New Releases

NEW RELEASES
June 1
NEW
IGGY POP...California Hitchhike
JOHN MAYALL...Tough (vinyl release of latest album)
AC/DC...Iron Man 2 soundtrack (vinyl release of new album)
MOLLY HATCHET...Justice
STEVE HOWE...Traveling
Various Artist...Guitar Masters 3 & 4

GREATEST HITS, REISSUES
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY...Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity
BRUCE HORNSBY...Playlist: The Very Best Of Bruce Hornsby
ART GARFUNKEL...Playlist: The Very Best Of Art Garfunkel
DIRE STRAITS...Love Over Gold (180 gram vinyl)
ZZ TOP...Live From Texas (2 LP vinyl release)
JEFF BECK...Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz (vinyl release)
FIREHOUSE...Playlist: The Very Best Of Firehouse
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size Large Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size Medium Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size XL Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Transmission Box Set - Size XL Shirt
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size Medium Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Transmission Box Set - Size Large Shirt (vinyl)
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size Large Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Transmission Box Set - Size Medium Shirt [Box set] (vinyl)
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size XL Shirt [Box set]
THE YARDBIRDS...Roger The Engineer

DVD, BLU-RAY
June 1
ELVIS PRESLEY...Change Of Habit
ELVIS PRESLEY...Elvis 75th Birthday Collection (7 Disc Set)
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM...By Invitation Only- Live In Nashville

June 3
U2...U2: 360° At The Rose Bowl blu-ray, Super Deluxe Edition, 2 DVD digipack, DVD
DIRE STRAITS...Dire Straits Alchemy (20th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)

June 8
New
SAVING ABEL...Miss America
HAIL THE VILLAIN...Population: Declining
GREEN DAY...Selections From The Original Broadway Cast Recording 'American Idiot' Featuring Green Day
Various Artist...Harder And Heavier: 60's British Invasion Goes Metal
STEVE HACKETT...Out of the Tunnel's Mouth
GARY WRIGHT...Connected
JACK BRUCE...Live: 1980-2001

Box Sets, Reissues, Greatest Hits
Various Artist...The Sun Records Story (vinyl)
THE CURE...Disintegration (Deluxe Edition)
STEVE WINWOOD...Revolutions: The Very Best of Steve Winwood
DEREK TRUCKS...X2: Joyful Noise / Soul Serenade
KANSAS...X2: Leftoverture / Point of Know Return
SANTANA...Ultimate Santana (Eco-Friendly Packaging)

DVD, BLU-RAY
DIRE STRAITS...Alchemy: Live
NEIL YOUNG...Neil Young Archives 1 (1963-1972) (10 discs) (blu-ray) or DVD

June 15
New
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Mojo
STEVE MILLER BAND...Bingo

Greatest Hits
OASIS...Time Flies...1994-2009, Limited Edition 5 LP Box Set, Limited Edition 3 CD/1 DVD Box Set

June 22
New
OZZY OSBOURNE...Scream

ON THIS DATE
1948 John Bonham of Led Zeppelin is born in Worcestershire, England
1961 Jimi Hendrix signs up for the Army
1976 The Who perform at the Charlton Athletic Grounds in England and according to the Guiness Book Of World Records it was the loudest concert ever at 120 decibels

IN THE NEWS
Bret Michaels returns to stage with vigor
Slash on going solo
Ozzy's wax museum prank

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 2 PAT TRAVERS BAND 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 30

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 30
Topper Headon of the Clash is 55; Tom Morello of Audioslave and Rage Against The Machine is 46; Patrick Dahlheimer of Live is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1968 The Beatles began recording sessions for what would be The Beatles, more commonly known as The White Album
1972 Bruce Springsteen auditions for Columbia Records’ John Hammond. He signs with the label a month later
1980 Carl Radle of Derek And The Dominoes dies from chronic kidney failure. He was 37
1992 Paul Simon and Edie Brickell marry in Montauk, Long Island, New York
1996 John Kahn of the Jerry Garcia Band dies at age 48 of complications from heart disease at his home in Mill Valley, California
2003 Rod Stewart files for a divorce from Rachel Hunter. That same day Paul and Heather McCartney announce they are expecting a child

IN CONCERT
Thursday, July 22 BAD COMPANY Lakeland Center Jenkins Arena Lakeland

IN THE NEWS
Church plans to picket rocker Dio's memorial service
Slash, Noel Gallagher and More Set to Join The Faces' Reunion
Kiss To Open Mini Golf Centre

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 2 PAT TRAVERS BAND 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 29

