November 3, 2011

Check out the Top 10 Rock Genre CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (11-3-2011)

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COLDPLAY...Xylo Myloto (2011)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 3
Adam Ant is 57; C.J. Pierce of Drowning Pool is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1979 At a concert in London Elton John announced that it will be his final show
1988 The U2 movie Rattle And Hum has its opening night
1992 Keep The Faith by Bon Jovi is released
1995 Bob Dylan and Hootie And The Blowfish reach a settlement regarding the unauthorized use of Dylan’s lyrics in “Only Want To be With You"
2004 Eric Clapton receives the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) from Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace
2005 Brent Smith of Shinedown suffers from "a non-threatening blood-circulation problem" which forces the group to pull out of their Orlando gig with 3 Doors Down
2006 Wolfgang Van Halen is named as the new bassist for Van Halen
2008 Chi Cheng, bass player for the Deftones, has a car accident in Santa Clara, California that puts him into a coma. Cheng is currently undergoing rehabilitation and more operations in New Jersey

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 7 DAVE MUSTAINE of MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 9 MICKEY THOMAS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of Rocktober 28-31, 2011. You can download the zip file here