THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1959: While he is stationed in Germany, Elvis meets his future wife, Priscilla.
1960: The FCC bans "payola," the practice of paying DJs for playing songs.
1963: Barbra Streisand marries Elliot Gould.
1965: The ill-fated variety program The Steve Lawrence Show debuts on CBS-TV.
1965: The Beatles win their first Grammys, for Best New Artist and Best Album (for A Hard Day's Night).
1969: John Lennon debuts the Plastic Ono Band at the Rock & Roll Revival Show in Toronto.
1982: David Bowie begins filming his role in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.
1993: Max Weinberg debuts as bandleader for Late Night With Conan O'Brien.
2005: Jimi Hendrix' boyhood home in Seattle is saved from destruction.
2008: Come Dancing, a musical devoted to the music of the Kinks, opens in London.
MIKE LOVE BOOK! Mike Love's new book Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy, is out today. In the book, Love insists that he is not a bad guy, and is more of a team player in the group. While members of Team Love may be gratified to hear his side of the Beach Boys story, members of Team Wilson will have a chance to hear Brian's when his memoir, I Am Brian Wilson, arrives in October. Get the details.
DWTS SHOCKER! Monday night's season premiere of Dancing With The Stars was interrupted by shouts of protesters, including two men who rushed the dance floor during the judges' critique of beleaguered U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. Click here to watch the shocking video as the fiends are taken down by security.
STONES BOXED! A forthcoming Rolling Stones box set, The Rolling Stones in Mono will span the group's releases from 1964 through 1969, and will include a collection of non-LP singles and EP tracks on a disc titled Stray Cats. The set-will will be released on September 30. Get a preview.
ROY ORBISON ANTHOLOGY! A new anthology set, Roy Orbison--The Ultimate Collection will be released next month. The set includes 26 tracks spanning the early 1950s through his comeback with The Traveling Wilburys and his posthumous 1989 solo record Mystery Girl. Get details and the track listing.
OPTICAL ILLUSION FUN! Click here to waste some company and check out the 12 black dots illusion.
