ROCKTOBER 31

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 31
Larry Mullen of U2 is 49; Mikkey Dee of Motorhead is 47; Johnny Marr of the Smiths and Modest Mouse is 47; Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance is 29;

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
1993 Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers rides in the ambulance with Phoenix Rivers when he ODs in Los Angeles
2000 Awake by Godsmack is released
2000 All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2 is released
2006 Endless Wire by the Who is released
2006 United Abominations by Megadeth is released
2006 Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose by Meat Loaf is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Wednesday, February 2 JIMMY EAT WORLD The Ritz Ybor Ybor

IN THE NEWS
Ozzy, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock Join 'Rally to Restore Sanity'
Keith Richards Opens Up in Wide-Ranging Conversation
Billy Joel, Mets Memories and ‘Last Play at Shea’

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 1 The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 3 DIO AT DONNINGTON w/Wendy Dio, Rudy Sarzo and Vinny Appice 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 30

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 30
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship is 71; Chris Slade of Asia is 64; Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles is 63; Joey Belladonna formerly with Anthrax is 50; Gavin Rossdale of Bush is 43;

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 on 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
2007 City Of Evil by Avenged Sevenfold is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Friday, December 3 SICK PUPPIES/MY DARKEST DAYS/SINCE OCTOBER Plaza Theater Orlando
Friday, February 4 JIMMY EAT WORLD House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Bon Jovi Mulls Solo Album After 'Circle' Tour Wraps
Fergie Goes Psycho in Slash's 'Beautiful Dangerous' Video
Annie Lennox Draws Upon Childhood for Christmas Album

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 1 The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 3 DIO AT DONNINGTON w/Wendy Dio, Rudy Sarzo and Vinny Appice 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 29

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 29
Denny Laine from the Moody Blues and Wings is 66; Peter Green formerly with Fleetwood Mac is 64; Roger O'Donnell of the Cure is 55; SA Martinez of 311 is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Keven DuBrow of Quiet Riot is born in Hollywood, California. Dubrow died in 2007
1971 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band dies in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia. Allman was 24
1996 Ian Brown announces the official end of the Stone Roses

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, Rocktober 30 BAD RELIGION House Of Blues Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 30 ALL THAT REMAINS Firestone Live Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Working on Two Broadway 'Rock Operas'
Exclusive: Springsteen on Unheard 'Darkness' Tracks

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 1 The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 3 DIO AT DONNINGTON w/Wendy Dio, Rudy Sarzo and Vinny Appice 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (10-28-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/LP'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (10-28-2010)
(Enter)1. KINGS OF LEON...Come Around Sundown
(Enter)2. ELTON JOHN/LEON RUSSELL...The Union
(Enter)3. ROD STEWART...Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook Volume V
(Enter)4. BOB DYLAN...The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)
(2)5. LINKIN PARK...A Thousand Suns
(Re-enter)6. THE BEATLES...1967-1970
(3)7. SANTANA...Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
(Re-enter)8. THE BEATLES...1962-1966
(5)9. ERIC CLAPTON...Clapton
(1)10. ALL THAT REMAINS...For We Are Many


ON THIS DATE
1996 Anthology 3 by the Beatles is released
2003 At 61 years old Paul McCartney becomes a father once more as his then wife Heather mills gives birth to Beatrice
2008 The Cosmos Rocks by Queen + Paul Rodgers is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Thursday, November 11 MOLLY HATCHET Beach Club Sarasota
Saturday, January 29 ROBIN TROWER Jannus Live St. Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
Kings Of Leon Debut New Album At Tiny London Show
Chester Bennington Says His 'Saw 3D' Trap Is 'Complex'
Foo Fighters Return, Dave Grohl Recruits Krist Novoselic

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 1 The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 3 DIO AT DONNINGTON w/Wendy Dio, Rudy Sarzo and Vinny Appice 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 27

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 27
Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 61; K.K. Downing of Judas Priest is 59; Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran is 52; Jason Finn of the Presidents of the United States of America is 43; Scott Weiland from the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1962 The Rolling Stones have their very first recording session
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

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, February 19 TONIC St. Pete Times Forum Tampa

