Rock and Culture Anniversaries

He orchestrated this departure with a familiar sense of mystery and panache.

Gone were the conventional verse-chorus-bridge structures of their earliest successes.

It's still a touchstone moment in every band profile, an obligatory part of every interview and a set-list stalwart.

His arrival led to critically lauded triumphs like '2112' and multiplatinum smashes like 'Moving Pictures.'

It was no accident the band and director Jonathan Demme found each other.

No one was reported to have suffered any long-term ill effects, though several people went to a hospital.

Will Ferrell's skit was so surreal that it ended up being aired toward the end of an episode.