Rocktober 31

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 31
Larry Mullen of U2 is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1986 Roger Waters goes to court in London to legally dissolve Pink Floyd and prevent his ex-bandmates from using the name. Despite Waters’ effort, the remaining members continue as Pink Floyd

IN CONCERT
Sunday, November 1 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

Rocktober 30

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 30
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship is 70; Chris Slade of Asia is 63; Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles is 62; Joey Belladonna formerly with Anthrax is 49; Gavin Rossdale of Bush is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is sentenced to 9 months in jail for possession of drugs but is released on bail pending an appeal
1970 Jim Morrison of the Doors is convicted of lewd behavior for an 'incident' at the now famous "Miami concert" in 1969. The case is on appeal when Morrison dies
2000 Citing misappropriation and negligence Elton Joihn sues his ex-business manager and his accounting firm for $20 million
2003 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots, who was onb probation for heroin possession is ordered to spend six months in a live-in drug rehab program for a driving while under the influence charge from the previous day

IN CONCERT
Saturday, Rocktober 31 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, Rocktober 31 SEVENDUST Guavaween Festival Downtown Tampa

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (10-29-09)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(2)1. BREAKING BENJAMIN...Dear Agony
(1)2. KISS...Sonic Boom
(3)3. ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue
(4)4. PEARL JAM...Backspacer
(6)5. THREE DAYS GRACE...Life Starts Now
(9)6. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(Re-enter)7. THE BEATLES...Mono Box
(7)8. LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
(8)9. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(5)10. BOB DYLAN...Christmas In The Heart

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 29
Denny Laine from the Moody Blues and Wings is 65; Peter Green formerly with Fleetwood Mac is 63;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Keven DuBrow of Quiet Riot is born in Hollywood, California. Dubrow died in 2007
1971 Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia
1996 Ian Brown announces the official end of the Stone Roses

IN CONCERT
Friday, Rocktober 30 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 30, 2009 REO SPEEDWAGON/STYX/NIGHT RANGER Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Rocktober 28

ON THIS DATE
2003 At 61 years old Paul McCartney becomes a father once more as his then wife Heather mills gives birth to Beatrice

IN CONCERT
Thursday, Rocktober 29 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, March 4 THE MOODY BLUES Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Monday, March 8 THE MOODY BLUES Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Thursday, March 11 THE MOODY BLUES Van Wezel Performing Arts Center Sarasota

Rocktober 27

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 27, 2009
Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 60; K.K. Downing of Judas Priest is 58; Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran is 51; Jason Finn of the Presidents of the United States of America is 42; Scott Weiland from the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1997 Bill Berry of R.E.M. leaves the band for health reasons
2006 The Rolling Stones cancel a concert in Atlantic City due to Mick Jagger's sore throat. The band is later sued by 2 New Yorkers for $51 million for all that were inconvenienced

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, Rocktober 28 STRYPER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Rock New Releases

ROCK NEW RELEASES
Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia
STING...If On A Winter's Night... and also vinyl
STEPHEN STILLS...Live At Shepherd's Bush (CD/DVD)
MELISSA ETHERIDGE...A New Thought For Christmas
WINGER...Karma
HALFORD...Winter Songs
ATREYU...Congregation Of The Damned or a clean version and also vinyl
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando (vinyl release of new album)
SEAN LENNON...Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Undead soundtrack and also vinyl
THE MOTELS...Atomic Cafe: Greatest Songs Live

Reissues, Remasters, Compilations
FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH...Live/Tales of the Unexpected/What's Next
U2...The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered, 2 cd + DVD)
B.B. KING/FREDDIE KING/ALBERT KING/EARL KING...The Four Kings Of Blues Guitar
JOHN MAYALL with ERIC CLAPTON...Blues Breakers (24 KT Gold)
DEEP PURPLE...Who Do We Think We Are (180 gram vinyl)
ROD STEWART...Never A Dull Moment (24 KT Gold)
NAZARETH...Hair Of The Dog Live (vinyl)

November 3
New Releases
PEARL JAM...The Interview Sessions
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP...Live And Loud
ALDO NOVA...40 Is The New 20 (DVD)
NIRVANA...Live At Reading (CD/DVD)
Various Artist...Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Live (DVD)
Various Artist...NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack, Vol. 2

Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits or vinyl
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered) or vinyl
U2...The Unforgettable Fire (Vinyl, remastered)
GREEN DAY...American Idiot (Vinyl, Enhanced)
THE ROLLING STONES...Get Your Ya-Ya's Out (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set, 3 LPs, 3 CDs + 1 DVD, LIMITED EDITION, ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED)
ALICE COOPER...Triple Feature
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Singles Collection (2 CD's/DVD)
Various Artist...Atlantic Records: The Time Capsule (9 CD's/DVD/7 inch vinyl)

ON THIS DATE
1965 The Beatles are awarded the M.B.E. (Members of the British Empire) at Buckingham Palace
1980 Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane suffers a brain hemorrhage during a recording session
1991 Ozzy Osbourne breaks his foot during a Chicago concert
2003 David Buckner of Papa Roach marries Mia Tyler onstage in Las Vegas during an Aerosmith concert
2006 It is announced that Andy Taylor has quit Duran Duran. That same day Chris Cornell of Audioslave is thrown 20 feet from his motorcycle and miraculously suffers only cuts and bruises when his bike was rear ended by a truck in Los Angeles. Also that same day a private bidder shells out $15 million for the rights to some of Jimi Hendrix's best-known songs. The auction is organized by the estate of late Hendrix manager Michael Jeffrey. The Hendrix family contests the validity of the auction

IN CONCERT
Saturday, November 14 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS/BLUE OYSTER CULT Vinoy Wasterfront Park St. Petersburg

Rocktober 25

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 25
Jon Anderson of Yes is 65; Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 62; Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions is 53; Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot is 48; Austin Winkler of Hinder is 25;

ON THIS DATE
1991 Fillmore West/East founder and concert promoter Bill Graham dies in a helicopter crash
2004 Breaking Benjamin announce they have reached an agreement with former drummer Jeremy Hummel, who sued disputing his firing and sought payment for songs he helped write
2007 Chris Robinson from the Black Crowes and Kate Hudson's divorce is finalized

IN CONCERT
Thursday, November 5 DR. JOHN Palladium Theatre St. Petersburg

Rocktober 24

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 24
Bill Wyman is 73; Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Jerry Edmonton of Steppenwolf was born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Edmonton died in 1993
1973 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is convicted of on four drug charges and three firearm offenses resulting from a June 26th police raid of his home. He was fined and given a conditional discharge
1988 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival is sued by Fantasy (who ownes CCR's music publishing) for ripping off "Run Through The Jungle", which he wrote, to create “Old Man Down The Road”, which he also wrote
2005 Hurricane Wilma forces the cancellation of a Nine Inch Nails show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2006 Forbes.com's sixth annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list is released and at number 1: Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
2008 Merl Saunders formerly with the Grateful Dead died in San Francisco at the age of 74

IN CONCERT
JET House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Rocktober 23

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 23
Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 45; Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 43; Eric Bass of Shinedown is 35;

IN CONCERT
Saturday, Rocktober 24 STRYPER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (10-22-09)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(1)1. KISS...Sonic Boom
(2)2. BREAKING BENJAMIN...Dear Agony
(3)3. ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue
(4)4. PEARL JAM...Backspacer
(Enter)5. BOB DYLAN...Christmas In The Heart
(5)6. THREE DAYS GRACE...Life Starts Now
(6)7. LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
(9)8. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(Re-enter)9. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(8)10. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH...War Is The Answer

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 22
Leslie West of Mountain is 64; Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets is 49;

IN CONCERT
Friday, Rocktober 23 BLUES TRAVELER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 23 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and ATREYU Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, Rocktober 23 LITTLE FEAT The Plaza Theatre Orlando
Saturday, April 17 BON JOVI St. Pete Times Forum Tampa

Rocktober 20

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 20
Tom Petty is 59; Jim Sonefeld of Hootie And The Blowfish is 45; Doug Eldridge of Oleander is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd are killed when their charter plane crashes in Gillsburg, Mississippi.

