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Seether - 2011 Artist of the year
RockinTown.com members have voted Seether’s Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray the number 1 album of 2011.
By a mere 18 votes, the South African group beat out Kid Rock’s Born Free.
Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray went to number 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the U.S. Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts.
Country Song, the lead single from the group's fifth studio album, was named Billboard's Active Rock Song of the Year.
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Today in Rock
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February Fifth Featured Artist
Neil Young releases “Heart Of Gold.” 1971 |
| | 1940's | Three Dog Night vocalist (along with Danny Hutton and Chuck Negron), Cory Wells, is born in Buffalo, NY. 1942
Al Kooper, producer, songwriter, keyboardist and founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears is born. 1943
J.R. Cobb (Atlanta Rhythm Section) is born. The guitarist-songwriter hails from Birmingham, AL. 1944
Nigel Olsson, Elton John’s long-time drummer, has a birthday. 1949
| | 1950's | Elvis Presley records "Baby Let’s Play House." The song has a "hiccup vocal" that will be widely imitated, exaggerated and mocked. 1965 | | 1960's | Then-Beatles drummer Pete Best is ill so the group calls on Ringo Starr (Best’s eventual replacement) to fill in for a show in Southport. It’s Ringo’s first appearance with The Beatles and probably not a gig Best should have missed. 1962
Bassist Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver) is born with the moniker Michael Andrew McKagan. 1964
British tabloid News Of The World confuses Rolling Stones vocalist, Mick Jagger, with the group's guitarist, Brian Jones, in a story about Rock star drug use. Jones is overheard talking about drugs at a London club but they attribute the comments to Jagger. Mick threatens to sue. In the end, it's Stones guitarist, Keith Richards, whose house is raided by police. How does that make sense? 1967
Spin Doctors singer Chris Barron (born Christopher Barron Gross) starts his life in Hawaii – not bad. 1968
The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” soundtrack goes gold. In a unique turn, George Harrison writes two of the four new songs. But Lennon & McCartney’s “Hey Bulldog” is the best. Figures. 1969
| | 1970's | Elton John’s "Crocodile Rock,” recorded at Strawberry Studios in France, goes gold just two days after reaching #1 in the U.S. 1973
| | 1980's | "Africa" (Toto) is the #1 song on the Hot 100. Bob Seger’s cover of Rodney Crowell’s "Shame On The Moon" sits at #5. 1983 | | 1990's | When the local cable company drops MTV as a cost cutting measure, John Mellencamp plays a free protest concert in Johnson City, TN. MTV is returned to the cable line-up the following month. 1992
Former Faces cohorts, Ron Wood and Rod Stewart, tape an MTV Unplugged segment. 1993
"Found Out About You" reaches #25 on the pop chart. It’s the Gin Blossoms’ second charting single. "Hey Jealousy" was the first. 1994
Pearl Jam play the first of two private Seattle shows for fan club members and underprivileged kids. 1995
It took a while, but “Gish” goes platinum (one million copies sold). The Smashing Pumpkins album was released in 1991. 1999
| | 2000's | Zwan’s “Mary, Star Of The Sea” debuts at #3 on the Billboard Album Charts. 2003
Cornelius Bumpus, sax player for the Doobie Brothers, and more recently Steely Dan, dies of a heart attack at age 58. 2004
Universal Studios Florida Mardi Gras kick-off celebration has Eddie Money, Mark Farner (Grand Funk), Dee Snider, Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Rick Derringer, Dickey Betts and Richie Sambora. Proceeds go to the Musicians 4 Disaster Relief organization and the Red Cross. DiscLive immediately issues CDs and digital downloads from the concert. 2005
The Rolling Stones play two classics and a newer song during the Super Bowl XL Halftime Show in Detroit. They open with "Start Me Up," then roll into "Rough Justice.” Censors cut Mick's mic during two of the songs to avoid airing potentially offensive lyrics. "Here's one we could have done at Super Bowl I," notes Mick Jagger before the group launches into "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." The Seattle Seahawks certainly empathized with that last song, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-10. 2006
Bon Jovi takes the stage during the halftime show of the"Super-Soul Sunday" Arena Football League game between the Philadelphia Soul and the Los Angeles Avengers in Philly. Jon Bon Jovi is a co-owner and co-CEO of the Soul. 2006
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler performs at the Peace Alliance's educational gala Turning Peace Into Political Force at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The effort supports a congressional campaign to create a U.S. Department of Peace. 2007
The Beatles' business entity Apple Corps and the Apple computer company reach an agreement with regard to their longstanding trademark battle over their shared name and similar logos. The settlement gives the technology firm rights to the Apple moniker and logo, with the understanding that it will allow Apple Corps to continue to use the trademark for select purposes. Glad that's settled! 2007
AFI launch the '07 North American portion of their tour in support of the chart-topping "Decemberunderground" album with four shows in New Orleans. 2007
Nine Inch Nails begin shooting the video for "Survivalism," a track from their "Year Zero" album, in the Los Angeles area. 2007
Lenny Kravitz issues his eighth album, “It Is Time For A Love Revolution,” containing the singles, "Bring It On" and "I Am Waiting." "We've all got our voice,” says Kravitz discussing the album. “And if I have this gift to play music, then I'm gonna talk about love.” 2008
Sheryl Crow's “Detours,” featuring the title track, is out. Songs cover personal issues ("Diamond Ring”/”Now That You’re Gone”), her battle with breast cancer (“Make It Go Away”) and politics (“Gasoline”). 2008
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who introduced The Beatles (and countless others) to transcendental meditation dies at his home in Holland. He was influential in The Beatles lives during the ’67 – ’68 period. After The Beatles broke with the Maharishi, John Lennon wrote the acerbic “Sexy Sadie” to sum up the whole experience. The Maharishi reportedly was 91. 2008 | | 2010's | Staind frontman Aaron Lewis is inducted into Mohegan Sun Casino's Walk of Fame. Lewis is honored for playing more than 30 shows at the Connecticut venue, both acoustically and with Staind. "It makes it so that I can play a small number of shows and still make a little bit of money too," says Lewis. 2010
The Pretenders and Country superstar Faith Hill appear in a special Super Bowl edition of CMT's Crossroad Series. The program pairs Country stars with top artists from other genres. The Pretenders & Faith Hill Live From the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam takes place at the Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX. 2011
A Budweiser Super Bowl ad features a mash-up of The Cult's "She Sells Sanctuary" with Rapper Flo Rida's "Good Feelin'." The ad recounts decades of good times since the end of Prohibition. 2012 |
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