November 28, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BILLY IDOL...Billy Idol (1982)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 28
Randy Newman is 68; Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam is 49;

ON THIS DATE
1974 John Lennon performed in his last concert appearance ever as he joined Elton John on stage at Madison Square Garden and they performed 3 songs

1977 Alive II by Kiss is released
1990 A neighbor of Axl Rose claims that he hit them over the head with a bottle but not enough evidence was found to make an arrest
1991 Izzy Stradlin leaves Guns 'N' Roses and is replaced by Gilby Clark
1993 Jerry Edmonton of Steppenwolf is killed in a car accident in Santa Barbara, California. Edmonton was 47
2005 Chris Cornell of Audioslave sues his ex-wife Susan Silver for $1 million in damages. She was also the manager of Soundgarden, claiming she conspired to divert the singer's earnings to his former bandmates
2007 Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and his former wife of 10 years Donna D'Errico reach an agreement in their divorce case

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 28 JAMES DURBIN 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 30 THE SMITHEREENS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for Thanksgiving weekend, November 24-27, 2011. You can download the zip file here