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1 week ago | wzlx.iheart.com | Dave Basner

Photo: Getty ImagesIt’s April 18th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:In 1992, Def Leppard’s Adrenalize started a five-week run on top of the album chart. In 2015, Green Day was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was their first year of eligibility. Other inductees included Joan Jett, Lou Reed, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ringo Starr. In 2003, Kiss and Aerosmith announced a co-headlining tour.

1 week ago | wzlx.iheart.com | Dave Basner

It’s April 17th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:In 1998, Paul McCartney’s wife and one-time member of Wings, Linda McCartney, died at the age of 56 after a three-year-long battle with breast cancer. In 2008, longtime E Street Band keyboardist Danny Federici died from cancer at age 58. Federici worked with Bruce Springsteen for over four decades, starting in the early Springsteen bands Steel Mill and Child.

1 week ago | wzlx.iheart.com | Dave Basner

It’s April 15th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:In 1983, The Bad Brains released their second full-length album, Rock for Light. Years later, Kurt Cobain would call it one of his all-time favorite records. In 2001, Ramones singer and punk pioneer Joey Ramone died at age 49 after a long battle with lymphatic cancer. In 1982, Billy Joel successfully underwent surgery to fix a broken wrist he got when his motorcycle hit a car in Long Island, New York.

1 week ago | wzlx.iheart.com | Dave Basner

It’s April 14th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:In 1975, Mick Jagger announced that The Rolling Stones would replace guitarist Mick Taylor with Ronnie Wood for their upcoming North and South American tour. There were rumors the job might have gone to Jimmy Page or Jeff Beck. In 1994, Kurt Cobain was cremated at a Seattle funeral home.

4 weeks ago | wzlx.iheart.com | Katrina Nattress

¬†Photo: Joshua KimSublime are officially working on a new album with Bradley Nowell's son Jakob. The project will be their first full-length album since 1996's self-titled. Jakob shared the news in a new interview with Rolling Stone, revealing that he spent a week in the studio with blink-182's Travis Barker and producer John Feldmann. ‚ÄúTravis is an old-school fan and scholar of the Sublime catalog,‚ÄĚ Jakob said. ‚ÄúThey feel like family members now too, man.