December 7, 2000 – The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors salutes Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who.  Also feted are Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Barbra Streisand and Twyla Tharp.  Rob Thomas, Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell honor them with a live performance. December 7, 1964 – Brian Wilson suffers a nervous breakdown on a flight from Los Angeles to Houston. … Continue reading CDJ Today: December 7 in Classic Rock →

“I don’t know what the big time is,” claims Tom Waits in the latest episode of Blank on Blank, “Tom Waits on Everything and Nothing.” The digital series, created by PBS, features audio segments of interviews from the archives accompanied by newly created animation. This episode in particular is a 1988 interview with Tom Waits … Continue reading Tom Waits: “I don’t know what the big time is” →