement on the replacement of the charismatic singer Bon Scott , who had died exactly two months earlier, on February 19, 1980. As you may recall, Bon Scott 's death left the band broken and shattered by the heavy disaster that befell them, right after the release of their

A Sneak Peek... Who knows, who recognizes? On April 18, 1987, a huge musical bomb fell on the metal world - the mythological show " Headbangers Ball " first premiered on the MTV channel. For those who did not grow up at those times, it may be difficult to understand, but in those years there was almost no place for "alternative" music on radio stations and TV channels, certainly not on a popular station that broadcasts hits to the masses 24/7. So this show was like breathing

On April 17, 1991, "Nirvana" took the stage at the "OK Hotel" in Seattle, Washington, and in an improvised performance just before the band traveled to Los Angeles to record "Nevermind", it changed the face of rock forever. (Photo: Ed Sirrs) During the show, the band played the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for the first time in front of an audience. The version played that evening was raw, mainly because Kurt Cobain has not yet finished writing the lyrics, but even in its u

On April 13, 2000, "Metallica" filed a lawsuit against the file-sharing company "Napster". "Metallica" alleged that Napster was guilty of copyright infringement and racketeering, as defined by the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (United States Federal Law). The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. This case came after another case that was filed against "Napster," by "A&M Records", Inc. which included 18 larg

On that day, one of the big protest bands was boycotted from appearing on a successful TV show. SNL On April 13, 1996, Rage Against The Machine was banned from ever appearing on the iconic program "Saturday Night Live" , due to what was later dubbed as the "Flag Incident." Rage is probably one of the greatest protest bands of our generation, so what you will read next won't be surprising. Yet! When Rage was invited to appear on the famous show "SNL", the band's fans raised an

On April 12, 1981 "Rush" Band members made a historic visit to Cape Canaveral - the Kennedy Space Center in Florida USA. Which of the band's two songs was influenced by this visit, and what is the Israeli connection? you will soon find out. On April 12, 1981, the three members of "Rush" arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Florida. They were special guests of NASA - the US space agency, during the launch of the first space shuttle ever - "Columbia", on mission STS-

On April 11, 1983, "Metallica" members said no more! And decided to fire guitarist Dave Mustaine . (Photo: Rockandrollgarage.com) On the morning of April 10th, 1983, Lars Ulrich , James Hetfield , and Cliff Burton woke Dave Mustaine up, and informed him that he was fired from the band. What the band members did not tell Mustaine, was that they had already hired a new guitarist - Kirk Hammett , who ten days earlier, on April 1st, was invited for an Audition By Phone Call ,

On April 7, 1975 Ritchie Blackmore made his last show with MK III lineup. It was early April 1975, and "Deep Purple" had just wrapped up their U.S. tour in support of "Stormbringer", an album that had pushed the band further into funk and soul influences—territory that didn’t sit well with Ritchie Blackmore . Disillusioned with the band’s musical direction and increasingly alienated from his bandmates, Blackmore made a decision that would shake the hard rock world: he was l

A Sneak Peek... And today, on the "opening chord" for the short but glorious career of "The "Police". On April 7, 1978, "The Police" released their first single in their classic lineup - "Roxanne". Why do we mention "the classic lineup"? Because a year earlier on May 1, 1977, the band released their first single " Fall Out ", but it was with another band lineup that included guitarist Henry Padovani. The single failed and the band took a whole year to re-gather themselves, si

A Sneak Peek... And today, about the day "The Beatles" held all top five spots on the US charts. On April 4, 1964, a wonderful thing happened in the history of music. "The Beatles" dominated the American Billboard 100, holding all of its top five spots. It happened when the song " Can't Buy Me Love " jumped from the 27th place, where it spent its first week in the chart, straight to first place. It took the top from " She Loves You ", which held the first place in the previou

A Sneak Peek... And this time, about a fateful phone call that Kirk Hammett received on April 1, 1983, while sitting on the toilet... (Photo: Mick Huston) So on April 1, 1983 (yes, yes, unlike " Modern Talking " this time it's not a prank), Kirk Hammett got a phone call while sitting on the toilet. On the line was - Mark Whitaker, manager of "Exodus" who asked him if he was interested in auditioning for "Metallica". Hammett, who was sure it was an April fools hoax, replied

The "Van Halen" M&M incident is one of those legendary tales from the rock 'n' roll annals that often gets cited as an example of the wild excesses of rock stars. However, a deeper look into the incident reveals not just a story of excess, but also a clever and innovative approach to a serious challenge facing touring bands. (Photo: The Pueblo Chieftain) On March 30, 1980, "Van Halen" was scheduled to perform a concert at the "University of Southern Colorado" in Pueblo. With

A Sneak Peek.... And this time... prince and ambassador... (Photo: Cuppa Coffee Studios) On 21 March 2004, Ozzy Osbourne - the "Prince of Darkness", was voted the nation's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to planet Earth. In a poll conducted among Yahoo readers following the discovery of water on planet Mars, Ozzy was chosen to represent the Earth to welcome aliens to our planet. Ozzy has defeated many good competitors, including US President George W. Bush, David and V

Just so you know ... March 14, 1982, is a historic day for "Metallica". On this day they took the stage for the first time. It was at the "Radio City" club, in " Anaheim ", California. The lineup of "Metallica" at that show included: Ron McGovney, Dave Mustaine , Lars Ulrich , and James Hetfield . Just a few months earlier, the band had entered the studio for the first time and recorded two songs - " Hit the Lights " and "J ump in the Fire ", for the first mythological colle