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 SHINEDOWN/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 KISS/BUCKCHERRY St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa

Central Florida Concert Datebook

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK

Thursday, November 5 DR. JOHN Palladium Theatre St. Petersburg
Thursday, November 5 TANTRIC Firestone Live Orlando
Friday, November 6 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 7 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 8 LOS LOBOS Disney World
Sunday, November 8 ALL THAT REMAINS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 13 RATT Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, November 14 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS/BLUE OYSTER CULT Vinoy Wasterfront Park St. Petersburg
Saturday, November 14 THE CULT Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, November 15 STEVE MILLER BAND/GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS UCF Arena Orlando
Tuesday, November 17 JACKSON BROWNE Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
Tuesday, November 17 HALESTORM Backbooth Orlando
Tuesday, November 17 JET House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, November 18 STEVE MILLER BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, November 18 JACKSON BROWNE Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Sarasota
Thursday, November 19 AC/DC Amway Arena Orlando
Friday, November 20 JACKSON BROWNE Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, November 20 RATT House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 20 HALESTORM The Ritz Tampa
Wednesday, November 25 ROGER DALTREY House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 SEVEN MARY THREE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 MEGADETH Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Monday, November 30 ROGER DALTREY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, December 3 OUR LADY PEACE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, December 6 DEREK TRUCKS BAND The Ritz Ybor Ybor City
Sunday, December 6 97X THE NEXT BIG THING with CAGE THE ELEPHANT, CHEVELLE, SICK PUPPIES and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, December 12 CHRIS ISAAK Universal Studios Orlando
Wednesday, December 30 RICK SPRINGFIELD Seminole Hard Rock And Casino Tampa
Saturday, January 16 RICHIE HAVENS Capital Theatre Clearwater
Saturday, January 23 RICHIE HAVENS Mt. Dora Community Center Mt. Dora
Friday, February 5 B.B. KING/BUDDY GUY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, February 20 THE ROBERT CRAY BAND Coachmen Park Clearwater
Thursday, March 4 THE MOODY BLUES Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Monday, March 8 THE MOODY BLUES Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Thursday, March 11 THE MOODY BLUES Van Wezel Performing Arts Center Sarasota
Friday, April 16 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, April 17 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, April 17 BON JOVI St. Pete Times Forum Tampa
Sunday, April 18 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

New Rock Releases

Rocktober 20
New Releases
ZZ TOP...Double Down Live (DVD)
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando
CAGE THE ELEPHANT...Cage The Elephant (vinyl LP release of new album)
Various Artist...TNT: The Most Explosive Tribute to AC/DC (Import)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns (Import w/ Extra Tracks)
JEFFERSON STARSHIP...Perfoming Jefferson Airplane At Woodstock (Import)

Reissues, Remasters, Anthologies, Greatest Hits
THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs (Special Edition CD w/bonus tracks, DVD), or clean version
LOU REED...New Sensations (Remastered)
LOU REED...Legendary Hearts (Remastered)
JOHN COUGAR...Kid Inside (Remastered, Import)
JOHNNY COUGAR...Chestnut Street Incident (Remastered, Import)
THE SMALL FACES...From The Beginning (vinyl)
THE SMALL FACES...The Small Faces (vinyl)
NAZARETH...The Anthology (Remastered)
MADNESS...One Step Beyond (Remastered, Import)
CHRIS REA...Still So Far To Go- The Best of Chris Rea (Import)
THE STONE ROSES...20th Anniversary Legacy Edition (Import)
OTIS REDDING...The Best: See & Hear, Otis Redding
ROD STEWART...Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998: Highlights (Import)

Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia
STING...If On A Winter's Night... and also vinyl
STEPHEN STILLS...Live At Shepherd's Bush (CD/DVD)
MELISSA ETHERIDGE...A New Thought For Christmas
WINGER...Karma
HALFORD...Winter Songs
ATREYU...Congregation Of The Damned or a clean version and also vinyl
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando (vinyl release of new album)
SEAN LENNON...Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Undead soundtrack and also vinyl
THE MOTELS...Atomic Cafe: Greatest Songs Live

Reissues, Remasters, Compilations
FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH...Live/Tales of the Unexpected/What's Next
U2...The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered, 2 cd + DVD)
B.B. KING/FREDDIE KING/ALBERT KING/EARL KING...The Four Kings Of Blues Guitar
JOHN MAYALL with ERIC CLAPTON...Blues Breakers (24 KT Gold)
DEEP PURPLE...Who Do We Think We Are (180 gram vinyl)
ROD STEWART...Never A Dull Moment (24 KT Gold)
NAZARETH...Hair Of The Dog Live (vinyl)

November 3
Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 19
Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers is 61; Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 44;

