The Album Of The Week

THE ALBUM OF THE WEEK
RINGO STARR...Ringo 2012 (2012)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

Ringo Starr's 17th studio album (as he has countless live albums) reached number 80 on the US Billboard album charts. Why Ringo doesn't sell more albums I'll never know. He consistently puts out some fine albums with good songs, good musicians and a general good times are had by all. Even though it's a short album it's worth your while to check it out.

1. ANTHEM (Richard Starkey, Glen Ballard) The albums best track, a very catchy tune that definitely makes your toe tap and you wanna sing along. Catch the drum track that was originally in the Beatles track 'Glass Onion'.
2. WINGS (Richard Starkey, Vini Poncia) 'Wings' was originally recorded for the 1977 album 'Ringo The 4th". Ringo evidently thought he could do a better version here but I personally prefer the original. This is the single for the album. A very good track
3. THINK IT OVER (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) A cover version of the classic Buddy Holly tune. Very well done here
4. SAMBA (Richard Starkey, Van Dyke Parks) As you might think from the title it does have an infectious Brazilian feel to it. Very catchy, makes you wanna dance.
5. ROCK ISLAND LINE (arranged by Richard Starkey) I've always liked this song and this could be the best version ever. Ringo based this version on Lonnie Donnegan's version. Donnegan was popular during the skiffle phase of the 50's.
6. STEP LIGHTLY (Richard Starkey) Side 2 starts off with a re-recording of 'Step Lightly', which was originally on the 1973 album "Ringo". I prefer this version as it has a better overall sound to it.
7. WONDERFUL (Richard Starkey, Gary Nicholson) Might be the worst on the album but still a very nice track.
8. IN LIVERPOOL (Richard Starkey, Dave Stewart) Very cool track with Ringo singing about his youth in Liverpool, England.
9. SLOW DOWN (Richard Starkey, Joe Walsh) Could be the rockinest track on the album. The thing I noticed most is Ringo has a great vocal on this one. Good feel to it, very nice track

I give this album a very high recommendation. If people refuse to hear it because of whatever their hangups are about Ringo then that's their loss.

The Rock Show, where "Ringo 2012" is the Album Of The Week

The Rock Show 072

Check out The Rock Show 072 with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. In this weeks show we'll hear a Pivotal Moment In Rock 'N' Roll as we go back 50 years to January 1, 1962 for the Beatles audition for Decca Records, the Album of The Week is the 1987 self titled CD from Whitesnake, and I'll take you on My Musical Journey. You can download the zip file here:

March 14, 2012

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 14
Michael Bland, currently with Soul Asylum, is 43; Derrick of Jimmie's Chicken Shack is 40;

ON THIS DATE
1964 Billboard magazine reports that the Beatles own 60% of the current music charts
1981 Eric Clapton cancels his U.S. tour after he checks himself into the hospital in St. Paul for bleeding ulcers
1984 Rainbow perform their final concert ever in Japan. Ritchie Blackmore ended the band as he was about to rejoin with Deep Purple
2005 U2, The Pretenders and Buddy Guy are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll hall of Fame
2006 The Rolling Stones play the Radio City Music Hall in New York City for the first time ever. That same day Flying High Again: The World's Greatest Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne is released, featuring Dee Snider, Lemmy Kilmister, Lita Ford, Judas Priest and Whitesnake, among others
2006 Scott Stapp of Creed files a lawsuit in L.A. to block World Wide Red Light District from releasing or promoting a ‘99 sex tape featuring Stapp, Kid Rock and four women
2006 Operation: Mindcrime II by Queensryche is released

March 13, 2012

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

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 13
Adam Clayton from U2 is 52; Matt McDonough from Mudvayne is 43; David Michael Draiman of Disturbed is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1965 Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds
1972 The Eagles began recording sessions in London for their first album
2006 Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blondie are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
2007 At a concert that I attended in Tampa, Florida Roger Daltrey of the Who walked off the stage after singing only one verse in the opening song. Pete Townshend then came on stage a few minutes later saying the Roger was very ill and the concert would be rescheduled for a few weeks later
2007 Live at Massey Hall by Neil Young is released

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, March 14 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, March 19 TBA 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here
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March 12, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE CRANBERRIES...Roses (2012)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 12
Bill Payne from Little Feat is 63; Steve Harris from Iron Maiden is 56; Graham Coxon of Blur is 43; Claudio Sanchez of Coheed And Cambria is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in London. That same day George and Pattie Harrison are arrested for possession of cannabis resin
1974 John Lennon and Harry Nilsson are kicked out of a Smother's Brothers show in Los Angeles
2003 The Rolling Stones are told by the Chinese Ministry of Culture what songs of theirs they are NOT allowed to perform while touring their country. They are: “Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Beast of Burden” and “Let’s Spend The Night Together”
2007 Van Halen is inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame by Slash and Scott Weiland from Velvet Revolver. Eddie Vedder inducted R.E.M.