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 29
Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is 65; Michael Porcaro of Toto is 55; Melissa Etheridge is 49; Noel Gallagher of Oasis is 43; Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 41; Dave Buckner formerly with Papa Roach is 40; Mark Lee of Third Day is 37,

ON THIS DATE
1971 At a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco 36 people are given medical treatment after they unknowingly drank LSD-laced cider
1977 Elvis Presely walk off stage in Baltimore because he was upset with his performance
1999 Four years after his disappearance the remains of Philip Taylor Kramer of Iron Butterfly were found at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. His death was ruled a suicide
2004 Josey Scott of Saliva marries Kendra Lynnett Edney at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee
2008 In Stockholm, Sweden Kiss meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
2009 A judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson
2009 Ozzy Osbourne files a lawsuit against his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi over rights to the group's name

IN THE NEWS
Ozzy Osbourne on Black Sabbath Reunion: "I Never Say Never"
Carlos Santana Taps Top-Notch Musicians for Classic Rock Album
Dio Memorial Gigs To Be Staged In London and LA

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 2 PAT TRAVERS BAND 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 28

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 28
John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival is 65; Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the USA is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is arrested for possession of marijuana at his home in London
1983 Van Halen receives $1 million to perform at the US Festival in California, the highest fee paid to date for a single concert performance
2001 Tony Ashton dies of cancer in his home in London. He was 55

IN CONCERT
Saturday, May 29 EVE 6 Firestone Live Orlando
Saturday, May 29  AMERICAN BANG  Vinoy Waterfront Park  Saint Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 16 JIMMIE VAN ZANT BAND Harley Davidson Of Orlando Orlando

IN THE NEWS
AC/DC Holds Off Stones On Euro Chart
Bon Jovi Opens New Meadowland Stadium
911 Call: Slipknot Bassist Found With Pills, Needle

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 2 PAT TRAVERS BAND 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (5-27-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (5-27-2010)

(Enter)1. THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St.
(1)2. AC/DC...Iron Man 2 soundtrack
(2)3. GODSMACK...The Oracle
(Enter)4. THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. (Rarities Edition)(Target Exclusive)
(3)5. DEFTONES...Diamond Eyes
(5)6. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE...Fever
(7)7. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(6)8. MELISSA ETHERIDGE...Fearless Love
(Re-enter)9. SLASH...Slash
(9)10. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 27
Pete Sears, formerly with Jefferson Starship, is 62; Eddie Harschof the Black Crowes is 53; Neil Finn of Crowded House is 52; Sean Kinney of Alice In Chains is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1963 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan is released
1980 David Lee Roth of Van Halen injuries himself after he jumps off of Alex Van Halen's drum riser right into some low hanging lights, suffering several cuts and fracturing his nose
2003 How The West Was Won by Led Zeppelin is released
2005 Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails wins $2.9 million and full control of all the band's trademarks in a lawsuit he filed in 2004 against his former manager John Malm

IN CONCERT
Friday, May 28 EVE 6 The State Theatre St. Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
Stone Temple Pilots Returning To Top Of Billboard 200
Ailing Bret Michaels performs on 'Idol' finale
Kings of Leon Say New Album is 'Darker'

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 2 PAT TRAVERS BAND 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 26

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 26
Levon Helm OF The Band is 70; Garry Peterson of the Guess Who is 65; Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac is 62; Lenny Kravitz is 46; Phillip Rhodes of the Gin Blossoms is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their second week-long Bed In For Peace in Montreal, Canada
1977 All 4 members of Kiss deposit some of their own blood into the ink that will print their Marvel Comic book at a Marvel printing plant
2008 Paul McCartney receives an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University in New Haven, during the school's ’08 commencement ceremony

IN THE NEWS
Slipknot Pays Tribute To Bassist, But Who's Who?
Dave Matthews Won't Tour in 2011
The Faces Set to Reunite Without Rod Stewart

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 25

BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 25
Klaus Meine of The Scorpions is 62; Glen Drover formerly with Megadeth is 41; Todd Whitener of Tantric and Days Of The Newis 32;

ON THIS DATE
1965 Dave Davies is knocked unconscious during a Kinks concert in London after he smashes into Mick Avory's cymbals
1978 The Who play what turns out to be the last concert ever with Keith Moon
1996 Bradley Nowell of Sublime dies in San Francisco, California of a drug overdose at the age of 26
2005 Domenic Troiano formerly with the Guess Who and the James Gang dies of prostate cancer at the age of 59 in Toronto, Canada


