October 6, 2025, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee announced a Rush reunion tour. To sit in the slot behind the drums in place of the late Neil Peart who passed away in 2020, they tapped German drummer Anika Nilles.
Today in 2020, sadly, we lose Eddie Van Halen. He’s only 65 years old. He passes away after a long struggle with throat cancer. Eddie an innovator when it came to the guitar, and when the band first came out, he got a lot of attention for that topic thing he did, which Eddie gave full credit for to Jimmy Page.
Today in 2000, the TV show CSI debuts on TV. The theme song, “Who Are You” by The Who. There’s three more shows in the franchise which all feature Who theme songs. There’s CSI Miami, which features “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, CSI New York, which features “Baba O’Reilly, and CSI Cyber, which features ”I Can See for Miles."
Then we take a look at the Rock calendar, find a couple birthdays on it. Born today in 1966, bassist from both The Replacements and Guns N’ Roses, Tommy Stinson, and singer-songwriter, guitarist from REO Speedwagon, Kevin Cronin.
