VH1 CLASSIC ROCK NIGHTS
Meet Vh1 Classic Rock Nights host Eddie Webb. Webb began his radio career at 15 in a small town in Iowa. He has worked for Skid Row, Guns N' Roses and most recently for Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Ozzfest where he ran the VIP program for the tour.
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HILL: DOWNING LEFT BECAUSE OF GOLF
Judas Priest fans are still wondering why guitarist K.K. Downing retired from the band right before their Epitaph trek. While the rocker explained it was due to a breakdown in his working relationship with the band and management, some think there might be more to it. Read More→
DALTREY TALKS ABOUT HIS HEALTH
Roger Daltrey has revealed that touring with The Who really wreaked havoc on his health. The singer, who recently had an operation to remove a pre-cancerous growth from one of his vocal cords, told RollingStone.com, “I’ve been suffering for quite a few of the previous tours. I never understood that if you sweat as much as I used to every night, you drain your body of salts.” Roger said touring made him “very, very seriously ill” and that Read More→
ON THE SHOW TONIGHT: THURSDAY
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ON THIS DAY IN ROCK: JUNE 30TH
ON JUNE 30TH…
In 1922…Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland laid down six fiddle tunes recorded at New York’s Victor studio in what was later called the first country music recording session.
In 1967…Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who were jailed days earlier on drugs offenses, were released by Britain’s High Court after posting bail. They later appealed their sentences.
In 1972…The Rolling Stones opened their seventh North American tour in Vancouver.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN EULOGIZES CLARENCE CLEMONS
Bruce Springsteen has posted a lengthy eulogy to his late bandmate and friend, Clarence Clemons. In his 16-hundred word piece about the saxophonist, The Boss wrote things like, “I leaned on Clarence a lot; I made a career out of it in some ways… Together, we told an older, richer story Read More→
COUNTDOWN ON JIMMY PAGE’S WEBSITE
Jimmy Page’s website is showing something new – a giant hourglass. It’s likely counting down to the official re-launch of the rocker’s website, which based on the countdown, is due to happen on either July 13th or 14th. Read More→
THIS DAY IN ROCK: JUNE 29TH
ON JUNE 29TH…
In 1966…500 police officers were needed to contain the crowd when The Beatles played Tokyo.
In 1967…Two days after Mick Jagger was found guilty of drug possession and jailed, Keith Richards went to trial on similar charges stemming from a raid on his home. The judge found him guilty of allowing his house to be used for smoking cannabis and sentenced him to a year in jail. Jagger was also sentenced to three months in jail. Their sentences were later suspended following a public outcry.
In 1968…Pink Floyd released A Saucerful of Secrets. The band celebrated by performing a free show in London’s Hyde Park with Jethro Tull, Roy Harper, and T. Rex.
ON THE SHOW TONIGHT: WEDNESDAY
Join us tonight as we play ALL of your favorite songs! Show starts at 7, don’t be late!
OZZY’S HEALTH ADVICE BOOK OUT IN OCTOBER
Ozzy Osbourne knows a lot about living, and after all of the drugs and alcohol he’s done, it’s a surprise he’s even still around. Now, he’s using that knowledge for a new book called Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock’s Ultimate Survivor. Read More→
NICK MASON’S FAVORITE PINK FLOYD ALBUM
Pink Floyd and EMI Music plan to put out both previously released and unreleased music from the band during a campaign called Why Pink Floyd. Over the next nine months, “Experience Editions” of all of the group’s 14 records will come out featuring the original album and a second disc of related content from that effort. With so many great albums we asked drummer Nick Mason which his favorite is.
“There are different elements to different albums. So Darkside is always there because it’s such a complete thing. The Wall is great but it’s quite sprawling in comparison. Read More→
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