IN CONCERT
Wednesday, July 7 MARCY PLAYGROUND/DAYS OF THE NEW 57 West Orlando
Friday, July 9 MARCY PLAYGROUND/DAYS OF THE NEW State Theater St. Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
U2 Pulls Out Of Glastonbury, Reschedules U.S. Tour
John Fogerty's 'Centerfield' Headed To Baseball Hall of Fame
Mellencamp, T-Bone Burnett Take Rural Route To 'Better' Album

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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New Releases

R.I.P. Paul Gray of Slipknot

NEW RELEASES
May 25
New
BLACK SUNSHINE...Black Sunshine
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS...Stone Temple Pilots or vinyl
IT'S ALIVE...Human Resources
FAR...At Night We Live
RICK DERRINGER...The Three Kings Of The Blues
KROKUS...Hoodoo
DEFTONES...Diamond Eyes (vinyl release of new album)
BURTON CUMMINGS...Above The Ground (with DVD)

Box Sets
JUDAS PRIEST...Music Of Judas Priest (Box Set)
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS...Teargarden By Kaleidyscope 1: Songs For A Sailor
CHEAP TRICK...Music Of Cheap Trick (Box Set)
KANSAS...Music Of Kansas (Box Set)

DVD
Various Artist...Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Start Me Up
Various Artist...Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Legends
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Revisited: Live And Rare
Documentary...Talkin' & Walkin' New York: The New York of Bob Dylan & John Lennon
GUNS 'N' ROSES...Live And Dangerous
GENESIS...Land Of Confusion

June 1
NEW
IGGY POP...California Hitchhike
JOHN MAYALL...Tough (vinyl release of latest album)
AC/DC...Iron Man 2 soundtrack (vinyl release of new album)
MOLLY HATCHET...Justice
STEVE HOWE...Traveling
Various Artist...Guitar Masters 3 & 4

GREATEST HITS, REISSUES
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY...Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity
BRUCE HORNSBY...Playlist: The Very Best Of Bruce Hornsby
ART GARFUNKEL...Playlist: The Very Best Of Art Garfunkel
DIRE STRAITS...Love Over Gold (180 gram vinyl)
ZZ TOP...Live From Texas (2 LP vinyl release)
JEFF BECK...Performing This Week: Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz (vinyl release)
FIREHOUSE...Playlist: The Very Best Of Firehouse
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size Large Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size Medium Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size XL Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Transmission Box Set - Size XL Shirt
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size Medium Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Transmission Box Set - Size Large Shirt (vinyl)
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size Large Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Transmission Box Set - Size Medium Shirt [Box set] (vinyl)
THE ROLLING STONES...Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size XL Shirt [Box set]
THE YARDBIRDS...Roger The Engineer

DVD, BLU-RAY
June 1
ELVIS PRESLEY...Change Of Habit
ELVIS PRESLEY...Elvis 75th Birthday Collection (7 Disc Set)
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM...By Invitation Only- Live In Nashville

June 3
U2...U2: 360° At The Rose Bowl blu-ray, Super Deluxe Edition, 2 DVD digipack, DVD
DIRE STRAITS...Dire Straits Alchemy (20th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray)

June 8
New
SAVING ABEL...Miss America
HAIL THE VILLAIN...Population: Declining

June 15
New
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Mojo
STEVE MILLER BAND...Bingo

Greatest Hits
OASIS...Time Flies...1994-2009, Limited Edition 5 LP Box Set, Limited Edition 3 CD/1 DVD Box Set

June 22
New
OZZY OSBOURNE...Scream

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 24
Bob Dylan is 69; Albert Bouchard of Blue Oyster Cult is 63; Jimmy Ashhurst of Buckcherry is 47; Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes is 41; Cody Hanson of Hinder is 28;

ON THIS DATE
1963 Blues great Elmore James dies in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 45
1991 Gene Clark of the Byrds dies of a heart attack at the age of 46 in Sherman Oaks, California
1994 Bret Michaels of Poison crashes his Ferrari into a telephone pole in Burbank, California
2005 Motley Crue files a lawsuit against NBC for banning the band after Vince Neil slipped in a cuss word on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
2006 Elton John is awarded $188,000 in damages from The Dail Mail after the UK newspaper claimed that John told guest not to approach him at one of his charity ball. That same day the Rolling Stones cancel 15 shows due to a head injury Keith Richard suffered
2010 Paul Gray of Slipknot died in Urbandale, Iowa at the age of 38


IN CONCERT
Thursday, November 4 ROGER HODGSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Friday, November 5 ROGER HODGSON Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Bret Michaels Wins 'Celebrity Apprentice'
'Exile On Main St' Back At U.K. No. 1
BRUCE DICKINSON's BBC Radio Show To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On Final Show

