Nirvana is headed into court once again to refute a graphic designer’s claim to their iconic smiley face logo. They’ve denied his claim that he coined the logo, while working at their record label in the early ‘90s.
Legendary musician and member of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Joan Jett has teamed up with Epiphone to release a new guitar celebrating the 40th anniversary of her landmark albums “Bad Reputation” and “I Love Rock ‘N Roll”.
In the History of Rock in 1965 – During a Rolling Stones tour of Australia and New Zealand, guitarist Keith Richards had his shirt torn off after 50 fans invaded the stage during the gig at The Town Hall in Brisbane.
In 1974 – Ringo Starr went to number one on the Billboard singles chart with his version of Johnny Burnette’s 1960, #8 hit “Your Sixteen”. The track featured Paul McCartney on kazoo and Harry Nilsson on background vocals.
And in 1980 – Prince made his TV debut on American Bandstand. But when interviewed by Dick Clark after the performance, the notoriously shy singer froze and struggled to reply to the questions he was being asked.