ON THIS DATE
2004 Gavin Rossdale of Bush admits that 15-year-old British model Daisy Lowe is his daughter after DNA test proved that he was. That same day it is announced that Melissa Etheridge is at home recovering from two breast surgeries
2006 Yoko Ono files court papers to preserve her right to sue the EMI Group and its Capitol Records subsidiary for royalties allegedly owed to her late husband, John Lennon
2007 After 34 years Carlos Santana's wife Deborah files for divorce

Rocktober 18

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 18, 2009
Chuck Berry is 83; Gary Richrath formerly with REO Speedwagon is 60; Tim Cross formerly with Sponge is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1952 Keith Knudsen of the Doobie Brothers is born in Le Mars, Iowa. Knudsen died in 2005
1956 Elvis Presley gets into a fight with two gas station attendants in Memphis, Tennessee as fans gathered around Presley. A fight breaks out and the two station employees are later found guilty of assault and battery
1968 John Lennon of the Beatles is arrested for possession of marijuana
1989 Axl Rose threatens to leave Gun 'N' Roses. He does this onstage as they opened for the Rolling Stones

IN CONERT
Sunday, November 15 JET House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, November 17 HALESTORM Backbooth Orlando

Rocktober 17

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 17
Michael Hossack of the Doobie Brothers is 63; Sergio Andrade formerly with Lifehouse is 32;

ON THIS DATE
1969 The American Federation of Musicians delay permits that the Kinks will need to play in the U.S. due to their boozing and fighting onstage. They do end up receiving the permits
2006 Heather Mills files court documents stating thather estranged husband Paul McCartney was verbally and physically abusive, drank and used illegal drugs during their marriage

IN CONCERT
CANCELLED Saturday, Rocktober 17 VINCE NEIL Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach CANCELLED

Rocktober 16

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 16
C.F. Turner of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 66; Bob Weir of The Dead is 62; Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 47; Chad Gray of Mudvayne is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1951 Little Richard has his first recording sessions
1966 Grace Slick performs for the first time with Jefferson Airplane
1972 Creedence Clearwater Revival officially announce that they have disbanded
2005 Paul Rodgers performs for the first time with Queen

TOUR DATES for BREAKING BENJAMIN
11-29 Sunken Garden Ampitheatre San Antonio, Texas
12-2 The Pavilion@Lone Star Event Center Lubbock, Texas
12-5 Cotillion Ballroom Wichita, Kansas
12-6 Shrine Mosque Springfield, Missouri
12-8 Val Air Ballroom West Des Moines, Iowa
12-9 "KRRO 103.7 Mistletoe Mayhem" Sioux Falls Convention Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota
12-16 "X103's Not So Silent Night" Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, Indiana
12-17 Scatz Sports Bar Middleton, Wisconsin

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. KISS...Sonic Boom
(1)2. BREAKING BENJAMIN...Dear Agony
(2)3. ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue
(3)4. PEARL JAM...Backspacer
(4)5. THREE DAYS GRACE...Life Starts Now
(5)6. LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
(Re-enter)7. THE BEATLES...Remastered Stereo Box
(7)8. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH...War Is The Answer
(8)9. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(6)10. FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 15
Mark Reznicek of The Toadies is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1996 Tommy Lee of Motley Crue is charged with attacking a photographer outside an L.A. club when he tried to take a picture of Lee and his wife Pamela Anderson
2003 Bruce Kulick, formerly of Kiss, is shot in the leg at a West Hollywood nightclub. He is treated and released

TOUR DATES for KISS
10-16 Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia
10-17 Bi-Lo Center Greenville, South Carolina
10-19 Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola, Florida
10-21 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida
10-22 BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida
10-24 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama
10-26 Phillips Arena Atlanta, Georgia
10-28 Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee
10-29 Verizon Arena Little Rock North Little Rock, Arkansas
11-6 United Center Chicago, Illinois
11-7 Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
11-9 MTS Centre Winnepeg, Manitoba
11-10 Credit Union Centre Saskatoon, Saskatchewa
11-12 Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, Alberta
11-14 General Motors Place Vancouver, British Columbia
11-15 Key Arena Seattle, Washington
11-17 Rose Garden Portland, Oregon
11-19 Arco Arena Sacramento, California
11-21 Save Mart Center Fresno, California
11-22 Oracle Arena Oakland, California
11-24 Honda Center Anaheim, California
11-25 Staples Center Los Angeles, California
11-27 San Diego Sports Center San Diego, California
11-28 Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort Las Vega, Nevada
12-1 Jobing.com Arena Glendale, Arizona
12-2 Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
12-4 Frank Erwin Events Center Austin, Texas
12-5 Toyota Center Houston, Texas
12-6 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
12-8 BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
12-10 Spirit Center Kansas City, Missouri
12-11 Mid America Center Council Bluffs, Iowa
12-13 Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12-15 Essar Centre Marie, Ontario