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 24 MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 23

ON THIS DATE
1975 Peter Gabriel plays his final show with Genesis in St. Etienne, France
1979 The Who documentary "The Kids Are Alright" premieres in New York
1979 Tom Petty files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in a financial battle with his record label, MCA

IN CONCERT
Friday, July 9 MARCY PLAYGROUND State Theatre St. Petersburg
Friday, July 23 SICK PUPPIES/JANUS/IT'S ALIVE Firestone Live Orlandso
Sunday, August 8 CINDERELLA House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, August 14 DAVY JONES of the MONKEES Palladium Theater St. Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
PAUL MCCARTNEY IN JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE AT ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH
Bret Michaels discharged from hospital
Guns 'N' Roses European Tour Is NOT Cancelled

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 24 MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 22

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 22
Bernie Taupin is 60; Jesse Valenzuela of the Gin Blossoms is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1954 Bob Dylan has his bar mitzvah in Hibbing, Minnesota
1958 Jerry Lee Lewis announces that he has married his 13 year-old second cousin twice removed Myra
2006 Jimi Hendrix's hometown of Seattle's City Council votes to name 5 acres of land after him
2007 Black Rain by Ozzy osbourne is released

IN THE NEWS
Bono Undergoes Emergency Back Surgery
Slash Comments On Axl's Lawsuit Against Former Manager
Vh1 Classic To Tribute Ronnie James Dio Today

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 24 MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (5-20-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (5-20-2010)
(3)AC/DC...Iron Man 2 soundtrack
(1)2. GODSMACK...The Oracle
(2)3. DEFTONES...Diamond Eyes
(Enter)4. MEAT LOAF...Hang Cool Teddy Bear
(5)5. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE...Fever
(4)6. MELISSA ETHERIDGE...Fearless Love
(6)7. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(Enter)8. JACKSON BROWNE/DAVID LINDLEY...Love Is Strange
(Re-enter)9. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(8)10. SKILLET...Awake

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 21
Hilton Valentine of The Animals is 67; Stan Lynch formerly with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakersw is 55;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Chuck Berry records his first single in Chicago, "Maybelline"
1968 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is arrested for possession of cannabis in London
1969 The Beatles announce that Allen Klein will run their financial affairs. That same day John Lennon and Yoko Ono start their 10 day "Bed In For Peace" in Montreal
1980 Joe Strummer of the Clash is arrested after he smashes his guitar over the head of an audience member in Hamburg, West Germany
2000 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots and model Mary Forsberg are wed in Los Angeles
2008 Steven Tyler of Aerosmith enters a Pasadena, California rehab clinic
2009 Walmart offers to sell a clean version of21st Century Breakdown but Green Day says no

IN CONCERT
Saturday, May 22 JONNY LANG House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Bret Michaels Hospitalized Again After 'Warning Stroke'
'Big Four' Metal Fest To Be Beamed To Big Screens
The Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin is 'Lady Robotika' in New Comic Book Series

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 24 MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 20

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 20
Joe Cocker is 66; Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's is 52; Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 35;

ON THIS DATE
1966 John Entwistle and Keith Moon of the Who both show up late for a concert so Pete Townshend pokes Moon in the eye giving him a bruised eye and Moon needing 3 stitches
1967 Jimi Hendrix signs with Reprise Records. That same day the BBC bans "A Day In The Life" by the Beatles.
1968 Pete Townshend of the Who marries girlfriend Karen Astley
1970 The Beatles film Let It Be premieres in London
1978 The Buddy Holly Story starring Gary Busey opens in Lubbock, Texas, Buddy's hometown
1979 Elton John becomes the first Westerner to perform in the Soviet Union with a performance in Leningrad
1981 Alice Cooper's wife, Sheryl, gives birth to a daughter, Calico Cooper
1998 Tommy Lee of Motley Crue is sentenced to six months in jail and three years’ probation for kicking his soon-to-be ex-wife, Pamela Anderson, as she holds their infant son
2007 Scott Stapp of Creed was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault with intent to commit a felony at his home in Boca Raton, Florida after his wife called 911 and alleged Stapp had threw a glass bottle at her face and nearly hit her

IN CONCERT
Friday, May 21 JONNY LANG Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

IN THE NEWS
Rolling Stones, 'Glee' Battle It Out For No. 1 On Billboard 200
AC/DC Extends Run Atop Euro Albums Chart
Bret Michaels Increasing Rehab To Twice A Day

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 24 MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 19

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 19
Pete Townshend of The Who is 65; Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is 61; Phil Rudd of AC/DC is 56;