IN THE NEWS
Photos: Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Buffalo Springfield Rock Bridge School
Keith Richards: People Still Think 'I'm a Junkie'
Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Halfway Through' Next Album, Says Drummer

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, Rocktober 27 Experience Hendrix (Guest TBA) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, November 1 The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 26

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
2006 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
2006 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

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Sunday, December 5 GOO GOO DOLLS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Slayer's Kerry King Performs with Megadeth
U2 to Play Nashville for First Time in 29 Years
Kings of Leon Radiate the 'SNL' Stage

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, Rocktober 27 Experience Hendrix (Guest TBA) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, November 1 The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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New Releases

NEW RELEASES
ROCKTOBER 25
New
BUDDY GUY...Living Proof
MONSTER MAGNET...Mastermind (VINYL + CD)
KING'S X...Live Love in London
DEFAULT...Comes And Goes

Reissues, Compilations, Box Sets
MUDDY WATERS...Hard Again (180 gram vinyl)
B.B. KING...BB Boogie
QUIET RIOT...Metal Health (180 gram vinyl)
MOTORHEAD...BBC Live in Session, Vol. 1 (180 gram vinyl)
MOTORHEAD...Recorded Live 1978 (180 gram vinyl)
MOTORHEAD...Motorhead (180 gram vinyl)
Various Artist...Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records
BADFINGER...Straight Up (Remastered)
BADFINGER...No Dice (Remastered)
BADFINGER...Ass (Remastered)
BADFINGER...Magic Christian Music (Remastered)
Various Artist...Apple Records Box Set
KANSAS...The Essential Kansas
THE GUESS WHO...The Essential Guess Who
JOE SATRIANI...The Essential Joe Satriani
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP...Rockpalast: Hard Rock Legends Vol. 2
UFO...Rockpalast: Hardrock Legends 1

MEAT LOAF...Bat Out Of Hell (180 gram vinyl)
PAUL SIMON...The Essential Paul Simon
TED NUGENT...The Essential Ted Nugent
T. REX...Slider (Remastered, Extra Tracks)

DVD/BLU-RAY
ALICE COOPER...Theatre Of Death-Live At Hammersmith 2009 (Blu-Ray with CD)
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA...It's Gonna Rock 'Cause That's What I Do (DVD)
CREED...Live (Blu-Ray)
UFO...Rockpalast: Hardrock Legends Vol. 1 (DVD)
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP...Rockpalast: Hardrock Legends Vol. 2
ROGER McGUINN...Rockpalast: West Coast Legends Vol. 4 (DVD)
TWISTED SISTER...Live At Wacken (DVD with CD)

November 2
New
WEEZER...Death To False Metal
ELVIS COSTELLO...National Ransom
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS...Soulsville

Compilations, Box Sets, Reissues
KEITH RICHARDS...Vintage Vinos
METALLICA/SLAYER/MEGADETH/ANTHRAX...The Big 4 - Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (5 CD/2 DVD Set)
SCORPIONS...Icon
WINGS...Band On The Run ((2 CD/1 DVD) Deluxe Edition (3 CD/1 DVD) Standard Edition (1 CD) vinyl (2 LP's)
WEEZER...Pinkerton (Remastered) Vinyl (180 gram)
Various Artist...The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (4CD)
ERIC CLAPTON...Eric Clapton Rarities Edition
PUDDLE OF MUDD...Icon clean version
3 DOORS DOWN...Better Life: Rarities Edition
BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE...Icon
JOE COCKER...Mad Dogs And Englishmen: Rarities Edition

DVD, BLU-RAY
The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (Blu-Ray)
THE ROLLING STONES...Let's Spend the Night Together (DVD)
METALLICA/ANTHRAX/SLAYER/MEGADETH...The Big 4 - Live from Sofia, Bulgaria (Blu-Ray) (DVD)
PHIL COLLINS...Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom NYC (Blu-Ray) (DVD)
INXS...Mystify (DVD)
ZZ TOP...Live in Germany 1980 (DVD)
KEITH EMERSON BAND featuring MARC BONILLA...Moscow (DVD)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 25
Jon Anderson of Yes is 66; Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest is 63; Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions is 54; Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot is 49; Austin Winkler of Hinder is 26;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Ummagumma by Pink Floyd has its UK release
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

