October 11, 1999 – Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe is released on $5000 bail after being arrested for inciting the crowd to attack a security guard at a North Carolina show. He is charged with “assault and inciting a riot with ethnic animosity” and later sentenced to 18 months probation after pleading “no contest” to the charges. October 11, 1983 … Continue reading CDJ Today: October 11 in Classic Rock →

July 12, 2007 – Rod Stewart is awarded the CBE Order of the British Empire by Prince Charles in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. July 12, 1979 – The MLB makes a fateful decision when they team up with Chicago disc jockey Steve Dahl for a “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL between … Continue reading CDJ Today: July 12 in Classic Rock →

June 16, 1967 – The three day Monterey Pop Festival begins and is regarded historically as the start of the “Summer of Love.”  The festival becomes the pre-cursor to Woodstock.  All artists (with the exception of Ravi Shankar) perform for free, with ticket sales donated to charity.  On the first night, the line up is:  The Association, The Paupers, Lou Rawls, … Continue reading CDJ Today: June 16 in Classic Rock →

April 26, 2003 – David Lee Roth corners and detains a knife-wielding man who is  trespassing on his Pasadena estate.  Roth holds him until the police arrive. Says Roth: “Anyone found bearing arms here at night…will be found here in the morning.” It later turns out the man is his neighbor, and is booked on possession of a knife and methamphetamines. April … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 26 in Classic Rock →

April 6, 1993 – Peter Criss, former drummer for the rock group KISS, settles a libel lawsuit against Star magazine for portraying him as a homeless alcoholic.  ”At least now I can go on with a clearer head, now that this is over,” he said. “I could write a song about this whole thing. Maybe I will.” A Jan. … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 6 in Classic Rock →

April 29, 1998 – Steven Tyler incurs a knee ligament injury when he drops his mic on his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska while singing “Mama Kin.”  The tour is postponed through September of that year. April 29, 2003 – Great White play their first gig since the infamous Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people.  Proceeds from … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 29 in Classic Rock →

January 10, 1964 – The Beatles release their first U.S. album Introducing… The Beatles on Vee-Jay records. The release comes only 10 days before Capitol’s Meet the Beatles! hits the shelves. January 10, 1995 – Rory Gallagher plays his last concert in severe pain, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Five months later he dies of complications from a liver transplant.  Due to … Continue reading CDJ Today: January 10 in Classic Rock →

At 12:01 AM on August 1, 1981, a truly groundbreaking change happened in the music industry when the fledgling cable network dubbed MTV signed onto the airwaves for the first time. Although the channel is now mostly devoid of actual music videos, MTV ushered in the dawn of the music video age, and created overnight … Continue reading 25 Interesting Facts About the Launch of MTV →

Rod Stewart will head out on tour this summer with special guest Cheap Trick. The 21-date North American tour kicks off July 21st in Cleveland, OH and wraps up September 5th in Chicago. See below for a full list of tour dates. Stewart’s most recent studio album was 2019’s You’re In My Heart: Rod Stewart … Continue reading Rod Stewart Announces Summer Tour with Cheap Trick →

Rod Stewart has premiered a brand new track from his forthcoming orchestral album You’re In My Heart: Rod Stewart With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Due out November 22nd, the album pairs vocal tracks from many of his classic songs with new orchestral arrangements. Though the album centers around favorites such as Maggie May,” “Forever Young,” … Continue reading Watch the Official Lyric Video for Rod Stewart’s New Song “Stop Loving Her Today” →

A new trailer for the forthcoming Ronnie Wood documentary Somebody Up There Likes Me has been released to promote the film’s U.K. opening next month. You can watch the preview in the player below. Somebody Up There Likes Me explores the life and career of the veteran guitarist from his childhood in post-war England through … Continue reading Watch the Trailer for the New Ronnie Wood Documentary ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ →

An exciting new documentary about musical maverick and guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck has just been announced. Still On The Run: The Jeff Beck Story delves deep into the past of the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, looking at the circumstances and inspirations that set him on the path to becoming one of … Continue reading New Jeff Beck Film Set For Release On May 18th →