ON THIS DATE
1947 Steve Currie of T. Rex was born in Lincolnshire, England. Currie passed away in 1981 in a car crash
1951 Joey Ramone of the Ramones is born in Queens, New York. Ramone died in 2001
1965 Mick Avory of the Kinks hits Dave Davies over the head with a cymbal during a Kinks concert
1976 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones crashes his car after falling asleep and police find drug paraphernalia, cocaine and marijuana
1979 Eric Clapton marries George Harrison’s ex-wife, Patti Boyd. Harrison, Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney are among the musicians who perform at the wedding reception
2000 The Allman Brothers announce that founding guitarist Dickey Betts will not be a part of their summer tour

May 18

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 18
Rick Wakeman of Yes is 61; Page Hamilton of Helmet is 50

ON THIS DATE
1993 Kiss get a spot on the Hollywood Rock Walk
2003 Scott Weiland from the Stone Temple Pilots is arrested in Burbank, California for drug possession and is released on $100,000 bond
2006 Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd has an emergency appendectomy in Palo Alto, California. That same day Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses has an altercation with designer Tommy Hilfiger at a New York club during a private birthday party for actress Rosario Dawson

IN THE NEWS
Eagles, Muse, Phish Top Austin City Limits 2010 Lineup
Metal Community Pays Tribute To Ronnie James Dio
Morocco Resists Islamist Calls To Ban Elton John

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 19 TRIUMPH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 24 MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (Deluxe Edition)

Exile is held up to be the Stones masterpiece, but I’ve always found it to be a overly raw and somewhat bloated collection. At it’s core are some fantastic songs (Happy; Tumbling Dice; Sweet Virginia) but the half finished throwaways that would typically end up on the cutting room floor drag the set down. Trimmed to a single lp it would have been a much tighter record and deserved the masterpiece tagging – as it is, the lp’s that proceeded it and followed it (Sticky Fingers; Goats Head Soup) are both better records. I enjoyed the outtakes record quite a bit as it is more blues oriented and Mick Taylor’s guitars shine through in the mixes – unlike the regular lp where his guitar playing for the most part is indistinguishable. Rating: ***1/2

NEW RELEASES
May 18
New
JOHN MAYALL...Blues Express
RATT...Infestation (vinyl release of new album)
POCO...Live at Columbia Studios Hollywood 9/30/71
SLASH...Slash (Limited Edition Vinyl)

Remasters, Reissues
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main Street (Remastered), Enhanced, Vinyl, Super Deluxe Edition
BUDDY GUY...DJ Play My Blues
TRIUMPH...Greatest Hits Remixed
DURAN DURAN...Duran Duran (2 CD Deluxe Edition with NTSC DVD, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered)
DURAN DURAN...Seven And The Ragged Tiger (2 CD/DVD, Limited Special Edition)
DEVO...New Traditionalists (Original recording remastered) or colored vinyl
CHEAP TRICK...The Doctor (with bonus track)
CHEAP TRICK...Standing On The Edge (with bonus track)
CHEAP TRICK...Found All The Parts/Busted (a two-fer with bonus tracks)
DON McLEAN...American Pie (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered)

DVD, BLU-RAY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...Under The Influence
THE KINKS...You Really Got Me: Story Of The Kinks
JOHN LENNON...Rare And Unseen

May 25
New
BLACK SUNSHINE...Black Sunshine
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS...Stone Temple Pilots or vinyl
IT'S ALIVE...Human Resources
FAR...At Night We Live
RICK DERRINGER...The Three Kings Of The Blues
KROKUS...Hoodoo
DEFTONES...Diamond Eyes (vinyl release of new album)
BURTON CUMMINGS...Above The Ground (with DVD)

Box Sets
JUDAS PRIEST...Music Of Judas Priest (Box Set)
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS...Teargarden By Kaleidyscope 1: Songs For A Sailor
CHEAP TRICK...Music Of Cheap Trick (Box Set)
KANSAS...Music Of Kansas (Box Set)

DVD
Various Artist...Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Start Me Up
Various Artist...Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Legends
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Revisited: Live And Rare
Documentary...Talkin' & Walkin' New York: The New York of Bob Dylan & John Lennon
GUNS 'N' ROSES...Live And Dangerous
GENESIS...Land Of Confusion

June 8
New
SAVING ABEL...Miss America
HAIL THE VILLAIN...Population: Declining

June 15
New
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Mojo
STEVE MILLER BAND...Bingo

Greatest Hits
OASIS...Time Flies...1994-2009, Limited Edition 5 LP Box Set, Limited Edition 3 CD/1 DVD Box Set

