Today in rock history 1st April

1945 – John Barbata (Jefferson Starship) is born 1955 – George Martin became the head of A&R for EMI’s Parlophone label 1970 – 50 musicians recorded the orchestral scores for The Beatles tracks ‘The Long And Winding Road’ and ‘Across The Universe’ for the Phil Spector produced sessions. 1970 – Earls Court in London received over one million postal ticket applications for The Rolling Stones forthcoming six concerts as part of the group’s European tour. 1973 – Curved Air kicked off a 12-date UK tour at Birmingham Town Hall. 1976 – Making their live debut in the UK, AC/ DC played at The Red Cow, Hammersmith, London. 1976 – The Buzzcocks played their debut live gig when the appeared at Bolton Institute Of Technology. The power was turned off after three numbers. 1992 – Billy Idol is fined $2,000 by a Beverly Hills, Calif., judge after pleading no contest to charges he hit a woman in the face as they left a restaurant together the previous October. 1992 – Singer Jimmy Buffett and wife Jane Slagsvol have their second child, which they name Sarah Delaney, in Nashville, Tenn. 2000 – Santana started a nine week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with, ‘Maria Maria.’ 2002 – Paul McCartney kicked off the first leg of his 19 date ‘Driving USA’ North American tour at The Oakland Arena, Oakland. 2004 – Paul Atkinson, veteran record executive and guitarist for the Zombies, dies in his sleep after a long battle with cancer and kidney disease. He is 48. 2009 – In what appears to be an elaborate April Fools joke, Nine Inch Nails have announced the release of a new Timbaland-produced album called ‘Strobe Light’.

Brit Rock 2nd April

Brit Rock 2nd April This foolish quest for a better rock show in the land must end now, there isn't one. Find a station at www.dominicforbes.co.nr/ 1. T-Rex - Debprah 2. The Doors - Hello I love you 3. Vanilla Fudge - Ticket to ride 4. The Beatles - Blackbird 5. Steppenwolf - Magic carpet ride 6. Iron Butterfly - In a gidda di vada 7. Creedeence Clearwater Revival - I put a spell on yopu 8. Canned Heat - On the road again 9. Rolling Stones - Street fighting man 10. The Marbles - Only one woman 11. Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown traffic 12. Status Quo - Pictures of matchstick men 13. Blackfoot - Highway song 14. The Darkness - Friday night 15. Status Quo - Dear John 16. Survivor - Eye of the tiger 17. Judas Priest - Another thing coming 18. Billy Idol - White wedding 19. Queen - Las pralablas da amor 20. George Thoroughgood - Bad to the bone 21. Peter Gabriel - Shock the monkey 22. Fleetwood Mac - Oh Diane 23. Asia - Only time will tell 24. Iron Maiden - 22 Acacia Avenue 25. Don Henley - Dirty laundry Hour three is music from the 1980's 1. Queen - One vision 2. Cinderella - Somebody save me 3. Foreigner - That was yesterday 4. Russ Ballard - Voices 5. Peter Gabriel - Red rain 6. Gun - Better days 7. The Hooters - Satillite 8. ZZ Top - Gimme all your loving 9. Richard Marx - Don't mean nothing 10. Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the moon 11. Genesis - Home by the sea 12. Roachford - Cuddly toy

