This Moment in Music History for 11-03-2024

# March 23, 1983: Michael Jackson's "Beat It" Peaks at #1On March 23, 1983, Michael Jackson's electrifying single "Beat It" climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, cementing what would become one of the most iconic moments in pop music history. This wasn't just another chart ...  Show more

# March 22, 1995: The Day Radiohead Changed Rock ForeverOn March 22, 1995, Radiohead released "The Bends" in the UK, their sophomore album that would rescue them from one-hit-wonder obscurity and set them on a path to becoming one of the most influential bands in modern rock hist ...  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

This week, Jake is thinking about Richard Pryor. If Pryor had died after setting himself on fire, would that be the strangest celebrity death of all time? Jake takes a look at some strange celebrity deaths, including Tennessee Williams, William Holden, and more. If you know some ...  Show more

For the 30th anniversary of the Melvins’ 1993 classic, HOUDINI, we take a detailed look at how the record was made. Buzz Osborne, Mike Dillard and Matt Lukin had formed the Melvins in 1983 when they were teenagers living in Montesano, Washington. Drummer Dale Crover ended up repl ...  Show more