Rocktober 31 birthdays

Rocktober 31 birthdays: Larry Mullen from U2 is 46; Mikkey Dee from Motorhead is 44;

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Releases

Today's Rock Oriented New releases: John Lee Hooker - I Feel Good; Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold; The Tubes - Best Of The Tubes; Blues Traveler - Cover Yourself; David Bowie - David Bowie Box; Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer; Foo Fighters - DVD Collector's Box Unauthorized; The Kinks - The Kinks Greatest 1970-1986; Gary Wright - Human Love; Herman Rarebell, Pete York, and Charlie Antolini - Live 2005; Motorhead - Audiobiography; Motorhead - Motorhead (Remastered/Limited Edition); Queen - Queen Rock Montreal; Queen - Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid (DVD); David Gilmour - Remember That Night - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (blu-ray); Mountain - Sixty Minutes With Mountain; Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening (remastered/bonus DVD); Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres (Limited Edition/Import/Remastered/Extra Tracks); The Moody Blues - The Magnificent Moodies (remastered); Bob Dylan - The Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 (DVD); The Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden;

Rocktober 30 birthdays: Grace Slick, formerly of the Jefferson Airplane, is 68; Chris Slade from Asia is 61; Timothy B. Schmidt from the Eagles is 60; Gavin Rossdale from Bush is 40;

New Releases

This week's Rock Oriented New releases: John Lee Hooker - I Feel Good; Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold; The Tubes - Best Of The Tubes; Blues Traveler - Cover Yourself; David Bowie - David Bowie Box; Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer; Foo Fighters - DVD Collector's Box Unauthorized; The Kinks - The Kinks Greatest 1970-1986; Gary Wright - Human Love; Herman Rarebell, Pete York, and Charlie Antolini - Live 2005; Motorhead - Audiobiography; Motorhead - Motorhead (Remastered/Limited Edition); Queen - Queen Rock Montreal; Queen - Queen Rock Montreal + Live Aid (DVD); David Gilmour - Remember That Night - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (blu-ray); Mountain - Sixty Minutes With Mountain; Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening (remastered/bonus DVD); Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres (Limited Edition/Import/Remastered/Extra Tracks); The Moody Blues - The Magnificent Moodies (remastered); Bob Dylan - The Other Side of the Mirror: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 (DVD); The Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden;

Rocktober 29 birthdays: Denny Laine, formerly of the Moody Blues and Wings, is 63; Peter Green, formerly with Fleetwood Mac, is 61; SA Martinez from 311 is 38;

Rocktober 27 birthdays

Rocktober 27 birthdays: Garry Tallent from the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 58; Rock musician K.K. Downing from Judas Priest is 56; Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran is 49; Jason Finn from the Presidents of the United States of America is 40; Scott Weiland, formerly of the Stone Temple Pilots and currently with Velvet Revolver, is 40;

Top 10 Rock Albums

Barr's Music 101 Top 10 Rock Oriented Albums
1. Bruce Springsteen...Magic
2. Kid Rock...Rock And Roll Jesus
3. Santana...Ultimate Santana
4. Matchbox 20...Exile On Mainstream
5. Nickelback...All The Right Reasons
6. Eric Clapton...Complete Clapton
7. Foo Fighters...Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace
8. John Fogerty...Revival
9. Daughtry...Daughtry
10. Linkin Park...Minutes To Midnight

Rocktober 25 birthdays: Jon Anderson from Yes is 63; Glenn Tipton from Judas Priest is 60; Matthias Jabs from the Scorpions is 51; Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 45;

Rocktober 24 birthdays

Rocktober 24 birthdays: Bill Wyman, formerly of the Rolling Stones, is 71; Ben Gillies from Silverchair is 28;

New Releases

Barr's Music 101's New releases for today: Ringo Starr - Live At Soundstage; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand; John Mellencamp - 20th Century Masters: Millenium Collection; Motley Crue - Carnival Of Sins: Live 1 & 2; Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II; Carl Perkins - Dance Album Of Carl Perkins (1958 album remastered with 19 bonus tracks); Heart - Dreamboat Annie Live (CD and DVD releases); T. Rex - Electric Jewels; Seether - Finding Beauty in Negative Places; Helloween - Gambling With The Devil; Bo Diddley - I'm A Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958; Rob Zombie - Zombie Live; Judas Priest - Platinum; Electric Light Orchestra - Platinum; Motorhead - Stage Fright (HD DVD); Santana - Ultimate Santana; America - View from The Ground/Your Move (remastered); The Who - The Who: Up Close And Personal (DVD); The Beatles - Up Close And Personal (DVD);

