This Moment in Music History for 05-28-2025

# March 18, 1965: The Byrds Release "Mr. Tambourine Man" On March 18, 1965, The Byrds released what would become not just their signature song, but the track that essentially invented an entirely new genre: folk-rock. Their electrified cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" hi ...  Show more

# March 17, 1973: Pink Floyd Releases "The Dark Side of the Moon"On March 17, 1973, Pink Floyd unleashed what would become one of the most iconic, influential, and commercially successful albums in rock history: *The Dark Side of the Moon*. This wasn't just another album release— ...  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

Entre 1977 et 1982 le quatuor britannique secoue le monde en racontant son époque, en hurlant ses révoltes et ses convictions. Mais à la différence des slogans destructeurs et nihilistes des Sex Pistols, les Clash balancent des messages plus humanistes, et positifs. Leur différen ...  Show more

“Wind Of Change” by Scorpions has the rare distinction of being a history lesson within a huge rock ballad, released after the Berlin Wall came crashing down in 1989 in the band’s native Germany. In the years since, it has become a unifying theme song for the circumstances aro ...

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