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This Day in Rock: Oasis Join the “Mile High Banned Club”

written by: Rian Lussier on February 23, 2012

On February 23, 1998 Liam Gallagher from Oasis were banned for life from Cathay Pacific Airlines. On a flight from Hong Kong to Australia for tour the band got rowdy and deeply offended passengers and crew. Complaints were made that the band members hurtled objects at people, smoked and verbally attacked others. One report claims [...]

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On This Day in Music History: Britney Spears Gets a Haircut

written by: Rian Lussier on February 16, 2012

Britney Spears defied all expectations on February 16, 2007. At the climax of a public breakdown Spears shaved off her coveted mane in a hair salon in California. The 25-year-old pop singer/ dancer/entertainer had been stringing together a chain of meltdowns and tabloid stealing events for months, but none had stolen the media’s attention quite [...]

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Lollapalooza Has Sprung a Leak

written by: Mike Sandler on February 15, 2012

Mysterious Twitter user @LollaLeaks claims 2012′s headliners will be Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Beck, Beyonce and Sonic Youth.

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Bonnaroo Announces 2012 Lineup

written by: Charles Poladian on February 14, 2012

Bonnaroo is spreading the love on Valentine’s Day. The lineup for Bonnaroo has been announced and it’s quite the treat. Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish and the original lineup of The Beach Boys will headline Bonnaroo. Bonnaroo will take place in Manchester, Tennessee on June 7 – 10, 2012. Tickets for Bonnaroo will go [...]

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On This Day in Rock: The Who Record Live at Leeds

written by: Rian Lussier on February 14, 2012

On February 14th, 1970 The Who performed their legendary concert at the University of Leeds which would become the iconic Live At Leeds album. Live at Leeds was The Who’s first live album and only contained six tracks when originally released. Since Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle jammed out on that [...]

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