2008- Coldplay appear on Comedy Centrals Daily show…
2008- Coldplay appear on Comedy Centrals Daily show, having the the number one album in the US.
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1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, Englan…
1942 – Paul McCartney is born in Liverpool, England. The Beatles have 20 No. 1 songs, more than any other recording act, and McCartney by himself or in duets has another nine. His biggest post-Beatles hits are “Ebony and Ivory,” a duet with Stevie Wonder that stays at No. 1 for seven weeks, and “Say […]
2004 – The Darkness (“I Believe in a Thing Called Love”) wrap up…
2004 – The Darkness (“I Believe in a Thing Called Love”) wrap up their American tour in Los Angeles. Foo Fighters and The Donnas turn out for the show at the Henry Fonda Theatre, where the comedy metallists blow out the venue speakers.
2003 – UK comedy/glam rockers The Darkness resume their tour in London, after
2003 – UK comedy/glam rockers The Darkness resume their tour in London, after cancelling three dates, with singer Justin Hawkins denies tabloid reports that he has throat cancer.
2003 – Jack Osbourne, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Sugar Ray’s
2003 – Jack Osbourne, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath watch English comedy rockers the Darkness make their West Coast debut at Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre.
2003 – Jack Osbourne, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Sugar Ray
2003 – Jack Osbourne, Blink-182’s Travis Barker and Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath watch English comedy rockers the Darkness make their West Coast debut at Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre.
2002 – The Who’s John Entwistle is found dead in h…
2002 – The Who’s John Entwistle is found dead in his hotel room in Las Vegas. He has cocaine in his system, and the Deaths is ruled accidental. He is 57. John Alec Entwistle (October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, and horn player, who was best known […]
2001 – Beloved hard rock veterans Spinal Tap come …
2001 – Beloved hard rock veterans Spinal Tap come back from the dead at New York’s Carnegie Hall with a 20-song, 90-minute performance as part of the annual Toyota Comedy Festival. This next tune is in the key of D-minor… which is the saddest of all keys… it’s called… “Lick my love pump!”… OH and […]
1999 – Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, the bear…
1999 – Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, the bearded half of ABBA, take to the stage in London, 25 years after the band’s debut at the Eurovision Song Contest for the opening of “Mamma Mia!” the comedy/romance musical set to ABBA’s greatest hits. At the Prince Edward Theatre in London, the duo receives a standing […]
1995 – Cyndi Lauper won an Emmy award in 1995 for a guest appearance
1995 – Cyndi Lauper won an Emmy award in 1995 for a guest appearance on the Mad About You sitcom. She won for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, a few weeks after her first hits package, Twelve Deadly Cyns… and Then Some, was released. A new track, “Hey Now (Girls Just Want to […]
1993 – George Harrison and David Crosby make guest…
1993 – George Harrison and David Crosby make guest appearances on the fifth season premiere of the Fox animated comedy series “The Simpsons.” “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” is the first episode of The Simpsons’ fifth season. It features the Be-Sharps, a fictional barbershop quartet founded by Homer, whose story roughly parallels that of The Beatles. The […]
1993 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bette Midler and…
1993 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bette Midler and Barry White lend their voices to the season finale of the Fox animated comedy series “The Simpsons.” The episode, “Krusty Gets Kancelled,” marks White’s second “Simpsons” guest appearance.