February 29, 2012

R.I.P. Davy Jones of the Monkees

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE MONKEES...The Monkees (1966)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ON THIS DATE IN ROCK HISTORY
1968 At the Grammys album of the year honors went to The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
1972 John Lennon's visa expired, beginning a three year battle for permanent residency status
2000 Dennis Danell of Social Distortion dies of a brain aneurysm. Danell was 38
2012 Davy Jones of the Monkees dies of a hear attack in Indiantown, Florida. Jones was 66

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, February 29 JOE SATRIANI 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, March 5 JAMES MICHAEL of SIXX: A.M. and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out the Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we have yet another jam session, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is The Wall from Pink Floyd and we go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

February 28, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DEFAULT...The Fallout (2001)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 28
Donnie Iris is 69; Pat Monahan of Train is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1942 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stons is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Jones died in 1969
1970 Led Zeppelin had to change their name to the Nobs for a show in Copenhagen in order to avoid a lawsuit from the family of airship creator Ferdinand Von Zeppelin
1976 At the Grammys: The Eagles - "Lyin' Eyes' Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
1984 At the Grammys: The Police - "Every Breath You Take" Best Pop Performance and Song of the Year, "Synchronicity" Best Rock Performance
1996 At the Grammys: Hootie And The Blowfish - Best New Artist, Allman Brothers Band - "Jessica" Best Rock Instrumental
2007 The Doors receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. John Densmore does not attend the ceremonies as he is still angry with Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, February 29 JOE SATRIANI 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, March 5 TBA 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we listen to some great JAMS, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Harvest" from Neil Young and we'll go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

February 27, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAYS OF THE NEW...Days Of The New
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 27
Neal Schon from Journey is 58; Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden is 56; Johnny Van Zant from Lynyrd Skynyrd is 52; Mike Cross from Sponge is 47; Jared Champion of Cage the Elephant is 29;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones is arrested in Toronto for heroin, cocaine and narcotics paraphernalia. Police believe his intentions are to traffic the drugs. He got off with a fine and community service
1980 At the Grammys: Billy Joel - 52nd Street Best Pop Vocal Performance and Album of the Year
2002 At the Grammys: U2 - Best Rock Album for All That You Can’t Leave Behind, Record of the Year “Walk On”, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group “Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group “Elevation”
2006 It is announced that Cold has broken up. They reunited in 2009
2006 Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet is hospitalized due to a drug overdose
2011 Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Atticus Ross win an Oscar for their score for The Social Network

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, February 27 DARK NEW DAY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, February 29 JOE SATRIANI 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we listen to some great JAMS, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Harvest" from Neil Young and we'll go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

February 26, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAVID ESSEX...Rock On (1974)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 26
Fats Domino is 84; Paul Cotton from Poco is 69; Jonathan Cain from Journey is 62; Tim Commerford from Audioslave is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1943 Bob “Bear” Hite of Canned Heat was born in Torrance, California. Hite died in 1981
1985 At the Grammy's: Best Rock Male Performance - Bruce Springsteen "Dancing In The Dark"
1996 At the 38th Grammy's: Best Hard Rock Performance - Pearl Jam “Spin The Black Circle”
2008 Buddy Miles dies at the age of 60. He had been the drummer for Jimi Hendrix. He had also performed with Carlos Santana and David Bowie

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, February 27 DARK NEW DAY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, February 29 JOE SATRIANI 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we listen to some great JAMS, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Harvest" from Neil Young and we'll go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

February 25, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
GEORGE HARRISON AND FRIENDS...Concert For Bangla Desh (1971)
(CD, vinyl, DVD, Allmusic review)
On the anniversary of the birth of George Harrison "The Concert For Bangla Desh" is today's Album of the Day. This concert and album have always been given high praise, but I'm gonna get realistic here...only some of this concert should be given high praise. Side 1 is Ravi Shankar playing his sitar music for around 20 minutes so naturally you just automatically skip to Side 2. Now the concert should be given high praise with outstanding performances from George, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr and Leon Russell. Then we reach Side 5, which is all Bob Dylan. I know Dylan has been put on this high pedestal that even he is uncomfortable with and that I will anger some folks with this, but Side 5 is a major snooze fest, Dylans vocals are painful. Side 6 has the band coming back on stage and they finish it off with a spectacular version of "Bangla Desh." The album is definitely recommended, just beware that Side 1 and Side 5 can be avoided and you will have been entertained indeed by the other 4 sides.

