May 6, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
Various Artist...FM The Original Movie Soundtrack  (1978)
FM The Original Movie Soundtrack was released 35 years ago in April 1978.  It reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  I give this album a 4 out of 5 stars.  It sounds just like rock radio would have in 1978.  Just look at the track listing:

1. STEELY DAN...FM (No Static At All)
2. BOB SEGER...Night Moves
3. STEVE MILLER BAND...Fly Like An Eagle
4. FOREIGNER...Cold As Ice
5. TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Breakdown
6. RANDY MEISNER...Bad Man
7. THE EAGLES...Life In The Fast Lane
8. STEELY DAN...Do It Again
9. BOZ SCAGGS...Lido Shuffle
10. BOSTON...More Than A Feeling
11. LINDA RONSTADT...Tumbling Dice
12. LINDA RONSTADT...Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
13. JIMMY BUFFETT...Livingston Saturday Night
14. DAN FOGELBERG...There's a Place In The World For a Gambler
15. BILLY JOEL...Just The Way You Are
16. THE DOOBIE BROTHERS...It Keeps You Runnin'
17. JAMES TAYLOR...Your Smiling Face
18. JOE WALSH...Life's Been Good
19. QUEEN...We Will Rock You
20. STEELY DAN...FM (Reprise)
Now that's a good album
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 6
Bob Seger is 68; Tony Scalzo of Fastball is 49; Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 46; Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 42;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Led Zeppelin breaks their own attendance record for one single concert as 72,000 see their performance at the Pontiac Silverdome
1994 Pearl Jam begins their fight with Ticketmaster over ticket prices
1997 Crosby, Stills And Nash and Buffalo Springfield are entered into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
1997 Rick Danko of the Band is arrested for heroin possession in Tokyo, Japan
2005 Ozzy Osbourne is diagnosed with Parkin Syndrome, a genetic disorder that attacks the central nervous system causing involuntary shaking
2006 A memorial stone in honor of the Bon Scott of AC/DC is unveiled in his birthplace of Kirriemuir, Scotland
2009 Ean Evans of Lynyrd Skynyrd dies in Columbia, Mississippi of cancer. Evans was 48

March 19, 2013

 THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD...Last Time Around  (1968)
Last Time Around is the third and final album from Buffalo Springfield, released 45 years ago in 1968, and it reached number 42 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  Another album I had never heard before.  I had always heard that this album wasn't really all that good, but I found it to be pretty good, good enough for a 2 1/2 out of 5 stars.  "The Hour Of Not Quite Rain" was by far the best track with its orchestral arrangement.  Another strong highlight is "Pretty Girl Why" and "Kind Woman," the final track on the record.  I've always thought of Buffalo Springfield as having paved the path for bands like the Eagles with their country-folk-rock sounds.  Of course the Eagles would produce much better albums than this one, but it's worth checking out and I recommend it.
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 19
Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World is 37;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Paul Atkinson was born in Hertfordshire, England. He would become the keyboardist for the Zombies. He died in 2004 at the age of 58
1957 Elvis Presley purchases Graceland
1974 Jefferson Airplane becomes Jefferson Starship, officially
1975 Dressed To Kill by Kiss is released
1976 Paul Kossoff of Free dies on a flight from Los Angeles to new York at the age of 25. He dies of a drug-induced heart attack
1982 Randy Rhoads dies at the age of 25 in Leesburg, Florida when the plane he was flying clips Ozzy Osbourne's tour bus and then flies into a house
1993 Drummer Jeff Ward commits suicide at the age of 30. Ward had worked with Nine Inch Nails
1996 Anthology II by the Beatles is released
2001 Aerosmith, Paul Simon, Queen, Ritchie Valens, Solomon Burke and Steely Dan are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame

January 18, 2012

R.I.P. Robbie France, formerly with UFO

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD...Buffalo Springfield (1967)
(CD, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 18
Jonathan Davis from Korn is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1989 The Rolling Stones are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
2009 A star-studded preinaugural concert took place on the National Mall, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Beyonce, with President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, in attendance

Check out "The Rock Show" where the rock music does all the talkin' with Michael David. This week we will hear the top 3 rock tracks in America for this week, play some new music, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Performance Rockin' The Fillmore" from Humble Pie and go on a musical journey with artist whose name is either Dave or David. You can download the zip file here

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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March 20, 2011

The ALBUM OF THE DAY
DROPKICK MURPHYS...Going Out In Style (2011)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

This album reached number 6 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. This is their 7th album and the first I have ever heard by them. They are described as Celtic punk. I thought "What the heck is Celtic punk?" Turns out it basically is alternative/punk rock with bagpipes included. This was interesting, not great or anything like that. The highlights for me were "Cruel", "Broken Hymns" and "1953". A bonus on the record is that Bruce Springsteen makes a vocal appearance on "Peg O' My Heart." If you like checking out new kinds of music check it out, if not skip this one


