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Michael Christopher
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![10 Years Ago: How Adele Kept Van Halen From Reaching No. 1](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/02/attachment-Adele-VH.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10 Years Ago: How Adele Kept Van Halen From Reaching No. 1
A post-Grammys surge helped Adele's '21' block Van Halen's 'A Different Kind of Truth' from the top spot.
![25 Years Ago: Van Halen Release ‘Me Wise Magic’ Amid Reunion Fail](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/10/attachment-MeWiseMagic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
25 Years Ago: Van Halen Release ‘Me Wise Magic’ Amid Reunion Fail
Band reconnected with David Lee Roth for the single, but things did not sail along smoothly.
![30 Years Ago: Soundgarden Give Hard Rock a Face-Lift on ‘Badmotorfinger’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/09/attachment-Badmotorfinger.jpg?w=980&q=75)
30 Years Ago: Soundgarden Give Hard Rock a Face-Lift on ‘Badmotorfinger’
Band's 1991 breakthrough LP linked Black Sabbath and the upcoming grunge revolution.
![35 Years Ago: Alice Cooper Strikes Back With ‘Constrictor’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/09/attachment-Constrictor.jpg?w=980&q=75)
35 Years Ago: Alice Cooper Strikes Back With ‘Constrictor’
Shock-rock legend mounted '80s comeback with ninth solo LP.
![Slash’s ‘Coma’ Pushed Guns N’ Roses Into Complicated Territory](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/09/attachment-Coma.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Slash’s ‘Coma’ Pushed Guns N’ Roses Into Complicated Territory
Izzy Stradlin and Gilby Clarke had trouble performing the song live.
![Did Clear Channel Really Ban Songs After 9/11?](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/09/attachment-Untitled-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Did Clear Channel Really Ban Songs After 9/11?
Maybe the company never thought their memo would gain such wide traction, or maybe it never existed in the first place.
![30 Years Ago: Kiss Reimagine Argent for ‘Bill and Ted’ Sequel](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/08/attachment-KISS-GGRRTYII.jpg?w=980&q=75)
30 Years Ago: Kiss Reimagine Argent for ‘Bill and Ted’ Sequel
Rewritten track was dubbed “God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll to You II.”
![Five Years Ago: Metallica End a Long Drought With ‘Hardwired’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/08/attachment-hardwired-single.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Five Years Ago: Metallica End a Long Drought With ‘Hardwired’
First single from band's 10th album marked return after long break.
![30 Years Ago: Van Halen Cook Up a Hit With ‘Poundcake’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/05/Poundcake1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
30 Years Ago: Van Halen Cook Up a Hit With ‘Poundcake’
First single from 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' arrived with some new six-string tricks up its sleeve.
![30 Years Ago: Jimmy Page Jams With Locals on Memorial Day Weekend](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2021/05/Page-Gade.jpg?w=980&q=75)
30 Years Ago: Jimmy Page Jams With Locals on Memorial Day Weekend
Former Led Zeppelin guitarist played with two Lake Tahoe bar bands while in the area working on 'Coverdale-Page' album.