Rocktober 23 birthdays: Robert Trujillo from Metallica is 43; Brian Nevin from Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 41;

New Releases

Barr's Music 101's New releases for this week: Ringo Starr - Live At Soundstage; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand; John Mellencamp - 20th Century Masters: Millenium Collection; Motley Crue - Carnival Of Sins: Live 1 & 2; Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II; Carl Perkins - Dance Album Of Carl Perkins (1958 album remastered with 19 bonus tracks); Heart - Dreamboat Annie Live (CD and DVD releases); T. Rex - Electric Jewels; Seether - Finding Beauty in Negative Places; Helloween - Gambling With The Devil; Bo Diddley - I'm A Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958; Rob Zombie - Zombie Live; Judas Priest - Platinum; Electric Light Orchestra - Platinum; Motorhead - Stage Fright (HD DVD); Santana - Ultimate Santana; America - View from The Ground/Your Move (remastered); The Who - The Who: Up Close And Personal (DVD); The Beatles - Up Close And Personal (DVD);

Rocktober 22 birthdays: Leslie West from Mountain is 62;

Rocktober 21 birthdays: Manfred Mann is 67; Charlotte Caffey from The Go-Go's is 54; Steve Lukather from Toto is 50;

Top 10 Rock CD's

Barr's Music 101 Rock Oriented Albums
1. Kid Rock...Rock 'N' Roll Jesus
2. Bruce Springsteen...Magic
3. Matchbox 20...Exile On Mainstream
4. Alter Bridge...Blackbird
5. Eric Clapton...Complete Clapton
6. Foo Fighters...Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace
7. Nickelback...All The Right Reasons
8. John Fogerty...Revival
9. Puddle Of Mudd...Famous
10. Linkin Park...Minutes To Midnight

Rocktober 20th birthdays: Tom Petty is 57; Jim Sonefeld from Hootie And The Blowfish is 43;

Led Zeppelin, Barr's Music 101 tidbits

The last quarter of 2007 is a great time for Led Zeppelin fans. First, on November 13th a two cd set called 'Mothership' will be released. That same day their entire catalog will be available on all online music services, ending their holdout on digital music. Then, one week later on November 20th the remixed/remastered version of 'The Song Remains The Same' will be released, with 6 extra songs not on the original release. The DVD will be released also. Then, November 26th the band plays a salute to Ahmet Ertegun at London's O2 Arena. Ertegun was the co-founder and chairman of Atlantic Records, whom Zeppelin recorded for their entire career. There is a big stink over the online lottery ticket distrubution, but that's a whole different story.

Barr's Music 101 tidbits: Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel will play a concert in Johannesburg, South Africa on World Aids Day December 1. Also appearing are Razorlight, Corrine Bailey Rae, Jamelia, Ludacris and Goo Goo Dolls. Ex-Kinks frontman Ray Davies will have his new cd 'Working Man's Cafe' available as a free giveaway with the Rocktober 21 issue of the Sunday Times. No U.S. release date as of yet. Paul McCartney says that it was a good thing the Beatles never reunited. He said there would have been too much pressure and so it wouldn't have been as good as before.

Rocktober 16th birthdays: C.F. Turner from Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 64; Bob Weir from The Dead is 60; Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 45;

One Voice/Bryan Adams, New Releases

An organization out of New York called One Voice planned two simultaneous concerts, in Tel Aviv and Jericho, but now both have been cancelled. Bryan Adams was slated to be the headline act. The Jericho show was cancelled last week due to threats to blow up the One Voice office there. The Tel Aviv concert was called off in solidarity. The purpose of the events was to gather a million signatures from Israelies and Palestinians hoping for their respective governments to reach a peace agreement by Rocktober 2008. Those who attended the free concerts would have to sign the petitions.

