LRRC EP872: Worst Band Names, AI WON'T kill music, Building Your Own Guitar is "Easy", Rock Brigade

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This Week In Rock History:

Rock History This Week March 8 – March 14 March 8

Key Stories

• 1974 – Queen release Queen II
  The band’s second album showcased Freddie Mercury’s fantasy-themed songwriting and Brian May’s layered guitar orchestration. It later became a cult favorite among Queen fans.
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-8/ (thisdayinmusic.com)
• 1994 – Soundgarden release Superunknown
  Featuring “Black Hole Sun” and “Spoonman,” the album helped push grunge into the mainstream and went 6× platinum in the U.S..
  https://wrif.com/2026/03/08/this-day-in-rock-history-march-8/ (wrif.com)
• 1965 – Bob Dylan releases “Subterranean Homesick Blues”
  Dylan’s first Top-40 hit and one of his earliest electric recordings. The famous cue-card promotional film is often considered an early prototype of the modern music video.
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-8/ (thisdayinmusic.com)
• 1968 – Cream perform at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco
  Recordings from these concerts later appeared on the classic double album “Wheels of Fire.”
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-8/ (thisdayinmusic.com)

Deaths

• 1973 – Ron “Pigpen” McKernan (Grateful Dead) dies at 27 from liver failure.
  Founding keyboardist and blues singer who shaped the early Dead sound.
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-8/ (thisdayinmusic.com)
• 2016 – George Martin dies
  Legendary Beatles producer often called “The Fifth Beatle.”
  https://wrif.com/2026/03/08/this-day-in-rock-history-march-8/ (WRIF Rocks Detroit)

Other notable moment

• 1965 – David Bowie makes his first TV appearance performing with The Manish Boys.
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-8/ (thisdayinmusic.com)

March 9

Album Releases

• 1971 – Alice Cooper releases Love It to Death
  Breakthrough album featuring the hit “I’m Eighteen.”
  https://www.939xindy.com/2025/03/09/today-in-rock-history-march-9/ (939xindy.com)
• 1987 – U2 releases The Joshua Tree
  Featuring “With or Without You” and “Where the Streets Have No Name,” it became one of the most successful rock albums ever.
  https://www.939xindy.com/2025/03/09/today-in-rock-history-march-9/ (939X Indy's Rock Station - WNDX-FM)

Chart story

• 1991 – The Clash score their only UK #1 single
  “Should I Stay or Should I Go” tops the chart after being used in a Levi’s commercial.
  https://www.939xindy.com/2025/03/09/today-in-rock-history-march-9/ (939X Indy's Rock Station - WNDX-FM)

Birthdays

• John Cale – The Velvet Underground
  Founding member and avant-garde composer.
  https://www.939xindy.com/2025/03/09/today-in-rock-history-march-9/ (939X Indy's Rock Station - WNDX-FM)

March 10

Singles / recording events

• 1956 – “Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins enters the charts
  One of the foundational songs of early rock and roll.
  https://www.wwcfradio.org/today-in-rock-roll-history-march-10th/ (wwcfradio.org)
• 1964 – Simon & Garfunkel record the acoustic version of “The Sound of Silence.”
  The song later becomes a massive hit after electric overdubs are added without their knowledge.
  https://www.wwcfradio.org/today-in-rock-roll-history-march-10th/ (wwcf)

Album releases

• 1973 – Pink Floyd releases The Dark Side of the Moon
  One of the most famous albums in rock history, spending over 700 weeks on the charts.
  https://toptunetales.com/music-history-march-10/ (toptunetales.com)
• 2011 – Foo Fighters release Wasting Light
  Recorded in Dave Grohl’s garage and widely praised for its raw rock sound.
  https://toptunetales.com/music-history-march-10/ (TopTuneTales)

March 11

Album milestones

• 1978 – Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell begins a legendary 416-week run on the UK charts.
  It eventually sells over 40 million copies worldwide.
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-11/ (thisdayinmusic.com)
• 1972 – Neil Young’s Harvest hits #1
  Includes the classic single “Heart of Gold.”
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-11/ (thisdayinmusic.com)

Rock history moment

• 1971 – Jim Morrison moves to Paris
  The Doors singer relocates shortly before his death that July.
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-11/ (thisdayinmusic.com)

Deaths

• 2016 – Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) dies.
  A pioneering progressive rock keyboardist.
  https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-march-11/ (thisdayinmusic.com)

March 12

Iconic album release

• 1967 – The Velvet Underground & Nico released.
  Now considered one of the most influential albums ever made despite poor initial sales.
  https://musicdaily.com/music-history-for-march-7-13/ (musicdaily.com)

Other album releases

• 1980 – Billy Joel releases Glass Houses
• 1991 – R.E.M. releases Out of Time
• 1996 – KISS releases Kiss Unplugged featuring the original lineup reunion.
  https://www.939xindy.com/2025/03/12/today-in-rock-history-march-12/ (939X Indy's Rock Station - WNDX-FM)

March 13

Punk rock history

• 2006 – Sex Pistols refuse to attend their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
  In a handwritten note they mock the institution, staying true to their anti-establishment image.
  https://musicdaily.com/music-history-for-march-7-13/ (Music Daily)

Modern rock

• 2026 – Canadian punk band PUP release the live album Megacity Madness.
  Recorded during their Toronto hometown shows celebrating their 2025 album.
  https://pitchfork.com/news/pup-announce-live-album-documentary-and-zine (pitchfork.com)

March 14

(Fewer historically huge rock events, but a few notable ones you can use as shorter segments.)

• 1975 – Alice Cooper releases Welcome to My Nightmare
  His first album after adopting the Alice Cooper name as a solo artist.
• Various tour stories and live-performance milestones appear in rock press this week each year.

Quick “Deep-Cut” Podcast Segment Ideas

These are good filler topics listeners love:

• The same week in 1994 saw Superunknown and The Downward Spiral both arrive in stores — a major moment for 90s rock.
• Cream’s Winterland recordings becoming part of Wheels of Fire.
• The Clash scoring a #1 thanks to a jeans commercial decades after the song came out.
• Jim Morrison’s final months in Paris.
• The Velvet Underground album that initially flopped but changed music history.

💡 If you'd like, I can also:

• Turn this into a tight podcast script outline (10–15 minutes)
• Add 10–15 more deep-cut events that most “This Day in Rock” lists miss
• Or organize it into segments like “Album of the Week,” “Rock Birthdays,” “On the Road,” etc. for smoother flow in your show.