Timesweep 2nd April

Timesweep 2nd April This foolish quest for a better rock show in the land must end now, there isn't one. Find a station at www.dominicforbes.co.nr/ Part 1 1. Edwin Starr - War 2. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate son 3. Guns 'N' Roses - Civil war 4. Rolling Stones - Gimme shelter 5. U2 - Sunday bloody Sunday Part 2 1. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA 2. Peter Gabriel - Games without frontiers 3. Black Sabbath - War pigs 4. John Lennon - Give peace a chance 5. Quireboys - Hey you Part 3 1. Rolling Stones - Mixed emotions 2. Bon Jovi - I'll be there for you 3. Eric Clapton - Pretending Part 4 1. ACDC - Let there be rock 2. Billy Idol - Cradle of love 3. The Who - I can't explain Part 5 1. Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee 2. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the devil 3. Alanis Morrisette - Hands clean Part 6 1. The Guess Who - These eyes 2. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man 3. The Band - Up on cripple creek Part 7 1. Motley Crue - Home sweet home 2. Gary Moore & Phil Lynott - Out in the fields 3. The Cult - She sells sanctuary 4. Def Leppard - Promises Part 8 1. Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower 2. Canned Heat - On the road again 3. The Band - The weight 4. UFO - Only you can rock me Part 9 1. T-Rex - Children of the revolution 2. Yes - America 3. Focus - Sylvia 4. Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson said 5. Free - A little bit of love Part 10 1. Led Zeppelin - Black dog 2. Elton John - Tiny dancer 3. Cat Stevens - I can't keep it in Part 11 1. Jackson Browne - Doctor my eyes 2. America - Horse with no name 3. Deep Purple - Space truckin' 4. Dire Straits - Sultans of swing

Today in rock history 31st March

1934 – John D. Loudermilk, who in the midst of an erratic career wrote the classic “Tobacco Road,” is born in Durham, N.C. 1948 – Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs is born in Hereford, 1948 – Prog alert! Focus flautist Thijs Van Leer is born in Amsterdam. 1958 – Chuck Berry releases the single “Johnny B. Goode.” It becomes his fifth top 10 single, peaking at No. 8. 1959 – AC/DC’s Angus Young, the poster child for hard-riffin’ rock, is born in Glasgow, Scotland. 1967 – Jimi Hendrix begins first his British tour as part of a package that includes Cat Stevens. 1969 – George Harrison and his wife, Patti, appear in an Amersterdam court charged with possession of cannabis. They are fined 250 pounds. 1969 – In Amsterdam John and Yoko call off their “Bed-In” so they can premiere Ono’s new film Rape in Vienna. 1972 – The No. 1 album in the country today is America’s self-titled debut, featuring their classic “A Horse With No Name.” 1973 – Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon enters the Billboard albums chart for the very first time. 1982 – The Doobie Brothers break up for the first time. 1982 – Toto release their No. 2 single “Rosanna.” 1983 – Pink Floyd release The Final Cut, their last album with Roger Waters. 995 – A Led Zeppelin fan tries to stab Jimmy Page with a pocketknife. The fanatic says he believed the mighty Zep were “Satanic.” 2003 – Moby and Santana cancel gigs in Hong Kong after an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus kills 12 people there. 2003 – The new Radiohead album Hail to the Thief appears online three months before it’s due in stores. 2004 – The Darkness are forced to postpone shows in Cleveland and Pittsburgh after singer Justin Hawkins comes down with a sore throat. 2004 – In a radio interview, Ozzy Osbourne confirms that he is reforming Black Sabbath for a summer tour. 2006 – Courtney Love sells off part of her stake in the Nirvana song catalog to primary Wave Music Publishing.

