March 18, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY

HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS...Welcome Oblivion  (2013)

Welcome Oblivion was released in 2013 and is currently at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  How To Destroy Angels consist of Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, his wife Mariqueen Maandig and his longtime collaborator Atticus Ross.  Don't expect a NIN record here, this is a whole new ballgame.  Maandig delivers some really fine vocals throughout the album.  The music is, how should we say, experimental, perhaps avant garde, ambient, maybe weird is a good word.  I didn't hate it, not by any means, but I wasn't exactly entertained, either.  I was surprised that there are actually songs here, not just a bunch of noises thrown together.  I couldn't really name a highlight as the album last more than an hour and at times I found myself anxious for it to end.  I'll only give it a 1 out of 5 stars as it was not my cup of tea. Extra note: after I had finished my review I went to read up on it and it is getting high ratings.  Maybe I just don't get it.
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 18
John Hartman of the Doobie Brothers is 63; Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1947 Procol Harum drummer Barrie James “B.J.” Wilson is born in London. He died in 1990 at the age of 43
1965 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones are arrested after the 3 are denied use of a men's restroom and they pee on the wall
1975 Tommy, the film by The Who, premieres in New York
1994 Courtney Love calls police stating that her husband, Kurt Cobain, is suicidal, and police confiscate guns and ammo from their home
2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Talking Heads are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Also inducted that evening are Brenda Lee, Gene Pitney, Isaac Hayes and the Ramones
2009 Kent Henry, formerly with Steppenwolf, dies in Portland, Oregon. Henry was 60

March 9, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
RUSH...Counterparts  (1993)
Counterparts was released 20 years ago in 1993 and it reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  I'll give it a 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.  This album is pretty cool.  "Stick it Out" is a blazing hot rocker.  Other highlights include "Animate" and "Cold Fire"  My favorite track may be the excellent "Nobody's Hero," a moving track about the HIV virus.  I highly recommend it
(CD,  Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 9
Robin Trower, formerly with Procol Harum, is 68;

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

March 7, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE ROLLING STONES...Goats Head Soup  (1973)
Goats Head Soup was released 40 years ago in 1973 and reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  I give this a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.  It is a great album.  Some folks feel like this was the first album of theirs that started their decline of not-so-good records, as their previous album was the much loved Exile On Main Street.  I, for one, disagree with this assessment, as the band was to release some excellent albums in the future.  Goats Head Soup has some great tracks on it, with the highlights being "Angie" (a brilliant track),  "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" and "Dancing With Mr. D." Highly recommended.
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 7
Chris White from The Zombies is 70; Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band is 67; Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum is 67; Randy Guss from Toad the Wet Sprocket is 46; Hugo Ferreira from Tantric is 39;

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 are 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
2012  A class action suit filing reveals that Sony will pay $7.95 million to Cheap Trick, the Allman Brothers Band and others, to end a five-year dispute over digital music revenue. Most of the settlement goes to artists who have a minimum of 28,500 downloads from Apple's iTunes store

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 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
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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

December 20, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BLUE CHEER...Vincebus Eruptum (1968)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 20
Peter Criss formerly of Kiss is 66; Alan Parsons is 63; Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1957 Elvis Presley gets his draft notice. He’ll start his tour of duty the following year
1975 Joe Walsh joins the Eagles
2006 Matthew Fisher formerly with Procol Harum wins his lawsuit for royalties from "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" but was awarded 40% of the composers' share of the music copyright, rather than the 50% he was seeking and was not granted royalties prior to 2005

2006 Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith announces he is cancer-free
2007 Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli's divorce becomes final
2009 James Gurley of Big Brother And The Holding Company dies in Palm Desert, California of a heart attack. Gurley was 69

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, December 21 REO SPEEDWAGON 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, December 26 GARY HOEY BAND 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for the weekend of December 16-18, 2011. You can download the zip file here