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 25
Dennis Diken from The Smithereens is 55; Mike Peters from The Alarm is 53; Richard Liles, formerly with 3 Doors Down, is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1943 George Harrison is born in Liverpool, England. Harrison died in 2001
1963 VeeJay Records releases "Please Please Me" by the Beatles in the U.S. It does nothing
1981 At the Grammys: Billy Joel-Glass Houses Best Rock Vocal Performance, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-“Against The Wind” Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
1985 U2 begin their first U.S. tour. That same night Sting performed his first solo gig in New York City
1986 At the 28th Grammys: Don Henley-“The Boys Of Summer” Best Rock Male Vocal Performance
1992 At the 34th Grammys: Bonnie Raitt-"Luck Of The Draw" Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo and “Something To Talk About” Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
1990 At the 40th Grammys: The Wallflowers-"One Headlight" Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Group. That same evening Roy Orbision is inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
2008 Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show. The topic: their failed marriage
2011 Vince Neil of Motley Crue is released from jail after serving 10 days of a 15 day sentence stemming from an arrest of drunken driving on the Las Vegas strip June 27, 2010
2011 Suze Rotolo, artist and girlfriend of singer Bob Dylan, who was his lyrical muse when he came to prominence in the early 1960s, died in New York at age 67

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, February 27 DARK NEW DAY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, February 29 JOE SATRIANI 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we listen to some great JAMS, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Harvest" from Neil Young and we'll go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

February 24, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAVID CROSBY...Oh Yes I Can (1989)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 24
Paul Jones from Manfred Mann is 70; Lonnie Turner, formerly with the Steve Miller Band, is 65; George Thorogood is 62;

ON THIS DATE
1969 The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed their last concert in London at the Royal Albert Hall
1992 Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain married Hole lead vocalist Courtney Love in Hawaii
1993 At the Grammys: Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven" is the big winner of the evening, Melissa Etheridge’s "Ain’t It Heavy" wins Best Rock Performance, Female, Best Hard Rock Song goes to the Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give It Away"
1998 The Smashing Pumplins are sued by Virgin Records, who claim the band owed them an album three months earlier
2004 After We Go by Tantric is released
2008 ZZ Top play a pre-race show at the '08 Auto Club 500, the debut West Coast event of the NASCAR season, at the California Speedway

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, February 27 DARK NEW DAY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, February 29 JOE SATRIANI 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we listen to some great JAMS, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Harvest" from Neil Young and we'll go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

February 23, 2012

Check out this weeks Top 10 ROCK Genre CD's/LP's/downloads

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
HEARTLESS BASTARDS...Arrow (2012)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 23
Johnny Winter is 68; Brad Whitford from Aerosmith is 60; Michael Wilton from Queensryche is 50; Jeff Beres from Sister Hazel is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1965 The Beatles begin filming their second movie Eight Arms To Hold You, later named Help!, in the Bahamas
1978 At the Grammys The Eagles win Record Of The Year for Hotel California and Fleetwood Mac wins Album Of The Year for Rumours
2000 Carlos Santana won eight Grammy awards, including album of the year for Supernatural, tying the record set by Michael Jackson in 1983 for most trophies in one night. Elton John receives the Living Legend Award
2005 Muscle Shoals Studio in Sheffield Alabama has to close due to lack of business. We've all heard music that was recorded there by acts such as the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Dylan and others
2006 The Rolling Stones have a free concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 20 people are injured as the crowd becomes a little rowdy
2010 The British Culture Minister declares Abbey Road studios, where The Beatles recorded nearly all their albums, an official historic landmark due to "the historic merit of the studios" and because of its "huge cultural importance."