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Tuesday, Rocktober 26 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Tuesday, Rocktober 26 SUBLIME with ROME Germain Arena Estero
Tuesday, Rocktober 26 THE EAGLES Amway Center Orlando This is the rescheduled show from Rocktober 7, original tickets sold will be honored

IN THE NEWS
Kings of Leon Make Record-Breaking Debut on U.K. Chart
Buffalo Springfield Bridge School Reunion a Triumph
Bon Jovi to perform at CNN Heroes tribute

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 25 EVANS BLUE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 27 Experience Hendrix (Guest TBA) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 24

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 24
Bill Wyman is 74; Ben Gillies of Silverchair is 31;

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 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
1995 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by the Smashing Pumpkins is released
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
2006 Live To Win by Paul Stanley is released
2008 Merl Saunders formerly with the Grateful Dead died in San Francisco at the age of 74

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Monday, Rocktober 25 SUBLIME with ROME Jannus Live St. Petersburg

IN THE NEWS
John And Yoko's Bond

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 25 EVANS BLUE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 27 Experience Hendrix (Guest TBA) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 23

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 23
Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 46; Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 44; Eric Bass of Shinedown is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1978 Sid Vicious, formerly with the Sex Pistols, tries to end his life while in jail for the murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen
2007 Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces by Seether is released
2007 Elect The Dead by Serj Tankian is released
2007 Chrome Dreams II by Neil Young is released
2007 Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Sunday, Rocktober 24 NIGHT RANGER Epcot zcenter Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, Rocktober 24 SUBLIME with ROME Jannus Live St. Petersburg
Tuesday, Rocktober 26 THE EAGLES Amway Center Orlando This is the rescheduled show from Rocktober 7, original tickets sold will be honored
Thursday, November 25 APOCALYPTICA House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, November 27 APOCALYPTICA The Ritz Ybor Ybor City
Friday, February 18 OZZY OSBOURNE/SLASH St. Pete Times Forum Tampa

IN THE NEWS
Loretta Lynn Honored by Kid Rock, Paramore on Tribute Album
John Mellencamp Impressed by Sarah Palin
Kings of Leon 'Not Afraid' of Ambition on 'Come Around Sundown'

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 25 EVANS BLUE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 27 Experience Hendrix (Guest TBA) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 22

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 22
Leslie West of Mountain is 65; Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets is 50; Nick Oliveri of Queens Of The Stone Age is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin is released
1974 Hotter Than Hell by Kiss is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, Rocktober 23 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, Rocktober 23 STYX Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 25 EVANS BLUE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 27 Experience Hendrix (Guest TBA) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (10-21-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/LP'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (10-21-2010)
(Enter)1. ALL THAT REMAINS......For We Are Many
(1)2. LINKIN PARK...A Thousand Suns
(3)3. SANTANA...Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
(Enter)4. TRAPT...No Apologies
(2)5. ERIC CLAPTON...Clapton
(5)6. DISTURBED...Asylum
(8)7. ROBERT PLANT...Band Of Joy
(4)8. JOHN LENNON...Power To The People: The Hits
(6)9. NEIL YOUNG...Le Noise
(10)10. AVENGED SEVENFOLD...Nightmare

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 21
Manfred Mann is 70; Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go's is 57; Steve Lukather of Toto is 53;

ON THIS DATE
1958 Buddy Holly has his final recording session
1961 Costing $400 Bob Dylan records his first album in one day for Columbia Records
1977 Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf is released
1995 Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon dies of a cocaine overdose in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hoon was 28
2006 Sandy West, formerly with the Runaways, dies of lung cancer in San Dimas, California. West was 47
2007 Kid Rock is arrested at an Atlanta Waffle House after getting into an altercation

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Friday, Rocktober 22 NIGHT RANGER Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Pearl Jam Launches Satellite Radio Station for 20th Birthday
The Cars Reunite for First Album in 23 Years
U2 Working with Danger Mouse, Will.i.am on New Albums

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 25 EVANS BLUE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 27 Experience Hendrix (Guest TBA) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 20