May 29, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DON HENLEY...I Can't Stand Still (1982)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 29
Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is 66; Michael Porcaro of Toto is 56; Melissa Etheridge is 50; Noel Gallagher of Oasis is 44; Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 42; Dave Buckner formerly with Papa Roach is 41;

ON THIS DATE
1971 At a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco 36 people are given medical treatment after they unknowingly drank LSD-laced cider
1977 Elvis Presely walk off stage in Baltimore because he was upset with his performance
1999 Four years after his disappearance the remains of Philip Taylor Kramer of Iron Butterfly were found at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. His death was ruled a suicide
2004 Josey Scott of Saliva marries Kendra Lynnett Edney at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee
2008 In Stockholm, Sweden Kiss meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
2009 A judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson
2009 Ozzy Osbourne files a lawsuit against his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi over rights to the group's name

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 30 BLACK STONE CHERRY 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 1 PAUL RODGERS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out the latest "The Rock Show" with Michael David for the weekend of May
27-30, 2011. You can download the zip file here

March 30. 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
GEORGE HARRISON...33 1/3 (1976)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

This album reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. After yesterdays horrific AOTD I had to pick something that I knew I loved. This is my second favorite album of all time. 33 1/3 has 10 fantastic pop tracks, ranging from rock ("Woman Don't You Cry For Me"), ballads ("Learning How To Love You"), humor ("Crackerbox Palace"), spirituality ("Dear One"), a tribute to Smokey Robinson ("Pure Smokey"), a great cover ("True Love") and catchy little tunes ("This Song"). What I'm trying to say is it has everything you would want from a good pop album. If you're only interested in hard rock this album is not for you. if you just like good crafted and catchy songs this one is highly recommended from one of our greatest artist of all time


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 30
Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues is 70; Eric Clapton is 66; Dave Ball of Procol Harum is 61; Tracy Chapman is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1966 85 people are arrested at a Rolling Stones concert in Paris for misbehaving
1967 The cover for The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was photographed
1967 Jimi Hendrix makes an appearance on "Top Of The Pops" to lip sync "Purple Haze", however the tape operator put in another song
1978 Paul Simonon and Topper Headon of the Clash are arrested in London for shooting pigeons
2004 Honkin' On Bobo by Aerosmith is released
2004 Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is acquitted of one count of simple assault in a Moss Point, Mississippi municipal court stemming from a 3/5/04 altercation with a man who accused the bassist of stealing newspapers from a coin-operated vending machine
2008 Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones attend the 'Shine A Light' New York premiere
2009 Josey Scott of Saliva has an emergency operation to treat a hemorrhaged arterial bleeding ulcer

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, March 30 WHITESNAKE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, April 4 DEFTONES 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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March 18, 2011

The ALBUM OF THE DAY
R.E.M. ...Collapse Into Now (2011)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 18
John Hartman of the Doobie Brothers is 61; Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1947 Procol Harum drummer Barrie James “B.J.” Wilson is born in London. He died in 1990 at the age of 43
1965 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones are arrested after the 3 are denied use of a men's restroom and they pee on the wall
1975 Tommy, the film by The Who, premieres in New York
1994 Courtney Love calls police stating that her husband, Kurt Cobain, is suicidal, and police confiscate guns and ammo from their home
2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Talking Heads are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Also inducted that evening are Brenda Lee, Gene Pitney, Isaac Hayes and the Ramones
2009 Kent Henry, formerly with Steppenwolf, dies in Portland, Oregon. Henry was 60

March 9, 2011

R.I.P. Mike Starr, formerly with Alice In Chains

The ALBUM OF THE DAY
PATRICK STUMP...Truant Wave (2011)
(mp3 download)

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 9
Robin Trower, formerly with Procol Harum, is 66;

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

March 7, 2011

The ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE BLACK CROWES...$hake Your Money Maker (1990)
(CD, Vinyl, Allmusic review)

