Music History Today: January 11, 2023

January 11, 1992: Nirvana's Nevermind album hit Number 1 in America, and their single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," peaked at Number 6 on Billboard. The band also made their first television appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Music History Today: October 27, 2022

October 27, 2014: The Pet Shop Boys' "Always On My Mind" was voted the top cover version of all time in a BBC Music vote.

Pet Shop Boys

Music History Today: September 26, 2022

September 26, 1975: The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened in theaters.

Meat Loaf got the role of Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show because he was the only actor who could get through the character’s signature number. Loaf explained; 

Music History Today: February 20, 2022

February 20, 1988: "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield made it to Number 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

"What Have I Done to Deserve This?," Pet Shop Boys' first major collaboration with another recording artist, was and demoed around Christmas 1984 with the assistance of notable American songwriter Allee Willis. 

Music History Today: May 21, 2021

May 21, 1994: Pulp Fiction is shown at the Cannes film festival.

Made for less than $10 million, Pulp Fiction earned more than $100 million at the box office and was also a huge critical hit, winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and earning seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. 

Music History Today: May 10, 2021

May 10, 1960: Paul Hewson was born in Dublin. He shortened his nickname from Bono Vox - Latin for "good voice" - to simply Bono and fronted the band U2.

Bono was born of a Roman Catholic father and a Protestant mother. In 1977, he and school friends David Evans (later “the Edge”), Larry Mullen, Jr., and Adam Clayton formed a band that would become U2. 

Bono