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 20
Tom Petty is 60; Jim Sonefeld of Hootie And The Blowfish is 46; Doug Eldridge of Oleander is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1973 The Joker by the Steve Miller Band is released
1976 The Song Remains The Same film by Led Zeppelin premieres in London
1977 Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd are killed when their charter plane crashes in Gillsburg, Mississippi
1989 Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch nails is released
2008 Black Ice by AC/DC is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Thursday, Rocktober 21 .38 SPECIAL American Theatre @ Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Live Report: Levon Helm With My Morning Jacket
Hear Four Unreleased Weezer Songs
Review: Neil Young's 'Le Noise'

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, Rocktober 20 Best Of Rockline Live Part III 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, Rocktober 25 EVANS BLUE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 19

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/LP'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (10-14-2010)
1. LINKIN PARK...A Thousand Suns
2. ERIC CLAPTON...Clapton
3. SANTANA...Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
4. JOHN LENNON...Power To The People: The Hits
5. DISTURBED...Asylum
6. NEIL YOUNG...Le Noise
7. JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO...Double Fantasy Stripped Down
8. ROBERT PLANT...Band Of Joy
9. JOE SATRIANI...Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards
10. AVENGED SEVENFOLD...Nightmare

NEW RELEASES
ROCKTOBER 19
New
LOCAL H...Local H's Awesome Mix Tape #1 (EP)
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP...Live In Tokyo: 30th Anniversary Japan Tour
BOB DYLAN...The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9) (VINYL)
ROD STEWART...Fly Me To The Moon...The Great American Songbook Volume V
KINGS OF LEON...Come Around Sundown (VINYL)
BOB DYLAN...The Best Of The Original Mono Recordings
ELTON JOHN/LEON RUSSELL...The Union (VINYL)
JOE BONAMASSA...Live from The Royal Albert Hall
CARL PALMER...Working Live- Volume 3
MARC BOLAN...Twopenny Prince

Box Sets, Remasters
RAVI SHANKAR/GEORGE HARRISON...Collaborations (3 CD/1 DVD)
BOB DYLAN...The Original Mono Recordings
THE BEATLES...1967-1970 (Remastered + T-Shirt)
THE BEATLES...1962-1966 (Remastered + T-Shirt)

DVD/BLU-RAY
JOE BONAMASSA...Live from The Royal Albert Hall (BLU-RAY)
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP...Live in Tokyo: 30Th Anniversary Japan Tour (DVD) (BLU-RAY)
GREEN DAY...DVD Collector's Box (DVD)
MOTORHEAD...Attack In Switzerland: Live In Concert (DVD)
JIM MORRISON...Final 24: His Final Hours
JACK BRUCE...City Of Gold: Live Performances (DVD)
BOB DYLAN...1941-1966 Tales From A Golden Age (DVD)
BIG COUNTRY...Final Fling: Glasgow Barrowlands & Live In Berlin (DVD)
REO SPEEDWAGON...Not So Silent Night (DVD)
America's Music Legacy: Rock 'n Roll (DVD)
YES...Acoustic
RICK WAKEMAN...Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (30th Anniversary Collectors Edition) (DVD)

ROCKTOBER 25
New
BUDDY GUY...Living Proof
MONSTER MAGNET...Mastermind (VINYL + CD)
KING'S X...Live Love in London
DEFAULT...Comes And Goes

Reissues, Compilations, Box Sets
MUDDY WATERS...Hard Again (180 gram vinyl)
B.B. KING...BB Boogie
QUIET RIOT...Metal Health (180 gram vinyl)
MOTORHEAD...BBC Live in Session, Vol. 1 (180 gram vinyl)
MOTORHEAD...Recorded Live 1978 (180 gram vinyl)
MOTORHEAD...Motorhead (180 gram vinyl)
Various Artist...Come and Get It: The Best of Apple Records
BADFINGER...Straight Up (Remastered)
BADFINGER...No Dice (Remastered)
BADFINGER...Ass (Remastered)
BADFINGER...Magic Christian Music (Remastered)
Various Artist...Apple Records Box Set
KANSAS...The Essential Kansas
THE GUESS WHO...The Essential Guess Who
JOE SATRIANI...The Essential Joe Satriani
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP...Rockpalast: Hard Rock Legends Vol. 2
UFO...Rockpalast: Hardrock Legends 1