The debut release from the Black Crowes reached number 4 on the Billboard album charts, and what a debut it is. By far their most successful and popular album, it's also my favorite by the band. Not to take anything away from their other releases, as they are good, as well, but this record is the bomb! The bluesy, Rolling Stones influenced riffs and vocals are impressive, cool hard rock, but not metal. "Hard To Handle" is for sure the best track, definitely will get any crowd on their feet with fist in the air. Other highlights include "Struttin' Blues" and "Jealous Again". Definitely a gem in my collection so I recommend it for you


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 7
Chris White from The Zombies is 68; Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band is 65; Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum is 65; Randy Guss from Toad the Wet Sprocket is 44; Hugo Ferreira from Tantric is 37;

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
Monday, March 7 FILTER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 9 DAVID COVERDALE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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Check out the latest edition of The Rock Show with Michael David. You can download the zip file here

New Releases

NEW RELEASES
December 21
Reissues
BOSTON...Boston (180 gram vinyl, gatefold cover)
ALICE COOPER...Along Comes A Spider (extra tracks)
THE YARDBIRDS...Little Games (180 gram vinyl)

December 28
DVD/BLU-RAY
DIO...The Legend: Live

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 20
Peter Criss formerly of Kiss is 65; Alan Parsons is 62; Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1975 Joe Walsh joins the Eagles
2006 Matthew Fisher formerly with Procol Harum wins his lawsuit for royalties from "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" but was awarded 40% of the composers' share of the music copyright, rather than the 50% he was seeking and was not granted royalties prior to 2005

2006 Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith announces he is cancer-free
2007 Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli's divorce becomes final
2009 James Gurley of Big Brother And The Holding Company dies in Palm Desert, California of a heart attack. Gurley was 69

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, December 20 SHINEDOWN 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, December 22 HALFORD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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November 13

ON THIS DATE
1968 The animated Beatles movie 'Yellow Submarine' opens in the U.S.
2006 Matthew Fisher sues Gary Brooker (both were with Procol Harum). Fisher claims he is owed royalties for the song "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" claiming he deserves a share of the recording's royalties because of the significant contributions he made to the song's melody
2007 Take Cover by Queensryche is released
2007 Mothership by Led Zeppelin is released

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Sunday, November 14 JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater
Friday, December 31 BRET MICHAELS Universal Studios Citywalk Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Paul McCartney Delights Crowds In Buenos Aires
Pardon Jim Morrison, Gov. Crist

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, November 15 SLASH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, November 17 SLASH (repeat of Monday show) 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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August 29

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 29
Chris Copping formerly with Procol Harum is 65; Kyle Cook of Matchbox 20 is 35;

ON THIS DATE
1966 The Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last public concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
1977 Three people are arrested for trying to steal Elvis Presley's body from Forest Hills Cemetery in Memphis
1990 Elton John checks into a Chicago rehab center to be treated for bulimia, alcohol and drugs
2006 The Black Crowes replace keyboardist Eddie Hawrysch with Rob Clores
2006 Modern Times by Bob Dylan is released
2007 Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses is sued by a security guard who claims that the singer kicked him in the head during a gig in Universal City, California

CENTRAL FLORIDA CONCERT DATEBOOK
Monday, August 30 MEAT LOAF Hard Rock Live Orlando
Saturday, Rocktober 9 DR. JOHN Plaza Theater Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Slash: The Real Guitar Hero

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, August 30 DISTURBED 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, September 1 Best Of Rockline Live 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week's The Rock Show

New Releases

NEW RELEASES
June 29
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Mojo (2LP 180 Gram Vinyl w/Bonus Download)
TADDY PORTER...Taddy Porter
ROBBY KRIEGER...Singularity
MOLLY HATCHET...Justice (vinyl release of new album)
DICKEY BETTS AND GREAT SOUTHERN...Rockpalst: 30 Years Of Southern Rock