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, February 27 DARK NEW DAY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, February 29 JOE SATRIANI 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we listen to some great JAMS, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Harvest" from Neil Young and we'll go on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here

February 22, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAVID BOWIE...David Bowie (1967)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 22
Scott Phillips of Creed and Alter Bridge is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1963 Northern Music Publishing Company is formed by the Beatles
1965 The Beatles leave for the Bahamas to begin filming Help!
1967 "A Day In The Life" is finished by the Beatles, which would appear 4 months later on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 Sid Vicious is arrested in New York for drug possession
1989 At the 31st Grammy's: Jethro Tull beats out Metallica for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental
2005 It is announced that Brian "Head" Welch has left KoRn. Welch had recently became a Christian
2007 It is announced that Ryan Yerdon is the new drummer for Puddle Of Mudd

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, February 22 Experience Hendrix Tour Featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford, Dweezil Zappa, Billy Cox, and John McDermott 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, February 27 DARK NEW DAY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we check out some tracks from that new Van Halen album "A Different Kind Of Truth", the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Eat A Peach" from the Allman Brothers Band and we'll check out the rock winners from the 54th Annual Grammys. You can download the zip file here

February 21, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAVE NAVARRO...Trust No One (2001)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 21
Jerry Harrison from the Talking Heads is 63; Michael Ward of the Wallflowers is 45; Eric Wilson from Sublime is 42; Tad Kinchla from Blues Traveler is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1951 Vince Welnick of the Tubes and the Grateful Dead is born in Phoenix, Arizona. Welnick died in 2006
1968 The rights for Hunter Davies' authorized biography of the Beatles is given to McGraw-Hill Publishing
1990 Bonnie Raitt wins big at the Grammys, Album of the Year (“Nick Of Time”), Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female (“Nick Of Time”), Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female (“Nick Of Time”)
2001 At the Grammy's: Steely Dan wins Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Two Against Nature, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Rock performance go to "Beautiful Day" by U2
2006 Kid Rock files a lawsuit in Detroit seeking to halt the sale and distribution of a '99 videotape featuring him and Scott Stapp of Creed engaging in sex acts with four women
2007 Danny Carey, drummer for Tool, undergoes surgery for a torn bicep

February 20, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
ELTON JOHN...Rocket Man: Number Ones (2007)
(CD/DVD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 20
J. Geils is 66; Walter Becker from Steely Dan is 62; Jon Brant, formerly with Cheap Trick, is 58; Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is 49;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Kurt Donald Cobain from Nirvana was born.
1976 Kiss embedded their platform boots into wet cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood
1980 Ronald Belford Scott of AC/DC is pronounced dead
2003 A fire broke out during a rock concert at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island killing 100 people and injuring about 200 others. Great White was performing that night. Ty Longley from the band was one of the 100 to die
2007 Dave Navarro of Jane's Addicition and the Red Hot Chili Peppers has his divorced finalized from Carmen Electra
2008 Devon Townsend receives a 2 year sentence behind bars. She is found guilty of harrassing Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and his wife

The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we check out some tracks from that new Van Halen album "A Different Kind Of Truth", the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Eat A Peach" from the Allman Brothers Band and we'll check out the rock winners from the 54th Annual Grammys. You can download the zip file here

February 19, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAVE EDMUNDS...Rockpile (1972)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 19
Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell is 64; Mark Andes from Heart is 63; Jon Fishman of Phish is 47; Daniel Adair from Nickelback is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1974 Kiss appear on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

1980 Bon Scott from AC/DC goes out drinking on the town with friends. This is the night that Scott would end up passed out in a car and found unconscious the next day. Doctors were unable to help him
1996 Oasis win a couple of awards at the BRIT Awards in London for Best Video ("Wonderwall") and Best Album (“(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?”). During one of the acceptance speechs they refer to record industry folks as "Corporate pigs"
2009 Kelly Groucutt, formerly with Electric Light Orchestra, dies in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Groucutt was 63

The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we check out some tracks from that new Van Halen album "A Different Kind Of Truth", the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Eat A Peach" from the Allman Brothers Band and we'll check out the rock winners from the 54th Annual Grammys. You can download the zip file here

