December 7, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BLACK LAB...Your Body Above Me (1997)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 7
Tim Butler of The Psychedelic Furs is 53; Dominic Howard of Muse is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1962 Bill Wyman auditions for the Rolling Stones. He gets the job a week later

1968 Eric Burdon announces that the Animals will disband after fulfilling their already scheduled concerts
2005 Amy Lee of Evanescence files a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against her band's former manager, Dennis Rider of Rider Management, for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and sexual assault
2006 A couple who witnessed the Damageplan show on 12/08/04 in Columbus, Ohio, where five people were shot and killed, including guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, file a lawsuit against the club's owners. The plaintiffs claim club security was inadequate and that they suffered severe and permanent emotional injuries from witnessing the shooting
2008 Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who received Kennedy Center Honors
2009 Wes Scantlin of Puddle Of Mudd breaks his right foot after jumping off of a stool following a New York radio station interview

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, December 7 LESLIE WEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, December 12 CHEVELLE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of December 9-11, 2011. You can download the zip file here