Green Day celebrated an emotional return to the live stage with a cover of Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss. Billie Joe Armstrong said to the 35,000 people on hand… “Take a look around you. This is human contact. We need to be together!”
Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo are speaking to the future of Metallica saying they’ve come nowhere close to peaking. They’ve composed 10 new songs while in quarantine. And not just new music, Metallica has new shoes. Vans has now opened up orders for the new footwear collection to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s epic Black album.
Happy Birthday to Mick Jagger… and to Roger Taylor, drummer for Queen!
Today in the history of rock: more congratulations for Mr. Jagger. In 1974: the Stones released the single, "Its Only Rock N Roll (But I Like It)". Graffiti artists were hired to spray paint sites throughout London to promote the new single.
In 1968 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed “Hey Jude”, during a writing session at Paul’s home.
And in 1970 - Jimi Hendrix performed right here in Seattle for the last time at Sicks Stadium. He reminded the audience how disappointed he was that he had to go to the U.K. to make it in the music business, before his home country accepted him.