Category Archives: KQ Rock History

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...

Historic events this week from Talking Heads, The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, U2, The Cars, Soul Asylum and ColdplayJUNE 1, 1983: TALKING HEADS RELEASE SPEAKING IN TONGUES Talking Heads' Speaking...

Historic events this week from David Bowie, Van Halen, The Beatles and Bob DylanMAY 24, 1974: DAVID BOWIE RELEASES DIAMOND DOGS At the time of its release, David Bowie's eighth LP was his highest char...

Historic events this week from Dire Straits, R.E.M., Peter Gabriel, Foo Fighters, The Wallflowers, Soundgarden, Radiohead and Beastie BoysMAY 17, 1985: BROTHERS IN ARMS BY DIRE STRAITS Dire Straits' p...

Historic events this week from Weezer, Garbage, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Soundgarden and The ClashMAY 10, 1994: WEEZER'S 'BLUE ALBUM' Weezer's self-titled debut album has become a classic of the p...