This week's New Releases: John Mayall - Live From Austin, Texas (cd and DVD); T. Rex - Interstellar Soul; AC/DC - Plug Me In (2 DVD and 3 DVD sets); AC/DC - Live At Donnington (blu-ray); Foreigner - Alive And Rockin' (DVD); Night Ranger - Box (box set); Gary Moore - Definitive Montreux Collection (DVD); The Hollies - Distant Light (reissue with extra tracks); The Sex Pistols - England's Dreaming (DVD); The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Sex Pistols-An Alternative History; The Police - Every Breath You Take/Live In Atlanta; The Cure - Greatest Hits: Deluxe Sound And Vision; Jimi Hendrix - Live At Monterey (CD and DVD); Tom Petty - MCA Years (box set); Foo Fighters - Skin and Bones [Limited Edition, Live, Import, reissue); R.E.M. - R.E.M. Live 2 Cd/1 DVD; Santana - In Concert; Jimmy Page - This Guitar Kills; More 60's Groups And Sessions;

Rocktober 15th birthdays: Mark Reznicek from The Toadies is 45

Rocktober 14th birthdays

Rocktober 14th birthdays: Justin Hayward from The Moody Blues is 61; Thomas Dolby is 49;

McCartney's divorce

Heather Mills was in it for the money, and I think we all know that. especially now. Thursday Paul McCartney and his 'Money (That's What I Want)' estranged wife were in a private hearing in which Mills refused a gagging order as part of the deal. She agreed to take less money if there was no gag order put in place. Can't you just picture the hurt, pain and anger in Paul's face as the mother of his youngest daughter is showing her true colors. So now there will be an open court proceeding in February since a settlement couldn't be reached in private under tight security. Mills will be quite a rich woman when this is, if ever, over, as McCartney is worth a fortune, and will likely be the costliest divorce in British history. Leaked documents have Heather stating that Paul was physically violent and abusive.

Rocktober 13th birthdays: Paul Simon is 66; Sammy Hagar is 60; Joey Belladonna from Anthrax is 47;

Barr's Music 101 tidbits

Catch Larry King Live tonight on CNN at 9 p.m. Eastern as Eric Clapton will be the guest; Check out this AP article on record labels - http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/12/irrelevantrecordlabels.ap/index.html;



Rocktober 12th birthdays: Blues singer Nappy Brown is 78; Pat DiNizio from the Smithereens is 52; Bob Schneider is 42;

Kiss Expo

Central Florida Kiss fans will be very happy to hear that there will be a Kiss Expo Sunday, November 4th in Kissimmee from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Maingate East at 5711 West U.S. Highwat 192. Bruce Kulick will be a special guest, along with Dale "The Demon" Torborg. VIP ticket holders will be able to get in one hour early (1pm) and get a FREE KISS collectible. VIP tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Regular admission is $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

Barr's Music 101 Top 10 Rock Oriented Albums for this week:

1. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...Magic

2. MATCHBOX 20...Exile On Mainstream

3. JOHN FOGERTY...Revival

4. FOO FIGHTERS...Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace

5. NICKELBACK...All The Right Reasons

6. MELISSA ETHERIDGE...The Awakening

7. LINKIN PARK...Minutes To Midnight

8. BOB DYLAN...Dylan

9. DAUGHTRY...Daughtry

10. EDDIE VEDDER...Into The Wild (Soundtrack)

Rocktober 11th birthdays: Scott Johnson from Gin Blossoms is 45;

George Harrison on iTunes

So either it was done quietly or I just wasn't listening, but I logged onto iTunes yesterday and lo and behold there is George Harrison's music catalog finally available for download. I found it pretty cool that it occured on John Lennon's birthdate. Now all 4 of their solo catalogs (for the most part) are now available. All but 2 of Harrison's albums are available, the two being 'Dark Horse' and 'Extra Texture.' Those two have yet to be released remastered, as the rest of his catalog has. Biilboard.com says that they should be available after the first of the year. Now all we need is for The Beatles as a group to be added. Life is good.