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 12 FOXY SHAZAM and REDLIGHT KING 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 14 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here
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March 11, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EDGAR WINTER...Entrance (1970)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 11
Harvey "The Snake" Mandel of Canned Heat is 67; Mark Stein from Vanilla Fudge is 65; George Kooymans from Golden Earring is 64; Rami Jaffee from The Wallflowers, Foo Fighters, Soul Asylum, Pearl Jam and others is 43; Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte are 33;

ON THIS DATE
1970 At the Grammys: Crosby, Stills & Nash win Best New Artist. They beat out Led Zeppelin
1997 Paul McCartney becomes SIR Paul McCartney as he is knighted by Queen Elizabeth
2004 Aerosmith begin their Honkin' On Bobo North American tour in Houston, with Cheap Trick the opening act
2004 Corey Taylor of Stone Sour and Slipknot marries his fiancee Scarlett in Des Moines, Iowa
2011 Paul Di'Anno, formerly with Iron Maiden, is jailed after being convicted of fraud. Di'Anno claimed he had nerve damage in his back that prevented him from working but is seen in youtube videos jumping around on stage

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 12 FOXY SHAZAM and REDLIGHT KING 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 14 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here
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March 10, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE MONKEES...The Best Of The Monkees (2003)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 10
Tom Scholz from Boston is 65; Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam is 49; Dave Krusen, formerly with Pearl Jam and Candlebox, is 46; Jerry Horton from Papa Roach is 37; Benjamin Jackson Burnley from Breaking Benjamin is 34; Michael Barnes of Red is 33;

ON THIS DATE
1973 The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd is released
1984 Deep Purple decide to reunite. Ian Gillian leaves Black Sabbath to participate in the reunion
2003 AC/DC, The Clash, Elvis Costello & The Attractions and The Police are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2004 The Recording Industry Association of America tells a DJ that he can no longer sell his The Double Black Album, which he created using Metallica's so-called Black Album and a rapper named Jay-Z's The Black Album and mixed them together
2005 Molly Hatchet lead singer Danny Joe Brown dies in Davie, Florida due to complications with diabetes. He was 53
2006 Rock music's Top 30 Moneymakers list is released by Rolling Stone magazine. Top spot: U2 $154.2 million. No. 2, The Rolling Stones, 3. The Eagles, 4. Paul McCartney, 5. Elton John
2008 John Mellencamp is inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
2009 Scream by Chris Cornell is released
2010 Pink Floyd sues their label EMI over iTunes sales of individual songs. EMI argues that separating the songs only applies to their physical releases
2010 Lawyers for Phil Spector appeal his ’09 murder conviction claiming he didn’t get a fair trail. Spector was sentenced to prison for 19 years to life for shooting actress Lana Clarkson at his California mansion in ‘03

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 12 FOXY SHAZAM and REDLIGHT KING 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 14 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here
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March 9, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
EARSHOT...Letting Go (2002)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 9
Robin Trower, formerly with Procol Harum, is 67;

ON THIS DATE
1974 Bad Company play their first show ever in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
1987 The Joshua Tree by U2 is released
1995 Oasis make their U.S. network T.V. debut on Late Night With David Letterman
2007 Brad Delp of Boston is found dead in his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire. He was 55. His family later stated that Delp had committed suicide. That same day Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer from Kiss play at Camp Pendleton in California
2010 Valleys Of Neptune by Jimi Hendrix is released

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 12 FOXY SHAZAM and REDLIGHT KING 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 14 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here
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March 8, 2012

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

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
PINK FLOYD...The Wall (1979)
(CD, Allmusic review)
All kinds of adjectives can be used to describe this album: brilliant, genius, superb, stellar, outstanding, fantastic...whichever you choose to use it fits. I personally prefer this double album over their so-called masterpiece "The Dark Side Of The Moon". It has a better flow to it, twice the music and plus it tends to rock more, with 'Comfortably Numb', 'Run Like Hell; 'Young Lust' and 'Another Brick In The Wall'. Those are only just a few highlights. Highly highly recommended, check it out once again.