June 22
New
OZZY OSBOURNE...Scream

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 17
Taj Mahal is 68; Bill Bruford formerly with Yes is 61; Paul Di'Anno formerly with Iron Maiden is 51; Dave Abbruzzese formerly with Pearl Jam is 46; Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is 45; Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1971 Ram by Paul McCartney is released
1980 Peter Criss leaves Kiss for the first time, but later rejoins in 1996
1987 Tom Petty's home in Los Angeles is destroyed by an arson fire causing $800,000 damage

IN THE NEWS
Condolences pour in for heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio
Lenny Kravitz: It's a Tragic Situation (video)
Steelheart frontman Joins The Doors As Special Guest Singer

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 19 TRIUMPH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Ronnie James Dio, 1942-2010

R.I.P. RONNIE JAMES DIO, 1942-2010

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 16
Boyd Tinsley of The Dave Matthews Band is 46; Krist Novoselic of Nirvana is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1957 Buddy Holly signs a recording contract with Coral Records
1969 John Lennon is declared “an inadmissible immigrant to the U.S." steming from a 1968 marijuana bust. That same day Pete Townshend of the Who spends the night in jail after a man rushes onto the stage and grabs the microphone and Pete boots him offstage. Turns out he was actually a police officer who wanted to tell the audience the building next door was on fire
1970 Randy Bachman leaves the Guess Who to start Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1974 Brian May of Queen collapses due to hepatitis, causing the band to cancel the remaining dates on their U.S. tour
1998 Keith Richard of the Rolling Stones breaks some ribs after he falls at his Connecticut home
2006 Paul McCartney announces that he and his wife have seperated
2006 Mark Knopfler files suit against a woman who had knocked him off of his motorcycle in 2003 causing him to break his collarbone, his shoulder and seven ribs. She was later found guilty of careless driving and deported to Ecuador
2007 ZZ Top cancel a summer European tour becuase Dusty Hill is suffering from a benign growth in his ear
2010 Ronnie James Dio dies due to stomach cancer in Houston, Texas. Dio was 67

IN CONCERT
Wednesday, June 30 TED NUGENT/PAT TRAVERS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, July 16 MARC COHN Capitol Theater Clearwater
Saturday, July 17 MARC COHN Plaza Theater Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Ronnie James Dio, Metal Legend, Dead at 67
Metal Icon Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67 After Cancer Battle
Metal Legend Ronnie James Dio Has Died

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 19 TRIUMPH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 15

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 15
Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen, formerly with Toto, is 59; Nick Perri, formerly with Shinedown and Silvertide, is 26;

ON THIS DATE
1984 Nils Lofgren joins the E Street Band
1995 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots is busted for buying drugs
2003 The Rolling Stones cancel a concert slated for Belgrade, Serbia due to security concerns
2008 Kid Rock makes a donation to a Boy Scout troop from Oviedo, Florida who had their equipment stolen the previous week

IN CONCERT
Sunday, May 16 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Firestone Live Orlando
Saturday, September 25 BRET MICHAELS Tropicana Field St. Petersburg (right after the baseball game)

IN THE NEWS
Oasis Collect Greatest Hits for June's 'Time Flies' Compilation
Bret Michaels hopes to perform again in two weeks
OZZY OSBOURNE's Scream Album Delayed One Week In North America

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 19 TRIUMPH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 14

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 14
Jack Bruce of Cream is 67; David Byrne of Talking Heads is 58; Ian Astbury of The Cult is 48; C.C. (aka Cecil) DeVille of Poison is 48; Mike Inez of Alice In Chains is 44; Henry Garza of Los Lonely Boys is 32;

ON THIS DATE
1976 Keith Relf (pictured) of the Yardbirds dies at the age of 33 when he accidentally electrocutes himself while playing guitar in the basement of his London home
1982 Combat Rock by the Clash is released
1988 Led Zeppelin reunites, with drummer Jason Bonham to perform a few songs at Atlantic Records’ 40th anniversary concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden
2002 Vapor Trails by Rush is released

IN CONCERT
Saturday, May 15 CRAIG CHAQUICO Keel and Curly Winery Plant City
Saturday, May 15 JONATHAN TYLER AND THE NORTHERN LIGHTS Ybor Square Ybor City
Tuesday, July 6 (hed)pe Firestone Live Orlando
Saturday, July 10 (hed)pe The State Theatre Saint Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
Springsteen Joins Lady Gaga, Elton John At Rainforest Benefit
Dave Matthews Band Taking Touring Break In 2011
AC/DC Tops Euro Chart For Third Week