Rocktober 14

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 14
Colin Hodgkinson formerly with Whitesnake if 64; Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues is 63; Thomas Dolby is 51; A.J. Pero of Twisted Sister is 50;

ON THIS DATE
2003 Ozzy Osbourne cancels his upcoming European tour due to the effects from medication he’s taking for tremors. That same day Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots files for divorce from his wife of three years, Mary Weiland, claiming “irreconcilable differences.” The couple has two children and separated in September of '02
2006 A memorial stone honoring the late Cliff Burton of Metallicaq is unveiled at the site of the ‘86 bus crash that killed him in Dörarp, Sweden
2007 Chester Bennington of Linkin Park breaks hsi arm while in concert in Melbourne, Australia

IN CONCERT
Thursday, Rocktober 15 JOHNNY WINTER The Plaza Theater Orlando
Thursday, Rocktober 15 BONHAM House Of Blues Otlando

Rocktober 13

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 13
Sammy Hagar is 62; Joey Belladonna formerly with Anthrax is 49; Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr and drummer for The Who and Oasis is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1975 Neil Young has surgery on his throat
1979 Paul McCartney is named the most successful song writer of all time by the Guiness Book of World Records

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, Rocktober 14 JOHNNY WINTER Polk Theatre Lakeland

New Rock Releases

Rocktober 13
New Releases
B.B. KING...Soundstage: B.B. King - Live (DVD)
W.A.S.P. ...Babylon
LYNCH MOB...Smoke And Mirrors
HOUSE OF LORDS...Cartesian Dreams
KANSAS...There's No Place Like Home (DVD)
BOB DYLAN...Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (DVD)
RICK WAKEMAN...The Six Wives Of Henry VIII: Live At Hampton Court Palace
BOB DYLAN...Christmas In the Heart

Reissues, Greatest Hits Packages,
TALKING HEADS...Stop Making Sense (blu-ray)
YES...90125 (24 karat Gold)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...Second Helping (24 karat Gold)
BIG BILL BROONZY...Key To The Blues
NICKELBACK...Live at Sturgis (blu-ray release)
GREGG ALLMAN...The Solo Years 1973-1997: One More Silver Dollar

Rocktober 20
New Releases
ZZ TOP...Double Down Live (DVD)
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando
CAGE THE ELEPHANT...Cage The Elephant (vinyl LP release of new album)
Various Artist...TNT: The Most Explosive Tribute to AC/DC (Import)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns (Import w/ Extra Tracks)
JEFFERSON STARSHIP...Perfoming Jefferson Airplane At Woodstock (Import)

Reissues, Remasters, Anthologies, Greatest Hits
THEORY OF A DEADMAN...Scars And Souvenirs (Special Edition CD w/bonus tracks, DVD), or clean version
LOU REED...New Sensations (Remastered)
LOU REED...Legendary Hearts (Remastered)
JOHN COUGAR...Kid Inside (Remastered, Import)
JOHNNY COUGAR...Chestnut Street Incident (Remastered, Import)
THE SMALL FACES...From The Beginning (vinyl)
THE SMALL FACES...The Small Faces (vinyl)
NAZARETH...The Anthology (Remastered)
MADNESS...One Step Beyond (Remastered, Import)
CHRIS REA...Still So Far To Go- The Best of Chris Rea (Import)
THE STONE ROSES...20th Anniversary Legacy Edition (Import)
OTIS REDDING...The Best: See & Hear, Otis Redding
ROD STEWART...Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998: Highlights (Import)

Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia

Reissues, Remasters
FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH...Live/Tales of the Unexpected/What's Next
U2...The Unforgettable Fire

November 3
Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 12
Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens is 54;

ON THIS DATE
1975 Rod Stewart performs his last concert with the Small Faces
1994 A section of seating collapsed holding 1,200 people at a Pink Floyd concert in London only just a few minutes into the show
2004 Paul Stanley of Kiss undergoes hip-replacement surgery
2005 Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe was burned on his arms and face in a pyrotechnics mishap while in concert in Caspar, Wyoming