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 20
Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 61; Jimmie Vaughan is 60; Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats is 50; Chester Bennington of Linkin Park is 35;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Eric Clapton along with Buffalo Springfield members Neil Young, Jim Messina and Richie Furay are all arrested for marijuana possession
1969 John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar
1970 David Bowie marries Angela Barnett
1977 The last concert ever by T. Rex is performed in Portsmouth, England
1984 On his 23rd birthday Slim Jim Phantom marries Britt Ekland
1990 CBS loses their lawsuit against Tom Scholz of Boston, claiming that the band did not meet their contract terms of 10 albums in 5 years. They still haven't put out 10 albums, makes one wonder how CBS lost
1991 Eric Clapton's son dies tragically at the age of 4 after falling out an apartment window in New York City
2007 Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is sued by Grace Slick and an ex-manager for breach of contract after Kanter signed a lucrative sponsorship deal involving Microsoft
2009 It is announced that Jimmy Chamberlin is leaving the Smashing Pumpkins

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 21 STONE SOUR 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 23 THIN LIZZY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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December 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 5
Little Richard is 78; J.J. Cale is 72; Jim Messina formerly with Buffalo Springfield and Poco is 63; Jack Russell of Great White is 50; John Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls is 45; Glenn Graham of Blind Melon is 42;


ON THIS DATE
1968 Beggar's Banquet by the Rolling Stones is released
2005 Valerie Betinelli files divorce papers to end the 24 year marriage to Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen
2007 Stewart Copeland of the Police apologizes to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet after her government objects to comments the drummer made about her. Copeland was quoted saying Argentinean president-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was "good for one beer" while Bachelet was good "for four."

IN THE NEWS
Lennon's Lost Weekend
Gene Simmons Wants His Obama Vote Back
Where were you when Lennon died?

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, December 6 SULLY ERNA of GODSMACK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, December 8 GARY HOEY in Concert 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/LP's/Downloads For This Week (9-30-2010)

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

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

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

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

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

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, Rocktober 4 FINGER ELEVEN 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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June 16

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

IN THE NEWS
Vince Neil Covers Elton, Presley, Cheap Trick On 'Tattoos & Tequila'
Stone Sour Prepares To Reveal New 'Secret'; Slipknot's Future In Doubt
Lynyrd Skynyrd Gets Country Tribute From Eric Church, Jamey Johnson

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, June 16 STEVE MILLER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, June 21 OZZY OSBOURNE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 9

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 9
Sonny Curtis of Buddy Holly and the Crickets is 73; Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield and Poco is 66; Billy Joel is 61; Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick is 60;

ON THIS DATE
1989 Bill Berry of R.E.M. collapses due to a bronchial infection during the group’s European tour
1993 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is treated at a Seattle hospital for overdosing on heroin and bupreorphine
2007 An undisclosed settlement is reached in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the relatives of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott of Damageplan and Pantera against a Columbus, Ohio nightclub where he and three others were killed by a deranged gunman during a Damageplan show December 8, 2004

IN CONCERT
Monday, May 10 B.B. KING B.B. King's Blues Club Orlando
Monday, May 10 RICHIE KOTZEN (formerly with Poison) Sam Ash Music Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Oasis' Liam Gallagher Buys Film Rights for Beatles Book
Peter Frampton, happily sober, calls own tune
Iggy Pop roars with a renewed 'Power'

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 10 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 12 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (5-6-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (5-6-2010)
(Enter)1. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE...Fever
(1)2. AC/DC...Iron Man 2 sountrack
(Enter)3. MELISSA ETHERIDGE...Fearless Love
(Enter)4. HOLE...Nobody's Daughter
(Enter)5. DROWNING POOL...Drowning Pool
(7)6. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(5)7. JAKOB DYLAN...Women + Country
(4)8. SLASH...Slash
(9)9. JIMI HENDRIX...Valleys Of Neptune
(2)10. SEVENDUST...Cold Day Memory

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 6
Colin Earl, formerly with Foghat, is 68; Bob Seger is 65; Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish is 43; Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1977 Led Zeppelin breaks their own attendance record for one single concert as 72,000 see their performance at the Pontiac Silverdome
1994 Pearl Jam begins their fight with Ticketmaster over ticket prices
1997 Crosby, Stills And Nash and Buffalo Springfield are entered into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
2005 Ozzy Osbourne is diagnosed with Parkin Syndrome, a genetic disorder that attacks the central nervous system causing involuntary shaking
2006 A memorial stone in honor of the Bon Scott of AC/DC is unveiled in his birthplace of Kirriemuir, Scotland
2009 Ean Evans of Lynyrd Skynyrd dies in Columbia, Mississippi of cancer. Evans was 48

IN THE NEWS
Godsmack On Track For No. 1 Album On Billboard 200
Bret Michaels Says Brain Hemorrhage Sounded Like a Gunshot
Pearl Jam Announces 2010 Tour Bootlegs, Launches Online Radio Station

