June 30, 2011

Check out the Top 10 Rock Genre CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (6-30-2011)

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE ALARM...Eye Of The Hurricane (1987)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 30
Hal Lindes of Dire Straits is 58; Tom Drummond of Better Than Ezra is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1975 Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers marries Cher
1981 Jerry Lee Lewis is hospitalized with a hole in his stomach. He is given a 50/50 chance to live but leaves the hospital 2 weeks later
1994 Steve Gossard and Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam both testify at a congressional hearing regarding escalating concert ticket prices
1999 Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit becomes senior vice-president of Interscope Records
2000 Nine people are crushed to death at a Copenhagen Pearl Jam concert
2001 Guitarist Chet Atkins died in Nashville at age 77
2004 Dave Davies of the Kinks collapses from a stroke that leaves him paralyzed on the right side of his body
2005 Joe Loeffler is fired from Chevelle. That same day Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver injures his ankle badly at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark
2006 The Cirque du Soleil presentation of "Love" featuring the music of the Beatles opens in Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul and Ringo attend
2007 In an Albuquerque, New Mexico court room Devon Townsend pleads guilty to stalking Linkin Park's Chester Bennington


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Monday, July 4 STONE SOUR 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, July7 6 GEORGE THOROGOOD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 29, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ALANNAH MYLES...Alannah Myles (1989)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 29
Ian Paice of Deep Purple is 63; Don Dokken of Dokken is 58; Colin Hay of Men At Work is 58;

ON THIS DATE
1943 Robert "Bob" Brunning, the original bassist for Fleetwood Mac, is born in Bournemouth, England, UK.  Brunning died in 2011
1967 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was found guilty for allowing his home to be used for smoking marijuana and sentenced to a year in jail. Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones was sentenced to 3 months in jail for possession of drugs. Both sentences were later dropped
1968 A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd is released
1969 The Jimi Hendrix Experience play their last concert at the final day of the Denver Pop Festival
1973 Ian Gillian quits Deep Purple
1974 Neil Peart joins Rush
1998 George Harrison announced that he had undergone treatment of cancer due to smoking
2000 The graves of Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd are vandalized
2000 Live At The Greek by the Black Crowes and Jimmy Page is released


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Wednesday, June 29 QUEENSRYCHE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, July 4 STONE SOUR 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 28, 2011

Check out What We're Listening To This Week

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
KISS...Peter Criss (1978)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 28
Bobby Harrison of Procol Harum is 68; Dave Knights of Procul Harum is 66;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Neil Young joins CSN and they become Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
1996 The original members of Kiss begin their Reunion tour in Deteroit, Michigan
2004 Jimi Hendrix's brother, Leon, battles Jimi's stepsister, Janie Hendrix, in court to see who who should receive money from Jimi's posthumous releases, royalties and merchandise. Leon receives nothing
2004 Courtney Love of Hole shows up 5 hours late for a court appearance and the judge tells her that is grounds for her arrest
2010 Vince Neil of Motley Crue is released on $2,000 bail after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Wednesday, June 29 QUEENSRYCHE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, July 4 STONE SOUR 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 27, 2011

Check out the Rock Genre New Releases

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ALANIS MORISSETTE...Jagged Little Pill (1995)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 27, 2011
Bruce Johnston Of The Beach Boys is 69;

ON THIS DATE
1971 The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band and Albert King play the final show at the Fillmore East
2002 John Entwistle of the Who dies in Las Vegas of an apparent drug-related heart attack
2006 Axl Rose of Guns 'N Roses is arrested and charged with damaging property, assault and threatening a police officer in Stockholm, Sweden and is freed after paying a $5,500 fine. That same day Kiss opens a Kiss coffehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2009 Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen marries Janie Liszewski

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Monday, June 27 POP EVIL and BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 29 QUEENSRYCHE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 26, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ALAN PARSONS PROJECT...Tales Of Mystery And Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (1976)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 26
Larry "The Mole" Taylor of Canned Heat is 69; Mick Jones formerly with the Clash is 56; Chris Isaak is 55; Patty Smyth of Scandal is 54; Terri Nunn of Berlin is 50; Colin Greenwood of Radiohead is 42; Nathan Followill of the Kings of Leon is 32;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Elvis Presley performs his final concert in Indianapolis, Indiana
1996 Sammy Hagar leaves Van Halen