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 19 TRIUMPH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (5-13-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (5-13-2010)
(Enter)1. GODSMACK...The Oracle
(Enter)2. DEFTONES...Diamond Eyes
(2)3. AC/DC...Iron Man 2 soundtrack
(3)4. MELISSA ETHERIDGE...Fearless Love
(1)5. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE...Fever
(6)6. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(Enter)7. NONPOINT...Miracle
(Enter)8. SKILLET...Awake
(9)9. JIMI HENDRIX...Valleys Of Neptune
(8)10. SLASH...Slash

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 13
Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz of the J. Geils Band is 65; Danny Kirwan, formerly with Fleetwood Mac, is 60; John Richardson of The Gin Blossoms is 46; Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1941 Ritchie Valens was born in Pacoima, California. Valens died in 1959 at the age of 17
1971 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane crashes her Mercedes into a concrete wall near Golden Gate State Park
1985 Bruce Springsteen marries actress Julianne Phillips in Lake Oswego, Oregon. They divorce in 1989
2003 The estate of the late John Entwistle of the Who is auctioned off
2004 Paul McCartney's rehearsals at London`s Millennium Dome for an upcoming tour causes nearby residents to complain to authorities. That same day while Kiss is touring Australia Gene Simmons causes controversy by stating that the western world is under threat from extremists and a culture that treats women worse than dogs, he dismisses the Arab world as “God’s armpit.”
2004 Courtney Love pleads innocent to assault charges stemming from an incident in which she allegedly struck a man in the head with a microphone stand at a New York show the previous March
2007 Bo Diddley is hospitalized after a concert in Council Bluffs, Iowa, during which he appears disoriented. He is placed in intensive care at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska after suffering a stroke
2008 Jon Anderson of Yes is hospitalized after experiencing a serious asthma attack
2008 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots is released from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department jail facility after serving 14 minutes of his sentence for a DUI bust the previous November

IN CONCERT
Friday, May 14 GARY HOEY Total Entertainment Daytona Beach
Friday, May 14 CAGE THE ELEPHANT State Theatre St. Petersburg
Saturday, May 29 AMERICAN BANG Vinoy Waterfront Park Saint Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
Lynyrd Skynyrd Announces New Live CD/DVD
Scott Weiland: 'I Wish Velvet Revolver All The Best
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider Gets Reality TV Show

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 19 TRIUMPH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May12

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 12
Ian McLagan of the Small Faces and the Faces is 65; Steve Winwood is 62; Billy Squier (pictured) is 60; Eric Singer of Kiss is 52; Billy Duffy of the Cult is 49;

ON THIS DATE
1959 Ray Gillen, who toured with Black Sabbath in 1986, was born in New York City. Gillen died in 1993
1963 Bob Dylan is invited to appear on TV’s 'Ed Sullivan Show' but refuses when he is forbidden to sing “Talking John Birch Society Blues.”
1967 Pink Floyd stages the first-ever rock concert with quadraphonic sound at Queen Elizabeth Hall in England
1971 Mick Jagger and Bianca Perez-Mora marry in St. Tropez, France
1972 Exile On Main Street by the Rolling Stones is released
1992 Rob Halford of Judas Priest holds a press conference to announce that he does not have AIDS
2008 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots enters a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department jail to begin serving his sentence for a DUI conviction stemming from an arrest the previous November. He’s in custody for 10 hours but only spends 14 minutes behind bars before he’s released

IN THE NEWS
Godsmack Grabs Third No. 1 Album; Eminem Wows Digitally
Beatles 1966 Press Conference Tapes For Auction In L.A.
Mick Jagger Cameos on 'Fallon' as Keith Urban Rocks "Tumbling Dice"

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 12 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 11

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 11
Eric Burdon of The Animals is 69; Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band is 63;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Cream begin recording session for what would be Disraeli Gears in New York City
1970 Woodstock, the triple disc album with music from the festival, is released
1972 On the "Dick Cavett Show" John Lennon claims the US government is spying on him and trying to boot him out of the country, a claim which turned out to be true
1990 Ritchie Valens is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1995 Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray reunite for a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan in Austin, Texas, the late blues guitarist’s hometown. All five played with the guitarist at his last concert on August 26, 1990, before his death in a helicopter crash
2003 Noel Redding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience is found dead in his home in County Cork, Ireland, at the age of 57
2008 John Rutsey, formerly of Rush, dies from a diabetes-related heart attack in his sleep at the age of 55

IN CONCERT
Saturday, May 15 JONATHAN TYLER AND THE NORTHERN LIGHTS Ybor Square Ybor City
Wednesday, June 30 PAT TRAVERS Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

