Music History Today: April 9, 2023

April 9, 2005: Green Day entered Billboard's Hot 100 with "Holiday."

"Holiday" by Green Day is about the American government and society during the Iraq War. It begins by commenting on how the thousands of dead Americans and Iraqis are nameless to the average American citizen.

Music History Today: October 15, 2022

October 15, 2019: "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses was the first 1980s Youtube video to reach 1 Billion views. 

Guns N' Roses

Music History Today: August 28, 2022

August 28, 1988: Kylie Minogue set a new UK record when her self-titled debut album became the biggest selling LP by a female artist in Britain.

The production values on Kylie Minogue's debut LP are dated. The tunes are standard late-'80s Stock-Aitken-Waterman bubblegum. 

Music History Today: July 18, 2022

July 18, 1987: "Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack" was released. The Blow Monkeys caught a huge break when their cover of Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" was included on the multi-platinum album.