On March 5, 1983, Cliff Burton made his first show with "Metallica". (Photo: Metallica Twitter) The show was held at a club called "Stone" in San Francisco Bay Area, which today, in retrospect, is considered as the place where Thrash Metal was born. Cliff joined the band in December 1982 and replaced bassist Ron McGovney. This is one of Cliff Burton 's only appearances on stage with guitarist Dave Mustaine , who will be fired from the band about a month later. For more inf

On March 3, 1994, an alarming event that was supposed to raise a red flag, regarding Kurt Cobain 's difficult mental state, had happened. (Photo: Lindsay Brice/Getty Images) Kurt Cobain went into a coma after taking a large amount of Rohypnol (which today is also known as a rape drug). As you may recall, on March 1, 1994, "Nirvana" made their last p erformance in Munich, Germany, and the rest of the European tour that was planned for the band, was canceled due to Kurt's hea

On March 1, 1994, "Nirvana" took the stage for the last time and played the last chord of their short career. (Photo: YouTube) The performance took place at "Terminal 1 Flughafen München" in Munich Germany in front of 3,050 people. Many believe that the band's last performance was on November 18, 1993, a performance during which the album MTV Unplugged was recorded, but this is not the case. The band went on a short tour in the United States and then continued it in Europe,

On February 28, 1981, "Rush" released the single that would become their most successful and famous "Tom Sawyer". It's amazing to think that the band did not really like the song at the time of the recordings. In one of his interviews, Geddy Lee noted: "I remember being disappointed in the studio, thinking we really didn't capture the spirit of the song. We thought it was the worst song on the record at the time – but it all came together in the mix. Sometimes you don't hav

Don't Stop Believin'... On February 25, 2021, the song " Don't Stop Believin' " by "Journey" crossed the threshold of one billion listens on Spotify. In doing so, the song joins " Bohemian Rhapsody " and the handful of songs on the prestigious list, with songs that crossed the threshold of one billion listens. The band's guitarist Neal Schon celebrated the important achievement at "Twitter", sharing a screenshot of "Journey's" homepage on "Spotify", with the song topping the

On February 22, 1989, a major scandal erupted during the 31st Grammy Awards. (Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images) This was "Metallica's" year. A few months earlier they had released the album "...And Justice For All" . It was the first album after the tragedy in which bassist Cliff Burton lost his life, and the band won a hug from the audience and critics. The music video of the song "One" was non-stop on MTV, which increased sales of the album which became the band's second b

A Sneak Peek... On February 19, 1995, the Foo Fighters made their debut show !! (Photo: Foo Fighters) The performance, which was private only for friends and family, took place over the West Marine store on Mercer Street in Seattle. Their first public performance took place four days later at the Jambalaya Club located in Arcata, California. In celebration of the band's 20 years, Dave Grohl and the band members released demos and rare tapes from the past, but only one, rare a

A Sneak Peek... On September 19, 1981, a historic reunion of the Simon & Garfunkel duo was held for a one-time free performance in Central Park of New York. Despite their dizzying success, the combination of stellar voices and iconic harmonies Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel failed to survive beyond their fifth album " Bridge over Troubled Water ", released in 1969. Precisely at their peak of success and their best creative period the two barely managed to communicate and It wa

A Sneak Peek... On February 14, 1970, a historic performance was held at the University of Leeds in England. This show was recorded and released on 23/5/1970 as part of the album "The Who - Live At Leeds". This album is considered as one of the greatest live albums of all time, both in the eyes of audiences and critics. It is the first and only live album of The Who's classic lineup, to be released in real-time. This show amazingly conveys the added value that this band had

We cannot imagine our life without "radio". Yes, yes, even before the invention of television, before the age of the Internet and social networks, we relied on the radio as a means of communication, information transfer and the spread of culture. This device, the theoretical basis for its invention was laid at the end of the 19th century, has been accompanying us for over 100 years, day and night, in success and in crisis, in times of joy and sadness. Through it we were expos

On February 9, 1961, The Beatles made their debut at "The Cavern Club" in Liverpool, England. (Photo: Beatles Random Facts Facebook) The band has already made quite a few appearances at nightclubs in Hamburg, but this is the first time they have performed at the mythical club in their hometown. The one who managed to get the Beatles members the show is Mona Best, the mother of the band's drummer at the time, Pete Best. Rumor has it that she even had to beg the owner of the c

A Sneak Peek... And this time... about the first time "R.E.M." Entered the studio. On February 8, 1981, singer Michael Stipe , guitarist Peter Buck, drummer Bill Berry and bassist Mike Mills entered the recording studio for the first time. It happened at the "Bombay" studio in Smyrna, Georgia, USA, and the goal was to record their first single that would start their wonderful career: "Radio Free Europe". Three songs will be recorded during the sessions: "Gardening At Night",

A Sneak Peek... And this time about a historic and groundbreaking moment that was the opening chord to the glorious career of "Iron Maiden." On February 8, 1980, "Iron Maiden" released it's first single ever - " Running Free ". The single was released about two months before the band's debut album was released, in April 1980. The song was written by bassist Steve Harris and singer Paul Di'Anno. The lyrics are a kind of autobiography about the singer's life, as a 16-year-old d