Rocktober 11

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 11
Scott Johnson of the Gin Blossoms is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1988 Ringo Starr and wife Barbara Bach travel to Tucson to undergo treatment for alcohol abuse
2004 Bruce Palmer formerly with Buffalo Springfield dies at the age of 58 of a heart attack

IN CONCERT
Thursday, November 5 TANTRIC Firestone Live Orlando

Rocktober 10

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 10
Midge Ure is 56; David Lee Roth of Van Halen is 55; Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Steve Perry joins Journey
1978 Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith are injured when a cherry bomb is thrown on stage in Philadelphia
1979 Fleetwood Mac receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame

IN CONERT
Sunday, Rocktober 11 BETTER THAN EZRA Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 11 SEVENDUST House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Rocktober 9

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 9
Jackson Browne is 61; Sean Lennon is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1940 John Lennon is born in Liverpool, England. Lennon died in 1980
1944 John Entwistle of the Who was born in Chiswick, London, England. Entwistle died in 2002
1973 Elvis and Priscilla Presley's divorce is finalized
2008 Bon Jovi is sued by Samuel Bartley Steele for $1 billion for plagarizm. Steele claims that the band's ‘07 tune "I Love This Town," which was used in Major League Baseball postseason ads, is remarkably similar to his ‘04 ode to the Boston Red Sox, "(Man I Really) Love This Team." Steele wants $100, 000 for each copy of “Lost Highway,” which has “I Love This Town.” The album sold 4 million units which is how Steele got to $40 billion

IN CONCERT
Saturday, Rocktober 10 BETTER THAN EZRA Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. BREAKING BENJAMIN...Dear Agony
(Enter)2. ALICE IN CHAINS...Black Gives Way To Blue
(1)3. PEARL JAM...Backspacer
(2)4. THREE DAYS GRACE...Life Starts Now
(Enter)5. LYNYRD SKYNYRD...God And Guns
(Enter)6. FOREIGNER...Can't Slow Down
(3)7. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH...War Is The Answer
(4)8. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(6)9. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(7)10. MARK KNOPFLER...Get Lucky

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 8
Ray Royer formerly with Procol Harum is 64,

ON THIS DATE
1966 Ginger Baker collapses while doing a drum solo. Turns out he has the flu and is exhausted
1987 Chuck Berry receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
1988 For the first time in over 14 years Pink Floyd's album Dark Side Of The Moon is NOT on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts (741 weeks)
1996 Jimmy Chamberlin formerly with the Smashing Pumpkins pleads guilty to disorderly conduct charges rather than face the more serious heroin possession charge and is ordered to complete a drug treatment program. The court appearance is the result of drug charges filed when the drummer and touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvin shot up together in a New York hotel. Melvin died as a result

IN CONCERT
Friday, Rocktober 9 U2 Raymond James Stadium Tampa
Friday, Rocktober 9 THE BLACK CROWES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 9, 2009 MOLLY HATCHET Fort Mellon Park Sanford
Sunday, December 6 97X THE NEXT BIG THING with CAGE THE ELEPHANT, CHEVELLE, SICK PUPPIES and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa

Rocktober 7

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 7
Kevin Godley of 10cc is 64; David Hope formerly with Kansas is 60; John Mellencamp is 58; Ricky Phillips currently with Styx and formerly with Bad English is 58; Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 56; Charlie Marinkovich of Iron Butterfly is 50;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Beatles are offered $1 million to perform at Shea Stadium again, but they decline
1977 Steve Hackett leaves Genesis
1982 Jimmy Page receives a “conditional discharge" after being found guilty of cocaine possession
1986 Funeral services are held for Cliff Burton of Metallica in Castro Valley, California
2004 It is announced that Melissa Etheridge has breast cancer

IN CONCERT
Thursday, Rocktober 8 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 8 JOHNNY WINTER State Theater St. Petersburg
Saturday, February 20 THE ROBERT CRAY BAND Coachmen Park Clearwater

Rocktober 6

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 6
Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 58; David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 55; Matthew Sweet is 45; Tommy Stinson of the Replacements, Guns 'N' Roses and Soul Asylum is 43;