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Monday, June 27 POP EVIL and BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 29 QUEENSRYCHE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 25, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
NEIL YOUNG...A Treasure (2011)
(CD/blu-ray, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 25
Allen Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult is 65; Ian McDonald of Foreigner is 65; Tim Finn of Crowded House is 59; David Paich of Toto is 57; Mike Kroeger of Nickelback is 39; Mario Calire of the Wallflowers is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1994 Pearl Jam cancels their tour due to their feud with Ticketmaster
2004 David Bowie finds out he has a blocked artery and cancels his European tour. Bowie has surgery two weeks later
2005 Domenic Troiano of the Guess Who and the James Gang dies of cancer in Toronto. He was 59
2010 Rush are inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Monday, June 27 POP EVIL and BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 29 QUEENSRYCHE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 24, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
AFTER THE FIRE...ATF Der Kommissar (1982)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 24
Jeff Beck is 67; Arthur Brown is 67; Colin Blunstone of The Zombies is 66; Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 64; John Illsley of Dire Straits is 62; Jeff Cease formerly with the Black Crowes is 54; Curt Smith of Tears For Fears is 50;

ON THIS DATE
2008 The Sound Of Madness by Shinedown is released
2008 The Saints Of Los Angeles by Mötley Crüe is released
2010 Pete Quaife, formerly with the Kinks, dies in Herlev, Denmark at the age of 66

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, June 27 POP EVIL and BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 29 QUEENSRYCHE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 23, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BLACK VEIL BRIDE...Set The World On Fire (2011)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 23, 2011
Frank Funaro of Cracker is 53; Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth is 49; KT Tunstall is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1975 Alice Cooper falls off the stage in Vancouver and suffered 6 broken ribs
2005 Four people are stabbed, one fatally, at a Corrosion of Conformity concert in Tampa, Florida. A few days later Michael John Pyne is charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery and aggravated assault
2010 Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers has a liver transplant in Jacksonville, Florida
2013  Blues great Bobby "Blue" Bland died in Germantown, Tennessee.  Bland was 83

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Monday, June 27 POP EVIL and BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 29 QUEENSRYCHE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 22, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ADELITA'S WAY...Home School Valedictorian (2011)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 22
Todd Rundgren is 63; Derek Forbes formerly with Simple Minds is 55; Garry Beers of INXS is 54; Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones is 47; Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies is 41; Chris Traynor of Bush is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones go on trial for drugs. Richards spends limited time in jail
1969 Blind Faith by Blind Faith is released
1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to murdering John Lennon
1992 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is rushed into the hospital in Ireland because of acute stomach pains
2006 Chad Kroeger of Nickelback is arrested for driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit in Surrey, Canada
2010 Scream by Ozzy Osbourne is released
2010 Marky Ramone from the Ramones files a lawsuit claiming he has not received royalties from the band since 2008 and is seeking $175,000 in back royalties and $1 million in punitive damages


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Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, June 27 POP EVIL and BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 21, 2011

Check out WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO THIS WEEK (6-21-2011). What are you listening to?

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
KISS...Ace Frehley (1978)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 21
Ray Davies of The Kinks is 67; Joey Molland of Badfinger is 64; Don Airey of Deep Purple is 63; Joey Kramer of Aerosmith is 61; Nils Lofgren is 60; Mike Einziger of Incubus is 35; Brandon Flowers of the Killers is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1966 The Rolling Stones sue 14 hotels in New York that won't let the Stones stay there, saying it hurts their reputation
1968 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones arrested for marijuana possession for the second time
1975 Ritchie Blackmore quits Deep Purple to form Rainbow
1990 Little Richard gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2001 John Lee Hooker dies in Los altos, California at the age of 83

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Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, June 27 POP EVIL and BUCKCHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 20, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ADAM ANT...Friend Or Foe (1982)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 20
Michael Anthony of Chickenfoot is 57; John Taylor of Duran Duran is 51; Chino Moreno of Deftones is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1978 Double Vision by Foreigner is released
1998 Mike Dirnt of Green Day gets his skull fractured after he gets hit in the head with a beer bottle backstage in Irvine Meadows, California


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Monday, June 20 CROSSFADE and DANKO JONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 19, 2011

R.I.P. Clarence Clemons

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 19
Ann Wilson of Heart is 61; Simon Wright, who is currently a member of the Geoff Tate led Queensryche, is 48; Brian Vander Ark of Verve Pipe is 47; Brian "Head" Welch formerly with KoRn is 41;

ON THIS DATE
2006 Duane Roland of Molly Hatchet dies of natural causes at the age of 53 in St. Augustine, Florida