IN THE NEWS
Lenny Kravitz Among Headliners at Gulf Aid Benefit
Smashing Pumpkins Add New Bassist Nicole Fiorentino
METALLICA - New Shows Added In Perth, Sydney, Adelaide And Melbourne

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 12 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 17 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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New Releases

NEW RELEASES
May 11
TAPROOT...Plead The Fifth
MEAT LOAF...Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2 CD Special Edition)
JACKSON BROWNE/DAVID LINDLEY...Love Is Strange

Music Video
THE BEATLES...Behind the Curtain: A Documentary DVD
NICKELBACK...The Journey DVD
OZZY OSBOURNE...Crazy World DVD
BON JOVI...Live At Madison Square Garden blu-ray

Remastered, Reissues
JUDAS PRIEST...British Steel: 30th Anniversary Edition (Special Edition, Extra tracks, Original recording remastered)
PAUL McCARTNEY...Good Evening New York City (2 CD/2 DVD Deluxe Edition)
BON JOVI...Crush (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...Lost Highway (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...These Days (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...Keep The Faith (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...Bounce (Special Tracks, Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...Have A Nice Day (Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...Bon Jovi (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...New Jersey (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
BON JOVI...Slippery When Wet (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
JOHNNY WINTER...The Progressive Blues Experiment (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Limited Edition)
BON JOVI...7800 Fahrenheit (Special Edition, Extra Tracks)
GERRY RAFFERTY...City to City (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Limited Edition)

May 18
New
JOHN MAYALL...Blues Express
RATT...Infestation (vinyl release of new album)
POCO...Live at Columbia Studios Hollywood 9/30/71
SLASH...Slash (Limited Edition Vinyl)

Remasters, Reissues
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main Street (Remastered), Enhanced, Vinyl, Super Deluxe Edition
BUDDY GUY...DJ Play My Blues
TRIUMPH...Greatest Hits Remixed
DURAN DURAN...Duran Duran (2 CD Deluxe Edition with NTSC DVD, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered)
DURAN DURAN...Seven And The Ragged Tiger (2 CD/DVD, Limited Special Edition)
DEVO...New Traditionalists (Original recording remastered) or colored vinyl
CHEAP TRICK...The Doctor (with bonus track)
CHEAP TRICK...Standing On The Edge (with bonus track)
CHEAP TRICK...Found All The Parts/Busted (a two-fer with bonus tracks)
DON McLEAN...American Pie (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered)

DVD, BLU-RAY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...Under The Influence
THE KINKS...You Really Got Me: Story Of The Kinks
JOHN LENNON...Rare And Unseen

May 25
New
BLACK SUNSHINE...Black Sunshine
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS...Stone Temple Pilots
IT'S ALIVE...Human Resources
FAR...At Night We Live

June 8
New
SAVING ABEL...Miss America
HAIL THE VILLAIN...Population: Declining

June 15
New
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Mojo
STEVE MILLER BAND...Bingo

Greatest Hits
OASIS...Time Flies...1994-2009, Limited Edition 5 LP Box Set, Limited Edition 3 CD/1 DVD Box Set

June 22
New
OZZY OSBOURNE...Scream

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 10
Dave Mason of Traffic is 64; Graham Gouldman of 10cc is 64; Bono of U2 is 50; Danny Carey of Tool is 49; Krist Novoselic of Nirvana is 45; Richard Patrick of Filter is 42; Jesse Vest of Days Of The New and Tantric is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1965 The Rolling Stones begin recording their Out of Our Heads album at Chess Studios in Chicago
1967 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is arrested for unlawful possession of drugs
1968 Jim Morrison of the Doors incites an audience riot during a Chicago concert, then escapes backstage as the crowd battles with police
1974 Monkey Grip by Bill Wyman is released. It is the first solo album released by a Rolling Stone
1986 Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear. The couple divorces seven years later
2006 Chris Daughtry gets voted off Season Five of “American Idol.”
2006 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones is released from a hospital in New Zealand 2 days after he had brain surgery. Richards had fallen out of a tree in Fiji, injuring his head
2006 Great White's former tour manager, Daniel Biechele, is sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the February 2003 blaze that killed 100 people at a Rhode Island club. He was handed a 15-year term but the judge then suspended 11 of those years

IN CONCERT
Tuesday, May 11 RICHIE KOTZEN (formerly with Poison) Skipper's Smokehouse Tampa

IN THE NEWS
Metallica fans fuming over scalpers
Poor David Lee Roth
Thomas Sangster admits to McCartney pressure

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 10 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 12 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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