Greatest Hits, Reissues, Box Sets
ELMORE JAMES...Best Of Elmore James 2
MOTORHEAD...Ace Of Spades (Picture Disc Vinyl)
OASIS...Time Flies...1994-2009 (Limited Edition 3 CD/1 DVD Box Set)
PAPA ROACH...To Be Loved: The Best Of Papa Roach Clean Version
JOHN FOGERTY...Centerfield (25th Anniversary Remastered with Extra Tracks)
CREAM...Disraeli Gears (Picture Dis vinyl)
PAUL BUTTERFIELD BAND...Rockpalast: Blues Rock Legend

DVD, BLU-RAY
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS...Mojo (Blu-ray Audio w/ Bonus Download)
RUSH...Beyond The Lighted Stage DVD blu-ray
When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors blu-ray
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN...Raw: Live
BLACK SABBATH...Paranoid (blu-ray)
SID VICIOUS...Final 24: His Final Hours
BLUE OYSTER CULT...Live In Chicago

July 6
ED KOWALCZYK...Alive
JIMMIE VAUGHAN...Plays Blues, Ballads And Favorites
BRET MICHAELS...Custom Built
CHEAP TRICK...Budokan! Friday, April 28, 1978 (CD/DVD)

Reissues
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size XL Shirt
THE ROLLING STONES...Tumbling Dice 45's Singles Case - Size Medium Shirt (Vinyl, Box set)
THE ROLLING STONES...Tumbling Dice 45's Singles Case - Size X-Large Shirt (Vinyl, Box set)
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size Medium Shirt
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. (180 gram vinyl, Transmission Box Set - Size XL Shirt)
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. Stones Touring Party Fan Pack - Size Large Shirt
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. (180 gram vinyl, Transmission Box Set - Size Medium Shirt
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size XL Shirt [Box set]
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. (180 gram vinyl, Transmission Box Set - Size Large Shirt)
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size Large Shirt
THE ROLLING STONES...Exile On Main St. Stones Touring Party Deluxe Road Case Box - Size Medium Shirt

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR JUNE 28
Bobby Harrison of Procol Harum is 67; Dave Knights of Procul Harum is 65;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Neil Young joins CSN and they become Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
1996 The original members of Kiss begin their Reunion tour in Deteroit, Michigan
2004 Jimi Hendrix's brother, Leon, battles Jimi's stepsister, Janie Hendrix, in court to see who who should receive money from Jimi's posthumous releases, royalties and merchandise. Leon receives nothing
2004 Courtney Love of Hole shows up 5 hours late for a court appearance and the judge tells her that is grounds for her arrest

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, June 28 VINCE NEIL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 30 ROBBY KRIEGER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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May 29

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MAY 29
Gary Brooker of Procol Harum is 65; Michael Porcaro of Toto is 55; Melissa Etheridge is 49; Noel Gallagher of Oasis is 43; Chan Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 41; Dave Buckner formerly with Papa Roach is 40; Mark Lee of Third Day is 37,

ON THIS DATE
1971 At a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco 36 people are given medical treatment after they unknowingly drank LSD-laced cider
1977 Elvis Presely walk off stage in Baltimore because he was upset with his performance
1999 Four years after his disappearance the remains of Philip Taylor Kramer of Iron Butterfly were found at the bottom of Decker Canyon near Malibu, California. His death was ruled a suicide
2004 Josey Scott of Saliva marries Kendra Lynnett Edney at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee
2008 In Stockholm, Sweden Kiss meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
2009 A judge in Los Angeles sentenced music producer Phil Spector to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson
2009 Ozzy Osbourne files a lawsuit against his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi over rights to the group's name

IN THE NEWS
Ozzy Osbourne on Black Sabbath Reunion: "I Never Say Never"
Carlos Santana Taps Top-Notch Musicians for Classic Rock Album
Dio Memorial Gigs To Be Staged In London and LA

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, May 31 SMILE EMPTY SOUL 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, June 2 PAT TRAVERS BAND 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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March 30

Eric Clapton
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 30
Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues is 69; Eric Clapton is 65; Dave Ball of Procol Harum is 60; Tracy Chapman is 46;