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Monday, June 20 CROSSFADE and DANKO JONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 18, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DEF LEPPARD...Mirrorball: Live And More (2011)
(CD/DVD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 18
Sir Paul McCartney is 69; Dizzy Reed of Guns 'N' Roses is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Monterey Pop Festival ends
1977 Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols is attacked and has his hands and face slashed
1987 Motley Crue is sued by a woman seeking $5,000 in damages after she claims her hearing was damaged at a Crue concert
2005 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones is hospitalized for an infection related to prostate cancer
2005 The Foo Fighters give a private, invite-only, free concert for 500 fans near Roswell, New Mexico
2006 Rivers Cuomo of Weezer marries Kyoko Ito, in Malibu, California
2007 Motley Crue initiate a $20 million lawsuit against Carl Stubner, one of their managers for damaging Crue's reputation by deliberately promoting Lee's solo projects ahead of the group’s in order to net a higher commission for himself
2008 9 songs from Guns 'N' Roses album Chinese Democracy are leaked online prompting a cease-and-desist order given by lawyers for Axl Rose
2011 Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band dies of complications from a stroke he had suffered a week earlier. Clemons was 69
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Monday, June 20 CROSSFADE and DANKO JONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 17, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ACE...Five-A-Side (1974)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ON THIS DATE
1956 Paul Young of Mike + The Mechanics is born in Benchill, Wythenshawe, Manchester, England. Young died in 2000 (Not to be mistaken for the Paul Young who sang 'Everytime You Go Away')
2005 Karl Mueller of Soul Asylum dies due to throat cancer in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the age of 41
2008 Nostradamus by Judas Priest is released


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Monday, June 20 CROSSFADE and DANKO JONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 16, 2011

Check out the Top 10 Rock CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (6-16-2011)
THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND...Revelator (2011)
(CD, LP, http://allmusic.com/album/revelator-r2186187)

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Monterey Pop Festival begins. The list of performers in quite impressive: The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Animals, Buffalo Springfield
1970 The company who provided the money for Woodstock, Woodstock Ventures, announce that they lost money on the concert
1975 John Lennon sues the U.S. government for "selective prosecution" as the U.S. try to deport him
1982 James Honeyman-Scott of the Pretenders dies of a heroin overdose. That same day Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special is arrested for drinking on stage
1994 Kristen Pfaff of Hole dies of a heroin overdose
2007 Rod Stewart marries Penny Lancaster
2009 Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison by George Harrison is released

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Monday, June 20 CROSSFADE and DANKO JONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 22 WARREN HAYNES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 15, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EDIE BRICKELL AND NEW BOHEMIANS...Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars (1989)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 15
Lee Dorman of Iron Butterfly is 69; Steve Walsh of Kansas is 60; Brad Gillis of Night Ranger is 54; Scott Rockenfield of Queensryche is 48; Dryden Mitchell of Alien Ant Farm is 35; Billy Martin of Good Charlotte is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1974 Geoff Britton becomes the new drummer for Wings
1982 The Pretenders fire Pete Farndon from the band due to his drug problems. Farndon over-dosed the next year
1989 Bleach by Nirvana is released
1999 Supernatural by Santana is released
2004 Live In Boston by Fleetwood Mac is released
2010 Mojo by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is released
2010 Bingo by the Steve Miller Band is released

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, June 15 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, June 13 CROSSFADE and DANKO JONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 14, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
KISS...Gene Simmons (1978)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 14
Rod Argent of The Zombies and Argent is 66; Alan White of Yes is 62; Chris DeGarmo formerly with Queensryche is 48;

ON THIS DATE
1966 The 'Butcher Cover', as it is widely known, was pulled from shelves by Capitol Records due to "extreme negative feedback." The Beatles' Yesterday...And Today cover is replaced by a standard group photo
1970 Workingman's Dead by the Grateful Dead is released
1995 Ted Nugent refuses to turn it down after 20 residents of Columbus, Ohio complain to authorities that his concert is too loud
2003 VH1 present the Top 100 songs of the past 25 years. At #1: Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
2005 In Your Honor by the Foo Fighters is released
2006 Heather Mills announces that she and Paul McCartney are divorcing. That same day Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones checks into a rehab center in England
2007 Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi completes his detox stint at UCLA Medical Center
2011 A Treasure by Neil Young is released

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Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 15 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 13, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
MY MORNING JACKET...Circuital (2011)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 13
Paul deLisle of Smash Mouth is 48; Rivers Cuomo of Weezer is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1989 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1995 Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette is released
2006 Jonathan Davis of KoRn is released from a hospital in London after being treated for a blood disorder. That same day Elliot Easton of the Cars has surgery on his collarbone that broke a week earlier after a fall on a tour bus
2006 One-X by Three Days Grace is released
2008 Scott Weiland and Eric Kretz of the Stone Temple Pilots are sued by Atlantic Records for allegedly threatening to prematurely end their recording contract with the label. That same day Kid Rock is admitted to a hospital in Nottingham for stomach cramps and dehydration
2011 Police in England arrested two men near Joss Stone's home in Cullompton, Mid Devon, who had plans to rob and kill her

