This Moment in Music History for 10-26-2024

# February 20th in Music History: Kurt Cobain's Iconic MTV Unplugged Performance (1994)On February 20, 1994, Nirvana recorded what would become one of the most haunting and legendary performances in music history: their MTV Unplugged session at Sony Music Studios in New York City ...  Show more

# February 19, 1963: The Beatles' "Please Please Me" Hits #1 in the UKOn February 19, 1963, The Beatles achieved their first #1 hit on the UK singles charts with "Please Please Me," marking the true beginning of Beatlemania and forever changing the landscape of popular music.This ...  Show more

Martin Freeman tells the story of the Fab Four’s rise, fall and rebirth - and how they changed the world along the way. In the space of just 8 years, their journey took them from the smoky clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool, to Abbey Road and unprecedented global fame. And when their ...  Show more

Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican global sensation, is set to perform at the highly-anticipated 'SNL50: The Homecoming Concert' at the iconic Radio City Music Hall. This event marks the 50th anniversary of the beloved sketch comedy show, "Saturday Night Live," celebrating its legacy an ...  Show more

"We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on the brink of imprisonment and mass censure, while at the height of their success, with fame, fortune, mansions, world tours, and best selling albums to their names? Was Brian Jones, ...  Show more

Every once in a while, something extraordinary happens in rock’n’roll…I hate the use of the cliché of “a perfect storm,” but that’s precisely what I’m talking about…a bunch of things involving culture, politics, demographics, economics and technology all collide and mix in just t ...  Show more