February 18, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
PAUL McCARTNEY...Kisses On The Bottom (2012)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 18
Dennis DeYoung, formerly with Styx, is 65; Robbie Bachman, formerly with Bachman-Turner Overdrive, is 59; Larry Rust, formerly with Iron Butterfly, is 59;

ON THIS DATE:
1968 David Gilmour becomes the guitarist for Pink Floyd, replacing Syd Barrett
1974 Kiss by Kiss is released
1980 Bill Wyman announces he will be leaving the Rolling Stones. However, he doesn't do it until 1992
1995 Bob Stinson from the Replacements passes away in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stinson was 35

The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we check out some tracks from that new Van Halen album "A Different Kind Of Truth", the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Eat A Peach" from the Allman Brothers Band and we'll check out the rock winners from the 54th Annual Grammys. You can download the zip file here

February 17, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAUGHTRY...Daughtry (2006)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 17
Timothy J. Mahoney of 311 is 42; Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1960 The Everly Brothers sign a $1 million - ten year contact with Warner Brothers Records
1972 Pink Floyd perform the Dark Side Of The Moon album in a concert in London. The album would not be released for another year
1973 In Hollywood, Florida Free performs their final concert
1975 Rock And Roll by John Lennon is released
1976 Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 by the Eagles is released. It is currently the second highest selling album of all time in America
1990 Aerosmith appear on "Saturday Night Live" in a "Wayne's World" skit

The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we check out some tracks from that new Van Halen album "A Different Kind Of Truth", the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Eat A Peach" from the Allman Brothers Band and we'll check out the rock winners from the 54th Annual Grammys. You can download the zip file here

February 16, 2012

Check out the Top 10 ROCK genre CD's/LP's/Downloads for this week

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
VAN HALEN...A Different Kind Of Truth (2012)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 16
Andy Taylor from Duran Duran is 51; Dave Lombardo from Slayer is 47; Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1975 Lou Reed gets hit with a brick while a political group tries to stop his concert and police use tear gas
1993 At the 12th annual BRIT Awards in London Nirvana is given the award for Best International Newcomer
2005 In London Jimi Hendrix memorabilia go on auction. A 1965 Fender Stratocaster owned by Jimi goes for $190,000
2005 An arrest warrant is issued for Kid Rock after he allegedly punched a DJ at a strip bar. Rock turns himself in to Nashville police and is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and released after posting a $3,000 bond
2006 Elton John wins a libel case he filed against London's Sunday Times newspaper over an article it ran claiming that he exhibited rude behavior at an '05 charity ball
2007 Ian Astbury leaves Riders On The Storm, the band formed by Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger

The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we check out some tracks from that new Van Halen album "A Different Kind Of Truth", the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Eat A Peach" from the Allman Brothers Band and we'll check out the rock winners from the 54th Annual Grammys. You can download the zip file here

February 15, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DARK NEW DAY...Twelve Year Silence (2005)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 15
Mick Avory from The Kinks is 68; John Helliwell from Supertramp is 68; Stevie Benton from Drowning Pool is 41; Brandon Boyd from Incubus is 36;

ON THIS DATE
1947 David Brown, who was a member of Santana twice, is born. Brown died in 2000
1977 Rumours by Fleetwood Mac is released
1998 The Rolling Stones wrap up their Bridges To Babylon tour in Las Vegas
2006 The National Trust heritage organization declares the gravesite of Bon Scott of AC/DC in Fremantle, Australia a historic site
2007 It is announced that Audioslave has officially called it quits
2008 Don Henley of the Eagles and his wife donate $4,000 a piece to Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue of North Carolina, who is running for governor. Her rival, Richard Moore, holds a press conference apologizing for using "Life In The Fast Lane" in commercials without permission

