Category Archives: History

Historic Los Angeles venue planned for demolition as part of Sunset Strip remodeling

Posted by on August 6, 2014

Los Angeles metalheads, brace yourselves – the House of Blues will soon be a house of rubble. According to an article published by Bloomberg yesterday, the historic venue will be part of a planned demolition of much of the Sunset Strip. Corporate investors have planned for a series of new hotels and other modern upgrades […]

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30 Years Ago Today, An Ozzy Album You Can’t Buy Anymore Was Released

Posted by on November 27, 2012

1982 was a rough year for Ozzy Osbourne. In March, his guitarist Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash while the band was on tour for Diary of a Madman, which had been released four months earlier. Ozzy continued to tour as a way of catharsis, with Brad Gillis filling in on guitar. On September 26th […]

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