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Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 15 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 12, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EDGAR WINTER...ENTRANCE (1970)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 12
Reg Presley of The Troggs is 70; John Wetton of Asia is 62; Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick is 60; Bardi Martin from Candlebox is 42; Kenny Wayne Shepherd is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1951 Brad Delp of Boston was born in Danvers, Massachusetts. Delp died in 2007
1968  Bobby Sheehan of the Blues Traveler is born in Summit, New Jersey.  Sheehan died in 1999
2006 KoRn cancels the remaining dates on their European tour when singer Jonathan Davis reveals he is suffering from the blood disorder Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
2008 Rush, along with other performers, are selected by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 15 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 11, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EDDIE VEDDER...Ukelele Songs (2011)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 11
Frank Beard of ZZ Top is 62; Donnie Van Zant of .38 Special is 59; Dan Lavery of Tonic is 42; Tai Anderson of Third Day is 35;

ON THIS DATE
1965 It is announced that the Beatles would receive the MBE (Members of the British Empire)
1966 It is announced that Cream has formed with Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker
1995 Courtney Love of Hole passes out on a flight due to a reaction to prescription medicine and is hospitalised in Seattle
2002 Paul McCartney marries Heather Mills
2002 Untouchables by Korn is released
2010 Doug Ardito leaves Puddle Of Mudd. Damien Starkey is his replacement

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Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 15 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 10, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EDDIE VEDDER...Music For The Motion Picture Into The Wild (2007)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 10
Jimmy Chamberlin formerly with the Smashing Pumpkins is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1966 Janis Joplin makes her debut with Big Brother And The Holding Company in San Francisco at the Avalon Ballroom
1975 One Of These Nights by the Eagles is released
1977 Joe Strummer and Topper Headon of the Clash are arrested for painting 'The Clash' on a wall in London

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Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 15 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 9, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE...Codes And Keys (2011)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 9
Jon Lord of Deep Purple is 70; Dean Felber of Hootie And The Blowfish is 44; Dean Dinning of Toad The Wet Sprocket is 44; Matthew Bellamy of Muse is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1915 Les Paul is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Paul died in 2009
1958 Jerry Lee Lewis takes out a full page ad in Billboard magazine trying to explain his marriage to his 14 year old cousin Myra
1969 Mick Taylor signs on as the replacement of Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones
1972 Bruce Springsteen signs with Columbia Records
1978 Some Girls by the Rolling Stones is released
2008 Mötley Crüe initiate legal proceedings in L.A. against one of their managers. Crüe claim that Burt Stein took money from them and conducted deals behind their back

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Wednesday, June 8 BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 8, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EDDIE MONEY...Eddie Money (1977)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 8
Boz Scaggs is 67; Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 64; Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran is 49; Derek Trucks is 32;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Brian Jones announces that he has left the Rolling Stones. Turns out the truth is that he was asked to leave by the band
1974 Rick Wakeman announces that he is leaving Yes, but has performed with them from time to time throughout the years
1991 Bruce Springsteen marries Patti Scialfa
2010 Miss America by Saving Abel is released

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Wednesday, June 8 BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 7, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
RINGO STARR...Bad Boy (1978)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 7
Eric Kretz of the Stone Temple Pilots is 45; Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1976 Rock 'N' Roll Music by the Beatles is released
1979 Chuck Berry is charged with three counts of tax evasion a day before he pereforms at the White House
1993 In Cleveland, Ohio there is a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
1994 Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is ordered to attend Alcoholics Anonymous and perform 200 hours of community service for pointing a shotgun at police officers earlier in the year
1995 Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead collapses on stage in Cleveland, Ohio. Greenewood has arm problems from playing repetitive guitar which causes his ear to bleed
2012 Bob Welch, a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974, died in Antioch, Tennessee after committing suicide. Welch was 66

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Wednesday, June 8 BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, June 13 RED and 9 LEFT DEAD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 6, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DURAN DURAN...Duran Duran (1981)
(CD/DVD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 6
Gary "U.S." Bonds is 72; Steve Vai is 51; Tom Araya of Slayer is 50; Sean Yseult of White Zombie is 45; Bardi Martin formerly with Candlebox is 42; James "Munky" Shaffer of Korn is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1962 The Beatles audition for producer George Martin at Abbey road Studios in London. The rest is history
1989 Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders states that one way to help the environment is to be "firebombing McDonald’s restaurants”. Of course, they threaten legal action but settle for Hynde signing a statement saying she would never say that again
2002 Robbin Crosby of Ratt dies of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles, California. Crosby was 42
2004 Lars Ulrich of Metallica is put into the hospital and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith is also put into the hospital, both on the same day
2006 Billy Preston dies in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 59
2006 Rockford by Cheap Trick is released
2007 Bono of U2 meets with President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to the start of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. That same day Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi checks into an L.A. detox facility following the taping of Bon Jovi's MTV Unplugged in New York

