ON THIS DAY IN ROCK: JULY 28TH

ON JULY 28^TH…

In 1970…Ned Kelly, the film starring Mick Jagger in the title role, opened in Australia. Halliwell’s Film Guide fumed, “Obstinately unlikable action picture with some kind of message which never becomes clear amid all the cleverness.”

In 1973…Watkins Glen Raceway in New York hosted the world’s biggest rock festival. 600-thousand people watched

The Grateful Dead, The Band and The Allman Brothers.

In 1975…Bob Dylan played his first session for the Desire album. On “Romance in Durango,” he was joined by Eric Clapton on dobro, while Emmylou Harris played steel guitar on “Abandoned Love.”

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ON THE SHOW TONIGHT: THURSDAY

Show starts at 7, don’t be late!

WILL THE KINKS EVER REUNITE?

For the past few years, there have been rumors that a Kinks reunion might happen, but the relationship between singer Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies has been pretty strained.  Dave previously called his brother an “arsehole” but then hung out with Ray and seemed to warm to the idea of a reunion.  Ray filled us in on the latest.

“I think my brother has many issues to deal with.  He’s had his health problems.  He still plays great.  I’ve heard some stuff he’s played on.  I always like to feel I could work with Dave again because he’s such a catalyst for my writing.  Read More→

THE WHO TO TOUR WITH QUADROPHENIA NEXT YEAR

This year, Roger Daltrey has been touring, performing The Who’s 1969 album Tommy in its entirety.  Now, Roger’s Who bandmate Pete Townshend is talking about that tour and revealed that he’ll be part of the next one.  The guitarist announced that next year, he and Roger will perform their 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia live. Read More→

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT: WEDNESDAY

Tonight we are featuring Stevie Nicks and giving you copies of Bella Donna, ALL NIGHT!

DAN PEEK, FOUNDING MEMBER OF AMERICA DIES

Dan Peek, a founding member of the band America, passed away on Sunday at the age of 60.  No word on the cause of death but Peek’s former bandmates, Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley, posted statements on the group’s website.  Dewey said, “I have never forgotten the good times we spent making that music and learning about life together… His contributions to the music of America have always been Read More→

ALLMAN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT HEPATITIS C

A year ago, Gregg Allman underwent a liver transplant after his own liver was damaged due to his Hepatitis C.  Now, the rocker is starting a campaign to help raise awareness about the disease and to kick it off, he and The Allman Brothers Band will perform a benefit concert in New York tonight (7/27), the eve of World Hepatitis Day.  Gregg told us about what happened when he first found out he had the disease and what we can do to prevent it.

“I was diagnosed with it and then I waited.  I waited so long it turned into cancer so I had to have a transplant and man, nobody wants to go through that.  Doing Read More→

PAIN CAUSES PHIL COLLINS TO LEAVE AWARDS SHOW

We reported yesterday that Phil Collins said he no longer liked music, and now, there are reports that the famed Genesis rocker had to leave an awards show over the weekend.  Phil was set to present Ringo Starr with an award at the U-K’s Mojos, but he had to leave the event after suffering pain from Read More→

ROGER TAYLOR TALKS ABOUT HIS GLOBAL AUDIENCES

Today (7/26) is Queen drummer Roger Taylor’s 62^nd birthday.  In his over four decades of making music and performing live, the rocker has visited many a country.  You may think the crowds in the various places responded differently to the band’s music, but as Roger told us, folks all over the world loved their songs the same.

“The strange thing is that as I look back and remember all the different tours, when we’d be doing South America or the States or Europe or Japan or somewhere, actually, most of it, there was almost no difference between audiences. Read More→

WHY MICK JAGGER LOOKS GOOD FOR HIS AGE

Believe it or not, Mick Jagger turns 68 years old today.  The Rolling Stones singer looks pretty damn good for his age and told us there really isn’t any secret behind his svelte body besides just keeping fit.

“I don’t have diets and I don’t have…I think you gotta keep your body in shape but the more you work the more you gotta say, if you’re gonna do a long tour, you have to really shape up for that.  Read More→