Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello is defending his unlikely friendship with Ted Nugent. The pair of musicians are definitely on opposing ends of the political spectrum, but Tom says he “reserves the right to be friends with anybody”.
Don McLean’s U.S. tour planned to begin at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa earlier this year has been rescheduled. The concert, where Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper performed for the last time, was to officially kick-off the American Pie 50th Anniversary Tour. The plans were scuttled due to the pandemic, he’ll now play the legendary Iowa venue one year later than originally planned on February 3rd, 2022.
In the History of Rock in 1966 – The Yardbirds arrive in New York for their first U.S. tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. After two shows, Beck developed acute tonsillitis and quit the group. He would go on to form The Jeff Beck Group that gave Rod Stewart his first major exposure.
In 1970 – The film Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger in the lead role, is released and the critics wasted no time in telling Mick he should stick to singing. One reviewer wrote: “He looks about as lethal as last week's lettuce.” Predictably, the movie bombed at the box office.
And in 1974 –Canada’s Bachman-Turner Overdrive had the #1 album in the U.S. with “Not Fragile”. A single from the LP, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”, also topped the American charts.