MEAT LOAF...Bat Out Of Hell (180 gram vinyl)
PAUL SIMON...The Essential Paul Simon
TED NUGENT...The Essential Ted Nugent
T. REX...Slider (Remastered, Extra Tracks)

DVD/BLU-RAY
ALICE COOPER...Theatre Of Death-Live At Hammersmith 2009 (Blu-Ray with CD)
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA...It's Gonna Rock 'Cause That's What I Do (DVD)
CREED...Live (Blu-Ray)
UFO...Rockpalast: Hardrock Legends Vol. 1 (DVD)
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP...Rockpalast: Hardrock Legends Vol. 2
ROGER McGUINN...Rockpalast: West Coast Legends Vol. 4 (DVD)
TWISTED SISTER...Live At Wacken (DVD with CD)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 19
Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers is 62; Karl Wallinger of World Party is 53; Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1993 Vs by Pearl Jam is released
2004 Gavin Rossdale of Bush admits that 15-year-old British model Daisy Lowe is his daughter after DNA test proved that he was
2005 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
2010 Come Around Sundown by Kings Of Leon is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Wednesday, Rocktober 20 .38 SPECIAL American Theatre @ Epcot Center Lake Buena Vista
Sunday, December 12 PARAMORE House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Bon Jovi to Receive Global Icon Award at MTV Europe Awards
Elton John: Today's Songwriters 'Pretty Awful'
'Viva Elvis' Album Marks a New Take on the King

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, Rocktober 20 Best Of Rockline Live Part III 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, Rocktober 25 EVANS BLUE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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ROCKTOBER 18

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 18
Chuck Berry is 84; Gary Richrath formerly with REO Speedwagon is 61; Tim Cross formerly with Sponge is 44;

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

ROCKTOBER 17

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 17
 Sergio Andrade formerly with Lifehouse is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Michael Hossack of the Doobie Brothers is born in Paterson, New Jersey.   Hossack died in 2012

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

ROCKTOBER 16

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 16
C.F. Turner of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 67; Bob Weir of The Dead is 63; Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 48; Chad Gray of Mudvayne is 39;

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

ROCKTOBER 15

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 15
Mark Reznicek of The Toadies is 48;


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

ROCKTOBER 14

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 14
Colin Hodgkinson formerly with Whitesnake if 65; Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues is 64; Thomas Dolby is 52; A.J. Pero of Twisted Sister is 51;

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 hIS arm while in concert in Melbourne, Australia

ROCKTOBER 13

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 13
Sammy Hagar is 63; Joey Belladonna formerly with Anthrax is 50; Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr and drummer for The Who and Oasis is 45;

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

ROCKTOBER 12

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 12
Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens is 55;

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 48;

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

ROCKTOBER 10

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 10
Midge Ure is 57; David Lee Roth of Van Halen is 56; Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls is 43;

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

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

ROCKTOBER 8

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 8
Ray Royer formerly with Procol Harum is 65;

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

ROCKTOBER 7

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 7
Kevin Godley of 10cc is 65; David Hope formerly with Kansas is 61; John Mellencamp is 59; Ricky Phillips currently with Styx and formerly with Bad English is 59; Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 57; Charlie Marinkovich of Iron Butterfly is 51;

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

ROCKTOBER 6

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 6
Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 59; David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 56; Matthew Sweet is 46; Tommy Stinson of the Replacements, Guns 'N' Roses and Soul Asylum is 44;

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

ROCKTOBER 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 5
Steve Miller is 67; Brian Johnson of AC/DC is 63; David Bryson of the Counting Crows is 56; Dave Dederer of the Presidents Of The United States Of America is 46;

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

Janis Joplin Playlist

It’s hard to believe that Janis Joplin has been gone 40 years as of today! In honor of her, here are 10 tracks, and the albums they can be found on, that show just what a unique artist she truly was. We miss you Janis! Sync And Enjoy!

