May 15, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
SIXX A.M. ...This Is Gonna Hurt (2011)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 15
Brian Eno, formerly with Roxy Music, is 63; Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen, formerly with Toto, is 60; Nick Perri, formerly with Shinedown and Silvertide, is 27;

ON THIS DATE
1984 Nils Lofgren joins the E Street Band
1995 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots is busted for buying drugs
2003 The Rolling Stones cancel a concert slated for Belgrade, Serbia due to security concerns
2007 Minutes To Midnight by Linkin Park is released
2008 Kid Rock makes a donation to a Boy Scout troop from Oviedo, Florida who had their equipment stolen the previous week
2009 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day is released
2009 Randy Bachman becomes an Officer of the Order of Canada during a ceremony in Ottawa

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 16 EGYPT CENTRAL and MIDDLE CLASS RUT 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 18 TOMMY SHAW 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out the latest "The Rock Show" with Michael David for the weekend of May 13-15, 2011. You can download the zip file here