Music bits: Trent Reznor says he is now focusing on Nine Inch Nails new album as their contact with Interscope has now expired; "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings", the new cd from the Counting Crows has been pushed back from November 6 to January, their first cd since 2002; Tune into AC360 on CNN tomorrow night at 10 Eastern to hear the debut of R.E.M.'s new song 'Until The Day Is Done'; Rhino is releasing a Genesis box set November 20 called 'Genesis 1983-1998;

Rocktober 10th birthdays: Mike Malinin from the Goo Goo Dolls is 40;

Nine Inch Nails, Ozzfest, the Police

"I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate." Those are the words of Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor. Since 1994 the band has been with Interscope but have fulfilled that contract. Interscope has made no comment on the matter so far. Reznor stated on the bands website that soon there will be an announcement as to the band's plans for 2008. This year they have been touring behind their cd 'Year Zero'.


Ozzy Osbourne, however, has already shared some of his 2008 plans. He stated yesterday (Rock. 8) that he will headline Ozzfest, as far as he knows. There has been some talk, or rumours actually, that next years fest would be without Ozzy. That just wouldn't be cool, don't you agree? He did not make it clear whether there would be any Black Sabbath projects, as those plans were up in the air. He did say he wanted to make a new cd with the band. He said he will be recording a new cd next year, either with Sabbath or with his own band. What's not on Ozzy's agenda is a book, as he said he can't remember things, and a documentary that's in the works about the late Randy Rhoads.







Police guitarist Andy Summers told reporters yesterday in Dublin, Ireland that it makes sense to him that the Police record another album. Summers stated that the band is sharp right now, playing exceptionally well, but as of now there has been no discussion between the band of a new album. C'Mon guys, let's do it! Summers said that the tour is physically,mentally and emotionally draining but they are having a good time. Summers, Sting and Stewart Copeland are currently on their 30th anniversary tour that goes into 2008.


Rocktober 9th birthdays: Jackson Browne is 59; Sharon Osbourne is 55; Sean Lennon is 32;


If John Lennon were alive he'd be 67 years old today.

This Week's New Releases

This weeks New Releases: Buddy Guy - Live At the Checkerboard Lounge; Robert Johnson - Mississippi Blues, Volume 4; Sonny Boy Williamson II- The Original (Box Set); Bruce Springsteen - Under Review-1978-82: Tale Of The Working Man (DVD); David Bowie - The Document Unauthorized; Deborah Harry - Necessary Evil; Eric Clapton - Complete Clapton; Ian Anderson - Ian Anderson Plays The Orchestral Jethro Tull (CD and DVD); Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix: Smash Hits (DVD); Santana - Jingo; Van Zant - My Kind Of Country; Kid Rock - Rock 'N' Roll Jesus; Rick Wakeman - Sixy Minutes With Rick Wakeman; Led Zeppelin - The Lowdown Unauthorized; T. Rex - Up Close And Personal (DVD); Megadeth - Warchest Box Set (4 cds/1 dvd); Alter Bridge - Blackbird;

John Mellencamp

If you are black you might not like this post. First, and foremost, I am not prejudice in any way. Now, if you don't know about the Jena 6 story go read about that first, then come back to this. Ok, so we all know the story? Good. There was a hip-hop artist (who cares what his name was) who stated recently in a video that students walk out October 1. Nothing was said about that. John Mellencamp put out a video for a song that has a line in it that says "Jena take your nooses down". Now the mayor of Jena is taking issue with that. Jena Mayor Murphy R. McMillin says the video is "inflammatory" and "defamatory". Such crap!! Mellencamp said that the song is a condemnation of racism, not an indictment of the people of Jena. But because Mellencamp is white we got an issue. Blacks can say whatever they want about whites in movies, stand up comedy, and I hear the stuff at work everyday. But if a white person was to do that now we have 6 days of CNN talking about the statement, an apology is demanded from Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton, and if I said the things that are said around me or to me at work I'd be fired. Any person, white or black, who is involved in the events that have happened in Jena, Louisiana should be punished according to the law. Comments, please.