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 14, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DAN BAIRD...Love Songs For The Hearing Impaired (1991)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 14
Roger Fisher from Heart is 62; Ricky Wolking from The Nixons is 46; Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty is 40; Kevin Baldes of Lit is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1970 The Who perform at Leeds University in Leeds, West Yorkshire in the UK. This turns out to be the Live At Leeds album, which totally will ROCK your butt off!!!
1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin a week long stint as co-host of The Mike Dougles Show. An interesting week, indeed
1984 Aerosmith performs in Boston. In attendance were original members Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. They rejoin the group after meeting the band backstage after the show
2008 An ex member of Boston, Barry Goudreau, had been performing the Boston classic "More Than A Feeling" at rallies for Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee. Tom Scholtz sends Huckabee a letter asking him to stop using "something of mine and using it to promote ideas to which I am opposed"
2010 Doug Fieger of the Knack died in Woodland Hills, California. Fieger was 57

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 13, 2012

THE ALBUM OF DAY
CRY OF LOVE...Brother (1993)
(CD, minidisc, Allmusic review)


ROCK WINNERS AT THE 54TH ANNUAL GRAMMYS
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE...'Walk' by the Foo Fighters
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL PERFORMANCE...'White Limo' by the Foo Fighters
BEST ROCK SONG...'Walk' by the Foo Fighters, songwriters the Foo Fighters
BEST ROCK ALBUM..."Wasting Light" by the Foo Fighters
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM..."Bon Iver" by Bon Iver
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM..."Ramble At The Ryman" by Levon Helm
BEST BLUES ALBUM..."Revelator" by the Tedeschi Trucks Band
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE..."The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story" by Bruce Springsteen, Dave Bett and Michelle Holme, art directors
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM..."Band On The Run (Paul McCartney Archive Collection - Deluxe Edition)" by Paul McCartney and Wings, Paul McCartney, compilation producer, Sam Okell and Steve Rooke, mastering engineers


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 13
Peter Tork from The Monkees is 70; Peter Gabriel is 62; Ed Gagliardi, formerly with Foreigner, is 60; Henry Rollins is 51; Todd Harrell from 3 Doors Down is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Elvis Presley performs in Lubbock, Texas. Buddy and Bob open for Elvis. The Buddy is, yes, you guessed it, none other than Buddy Holly himself
1970 Black Sabbath release the debut album Black Sabbath
1972 Government officials in Singapore refuse to let Led Zeppelin off of their plane simply because their hair was to long
1982 Police find the stolen gravestone belonging to Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd in a dry river bed
2005 The Grammy Hall Of Fame inducts Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones. The 47th Grammys award U2 with the Best Rock Song for 'Vertigo', Best Rock Album goes to Green Day for American Idiot, Best Hard Rock performance-Velvet Revolver for 'Slither'. In the meantime Slash has his tophat stolen that he had worn for 15 years
2006 It is announced that Brett Scallions has left Fuel

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 12, 2012

R.I.P. Whitney Houston

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
CROWDED HOUSE...Crowded House (1986)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 12
Ray Manzarek from The Doors is 73; Steve Hackett, formerly with Genesis, is 62; Michael McDonald is 60; Jim Creeggan of the Barenaked Ladies is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1967 Keith Richard becomes the third member of the Rolling Stones to be arrested for “various substances of suspicious nature.”
1968 Jimi Hendrix receives the key to the city in his hometown of Seattle, Washington
1988 Axl Rose walks off the stage in Phoenix, Arizona at a concert where Guns 'N' Roses were the opening act for David Lee Roth. The rest of the shows with DLR are cancelled
1997 David Bowie receives a star on Hollywood`s Walk Of Fame
2005 Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis receive the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award the day before the Grammys.
2007 Heaven And Hell announce that Vinny Appice will be their drummer instead of Bill Ward

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 11, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
CROSSFADE...Crossfade (2004)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 11
David Uosikkinen from the Hooters is 56; Sheryl Crow is 50; Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park is 35;

ON THIS DATE
1935 Gene Vincent is born in Munden Point,Virginia. Vincent died in 1971
1963 The Beatles record their debut album Please Please Me in one day.
1964 The Beatles play their first concert in America in Washington, D.C.
2004 An attorney for Courtney Love tells a judge that it is because of a security issue that she cannot appear in court for a pretrial hearing concerning felony charges that she was in illegal possession of two painkillers
2006 Scott Stapp of Creed is arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport for alleged public intoxication. Stapp had gotten married the day before. The charges are later dismissed
2007 At the Grammys the Red Hot Chili Peppers win 4, including Best Rock Album ("Stadium Arcadium") and Best Rock Song ("Dani California"), Bob Dylan wins in the Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album, Bruce Springsteen wins the Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Long Form Music Video
2008 Lenny Kravitz has severe symptoms of bronchitis, therefore he is admitted to a hospital in Miami Beach, Florida

