The celebration of the 30th anniversary of Metallica's self-titled "black" album continued last night. The band surprised the Louder Than Life Festival by playing it in its entirety.
Since the "Black" album is frontloaded with hits coming early, the band played in reverse and made "Enter Sandman" the final song.
Noel Gallagher has said he’d be happy to reform Oasis, performing alongside Liam Gallagher… but only as a hologram. He claims his brother is “not actually real” anyway.
In the History of Rock in 1969 – Carlos Santana had his first taste of success when his debut LP entered Billboard's album chart. The disc contained his hit single “Evil Ways” and would eventually hit number 4, staying on the chart for over two years. His 1999 album, “Supernatural” has sold in excess of ten million copies as well as winning a Grammy Award for Best Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals.
In 1986 – The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” re-enters the US Pop singles chart over twenty-five years after it first appeared. The song was featured in the films Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Rodney Dangerfield's Back To School.
And in 2004 – Legendary record producer Phil Spector was formally charged with murder in the February 3rd, 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson. He will be convicted in April, 2009 and sentenced to 19 years to life in the California State prison system.