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On this day in 1986, R.E. M. performed at the University Of Virginia with the band Let’s Active. During the song “Seven Chinese Brothers,” a guy in the audience jumped up on stage and tried to grab Peter Buck’s guitar. He was unsuccessful, but he managed to escape back into the crowd. Peter tore off his guitar and jumped in after him. Mike and Michael then yelled at the guy from the stage as Peter tried to find him. Mike Mills: “If anybody sees that guy, grab him and bring him backstage after the show.” Michael Stipe: “So the Republicans won in this state, huh?” After a few minutes, Peter made his way back on stage without the assailant and the crowd cheered. After he re-tuned his guitar, and the band started into the song “Femme Fatale.”
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Back in the days of my first band Crayon, we played a few shows with an all-girl punk rock band from Portland called Calamity Jane. In October 1992, Calamity Jane was asked if they would like to join Nirvana for a concert at the Velez Sarsfield Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The gig paid $5000. The show was on October 30, 1992, and while on stage the Calamity girls were heckled during their entire set. Nirvana (especially Kurt) was so pissed off at the crowd for being so rude to the openers that he refused to play their monster hit, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Instead, the rowdy Argentineans were treated to a 15-minute song consisting entirely of feedback. Kurt would later write sarcastically about the show in the liner notes of 1992’s Incesticide, “It was as rewarding as paying Calamity Jane five-thousand dollars to be heckled by twenty thousand macho boys in Argentina…”
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On this day in 1982 Prince released his fifth album 1999. Originally released on vinyl as a double LP, 1999 was cut to a single vinyl edition in some countries. For example, Brazil issued the album as two separate vinyl records, 1999 and 1999 II. This would be Prince’s breakthrough album but his sixth album, Purple Rain would become his most successful.
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On this day in 1983 Minor Threat played their very last show at Lansburgh Center in Washington, D.C. They opened for the D.C. band Trouble Funk.
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On this day in 1965, an advertisement ran in The Daily Variety in Los Angeles which read: ‘Madness!! Auditions. Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series. Running Parts for 4 insane boys, age 17-21. Want spirited Ben Frank’s-types. Have courage to work. Must come down for interview.’ 437 hopefuls auditioned and the four who were chosen became The Monkees.
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On this day in 2006 the final episode of Top of the Pops aired on the BBC. Top of the Pops was a British music television program that presented studio performances from some of that week’s best-selling popular music artists, with a rundown of that week’s singles chart. The show had been on the air in the UK since 1964.
The final edition of the show featured archive footage and tributes, including The Rolling Stones (the very first band to appear on the program) the Spice Girls, David Bowie, Wham!, Madonna, Beyoncé, Gnarls Barkley, Kylie Minogue, and Robbie Williams. The show closed with a final countdown, topped by Shakira, as her track “Hips Don’t Lie” (featuring Wyclef Jean) had climbed to number one on the UK Singles Chart earlier that day. The show ended with Sir Jimmy turning the lights off in the empty studio. It was reported that 3.98 million people watched the program’s final episode.
Today we have a video clip of The Smiths performing “What Difference Does It Make” on Top of the Pops in 1983. Enjoy!
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On this day in 1986 R.E.M. released their fourth album, Lifes Rich Pageant on I.R.S. Records. With the help of producer Don Gehman, they were hoping to make a more upbeat album than the previous, Fables of the Reconstruction. The entire record was recorded at Belmont Mall Studios in Belmont, Indiana.
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On this day in 2007 the very first episode of the television series Mad Men aired on AMC.
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