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 10, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
CRACKER...Kerosene Hat (1993)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ON THIS DATE
1962 Cliff Burton of Metallica is born in Castro Valley, California. Burton died in 1986
1969 The Beatles company "Apple" takes control of all of their business affairs
1978 Van Halen release their debut album Van Halen
1979 Rod Stewart is at number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
2004 Lucky by Melissa Etheridge is released
2005 ZZ Top, along with Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Dickie Betts perform in West Hollywood at the Jam Sessions Concert, where proceeds benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation
2005 Mick Mars from Motley Crue is sued for $10 million by an ex girlfriend claiming Mars promised to support her throughout her life but hasn't
2006 At the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy Yoko Ono took to the stage making a plea for peace, and afterwards Peter Gabriel performs John Lennon's "Imagine"
2006 Scott Stapp from Creed marries former Miss New York, Jaclyn Nesheiwat
2006 It is announced that James LoMenzo is the new bassist for Megadeth
2008 At the 50th Grammy Awards The Foo Fighters won Best Hard Rock performance for "The Pretender" and Best Rock Album for "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace", Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Rock Song went to Bruce Springsteen for "Radio Nowhere", Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media went to the Beatles for "Love" and the Eagles won Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal for "How Long"

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 9, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
METALLICA...Beyond Magnetic (2012)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 9
Joe Ely is 65;

ON THIS DATE
1961 The Beatles (with Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best) first performed at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England
1964 The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show.

1981 Bill Haley dies of a brain tumor at the age of 55
2005 Roger Daltry of the Who is given the honor of "Commander of the British Empire"
2005 A Los Angeles court rules that Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue is entitled to $600,000 from a shoe company for using his likeness in a magazine ad without permission
2006 Paul Stanley of Kiss appears at a New Jersey Gallery to promote exhibitions of his artwork
2007 During Grammy Week in Los Angeles Don Henley of the Eagles is named the 2007 MusiCares Person of the Year

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 8, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COVERDALE/PAGE...Coverdale/Page (1993)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 8
Vince Neil from Motley Crue is 51; Sammy Llanas of The BoDeans is 51; Keith Nelson of Buckcherry is 43; Phoenix from Linkin Park is 35; Jeremy Davis of Paramore is 27;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker (both formerly of Cream), Traffic’s Steve Winwood and bassist Rick Grech announce the formation of Blind Faith
1980 David Bowie and Angela Bowie are divorced after 10 years of marriage
1988 The Who receive the Outstanding Contribution to British Music honor at the BPI Awards in London
1990 Del Shannon commited suicide. He was 55
2004 At the 46th Grammy's: Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance-Evanescence. Best Rock Album-Foo Fighters. Best Metal performance-Metallica
2005 Keith Knudsen, drummer for the Doobie Brothers, dies due to complications with penmonia. He was 56
2005 Seventeen Days by 3 Doors Down is released
2006 At The 48th Grammy's: Album of the Year and Song of the Year-U2. Record of the Year - "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day, Best Hard Rock Performance-System Of A Down, Best Metal Performance-Slipknot. Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits also get trophies
2009 At the 51st Grammy's: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss won five Grammys, including Album of the Year, for "Raising Sand". Best Rock Song-"Girls In Their Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen
2010 Ringo Starr gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2010 Max Weinberg of the E Street Band undergoes open heart surgery

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here

February 7, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COURSE OF NATURE...Superkala (2001)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 7
David Bryan from Bon Jovi is 50; Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1964 The Beatles began their first American tour as they arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport