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 8
Mickey Dolenz from the Monkees is 67; Randy Meisner, formerly with the Eagles, is 66;

ON THIS DATE
1948 Mel Galley of Whitesnake was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. Galley died in 2008
1968 Big Brother and the Holding Company, Albert King and Tim Buckley perform the first concert ever at the Fillmore East
1973 Paul McCartney pleads guilty to growing marijuana on his farm in Scotland
1973 Ron “Pigpen” McKernan of the Grateful Dead dies in Corte Madera, California. McKernan was 27
1975 The Rolling Stones announce that Wayne Perkins will be replacing Mick Taylor as guitarist. Perkins played on a few tracks on the Black And Blue album, but was soon replaced by Ron Wood
1977 Foreigner by Foreigner is released
1994 The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails is released
1994 Superunknown by Soundgarden is released
2006 Tahoe Wabo in Nevada, owned by Sammy Hagar, is named as one of the Top 100 bars and clubs in the United States by the editors of Nightclub And Bar magazine
2007 Eddie Van Halen enters rehab, which causes him to miss the induction of Van Halen into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
2011 Collapse Into Now by R.E.M. is released
2011 Mike Starr, formerly with Alice In Chains, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah. Starr was 44

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 12 TBA 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 14 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here

March 7, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DREAM THEATER...When Dream And Day Unite (1989)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 7
Chris White from The Zombies is 69; Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band is 66; Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum is 66; Randy Guss from Toad the Wet Sprocket is 45; Hugo Ferreira from Tantric is 38;

ON THIS DATE
2007 The National Association of Recording Merchandisers Definitive 200 list of best albums is released. In the Top 10 are albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, U2, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. At number 1: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
2007 In Spokane, Washington John Popper from the Blues Traveler is arrested after he was caught speeding at 111 mph. Guns and marijuana is found in the vehicle
2008 ZZ Top is awarded the AMD Live! Soundtrack Award at the Austin Film Society's annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, March 12 TBA 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here

March 6, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DR. JOHN...In The Right Place (1973)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 6
Hugh Grundy from The Zombies and Argent is 67; David Gilmour from Pink Floyd is 66; Chris Broderick of Megadeth is 42; Bob Zilla of Hellyeah is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1973 The U.S. Immigration Department cancel John Lennon's visa, starting a 2 year legal battle which Lennon eventually wins
1990 Aerosmith is inducted into Hollywood’s Rock Walk on Sunset Boulevard
2000 Eric Clapton is inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame as a solo artist. It's his third time being inducted, the others as a Yardbird and a member of Cream. Bonnie Raitt and Scotty Moore are also inducted
2004 David Crosby is arrested on marijuana and gun possession charges in New York City. Crosby has served time in prison in Texas for a similar arrest
2006 On An Island by David Gilmour is released
2007 Heaven And Hell begin their world tour in Vancouver, Canada
2007 Jimi Hendrix's estate files a lawsuit against Electric Hendrix for copyright infringement. The owners of Electric Hendrix are Jimi's brother Leon and Jimi's drummer Buddy Miles. Also, that same day, Librarian of Congress adds "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones to the '06 National Recording Registry. ZZ Top begins their U.S. tour in Biloxi, Mississippi

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, March 12 TBA 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here

March 5, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DONNIE IRIS...King Cool (1981)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 5
Alan Clark from Dire Straits is 60; John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1960 Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army
1963 The Beatles record "From Me To You"
1977 The Rolling Stones perform in a nightclub in Toronto, and some of those tracks ended up on Love You Live
2002 "The Osbournes" premieres on MTV
2004 Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is arrested in Moss Point, Mississippi after allegedly assaulting a newspaper carrier who accused him of stealing papers from a coin-operated vending machine
2008 Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver pleads not guilty of driving under the influence of drugs when he was arrested on a Los Angeles freeway on-ramp the previous November
2009 Experience Hendrix and Authentic Hendrix file a trademark-infringement lawsuit in a federal court in Seattle charging the Las Vegas-based HendrixLicensing.com with selling unauthorized Hendrix-branded merchandise

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 5 JAMES MICHAEL of SIXX: A.M. and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 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

March 4, 2012

R.I.P. Ronnie Montrose of Montrose

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
MONTROSE...Montrose (1973)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 4
Chris Squire from Yes is 64; Chris Rea is 61; Jason Newsted, formerly with Metallica, is 49; Evan Dando of Lemonheads is 45; Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1966 John Lennon made his remark to a reporter about how “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. We’re more popular than Jesus right now”
1970 Janis Joplin is fined $200 for swearing onstage at a concert in Tampa
1971 The Rolling Stones announce that they will be moving to France due to too much tax in Great Britain
1973 Pink Floyd begin their U.S. tour supporting their latest album Dark Side Of The Moon
1986 Richard Manuel from The Band hangs himself in a hotel room in Winter Park, Florida. He was 42
2006 Aerosmith has to cancel several concerts as Steven Tyler has strained his vocal chords
2008 Warpaint by the Black Crowes is released
2011 Courtney Love of Hole settles a lawsuit and agrees to pay $430,000 to clothing designer Dawn Simorangkir for a series of attacks via Twitter
2011 Detroit members of the NAACP protest the organization's plans to give their Great Expectations Award to Kid Rock because he uses the Confederate flag in his shows