ON THIS DATE
2004 Brandon Boyd of Incubus is arrested at New York's LaGuardia airport for trying to take a switchblade on board a plane
2005 The Rolling Stones have to interrupt a concert in Charlottesville, Virginia due to a bomb scare. Authorities search, find nothing, and the show resumes

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 BETTER THAN EZRA Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 7 THE BLACK CROWES Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

New Rock Releases

Rocktober 6
New Releases
KISS...Sonic Boom
POWERMAN 5000...Somewhere On The Otherside Of Nowhere
JANE'S ADDICTION...The Lowdown Unauthorized
RUSTY ANDERSON...Born On Earth
Various Artist...Oh Happy Day
LITA FORD...Wicked Wonderland
JOE PERRY...Have Guitar Will Travel
JACK BRUCE/ROBIN TROWER...Seven Moons Live (DVD)
JOE COCKER...Live At Woodstock

Remasters, Greatest Hits
SANTANA...Marathon (30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered)
TOTO...Fahrenheit (Remastered)
SCORPIONS...Pure Instinct (Remastered)
URIAH HEEP...The Early Years

Rocktober 13
New Releases
B.B. KING...Soundstage: B.B. King - Live (DVD)
W.A.S.P. ...Babylon
LYNCH MOB...Smoke And Mirrors
HOUSE OF LORDS...Cartesian Dreams
KANSAS...There's No Place Like Home (DVD)
BOB DYLAN...Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (DVD)
RICK WAKEMAN...The Six Wives Of Henry VIII: Live At Hampton Court Palace
BOB DYLAN...Christmas In the Heart

Reissues, Greatest Hits Packages,
TALKING HEADS...Stop Making Sense (blu-ray)
YES...90125 (24 karat Gold)
LYNYRD SKYNYRD...Second Helping (24 karat Gold)
BIG BILL BROONZY...Key To The Blues
NICKELBACK...Live at Sturgis (blu-ray release)
GREGG ALLMAN...The Solo Years 1973-1997: One More Silver Dollar

Rocktober 20
New Releases
ZZ TOP...Double Down Live (DVD)
TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT...Expando

Rocktober 27
New Releases
R.E.M. ...R.E.M. Live at the Olympia

Reissues, Remasters
FRANK MARINO AND MAHOGANY RUSH...Live/Tales of the Unexpected/What's Next
U2...The Unforgettable Fire

November 3
Reissues, Greatest Hits
FOO FIGHTERS...Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
NIRVANA...Bleach (remastered)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 5
Steve Miller is 66; Brian Johnson of AC/DC is 62; David Bryson of the Counting Crows is 55; Dave Dederer of the Presidents Of The United States Of America is 45;

ON THIS DATE
2000 Benjamin Orr dies due to pancreatic cancer at age 53
2004 Mick Mars from Motley Crue has hip replacement surgery due to ankylosing spondylitis, a degenerative disease that damages ligaments, tendons and bones

IN CONCERT
Saturday, Rocktober 17 VINCE NEIL Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach
Wednesday, November 4 TANTRIC State Theatre St. Petersburg
Thursday, December 3 OUR LADY PEACE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, December 6 DEREK TRUCKS BAND The Ritz Ybor Ybor City
Wednesday, December 30 RICK SPRINGFIELD Seminole Hard Rock And Casino Tampa