1971 Tom Fogerty leaves Creedence Clearwater Revival
1980 Pink Floyd play the first show of their 2 city tour for 'The Wall' in Los Angeles
2006 Cream and David Bowie receive the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
2008 The Rolling Stone's documentary 'Shine A Light' directed by Matin Scorsese premieres at the Berlin International Film Festival, which Scorsese and the band attend
2008 Mel Galley, formerly with Whitesnake, announces he has terminal cancer. Galley died July 1, 2008
2010 The Who perform at halftime at Super Bowl XLIV

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll hear new music from Metallica, Buddy Holly (yes you read that right), Bonnie Raitt and Five Finger Death Punch. Our album spotlight is the newly released box set "25 Years" from Sting, we'll check out the new entry into the Top 3 Rock tracks in America for this week and I'll take you on My Musical Journey". You can download the zip file here

February 6, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
LACUNA COIL...Dark Adrenaline (2012)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 6
Simon Phillips from Toto is 55; Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses is 50;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Richie Hayward of Little Feat was born in Clear Lake, Iowa. Hayward died in 2010
1982 Van Halen's remake of "Oh, Pretty Woman" peaks on the Billboard Pop Singles chart at number 12
1990 Billy Idol runs a stop sign while riding his motorcycle, smashing into a car, fracturing his wrist and breaks his leg
2003 John Densmore of the Doors sues Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, saying that the newly formed Doors with Stewart Copeland of the Police drumming and Ian Astbury singing was hurtful to their legacy. They eventually change their name to the Doors of the 21st Century
2003 Incubus files suit to get out of their contract with Epic Records with four albums to go
2005 Paul McCartney performs the halftime show at the Super Bowl
2007 The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers is released
2008 After a Velvet Revolver concert in Los Angeles Scott Weiland enters a rehab clinic voluntarily
2009 Steven Adler, formerly with Guns 'N' Roses, is ordered into a rehab program. Adler was arrested in 2008 on drug charges but failed to complete his community service and was arrested for that in January 2009
2011 Gary Moore dies in Estepona on the Costa Del Sol, Spain. Moore was 58

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll hear new music from Metallica, Buddy Holly (yes you read that right), Bonnie Raitt and Five Finger Death Punch. Our album spotlight is the newly released box set "25 Years" from Sting, we'll check out the new entry into the Top 3 Rock tracks in America for this week and I'll take you on My Musical Journey". You can download the zip file here

February 5, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COUNTING CROWS...August And Everything After (1993)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 5
Duff McKagan from Duff McKagan's Loaded and formerly with Guns 'N' Roses is 48; Chris Barron from the Spin Doctors is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1962 Ringo Starr played his first ever gig with the Beatles, filling in for the ill Pete Best
1993 Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood record an 'MTV Unplugged'
2006 The Rolling Stones perform at halftime of Super Bowl XL
2007 The Beatles Apple Corps and the computer company Apple reach a settlement regarding their names
2008 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop; he was thought to be 91
2008 It Is Time For A Love Revolution by Lenny Kravitz is released

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll hear new music from Metallica, Buddy Holly (yes you read that right), Bonnie Raitt and Five Finger Death Punch. Our album spotlight is the newly released box set "25 Years" from Sting, we'll check out the new entry into the Top 3 Rock tracks in America for this week and I'll take you on My Musical Journey". You can download the zip file here

February 4, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
Various Artist...Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (2012)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 4
John Steel from The Animals is 71; Alice Cooper is 64; Phil Ehart from Kansas is 61; Henry Bogdan, formerly with Helmet, is 51; Noodles from The Offspring is 49; Rick Burch of Jimmy Eat World is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1968 The Beatles record "Across The Universe"
1977 Rumours by Fleetwood Mac is released
1997 Ixnay On The Hombre by the Offspring is released
2004 The Veterans of Foreign Wars' commander-in-chief criticizes Kid Rock's "disgusting use of an American flag as a costume prop" during the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show. Rock wore a poncho fashioned out of a flag during his performance, then threw it into the audience
2005 It is announced that Puddle Of Mudd drummer Greg Upchurch has replaced Daniel Adair in 3 Doors Down who left to join Nickelback
2006 Tommy Lee gets beat up. The Motley Crue drummer is assaulted in Detroit for insulting Kid Rock, who is from Detroit. Rock had been engaged to Pamela Anderson, Lee's former wife
2007 Billy Joel sang the National Anthem just before the Super Bowl

