This Moment in Music History for 02-27-2025

# March 20, 1969: John Lennon Marries Yoko OnoOn March 20, 1969, one of the most famous and controversial marriages in rock history took place when John Lennon of The Beatles married Japanese avant-garde artist Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. This union would not only change Lennon's pers ...  Show more

# March 19, 1982: Randy Rhoads Dies in Tragic Plane CrashOn March 19, 1982, the rock and metal world lost one of its most brilliant and promising young guitarists when Randy Rhoads was killed in a senseless plane crash at the age of 25. The tragedy occurred in Leesburg, Florida, ...  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

What are the origins of Britain’s original bad boys, The Rolling Stones? Where did they all come from and how did they meet? What was it about the 1960s, with its air of sexual liberation, newly elected Labour government, and rising youth culture that allowed them to burst onto t ...  Show more

In this episode of Quartertones, Thanks Joey takes us on a journey through hip hop, Brooklyn music, and his Syrian grandfather’s old records. We talk about working with Omar Offendum and Narcy, his music making process, and what inspired his Lahme song.

He gives us a sne ...