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RT @crockpics: Pat Benatar with her band in a gritty Los Angeles warehouse during the autumn of 1980. With Crimes of Passion racing up the charts behind tracks like Hit Me with Your Best Shot and Treat Me Right, Benatar redefined what it meant to front a hard rock outfit. Caught by rock photographer Neil Zlozower.
When MTV launched on August 1, 1981, Pat Benatar’s You Better Run was the second music video ever broadcast, making her the first woman and first American solo act seen on the channel. Do you remember watching those early days of music television? Oct 2, 2026

RT @rocknrollgarag1: Playiing Rush's "Spirit of Radio" on Improvised drums https://t.co/Nglm5LTlX6Oct 2, 2026

RT @onlyjameshet: About to walk out. Sphere’s already lit up red like the whole damn city is on fire. Few minutes and we start. Vegas, you ready?

#Metallica #JamesHetfield #SphereVegas #MetallicaSphere #Vegas #MetallicaLive #HeavyMetal #LetsGo #M72 #RideTheLightning https://t.co/Ju8kHV9d4WOct 2, 2026 RT @consequence: A St. Louis man spent nearly six decades wondering about his biological parents, only to discover at age 58 that his is The Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald.

https://t.co/X4CZyyxgOqOct 2, 2026

A banger was released every day in October over the years

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they dont call it Rocktober for nothing https://t.co/TRYBPxI9jfOct 1, 2026

RT @setlistfm: Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam performed their new single at the Dublin school where they met 50 years ago https://t.co/Curvs4fS4q https://t.co/qfGqUKfqXhOct 1, 2026

RT @PunkRockStory: 46 years ago
The Go Go’s at the Tail of the Pup, Los Angeles, October 1980.

Jane Wiedlin, Margot Olavarria, Gina Schock, Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey.

Photo by Janette Beckman

#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk #womenofrock #gogos #history #punkrockhistory https://t.co/CRLPouGknQOct 1, 2026 RT @consequence: Drummer Mike Heller stepped in for Anthrax’s Charlie Benante on short notice during the band's San Antonio stadium show supporting Iron Maiden.

Heller, a San Antonio local, received the call just hours before taking the stage.

"I still have no idea what happened! Next time, I hope I get more than a few hours to try to learn the songs… and hopefully I would actually be able to move the drums into a comfortable playing position for me… but this is a night I will never forget!"

https://t.co/Pv5TMSGEvhOct 1, 2026 Damn https://t.co/dD8UR2ZVzkOct 1, 2026

RT @TheExtremeMusi1: The models from Roxy Music's 'Country Life' are shown 38 years later alongside the iconic album cover. Eveline Grunwald and Michael Karoli's sister, Constanze Karoli, appear in a 2011 photo from a Bryan Ferry exhibition. The women don’t resemble 60-year-olds. https://t.co/LlQT1Y8EEIOct 1, 2026

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October 12

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