ON THIS DATE
1966 85 people are arrested at a Rolling Stones concert in Paris for misbehaving
1967 The cover for The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was photographed
1967 Jimi Hendrix makes an appearance on "Top Of The Pops" to lip sync "Purple Haze", however the tape operator put in another song
1978 Paul Simonon and Topper Headon of the Clash are arrested in London for shooting pigeons
2004 Honkin' On Bobo by Aerosmith is released
2004 Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is acquitted of one count of simple assault in a Moss Point, Mississippi municipal court stemming from a 3/5/04 altercation with a man who accused the bassist of stealing newspapers from a coin-operated vending machine
2008 Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones attend the 'Shine A Light' New York premiere
2009 Josey Scott of Saliva has an emergency operation to treat a hemorrhaged arterial bleeding ulcer

IN THE NEWS
Ray Davies to perform at Glastonbury Festival
Libertines Reunite for Reading and Leeds; Guns n’ Roses, Arcade Fire, Blink-182 Set to Headline
Alice Cooper To Go Nights On New Album

Top 10 Rock CD's/Downloads For This Week (3-18-2010)

TOP 10 ROCK CD'S/DOWNLOADS FOR THIS WEEK (3-18-2010)
(Enter)1. JIMI HENDRIX...Valleys Of Neptune
(1)2. LIFEHOUSE...Glass And Mirrors
(Re-enter)3. JIMI HENDRIX...Are You Experienced
(4)4. NICKELBACK...Dark Horse
(Re-enter)5. JIMI HENDRIX...Electric Ladyland
(Re-enter)6. JIMI HENDRIX...First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
(3)7. DAUGHTRY...Leave This Town
(Re-enter)8. JIMI HENDRIX...Axis: Bold As Love
(Enter)9. PETER GABRIEL...Scratch My Back
(9)10. Various Artist...Twilight soundtrack

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 18
John Hartman of the Doobie Brothers is 60; Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1947 Procol Harum drummer Barrie James “B.J.” Wilson is born in London. He died in 1990 at the age of 43
1965 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones are arrested after the 3 are denied use of a men's restroom and they pee on the wall
1975 Tommy, the film by The Who, premieres in New York
1994 Courtney Love calls police stating that her husband, Kurt Cobain, is suicidal, and police confiscate guns and ammo from their home
2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Talking Heads are inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Also inducted that evening are Brenda Lee, Gene Pitney, Isaac Hayes and the Ramones
2009 Kent Henry, formerly with Steppenwolf, dies in Portland, Oregon. Henry was 60

IN CONCERT
Friday, March 19 RICHARD MARX Plaza Theatre Orlando

IN THE NEWS
Cheap Trick Lays Out Future Plans At SXSW
Secrets of “The Runaways”: Joan Jett, Kristen Stewart and Co. on the Wild New Biopic
Ex-Journey Singer Steve Perry Denies Sarah Silverman’s Claims About Racial Slur

March 7

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 7
Chris White from The Zombies is 67; Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band is 64; Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum is 64; Randy Guss from Toad the Wet Sprocket is 43; Hugo Ferreira from Tantric is 36;

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

IN CONCERT
Monday, March 8 THE MOODY BLUES Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Tuesday, April 13 LIFEHOUSE The Ritz Ybor Ybor City
Monday, April 26 BLUES TRAVELER State Theatre St. Petersburg
Wednesday, April 28 POP EVIL Sports Page Live Satellite Beach

IN THE NEWS
Hendrix At Glastonbury!

December 20

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 20
Peter Criss formerly of Kiss is 64; Alan Parsons is 61; Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1975 Joe Walsh joins the Eagles
2006 Matthew Fisher formerly with Procol Harum wins his lawsuit for royalties from "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" but was awarded 40% of the composers' share of the music copyright, rather than the 50% he was seeking and was not granted royalties prior to 2005

2006 Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith announces he is cancer-free
2007 Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli's divorce becomes final