1. Bye Bye Baby - Big Brother And the Holding Company
2. I Need A Man To Love - Cheap Thrills
3. One Good Man - I Got Dem Ol Kozmic Blues Again
4. Me And Bobby McGee (Demo) - Pearl (Legacy Edition)
5. Ball And Chain - Joplin In Concert
6. Amazing Grace / Hi Heel Sneakers - Farewell Song
7. Maybe - Box of Pearls
8. Summertime - Live At Winterland 68
9. To Love Somebody - The Woodstock Experience
10. Mercedes Benz- 18 Essential Songs

You can also listen to these tracks here.

New Releases

NEW RELEASES
Rocktober 5
New
JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO...Double Fantasy Stripped Down
JOE SATRIANI...Black Swans And Wormhole Wizards
JOHN LENNON...Gimme Some Truth
JOHN LENNON...Power To The People: The Hits (CD/DVD)
FINGER ELEVEN...Life Turns Electric
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION...Black Country Communion (vinyl release of new album)
SLASH...The Document
MARTY BALIN...Blue Highway
KORN...The Lowdown

Reissues, Box Sets
JOHN LEE HOOKER...I'm John Lee Hooker (vinyl)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE...Live 4 CD Pack
OZZY OSBOURNE...Scream: Tour Edition (Limited Edition with extra tracks)
DISTURBED...Asylum (colored vinyl with bonus CD)
JOHN LENNON...Signature Box (11 CD box set)
JOHN LENNON...Imagine (remeastered)
JOHN LENNON...Plastic Ono Band (remastered)
JOHN LENNON...Mind Games (remastered)
JOHN LENNON...Walls And Bridges (remastered)
JOHN LENNON...Rock And Roll (remastered)
JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO...Milk And Honey (remastered)
JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO...Sometime In New York City (remastered)
BLUE OYSTER CULT...The Music of Blue Oyster Cult (Box Sets)
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE...The Music Of Jefferson Airplane (Box Set)

Rocktober 12
New
TRAPT...No Apologies
ALL THAT REMAINS...For We Are Many (vinyl)
STONE SOUR...Audio Secrecy (vinyl release of new album)
SISTER HAZEL...Heartland Highway
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA...Christmas Comes Alive!

Reissues, Box Sets, Compilations
SID VICIOUS...Sid Lives (double colored vinyl)
SLAYER...The Vinyl Conflict (10 disc vinyl box set)
DURAN DURAN...Notorius (Remastered, Extra Tracks with DVD)
BOB DYLAN...Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan 1980's
DURAN DURAN...Big Thing (Remastered, Extra Tracks with DVD)
HEART...Little Queen (180 gram vinyl)
THE BEATLES...1962-1966 (Remastered with t-shirt)
THE BEATLES...1967-1970 (Remastered with t-shirt)
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN...Playlist: The Very Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan
JANIS JOPLIN...Playlist: The Very Best of Janis Joplin
TOADIS...Feeler (Picture Disc vinyl)
MOLLY HATCHET...Playlist: The Very Best of Molly Hatchet
Various Artist...Sun Records' Greatest Hits

DVD, BLU-RAY
THE ROLLING STONES...Ladies And Gentlemen The Rolling Stones (DVD) (blu-ray)
DIO...Holy Diver - Live (blu-ray)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 4
Ronnie Heahy, formerly with Nazareth, is 63;

ON THIS DATE
1970 Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Los Angeles hotel room
1994 Pisces Iscariot by the Smashing Pumpkins is released
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.”
2005 All The Right Reasons by Nickelback is released

IN THE NEWS
Yoko Ono Reflects on 'Giving Energy' To Lennon's Fans
Nelson, Young, Mellencamp Celebrate 25th Farm Aid
Rush Keeps Rockin' After 40 Years

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 4 FINGER ELEVEN 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 6 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen hereDoes your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

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ROCKTOBER 3

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 3
Lindsey Buckingham is 61; Tommy Lee is 48; Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust is 38; Mark King of Hinder is 28;