Central Florida Concert Datebook

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK

Wednesday, Rocktober 21 SHINEDOWN/SICK PUPPIES House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, Rocktober 21 KISS/BUCKCHERRY St. Pete's Times Forum Tampa
Thursday, Rocktober 22 BONNIE RAITT Ruth Eckerd Clearwater
Friday, Rocktober 23 BLUES TRAVELER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 23 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD and ATREYU Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Friday, Rocktober 23 LITTLE FEAT The Plaza Theatre Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 24 STRYPER Jannus Landing Courtyard St. Petersburg
Wednesday, Rocktober 28 STRYPER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Thursday, Rocktober 29 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 30 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, Rocktober 30, 2009 REO SPEEDWAGON/STYX/NIGHT RANGER Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, Rocktober 31 JOHN WAITE Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, Rocktober 31 SEVENDUST Guavaween Festival Downtown Tampa
Sunday, November 1 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Monday, November 2 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, November 3 BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Plaza Theater Orlando
Wednesday, November 4 TANTRIC State Theatre St. Petersburg
Thursday, November 5 DR. JOHN Tampa Theatre Tampa
Thursday, November 5 TANTRIC Firestone Live Orlando
Friday, November 6 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 7 LOS LOBOS Disney World Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, November 8 LOS LOBOS Disney World
Sunday, November 8 ALL THAT REMAINS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 13 RATT Bourbon Street Nightclub New Port Richey
Saturday, November 14 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS Vinoy Wasterfront Park St. Petersburg
Saturday, November 14 THE CULT Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, November 15 STEVE MILLER BAND/GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS UCF Arena Orlando
Sunday, November 15 JET House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Tuesday, November 17 JACKSON BROWNE Bob Carr Performing Arts Center
Tuesday, November 17 HALESTORM Backbooth Orlando
Wednesday, November 18 STEVE MILLER BAND Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Wednesday, November 18 JACKSON BROWNE Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Sarasota
Thursday, November 19 AC/DC Amway Arena Orlando
Friday, November 20 JACKSON BROWNE Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, November 20 RATT House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 20 HALESTORM The Ritz Tampa
Wednesday, November 25 ROGER DALTREY House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 SEVEN MARY THREE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 27 MEGADETH Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Monday, November 30 ROGER DALTREY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Thursday, December 3 OUR LADY PEACE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, December 6 DEREK TRUCKS BAND The Ritz Ybor Ybor City
Sunday, December 6 97X THE NEXT BIG THING with CAGE THE ELEPHANT, CHEVELLE, SICK PUPPIES and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, December 12 CHRIS ISAAK Universal Studios Orlando
Wednesday, December 30 RICK SPRINGFIELD Seminole Hard Rock And Casino Tampa
Saturday, January 16 RICHIE HAVENS Capital Theatre Clearwater
Saturday, January 23 RICHIE HAVENS Mt. Dora Community Center Mt. Dora
Friday, February 5 B.B. KING/BUDDY GUY Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Saturday, February 20 THE ROBERT CRAY BAND Coachmen Park Clearwater
Friday, April 16 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, April 17 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, April 18 NELSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

Rocktober 4

ON THIS DATE
1970 Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Los Angeles hotel room
1996 Gary Cherone becomes the lead sing for Van Halen
2004 Elton John responds to Madonna being given the award for Best Live Act by saying "Since when has lip-synching been live? Anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay to see them should be shot.”

Rocktober 3

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 3
Lindsey Buckingham is 60 today; Tommy Lee is 47; Mark King of Hinder is 27;

ON THIS DATE
1038 Eddie Cochran was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Cochran died in 1960
1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas. Vaughan died in 1990
2002 Darryl DeLoach formerly with iron Butterfly dies at the age of 56

IN CONCERT
Sunday, Rocktober 4 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Sunday, Rocktober 4 COLD House Of Blues Orlando
Sunday, Rocktober 4 MEAT PUPPETS Universal Studios Orlando

Rocktober 2

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 2
Don McLean is 64; Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics is 59; Sting is 58; Mike Rodden of Hinder is 27;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Grateful Dead are arrested after a search of their group home turns up marijuana. The group serves 6 hours in jail and are released after bail is made
1977 Elvis Presley's body, and his mother's body, are both moved to Graceland. Somone tried to steal Elvis's body from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis
2004 AC/DC has a street named after them in Melborne, Australia
2006 Supreme Court justices uphold lower-court decisions dismissing guitarist Vinnie Vincent's claims against KISS over alleged unpaid royalties he claimed he was owed for co-writing tracks on the Lick it Up album

IN CONCERT
Saturday, Rocktober 3 METALLICA St. Pete Times Forum Tampa

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK
(Enter)1. PEARL JAM...Backspacer
(Enter)2. THREE DAYS GRACE...Life Starts Now
(Enter)3. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH...War Is The Answer
(3)4. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(1)5. MEGADETH...Endgame
(5)6. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(2)7. MARK KNOPFLER...Get Lucky
(7)8. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND...Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King
(8)9. SHINEDOWN...The Sound Of Madness
(6)10. CHEVELLE...Sci-Fi Crimes

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 1
Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1970 13 days after his death Jimi Hendrix is laid to rest in Renton, Washington
1980 Joe Lynn Turner replaces Ronnie James Dio as lead singer for Rainbow
2005 Alex Lifeson of Rush is countersued by two police officers who allege that the guitarist assaulted them at a 2003 New Year's Eve celebration in Naples, Florida

IN CONCERT
Friday, Rocktober 2 ALICE COOPER Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater