Awkward Moments

How Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello Got Humiliated By A Restaurant Owner

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In 2014, Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello performed a solo show in Seattle and was joined on stage by his former Audioslave bandmate, Chris Cornell. Audioslave had broken up in 2007, but Cornell and Morello had shared the stage several times since. Seattle’s 5 Point Cafe Following the performance, the guitarist and some of […]

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Have You Heard About The Time MTV Gave Away Jon Bon Jovi’s Childhood Home

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In 1988, Bon Jovi was set to release their new album titled New Jersey. To promote the album, MTV and the record label wanted to do a contest that would somehow tie it to the name New Jersey. ‘We talked about giving away a bar…” – MTV Spokesperson According to the New York Times, MTV

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Why Aerosmith Fired Megadeth From Tour

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Aerosmith were on a career resurgence in 1993 after a pretty rough period which saw guitarists Joe Perry and Bradley Whitford leaving the group in the early 80’s. The band reunited in the mid-80’s and a collaboration with Run DMC in 1986 effectively revitalized their career, introducing them to a new audience. Following that collaboration,

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Why MTV Banned Nine Inch Nails From the MTV Movie Awards in 2005

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Even though MTV was instrumental in Nine Inch Nails’ success in the 90s and helping solve a fake murder, Nine Inch Nails’ leader, Trent Reznor seemed to always have a lot of disdain for the network. Trent Reznor Expresses His Disdain for MTV During an interview with Vidmag Media in the early 90s, he expressed

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