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June 5, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS...Greatest Hits (2006)
(CD/DVD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 5
Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden is 59; Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs is 55; P-Nut of 311 is 37; Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is 32;

ON THIS DATE
2002 Dee Dee Ramone of the Ramones dies in Hollywood, California. Ramone was 50
2003 Dave Rowberry of the Animals dies in London at the age of 62
2006 Elliot Easton of the Cars fractures his collarbone as the tour bus swerves to avoid another car and he falls out of his bunk
2007 Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney is released
2009 Chickenfoot by Chickenfoot is released

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June 4, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED...Sick (2009)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 4
Danny Brown of The Fixx is 60; Stefan Lessard of The Dave Matthews Band is 37; JoJo Garza of Los Lonely Boys is 31; Zac Farro, formerly with Paramore, is 21;

ON THIS DATE
1967 The Monkees win an Emmy for “Outstanding TV Comedy Series.”
1984 Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen is released
1997 Ronnie Lane of the Faces dies of multiple sclerosis at the age of 51
2000 Travis Barker of Blink 182 breaks his finger after getting into a fight outside a fast food restaurant in Cuyahoga, Ohio
2010 Adam Clayton of U2 files a lawsuit against Gaby Smyth, the bands financial manager, for relocating the band’s publishing company to Holland, to avoid paying high taxes in Ireland

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June 3, 2011

Check out the Top 10 Rock Genre CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
JOURNEY...Eclipse (2011)
(CD)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 3
Ian Hunter of Mott The Hoople is 72; Suzi Quatro is 61; Kerry King of Slayer is 47; Mike Gordon of Phish is 46;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Michael Clarke of the Byrds is born in Spokane, Washington. Clarke died in 1993
1952 Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd is born in Corpus Christi, Texas. Powell died in 2009
1964 Ringo Starr of the Beatles collapses during a photo shoot and is admitted into the hospital with tonsillitis and pharyngitis
1982   Rusty Day, who was a member of the Amboy Dukes and Cactus, was shot and killed in Longwood, Florida. A band member of his used a machine gun to shoot up his house, killing Day and his son and a guest.  Day was 36
2008 Indestructible by Disturbed is released

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June 2, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
KISS...Double Platinum (1978)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 2
Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones is 70;

ON THIS DATE
1964 On Charlie Watts 23rd birthday the Rolling Stones played their first U.S. concert at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts
1978 Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen is released
1998 Adore by the Smashing Pumpkins is released
2004 Ian Gillian of Deep Purple pleads guilty for drunk driving on May 22 and is banned from driving for 16 months and fined 500 pounds (around $800 US)
2005 Alex Lifeson of Rush, his son and his daughter-in-law file suit against the Naples, Florida Ritz-Carlton Hotel, their security director and 3 local police officers. They seek financial reparations for alleged injuries and mental anguish suffered from an incident that happened on New Years 2004 where they were arrested for resisting arrest
2006 Vince Welnick of the Grateful Dead commits suicide in Sonoma County, California at the age of 55. He is the 4th keyboardist for the Dead to die
2008 Bo Diddley, 79, a founding father of rock 'n' roll, died in Archer, Florida at age 79
2009 Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King by the Dave Matthews Band is released

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June 1, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DROWNING POOL...Sinner (2001)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 1
Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones is 64; Simon Gallup of The Cure is 51; Mike Joyce from the Smiths is 48; Alanis Morissette is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1964 The Rolling Stones arrive in new York for their very first U.S. tour
1967 It was 44 years ago today, Sgt. Pepper's taught the band to play, as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles is released
1968 Dave Mason returns to Traffic but leaves once again in October 1968
1969 John Lennon records "Give Peace A Chance" during a bed-in for peace in Montreal with his wife Yoko Ono. Making an appearance on the recording are Tommy and Dick Smothers, Derek Taylor, Murray the K and Timothy Leary
1971 The two-room shack in Tupelo, Mississippi where Elvis Presley was born opens as a tourist attraction
1972 The Eagles by the Eagles is released
1975 On his 28th birthday Ron Wood performs in concert for the first time as a Rolling Stone in Baton Rogue, Louisiana
1999 Enema Of The State by Blink 182 is released

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