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 3 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, May 5 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 5
Bill Ward of Black Sabbath is 62; Shawn Drover of Megadeth is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Buffalo Springfield play their last concert in Long Beach
1984 Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds
1986 Cleveland, Ohio is chosen as the site for the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame
1990 Jason Bonham gets married, and at the reception he plays a 5 song set with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones
1995 Steven Alder, formerly with Guns 'N' Roses, is arraigned on possesion of heroin charges
2000 Rod Stewart undergoes surgery to have a growth on his thyroid removed, which turns out to be benign
2002 Legendary songwriter Otis Blackwell dies in Nashville, Tennessee. Blackwell was 70
2003 Ted Nugent makes racist statements in an interview with a Denver radio station. Nugent is then dropped from the upcoming Summer Celebration Festival in Michigan

IN CONCERT
Thursday, June 24 THE VEER UNION Firestone Live Orlando
Friday, June 25 THE VEER UNION State Theatre St. Petersburg
Saturday, July 3 HOLE Hard Rock Cafe Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Neil Young Recording New Album With Daniel Lanois
Huey Lewis Pulls Australian Tour
Bret Michaels Released From Hospital

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, May 5 JACKSON BROWNE and DAVID LINDLEY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, May 3 JUDAS PRIEST 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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March 20

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 20
Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer is 60; Jimmie Vaughan is 59; Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats is 49; Chester Bennington of Linkin Park is 34;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Eric Clapton along with Buffalo Springfield members Neil Young, Jim Messina and Richie Furay are all arrested for marijuana possession
1969 John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar
1970 David Bowie marries Angela Barnett
1977 The last concert ever by T. Rex is performed in Portsmouth, England
1984 On his 23rd birthday Slim Jim Phantom marries Britt Ekland
1990 CBS loses their lawsuit against Tom Scholz of Boston, claiming that the band did not meet their contract terms of 10 albums in 5 years. They still haven't put out 10 albums, makes one wonder how CBS lost
1991 Eric Clapton's son dies tragically at the age of 4 after falling out an apartment window in New York City
2007 Paul Kanter of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship is sued by Grace Slick and an ex-manager for breach of contract after Kanter signed a lucrative sponsorship deal involving Microsoft
2009 It is announced that Jimmy Chamberlin is leaving the Smashing Pumpkins

IN CONCERT
Sunday, March 21 GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

IN THE NEWS
Video: Jakob Dylan Discusses New Album At SXSW
Joan Jett has advice for Lady Gaga
DMW Exclusive: Gene Simmons' NGTV Files for Bankruptcy

January 31

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JANUARY 31
Jeff Hanneman from Slayer is 46; Al Jaworski from Jesus Jones is 44; Jason Cooper from the Cure is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Jethro Tull refuse to perform after their opening act, none other than Led Zeppelin, thrill the audience too much for their liking
1998 Kirk Hammett from Metallica gets married in Hawaii
2005 Cream sold out 4 shows in about 2 hours
2007 Deborah Coons Garcia, widow of Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, sues the corporation that manages her late husband's estate, wanting access to his recordings which she wants professionally restored

IN CONCERT
Sunday, April 11 JIMMIE VAUGHAN The Plaza Theatre Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Neil Young Honored by Wilco, Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews and More at MusiCares Gala
Ozzy Osbourne
Elton With Gaga at Grammys? Insane Clown Posse's New Flick

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December 5

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 5
Little Richard is 77; J.J. Cale is 71; Jim Messina formerly with Buffalo Springfield is 62; Jack Russell of Great White is 49; John Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls is 44; Glenn Graham of Blind Melon is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1968 Beggar's Banquet by the Rolling Stones is released
2005 Valerie Betinelli files divorce papers to end the 24 year marriage to Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen
2007 Stewart Copeland of the Police apologizes to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet after her government objects to comments the drummer made about her. Copeland was quoted saying Argentinean president-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was "good for one beer" while Bachelet was good "for four."

IN CONCERT
Sunday, December 6 DEREK TRUCKS BAND The Ritz Ybor Ybor City
Sunday, December 6 97X THE NEXT BIG THING with CAGE THE ELEPHANT, CHEVELLE, SICK PUPPIES and others Ford Ampitheatre Tampa
Sunday, December 6 PUDDLE OF MUDD House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista

Rocktober 11

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 11
Scott Johnson of the Gin Blossoms is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1988 Ringo Starr and wife Barbara Bach travel to Tucson to undergo treatment for alcohol abuse
2004 Bruce Palmer formerly with Buffalo Springfield dies at the age of 58 of a heart attack

IN CONCERT
Thursday, November 5 TANTRIC Firestone Live Orlando

September 30

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Bill Rieflin of R.E.M. is 49; Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1942 Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield was born in Chesterville, Ontario, Canada. Martin died earlier this year at the age of 68
1948 Marc Bolan of T. Rex was born in Hackney, East London, England. Bolan died in 1977
1988 John Lennon receives a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

IN CONCERT
Thursday, Rocktober 1 POP EVIL Club Firestone Orlando