ON THIS DATE
1938 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
1995 (What's The Story) Morning Glory by Oasis is released
2000 Warning by Green Day is released
2002 Darryl DeLoach formerly with Iron Butterfly dies at the age of 56
2006 The Open Door by Evanescence is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Friday, Rocktober 8 CANCELLED GREAT WHITE CANCELLED Jannus Live St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 16 DAUGHTRY Jannus Live St. Petersburg
Sunday, Rocktober 17 ADLER'S APPETITE State Theater St. Petersburg
Sunday, Rocktober 24 SUBLIME with ROME Jannus Live St. Petersburg
Monday, Rocktober 25 SUBLIME with ROME Jannus Live St. Petersburg
Tuesday, Rocktober 26 SUBLIME with ROME Germain Arena Estero
Sunday, December 5 JOE BONAMASSA The Plaza Theater Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Rod Stewart Talks 'American Songbook Vol. V,' Songwriting
Bad Religion Celebrates 30th Anniversary with New Album & Book
Elton John and Leon Russell Form Perfect 'Union'

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 4 FINGER ELEVEN 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 6 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen hereDoes your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

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ROCKTOBER 2

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 2
Don McLean is 65; Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics is 60; Sting is 59; Bud Gaugh of Sublime is 43; Mike Rodden of Hinder is 28;

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
1975 A Bruce Springsteen concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is cancelled due to a bomb scare
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
2003 Courtney Love of Hole is arrested for trying to break into a house in Los Angeles, then, after making bail, she is rushed to the hospital after overdosing
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
2007 Revival by John Fogerty is released
2007 Magic by Bruce Springsteen is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Friday, January 11 ROBIN TROWER House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

ROCKTOBER 1

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 1
Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1948 Cub Koda of Brownsville Station is born in Detroit, Michigan. Koda died in 2000
1969 Abbey Road by the Beatles has its U.S. release
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
1982 Sony reveals the first CD player
1996 Yourself Or Someone Like You by Matchbox 20 is released
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

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Saturday, Rocktober 2 RICHIE HAVENS Orange County Convention Center Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 2 SLAYER/MEGADETH/ANTHRAX Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 2 PAPA ROACH/TRAPT/MY DARKEST DAYS/SKILLET Jannus Live St. Petersburg
Saturday, Rocktober 2 CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH Venue to be announced Orlando

Top 10 Rock CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (9-30-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/LP'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (9-30-2010)
(1)1. LINKIN PARK...A Thousand Suns
(Enter)2. SANTANA...Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time
(2)3. ROBERT PLANT...Band Of Joy
(4)4. DISTURBED...Asylum
(3)5. WEEZER...Hurley
(Enter)6. SERJ TANKIAN...Imperfect Harmonies
(7)7. AVENGED SEVENFOLD...Nightmare
(Enter)8. MY DARKEST DAYS...My Darkest Days
(5)9. STONE SOUR...Audio Secrecy
(Enter)10. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION...Black Country Communion

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 30
Bill Rieflin of R.E.M. is 50; Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls is 46;

ON THIS DATE
1942 Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield was born in Chesterville, Ontario, Canada. Martin died in 2009 at the age of 68
1948 Marc Bolan of T. Rex was born in Hackney, East London, England. Bolan died in 1977
1988 John Lennon receives a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1997 Bridges To Babylon by the Rolling Stones is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Friday, Rocktober 1 LOS LOBOS Orange County Convention Center Orlando
Friday, Rocktober 1 RUSH 1-800-Ask-Gary Ampitheatre Tampa
Saturday, November 20 ELTON JOHN/LEON RUSSELL Ocean Center Daytona Beach
Saturday, November 20 'Palmetto Blues Festival' SEAN CHAMBERS Kojak's Palmetto Rib House Palmetto
Sunday, November 21 ELTON JOHN/LEON RUSSELL The Lakeland Center Lakeland
Friday, March 4 SEAN CHAMBERS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista
Saturday, March 5 SEAN CHAMBERS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Linkin Park Says 'A Thousand Suns' Is Like 'A Musical Drug'
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Makes 'American Idiot' Debut
Jerry Lee Lewis Looks Back on Career for 75th Birthday

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 4 FINGER ELEVEN 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, Rocktober 6 KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen hereDoes your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here