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🎸 On September 29, 1992, Stone Temple Pilots released their debut album, Core. Just over two months later, Scott Weiland and Dean DeLeo walked into an early-morning MTV taping in alarming condition—and recorded one of the defining performances of “Plush.” As Core began gaining momentum and “Sex Type Thing” reached metal radio, MTV invited the band to appear on Headbangers Ball. Rather than simply sit for an interview, DeLeo suggested bringing an acoustic guitar and performing “Plush.” 🎤 The jour

ON THIS DAY IN 1997 — “WESTERN EYES” HID A BRAND-NEW PERFORMANCE BEHIND A FICTIONAL VINTAGE RECORD 🎧 When Portishead released their self-titled second album on September 29, 1997, its oldest-sounding moment was actually one of its newest. At the end of the album’s closing track, “Western Eyes,” a worn male croon emerges through the scratches, apparently summoned from an obscure record of another era. The album identified the piece as “Hookers & Gin” by The Sean Atkins Experience and presented it

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ON THIS DAY IN 1992 — “ROOSTER” HELPED JERRY CANTRELL AND HIS VIETNAM-VETERAN FATHER CONFRONT A SILENT PAST. 🎸 When Alice In Chains released Dirt on September 29, 1992, one of its most powerful songs carried a story that Jerry Cantrell’s family had struggled to discuss. “Rooster” was written about Cantrell’s father, a Vietnam veteran whose childhood nickname gave the song its title. His father rarely spoke about the war. Cantrell had not experienced Vietnam himself, so he approached the lyrics b