Brit Rock 19th March

Brit Rock 19th March The mainstream rock show that makes all others pack up and go home can be heard on a fine station via the website www.dominicforbes.co.nr/ 1. Status Quo - Paper plane 2. Wings - Jet 3. Saxon - 747 strangers in the night 4. Iron Maiden - Aces high 5. Bruce Springsteen - My hometown 6. Jackson Browne - In the shape of a heart 7. The Eagles - Life in the fast lane 8. John Tracy - Fairytales come true 9. Glen Campbell - Walls 10. Tom Petty - Mary Jane's last dance 11. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee 12. Jimi Hendrix - The wind cries Mary 13. Bowling For Soup - 1985 14. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth criminal 15. Blink 182 - I miss you 16. 3 Doors Down - Inside of me 17. Anders Boswell - Moon age space 18. Public Service Broadcasting - Sputnik 19. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have you ever seen the rain 20. The Beatles - A day in the life 21. The Beatles - You won't see me 22. Focus - House of the king 23. Jethro Tull - Life is a long song 24. Moody Blues - Voices in the sky And it's the 1990's for hour three 1. Reef - Place your hands 2. REM - What's the frequency Kenneth 3. Alanis Morrisette - You oughta know 4. Nirvana - Lithum 5. Radiohead - High and dry 6. U2 - One 7. Pulp - Help the aged 8. Pearl Jam - Jeremy 9. Bush - Swallowed 10. Fastball - The way 11. Jesus Jones - Right here, right now 12. Everclear - Everything to everyone 13. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the bridge 14. Green Day - Good riddance (time of your life)

Today in rock history 17th March

1944 – Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) is born 1951 – Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham is born in Santa Monica, Calif. 1962 – Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, featuring guitarist Alexis Korner and drummer Charlie Watts, begin a Saturday-night residency at London’s Ealing Jazz club. During their tenure there, young guitarist and R&B fanatic Brian Jones will join the band. 1967 – Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles finished the recoding of ‘She’s Leaving Home’ after adding backing vocals to the track. Harpist Sheila Bromberg who was part of the string section on the track became the first woman to play on a Beatles recording. 1967 – Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is born in Chicago. 1971 – Peter Gabriel married is girlfriend Jill. They were together on and off for 17 years. 1973 – Dr Hook’s single ‘On The Cover Of Rolling Stone peaked at No.6 on the US chart. 1975 – Born on this day, Justin Hawkins, vocals, The Darkness. 1976 – The Bob Dylan song “Hurricane” prompts boxer Rubin “Hurricane”‘ Carter’s retrial. 1990 – Rick Grech, bass player with Family, Blind Faith and Traffic died of kidney and liver failure. 1998 – Van Halen release their first album with new singer Gary Cherone, titled Van Halen III. 2002 – Nickelback started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Silver Side Up.’ 2003 – Paul McCartney tops the Rolling Stone rich list, with earnings of $72 million. 2003 – Dire Straits singer-guitarist Mark Knopfler is hospitalized after his motorcycle collides with a car in London. He suffers a broken collarbone and six broken ribs. 2004 – The Kinks singer Ray Davies received his CBE medal from the Queen at Buckingham Palace for services to the music industry. 2005 – Justin Hawkins from The Darkness became the centre of the latest hands-on activity at Madame Tussauds in London. His wax double would judge the air guitar skills of visitors who would be invited to play an imaginary guitar with smoke and music pumping out. Hawkins said: ‘I find the process of air guitaring rather silly. What makes a good air guitarist? Alcohol. ‘ 2005 – Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant is presented with his lifetime achievement Grammy award at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival

Today in rock history 16th March

1948, Born on this day, Michael Bruce, guitar, Alice Cooper Band. 1954 – Born on this day, Nancy Wilson, vocals, Heart, 1958 – The Champs go to No. 1 with “Tequila.” 1959 – Plans announced for the first American rock-and-roll package tour to hit Europe. Performers including Bobby Darin, Conway Twitty, Duane Eddy and Pony Tails are contracted, along with UK star Cliff Richard. 1964 – DJ Alan Freed is charged with tax evasion 1964 – Ringo Starr is elected vice president of the Leeds University Law Society. 1967 – Pink Floyd begin sessions at Abbey Road studios for their debut album, Piper at the Gates of Dawn. 1972 – John Lennon lodged an appeal with the US immigration office in New York, after he was served with deportation orders arising from his 1968 cannabis possession conviction. 1977 – After being with the label for just six days The Sex Pistols were fired from A&M due to pressure from other label artists and its Los Angeles head office. 1979 – Twisted Sister sell out New York’s Palladium. It’s the first time an unsigned band has headlined and filled the 3,000-seat theater. 1989 – MTV America launched a contest to give away Jon Bon Jovi’s childhood home. 1991 – Eddie Van Halen and his wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, have a son. The couple names the child Wolfgang Van Halen. 1992 – During a Metallica gig at Orlando Arena fans dangled an usher by his ankles from the balcony as trouble broke out at the concert. The band was charged $38,000 (£22,353) for repairs and cleaning after the audience trashed the building. 1996 – The Ramones performed what they claimed would be their last ever date in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2004 – Courtney Love shows up two hours late for a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles on drugs possession charges. During the proceedings, she fires her legal team, only to declare them rehired after a warning from the judge. 2004 – Mick Jones of the Clash joins the Libertines onstage at a Love Music Hate Racism Gig in London. The guitarist performs the Clash hit “Should I Stay or Should I Go” with the band. 2005 – Billy Joel checked into a rehabilitation centre for alcohol abuse. A statement from the 55-year-old singer’s spokesperson put his latest problems down to “a recent bout of severe gastrointestinal distress.”

