Thursday, March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
WHITE ZOMBIE...Make Them Die Slowly  (1989)
Make Them Die Slowly was released 25 years ago in March 1989.  It did not chart on the U.S. Billboard album charts
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 20
Carl Palmer  formerly with Emerson, Lake and Palmer and currently with Asia is 64; Jimmie Vaughan is 63; Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and the Stone Temple Pilots is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Eric Clapton along with Buffalo Springfield members Neil Young, Jim Messina and Richie Furay are all arrested for marijuana possession
1969 John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar
1970 David Bowie marries Angela Barnett
1977 The last concert ever by T. Rex is performed in Portsmouth, England
1984 Slim Jim Phantom marries Britt Ekland
1990 CBS loses their lawsuit against Tom Scholz of Boston, claiming that the band did not meet their contract terms of 10 albums in 5 years. They still haven't put out 10 albums, makes one wonder how CBS lost
1991 Eric Clapton's son dies tragically at the age of 4 after falling out an apartment window in New York City
2007 Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is sued by Grace Slick and an ex-manager for breach of contract after Kanter signed a lucrative sponsorship deal involving Microsoft
2009 It is announced that Jimmy Chamberlin is leaving the Smashing Pumpkins

No comments: