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2-1-10 On This Day In Music:
in 1992 Nirvana's Nevermind album reaches number-one in Billboard for the second time.
in 2008 The 2008 Taste of Chaos Tour, Featuring Bullet For My Valentine,Atreyu and Avenged Sevenfold, kicks off in Denver.
BIRTHDAYS: Pat Wilson - The Weezer drummer also sings and plays guitar in The Special Goodness. (Age: 41)
GRAMMY AWARDS: THE WINNERS Kings of Leon were the big rock winners at last night's 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The Tennessee natives won Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song For "Use Somebody."
Green Day won their fourth Grammy overall, grabbing Best Rock Album for 21st Century Breakdown.
Phoenix won Best Alternative Music Album, while Brendan O'Brien won Producer of the Year for his work with Sprinsteen and Pearl Jam.
2-3-10 On This Day In Music:
in 1998 Pearl Jam releases the Yield album.
in 2004 Incubus release A Crow Left Of the Murder. It will debut at number-two on the album chart.
Grant Bary - 1977 Ex-Reel Big Fish trombonist (Age: 33)
SHINEDOWN: ONE SOUNDTRACK DOWN, ANOTHER TO GO Shinedown not only have a new song on the upcoming Alice in Wonderland soundtrack, they have another new track in another film due out in August. Bassist Eric Bass says he can't reveal which film they've written the song for, but says that it's the movie's title track. Bass says that once they finish their spring tour with Nickelback, Shinedown will decide if it's time to take a break to work on their next record or just tour until the end of 2010. 2-4-10 On This Day In Music:
in 1988 Metallica's Kill 'Em All Video is certified gold and platinum.
BIRTHDAYS: Henry Bogdan - 1961 - Ex-helmet bassist (Age: 49)
Rick Burch - 1975 - Jimmy Eat World bassist (Age: 35)
WEEZER: KICK OFF NEW CHRITY DOWNLOAD SERIES Weezer are among the artists donating rare and unreleased tracks to The Right Track: Tunes to Target Cancer, a new download series benefiting the Boston-based chairty Target Cancer. The Weezer cut, "Rat Race," was recorded in 2004 for an abandoned acoustic E-P. You can download that song, along with tracks by Cowboy Junkies, The Donnas, Buffalo Tom, The Gravel Pit and more, at www.righttracktunes.org
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