Today in rock history 15th March

1912 – Born on this day, blues guitarist and singer Sam ‘Lightnin’ Hopkins. 1940 – Born on this day, Phil Lesh, bass, The Grateful Dead. 1947 – Ry Cooder is born in Los Angeles 1955 – Dee Snider of the heavy metal group Twisted Sister is born in Massapequa, N.Y. 1963 – Bret Michaels is born Bret Michael Sychak, 1967 – The first session .George Harrison’s new song ‘Within You Without You’ took place at Abbey Road studios. 1969 – Cream started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK chart with their album ‘Goodbye.’ 1969 – Janis Joplin was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. 1969 – Tyrannosaurus Rex singer Marc Bolan’s first book of poetry ‘The Warlock Of Love’ was published. 1972 – Born on this day, Mark Hoppus, Blink 182. 1975 – Led Zeppelin went to No.1 on the UK chart with the double album ‘Physical Graffiti’, the first on their own ‘Swan Song’ label, the album spent six weeks at No.1 on the US chart. 1977 – Pink Floyd played the first of six sold-out nights at Empire Pool, Wembley, London. 1986 – Starship went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Sara’, it reached No.66 in the UK. 1989 – The Rolling Stones signed a $70 million (£40 million) contract to play 50 North American dates. It was the largest contract in rock history. 2000 – Mick Jagger was ordered to increase his child support payments to Brazilian model Luciana Morad from $5,500 (£3,235) a month to $10,000 (£5,888). 2000 – Sir Paul McCartney confirmed that him and former model Heather Mills had become ‘an item’. The couple had met after working on the same charity project. 2002 – Yoko Ono unveiled a seven foot bronze statue of John Lennon overlooking the check- in hall of Liverpool John Lennon airport. The re-branding of the airport featured a sketch of Lennon’s face with the words ‘Above Us Only Skies.’ 2004 – Prince, the late George Harrison, Traffic, ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, the Dells and Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner are welcomed into the ranks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2010 – A rare Led Zeppelin live recording has been unearthed – in a car boot sale.The band’s celebrated gig at St. Matthews Baths Hall, a converted swimming pool in Ipswich, during November 1971 was never actually recorded. Or so everyone thought.

Today in rock history 14th March

1952 – David Byrne (Talking Heads) is born 1955 – CBS talent scout Arthur Godfrey turned down the chance to sign Elvis Presley, instead at the same audition he signed singer Pat Boone. 1964 – Billboard reports that Beatle records currently account for 60 per cent of US record sales. 1969 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a live concert for ‘Fan Club’, the Dutch TV show in Amsterdam, Holland. 1971 – “Me and Bobby McGee,” Janis Joplin’s only Top Forty hit, reaches #1. It tops Billboard’s pop singles chart for two weeks. Kris Kristopherson penned the song. 1971 – Rolling Stones play a farewell concert at the Roundhouse, London, before moving to France to escape UK taxes. 1981 – Eric Clapton is seriously sidelined by an attack of bleeding ulcers today that leads him to cancel his 60-date tour of the U.S. 1982 – I Love Rock ‘n Roll (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) was a hit. 1983 – Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Alec John Such formed Bon Jovi. 1990 – Flea and Chad Smith from The Red Hot Chili Peppers were arrested for sexually harassing a woman on Daytona Beach, Florida. They were each fined $1,000 (£588). 1995 – Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (Van Halen) is released this day in rock. 1999 – Stereophonics went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Performance And Cocktails’, only the third Welsh band to score a No.1 2001 – Peter Blake, who designed The Beatles’ classic Sgt. Pepper album cover sued the group’s record company for more money. Blake was paid £200 ($340) for the famous figures 2003 – Ozzy Osbourne holds a farewell party for bassist Robert Trujillo, who leaves his band for Metallica. At the shindig, wife Sharon Osbourne collapses from heat exhaustion 2005 – U2, The Pretenders, Buddy Guy, the O’Jays, and Percy Sledge are all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a dinner in New York. 2011 – Owsley “Bear” Stanley, a 1960s counterculture icon who worked with The Grateful Dead and was a prolific LSD producer, died in a car crash in Australia.

