This Day in Music History: The Rolling Stones release Goats Head Soup, Traffic makes their last live appearance
1957 – Elvis Presley appears at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. This is the third and final time the King performs outside of the US.
MusicNotes from the XPN Morning Show: Bono’s surgery forces U2 to postpone “Tonight Show” residency, & watch Marcus Mumford, Elvis Costello & Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith- aka “New Basement Tapes” perform on Ellen
Bono has injured his arm an apparent cycling accident in New York’s Central Park which will require surgery to repair, and has forced the postponement of U2’s week-long residency on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week. Continue reading →
MusicNotes from the XPN Morning Show: Peter Gabriel sings David Bowie’s “Heroes” in Germany on 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and “Band Aid” to re-record “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for Ebola relief.
Peter Gabriel gave a heartfelt performance on Sunday, November 9th in Germany, performing David Bowie’s “Heroes” to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Watch video after the jump. Continue reading →