Thursday, November 24, 2011

November 24, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS...Sister Sweetly (1993)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 24
Pete Best is 70; Bev Bevan formerly with ELO is 67; Clem Burke of Blondie is 56; John Squire of The Stone Roses is 49; Chad Taylor of Live is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1972 Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert debuts on ABC with Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry and the Allman Brothers Band
1991 Freddie Mercury died in London at age 45 of AIDS-related pneumonia
1991 Eric Carr of Kiss dies from heart cancer. Carr was 41
2005 Scott Stapp gets into a brawl with members of 311 at a Baltimore hotel
2007 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers lost his home as fires swept through Malibu, California
2008 The Chinese government claims that the new Guns 'N' Roses album Chinese Democracy is part of a Western conspiracy to "grasp and control the world using democracy as a pawn"
2009 The Live Anthology by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is released

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
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

The Rock Show with Michael David for Thanksgiving weekend, November 24-27, 2011. You can download the zip file here

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