Today in rock history 13th March

1933 – Mike Stoller of the Leiber & Stoller writing team (“Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock”) is born today on Long Island, N.Y. 1948 – Walter Parazaider (Chicago) is born this day . 1960 – Adam Clayton, bass, U2, is born 1965 – Eric Clapton leaves the Yardbirds over their new “pop” direction. 1965 – The Kinks release “Tired of Waiting for You.” 1965 – Beatles begin filming Australian sequences of film Help. 1966 – Rod Stewart leaves Steampacket to go solo. 1971 – Stephen Stills hits UK chart with Love The One You’re With. 1987 – The first cassete single is released and it’s … Bryan Adams’ “Heat of the Night.” 1987 – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1993 – Lenny Kravitz : Are You Gonna Go My Way : UK LP is number one on the charts. 1996 – Alanis Morissette: Mississippi revokes a commendation it gave to Glen Ballard. The state’s officials are angry over the producer’s participation in the salacious Alanis Morissette song "You oughta know" 1996 – The Ramones: A crowd in Buenos Aires riots after it’s revealed that the Ramones tickets they waited all night to buy have already been sold. 1998 – The Smashing Pumpkins file suit against U.K.-based Sound And Media Ltd., alleging that the firm released a “book-with-CD” about the band without proper clearances. 2001 – Eric Clapton releases “Reptile,” his first solo album since 1998’s “Pilgrim.” 2002 – Radiohead and actor Ewan McGregor contribute voiceovers to an advertisement for anti-poverty charity War on Want that premieres today in the U.K. 2004 – Blink-182 are forced to cancel several dates on their Australian tour after drummer Travis Barker breaks his foot while getting off a bus in Melbourne. 006 – Metallica inducts Black Sabbath into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Metallica also performs a short set of Sabbath songs during the event at New York’s Waldorf Hotel. 2006 – The Sex Pistols opt not to attend their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel. “We’re not coming. We’re not your monkeys,” reads a handwritten statement. 2006 – Blondie, The Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Miles Davis are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Blondie’s performance is marred when several old members of the band try to rush the stage. 2012 – Mike Hossack, a longtime member of rock band The Doobie Brothers dies.

Today in rock history12th March

1948 – James Taylor is born in Boston. 1949 – Born on this day, Bill Payne, Little Feat. 1949 – Born on this day, Mike Gibbins, drummer with Badfinger. 1957 – Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) is born this day. 1965 – The Beatles wrap up their location shooting of Help! in the Bahamas. In an interview with The New York Times, Beatles manager Brian Epstein predicts that the band will still be popular in 10 years and declares the Rolling Stones “a fine group.” 1969 – Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman at Marylebone Registry Office in London. 1971 – Jethro Tull release Aqualung LP. 1971 – A London High Court judge rules in favor of Paul McCartney’s action to dissolve the Beatles’ partnership. 1971 – The Allman Brothers Band begins recording the classic double LP “Live at the Fillmore East.” 1974 – Nilsson and John Lennon are ejected from the Troubador Club in Los Angeles for heckling Tom Smothers’ comedy act. 1977 – The Sex Pistols were involved in a fight at London’s Speakeasy Club with Bob Harris, presenter of BBC 2’s The Old Grey Whistle Test resulting in one of the show’s engineers needing 14 stitches in his head. Two days later Harris’s solicitors contact Derek Green at A&M the bands record label. 1990 – Nirvana and Tad appeared at the Town Pump in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 1994 – Congratulations to Pat Benatar and her husband, Neil Geraldo, who become parents of daughter Hana Juliana. 1995 – The Spin Doctors played a gig at singer Chris Barron’s old School in Princeton and raised $10,000 (£5,882) towards a trip to France and the UK for the school choir. 2003 – The Chinese government forbids the Rolling Stones from playing the songs “Brown Sugar”, “Honky Tonk Women”, “Beast Of Burden” and “Let’s Spend The Night Together” during their April tour. 2003 – Ryan Adams ends his war of words with the White Stripes by declaring their new album Elephant, “may be the best rock ‘n’ roll record ever made.” 2004 – Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker breaks his right foot while in Australia, forcing the cancellation of the band’s planned tour of the continent, as well as several shows in Japan and two in Hawaii. 2006 – Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour tops the U.K. album charts with On An Island. 2010 – Singer/songwriter and Elton John and Pink Floyd collaborator Lesley Duncan has died aged 66. 2010 – Pink Floyd won its court battle with EMI on Thursday with a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the Internet from the group’s concept albums.