Category Archives: KQ Rock History

Historic events this week from Billy Joel, Metallica, Led Zeppelin and GarbageAUGUST 10, 1993: BILLY JOEL RELEASES RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel's 12th album went 5x Platinum and became his fourth and fi...

Historic events this week from INXS, Prince, Gin Blossoms and Tom PettyAUGUST 3, 1992: INXS RELEASES WELCOME TO WHEREVER YOU ARE INXS's Welcome to Wherever You Are showcased the band's artistic evolut...

Historic events this week from Stevie Nicks, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tom Petty and Alice In ChainsJULY 27, 1981: BELLA DONNA BY STEVIE NICKS Stevie Nicks' solo debut, Bella Donna, became her biggest al...

Historic events this week from Genesis, Guns N' Roses, The Police, Beastie Boys and moreJULY 19, 1986: GENESIS HAVE FIRST US #1 SINGLE After scoring four #1 hits across three solo albums, Phil Collins...

Historic events this week from Talking Heads, Beastie Boys, The Rolling Stones, Big Audio Dynamite, Billy Joel and moreJULY 13, 1985: LIVE AID Taking place simultaneously in London & Philadelphia,...

Historic events this week from U2, David Bowie, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Police, Coldplay and Fleetwood MacJULY 5, 1993: U2's ZOOROPA Zooropa was an experimental departure that continued U2's expl...

Historic events this week from Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, The White Stripes and Foo FightersJUNE 29, 1984: THE 'DANCING IN THE DARK' VIDEO Director Brian De Palma (Scarface) directed th...

Historic events this week from The Beatles, Prince, Stone Temple Pilots and David BowieJUNE 21, 1966: 'SHE SAID, SHE SAID' RECORDED WITHOUT McCARTNEY The Beatles' "She Said, She Said" was inspired by ...

Historic events this week from Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Paul Westerberg, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac and moreJUNE 14, 2005: FOO FIGHTERS RELEASE THEIR IN YOUR HONOR DOUBLE ALBUM In Your Honor is a landma...

Historic events this week from Tom Petty & Bob Dylan, Stone Temple Pilots, Paul McCartney, Velvet Revolver, Talking Heads and RushJUNE 7, 1978: TOM PETTY MEETS BOB DYLAN Before performing a show i...