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll hear new music from Metallica, Buddy Holly (yes you read that right), Bonnie Raitt and Five Finger Death Punch. Our album spotlight is the newly released box set "25 Years" from Sting, we'll check out the new entry into the Top 3 Rock tracks in America for this week and I'll take you on My Musical Journey". You can download the zip file here

February 3, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COLIN JAMES...Sudden Stop (1990)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 3
Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra of Canned Heat is 66; Dave Davies from The Kinks is 65; Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth is 56; Laurence Tolhurst of the Cure is 53;

ON THIS DATE
1959 A single-engine plane crashed shortly after midnight near Clear Lake, Iowa, claiming the lives of rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson

1969 Paul McCartney plays drums for the Steve Miller Band for the track "My Dark Hour"
1969 This Was by Jethro Tull has it's U.S. release
1973 Journey Through The Past by Neil Young is released
1998 Yield by Pearl Jam is released
2002 "Rock And Roll" by Led Zeppelin is heard in a commercial for Cadillac during the Super Bowl. It is the first time a Zep tune is used in a commercial. U2 performs at halftime
2003 Phil Spector is arrested in connection of the shooting death of Lana Clarkson
2004 Cornelius Bumpus, formerly with the Doobie Brothers, dies on a flight from Los Angeles to New York of a heart attack at the age of 58
2008 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at the Super Bowl halftime
2009 Reflections by Graham Nash is released

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll hear new music from Metallica, Buddy Holly (yes you read that right), Bonnie Raitt and Five Finger Death Punch. Our album spotlight is the newly released box set "25 Years" from Sting, we'll check out the new entry into the Top 3 Rock tracks in America for this week and I'll take you on My Musical Journey". You can download the zip file here

February 2, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
LAMB OF GOD...Resolution (2012)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 2
Graham Nash is 70; Ross Valory from Journey is 63; Robert DeLeo from Army of Anyone and Stone Temple Pilots is 46; Ben Mize from the Counting Crows is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1959 Buddy Holly performed his last concert in Clear Lake, Iowa
1974 Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is injured when a piano wired to explode does so prematurely
2006 It is announced that Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi and Heather Locklear will be divorcing
2010 Hellbilly Deluxe 2 by Rob Zombie is released

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll hear new music from Metallica, Buddy Holly (yes you read that right), Bonnie Raitt and Five Finger Death Punch. Our album spotlight is the newly released box set "25 Years" from Sting, we'll check out the new entry into the Top 3 Rock tracks in America for this week and I'll take you on My Musical Journey". You can download the zip file here

February 1, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COLD...Cold (1998)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 1
Don Everly is 75; Mike Campbell from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers is 62; Patrick Wilson of Weezer is 43; Ron Welty, formerly with the Offspring, is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1964 The Beatles hit number 1 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart for the very first time with "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
1977 Led Zeppelin had to postpone their North American tour because Robert Plant is ill
2004 Aerosmith and Kid Rock both perform at halftime for Super Bowl XXXVIII. However, I bet you don't remember that because that's the year we got to see Janet's tit
2006 A Hurricane Katrina benefit concert put together by former Eagle Don Felder occurs. Green Day drummer Tré Cool, ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke and Alice Cooper perform
2006 Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down is injured in a car accident in Mississippi and he receives stitches to his face
2007 Don Henley says that that the Eagles business partnership with Walmart is good, stating "They can't be any more evil than a major record label"
2009 Dewey Martin, 68, the drummer and singer who'd helped found the country rock band Buffalo Springfield, was found dead in Van Nuys, California

Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we'll hear new music from Metallica, Buddy Holly (yes you read that right), Bonnie Raitt and Five Finger Death Punch. Our album spotlight is the newly released box set "25 Years" from Sting, we'll check out the new entry into the Top 3 Rock tracks in America for this week and I'll take you on My Musical Journey". You can download the zip file here