JULY 11
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL AND THE MOVIES WERE CLOSE BEDFELLOWS IN THE ’80’S, THANKS PERHAPS IN PART TO A 1979 FILM MADE BY NEIL YOUNG CALLED “RUST NEVER SLEEPS.” THAT FILM PREMIERED IN L.A. ON THIS DAY THAT YEAR AND GAVE NEIL A HIT RECORD, “HEY HEY, MY, MY.”
IN 2000, LARS ULRICH OF METALLICA APPEARED BEFORE A SENATE PANEL. HE TESTIFIED AGAINST FILE-SHARING SERVICES LIKE NAPSTER THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO TRADE MUSIC FOR FREE ON THE INTERNET. NAPSTER WAS EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN, AND LATER RETURNED AS A “PLAY FOR PAY” SERVICE.
AND DAVID BOWIE’S “SPACE ODDITY” WAS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1969. WHILE ITS RELEASE HAD BEEN TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING, IT DIDN’T BECOME A HIT IN THE US UNTIL 1973.