Rocktober 7th birthdays: Kevin Godley from 10cc is 62; John Mellencamp is 56; Ricky Phillips from the Baby's, Bad English and Coverdale/Page is 56; Tico Torres from Bon Jovi is 54; Charlie Marinkovich from Iron Butterfly is 48;

Clapton's book

So on Tuesday Eric Clapton has a double cd called 'Complete Clapton' and a book 'Clapton: The Autobiography' hitting the shelves. The excerpt I read was about his relationship with Patti Boyd, who just released her book which was about her relationship with Eric and her first husband George Harrison. I found out today something I didn't know-that even tho Eric 'stole' Patti from George he was Eric's best man at his wedding to Patti. Looking forward to the book. The cd-well, I got everything on it already.

Birthdays for Rocktober 6th: Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon is 56; David Hidalgo from Los Lobos is 53; Matthew Sweet is 43;

Central Florida Concert Datebook

New events are in red

Saturday, Rocktober 6 Velvet Revolver and Alice In Chains Ford Ampitheatre
Monday, Rocktober 8 Daughtry Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Tuesday, Rocktober 9 ZZ Top Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Wednesday, Rocktober 10 Shannon Curfman Baldwin's Pub Orlando
Wednesday, Rocktober 10 ZZ Top Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, Rocktober 12 Dickey Betts And Great Southern Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 13 Puddle Of Mudd and Saliva Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 13 Chevelle House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 14 Puddle Of Mudd and Saliva House of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 14 Jim Brickman Orange County Convention Center Orlando
Thursday, Rocktober 18 Rick Derringer Largo Cultural Center Largo
Saturday, Rocktober 20 Robert Cray Band Tampa Theatre Tampa
Monday, Rocktober 22 Blues Traveler House of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, Rocktober 23 REO Speedwagon and .38 Special Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, Rocktober 26 Soul Asylum House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, Rocktober 27 HellYeah Guavaween Tampa
Saturday, Rocktober 27 Alan Parson Live Project Vinoy Waterfront Park St. Petersburg
Tuesday, Rocktober 30 The Cult Jannus Landing Saint Petersburg
Thursday, November 1 Chris Cornell Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Tampa
Friday, November 2 Rick Derringer Sertoma Youth Ranch Brooksville
Sunday, Nobember 4 Chris Cornell Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, November 9 Kansas Vinoy Waterfront Park St. Petersburg
Saturday, November 10 Grand Funk Railroad RibFest St. Petersburg
Saturday, November 10 Eddie Money Vinoy Waterfront Park St. Petersburg
Saturday, November 10 Elton John New UCF Arena Orlando
Tuesday, November 13 Bob Weir and Ratdog Mahaffey Theatre St. Petersburg
Thursday, November 15 Fuel and Trapt House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 16 Bob Weir and Ratdog House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 18 Breaking Benjamin, Finger Eleven, Seether and Sum 41 Thunder Field Orlando
Friday, November 23 Avenged Sevenfold House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 24 Avenged Sevenfold and Operator Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Thursday, November 29 Michael McDonald Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, November 30 Collective Soul House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Monday, December 10 Jethro Tull Bob Car Performing Arts Center Orlando
Wednesday, December 12 Jethro Tull Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Sunday, December 16 Johnny Winter The State Theatre St. Petersburg
Friday, December 21 Jim Brickman Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, December 29 Derek Trucks and his wife Susan Tedeschi House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, December 30 Sevendust Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Monday, December 31 Foreigner Universal Studios Citywalk Orlando
Monday, December 31 Sevendust House of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, January 17 Toad The Wet Sprocket Jannus Landing St. Petersburg
Friday, January 18 Toad The Wet Sprocket House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, January 19 Night Ranger Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, February 13 Queensryche House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, February 23 Derek Trucks Seafood And Blues Festival Clearwater
Sunday, February 24 Leon Russell Art and Living Expo Orlando
Saturday, March 8 Hootie And The Blowfish Weston Innisbrook Resort Palm Harbor
Wednesday, June 11 The Cure St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa

Illegal (?) downloading,

So if I pay an internet service provider (ISP) (in my case Brighthouse Networks) so many $$$ per month to receive the internet in my home shouldn't I be allowed to receive ANYTHING that is available on the internet? Whether it be news, porn, pay my bills, instant messages, software, or music, whether it be from iTunes or a peer-to-peer network or a torrent, if it's there I should have the right to access it. But the music industry has deemed peer-to-peer (or networks where one can download and/or share files, or songs, or movies, etc.) as illegal, infringing on copyright laws. Now, I can understand how one might feel ripped off if he/she has written/recorded/published a song and you download it, and because you can now hear that song anytime you want AND it sounds very good (most mp3's do nowdays) you won't go buy it. However, if that is or is not stealing is open to your interpretation, but before the internet boom and the download era that we are in even began the record labels, computer software giants like Microsoft and a whole host of other entities knew that this capability was on the horizon, yet they did little or nothing to stop it (I personally feel Microsoft is more to blame than others, I could be wrong but I doubt it). Now there are millions of folks out there who haven't bought or have bought very few physical cd's in a very long time. I still buy them, at least 2 to 5 a month, but hey, I'm old school I still love vinyl. Record labels decided to make an example out of someone so yesterday a jury found a woman liabel for sharing copyrighted music online and awarded the labels $220,000. What do you think?

Hey, be sure and catch Kid Rock on 'Larry King Live' tonight at 9 pm on CNN. I'm sure we'll be hearing how he thinks Pamela Anderson lied about having a miscarriage diring their marriage, his brawl with Tommy Lee at the VMA's
Nirvana is putting out their 'MTV Unplugged' on DVD November 20th
New rock tracks that MIGHT hit a radio near you: Neil Young - Dirty Old Man; Bob Dylan/Mark Ronson - Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine); Paul McCartney - Only Mama Knows; Alter Bridge - Rise Today;

Rocktober 5th birthdays: Steve Miller is 64; Brian Johnson from AC/DC is 60; David Bryason from the Counting Crows is 53; Bob Geldof is 53; Dave Dederer from the Presidents of the United States of America is 43;

The Who playlist

Today's playlist is 10 by The Who!!!
Rock out!

Springsteen's new cd 'Magic', A Bigger Bang Tour, Phil Spector hearing, David Bowie

So have you heard the new cd from Bruce Springsteen called 'Magic'? I've checked it out a few times now. I'll give it a 3 out of 5 stars. Currently Rascal Flatts holds the number 1 slot on Billboard's Album charts, but Springsteen will take that position next week. 'Magic' has sold 89,000 units in it's first 2 days of release. Matchbox 20's 'Exile On Mainstream' should also hit the top 5.

The Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' tour is the most lucrative tour ever. After 144 shows attended by 4,680,000 folks the tour grossed $558,255,524. One of those folks was me. In second place is U2's 'Vertigo' tour, which made $389 million, third is the Stones 1994-95 'Voodoo Lounge' tour.

In a hearing today in Los Angeles the district attorney's office confirmed that they will retry 67 year old Phil Spector for the murder of Lana Clarkson February 3, 2003. Spector's lawyer announced that Spector will hire a new defense team.

Bowie may be pleased to hear that his last 5 cd's will be released in a box set November 27th. Each of those discs will include a bonus disc containing rare tracks.

New Releases

This week's Rock New Releases: Asia - Fantasia Live In Tokyo (DVD); Bruce Springsteen - Magic; J.J. Cale - Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings; Matchbox 20 - Exile On Mainstream; Mick Jagger - The Very Best Of Mick Jagger; John Fogerty - Revival;

Rocktober 2 birthdays: Don McLean is 62;Mike Rutherford from Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics is 57; Sting, currently with the Police, is 56; Bud Gaugh from Sublime is 40;

Don McLean

Van Halen in Charlotte

The Van Halen tour with David Lee Roth is off an running.
Reviews are all positive - and the band is sounding GREAT.
Hear for yourself. Play "Everybody Wants Some" from opening night
in Charlotte in the playlist box below.

New Releases

This week's Rock New Releases: Asia - Fantasia Live In Tokyo (DVD); Bruce Springsteen - Magic; J.J. Cale - Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings; Matchbox 20 - Exile On Mainstream; Mick Jagger - The Very Best Of Mick Jagger; John Fogerty - Revival;



Birthdays for Rocktober 1: Kevin Griffin from Better Than Ezra is 39;