March 5, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DONNIE IRIS...King Cool (1981)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 5
Alan Clark from Dire Straits is 60; John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1960 Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army
1963 The Beatles record "From Me To You"
1977 The Rolling Stones perform in a nightclub in Toronto, and some of those tracks ended up on Love You Live
2002 "The Osbournes" premieres on MTV
2004 Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is arrested in Moss Point, Mississippi after allegedly assaulting a newspaper carrier who accused him of stealing papers from a coin-operated vending machine
2008 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver pleads not guilty of driving under the influence of drugs when he was arrested on a Los Angeles freeway on-ramp the previous November
2009 Experience Hendrix and Authentic Hendrix file a trademark-infringement lawsuit in a federal court in Seattle charging the Las Vegas-based HendrixLicensing.com with selling unauthorized Hendrix-branded merchandise

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 5 JAMES MICHAEL of SIXX: A.M. and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out the Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we have yet another jam session, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is The Wall from Pink Floyd and we go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here