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 5 JAMES MICHAEL of SIXX: A.M. and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

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

March 3, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DISHWALLA...Pet Your Friends (1995)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 3
Robyn Hitchcock is 59; John Lilley of the Hooters is 58; Blower (aka Joe Garvey) of Hinder is 28;

ON THIS DATE
1966 The Rolling Stones begin recording session in Hollywood for what would become Aftermath
1967 With Rod Stewart and Ron Wood the Jeff Beck Group make their debut in London
1978 In Chicago Van Halen begin their first U.S. tour
1983 Before the U.S. Senate a member of the motorcycle gang Hell's Angels testifies that the organization has a beef with Mick Jagger due to the Altamont incident in 1969. There evidently were two murder attempts on Jagger's life
1986 Masters Of Puppets by Metallica is released
1994 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana lapses into a coma because of a combination of valium and champagne and is rushed into a hospital in Rome
1995 Bill Berry of R.E.M. has surgery for a brain aneurysm
2005 Motley Crue appears on Live With Regis and Kelly
2006 Axl Rose files a counter-suit against Slash. Both want the copyright for Guns 'N' Roses
2008 Norman "Hurricane" Smith dies at the age of 86. Smith worked on several Beatles and Pink Floyd albums
2008 Kid Rock pleads not guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge after being arrested five months earlier at a Waffle House in Atlanta
2009 No Line On The Horizon by U2 is released
2009 American Soldier by Queensryche is released
2012 Ronnie Montrose of Montrose dies at the age of 64

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 5 JAMES MICHAEL of SIXX: A.M. and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 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

March 2, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS...Too-Rye-Ay (1982)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 2
Lou Reed is 70; Eddie Money is 63; Mark Evans from AC/DC is 56; Jon Bon Jovi is 50; Casey of Jimmie's Chicken Shack is 36; Chris Martin of Coldplay is 35

ON THIS DATE
1964 The Beatles began filming A Hard Day's Night
1988 At The Grammys: U2 wins two for The Joshua Tree
1996 Congratulations, I'm Sorry by the Gin Blossoms is released
2004 Metallica and Godsmack begin their "Madly In Anger Tour"
2005 Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit files an $80 million invasion of privacy lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against several online media companies that hosted an illicit homemade sex video
2006 Paul McCartney opposses the opening of seal hunting season in Canada
2006 The woman who is in the sex video with Scott Stapp of Creed and Kid Rock files an invasion of privacy lawsuit against Stapp
2008 Jeff Healey passes away due to retinoblastoma in Toronto. Healey was 41
2010 Smoke And Mirrors by Lifehouse is released
2010 Scratch My Back by Peter Gabriel is released

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 5 JAMES MICHAEL of SIXX: A.M. and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 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

March 1, 2012

Check out the Top 10 Rock Genre CD's/LP's/Downloads for this week

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DENNIS DeYOUNG...One Hundred Years From Now (2009)
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 1
Mike D'Abo from Manfred Mann is 68; Roger Daltrey is 68; Bill Leen from the Gin Blossoms is 50; Ryan Peake from Nickelback is 39; Sean Woolstenhulme from Lifehouse is 31;

ON THIS DATE
1958 Buddy Holly begins a tour of the U.K., the only one he would do
1966 Gene Clark quits the Byrds
1967 The Animals refuse to perform a concert in Ottawa because they want to be paid in advance. They are not so therefore the show is cancelled and a riot ensues, causing thousands of dollars in damage to the arena
1969 Jim Morrison of The Doors supposedly exposes himself at a concert in Miami. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't, but he was later arrested for profanity and lewd behavior
1982 Death Wish II soundtrack by Jimmy Page is released
1994 The last show ever for Nirvana is in Munich, Germany. Also that same day at the Grammys: Soul Asylum - "Runaway Train" Best Rock Song, Ozzy Osbourne - "I Don't Want To Change The World" Best Metal Performance
1995 At the Grammys: Bruce Springsteen - "Streets Of Philadelphia" Song Of The Year, Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun" Best Hard Rock Performance, Spoonman Best Metal Performance, Melissa Etheridge - "Come To My Window" Best Rock Performance-Female. That same evening R.E.M.'s drummer, Bill Berry, suffers a brain aneurysm and has to leave the stage.
2005 The Jimi Hendrix estate wins another court battle as they stop Purple Haze Records from selling a bootleg concert from 1969.
2008 Linkin Park has to cancel shows in Albuquerque and El Paso after Chester Bennington has a respiratory infection

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 5 JAMES MICHAEL of SIXX: A.M. and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here

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