Today in rock history 30th March

1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson, a master of the blues harmonica whose songs were covered by the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band, Canned Heat, and Rod Stewart, is born in Jackson, Tenn. 1945 – Eric Clapton is born in Ripley, 1948 – Jim Dandy Mangrum of Black Oak Arkansas is born in Black Oak, Ark. 1964 – British press report first Mods and Rockers clash in Clacton 1967 – The cover for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is photographed at a studio on London’s Flood Street, using cardboard cutouts and wax figures to represent the Beatles’ heroes. The effigies featured include Edgar Allan Poe, Lenny Bruce, Vidal Sassoon, Laurel and Hardy, Bob Dylan, and Huntz Hall. 1967 – Pink Floyd debut on UK singles chart with Arnold Layne. 1968 – In London, David Bowie makes his debut with the Lindsay Kemp mime troupe in Pierrot in Turquoise. 1970 – Led Zeppelin walk off stage during a Pittsburgh gig and say they won’t play until the police stop intimidating the audience. Ten minutes later they resume the show. 1974 -Steely Dan debut on UK LP chart with Pretzel Logic. 1974 – Ramones play first show at the Performance Studio with Joey playing drums. 1975 – Jeff Beck releases his first solo album, Blow by Blow, in the U.S. 1976 – The Sex Pistols play their first gig at London’s 100 Club. There are 50 people in the audience, including the next English person you meet. 1984 – Greg Lake leaves Asia to be replaced by the band’s original bassist/singer, John Wetton. 1987 – Paul Simonon and Topper Headon of the Clash are arrested on charges of shooting pigeons. 1999 – It is announced that anti-American feeling over the bombing of Yugoslavia has prompted rock group KISS to cancel three concert dates in Russia. 2003 – Limp Bizkit unveil guitarist Wes Borland’s replacement when they play Wrestlemania. Their new axe-man is Mike Smith, formerly of Snot. 2004 – Welsh rock band The Stereophonics play a gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust. They’re joined onstage by Ron Wood, The Jam’s Paul Weller, The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield. 2004 – Guns N’ Roses pull out of the Rock in Rio – Lisbon festival following the sudden departure of guitarist Buckethead. 2006 – Led Zeppelin: A man is removed from a flight to London on suspicion of terrorism after a taxi driver reports he was listening to The Clash’s “London’s Burning” and Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” on his way to the airport. Harraj Mann is released without charge. 2012 – Jerry Lee Lewis ties the knot for the 7th time.

Today in rock history 29th March

1943 – Chad Allan (Guess Who) is born 1947 – Bobby Kimball (Toto) is born 1959 – Jane’s Addiction frontman and Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell is born in New York as Perry Bernstein. 1967 – John Popper (Blues Traveler) is born 1967 – Beatles begin work on Bad Finger Boogie (later renamed With a Little Help from My Friends) at Abbey Road. 1968 – Fleetwood Mac release Black Magic Woman in the UK. 1970 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono announce that Yoko is pregnant with John’s son. 1972 – In Bombay, India, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page record versions of “Four Sticks” and “Friends” with the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. Unfortunately, differing music theories lead to the sessions being scrapped. 1973 – Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. 1987 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” Starship. 2001 – New York’s Radio City Music Hall honors Brian Wilson. 2004 – Jon Bon Jovi becomes a dad for the fourth time – officially. His wife gives birth to a son, Romeo Jon. 2005 – Neil Young was treated for a brain aneurysm at a hospital in New York. Doctors expected the 59 year old to make a full recovery. The aneurysm was discovered when Young’s vision became blurred after the induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month. 2007 – U2 singer Bono accepted an honorary knighthood at a ceremony in Dublin. Fellow band members The Edge and Adam Clayton joined the frontman’s wife and four children at the British ambassador David Reddaway’s official residence. 2011 – BlueBeat.com settles lawsuit over selling Beatles songs illegally.

Today in rock history 28th March

1945 – Born on this day, Chuck Portz, The Turtles. 1948 – Born on this day, John Evans, Jethro Tull 1958 – Buddy Holly kicked off the first night of a 43 date tour at Brooklyn Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. The Alan Freed’s Big Beat Show also featured Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, The Diamonds, Billy Ford, Danny & The Juniors,The Chantels, Larry Williams, Screaming Jay Hawkins. 1964 – Madame Tussauds, London unveiled the wax works images of The Beatles, the first pop stars to be honoured. 1967 – Working on session for the new Beatles album Sgt Pepper at Abbey Road studios in London, John Lennon recorded his lead vocal for ‘Good Morning Good Morning’, and Paul McCartney added a lead guitar solo to the track 1974 – Blues artist Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup died of a stroke at the age of 69. He wrote the Elvis Presley hit ‘That’s All Right (Mama).’ 1976 – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt and Alan Lancaster from Status Quo were arrested after an incident at Vienna Airport, all three were released on bail. 1976 – Genesis began their first North American tour since Peter Gabriel left the band, appearing in Buffalo, New York, with Phil Collins taking over as lead singer. 1976 – Born on this day, Dave Keuning, guitarist, The Killers 1977 – During a UK tour, Pink Floyd played the first of four sold out nights at New Bingley Hall, Staffordshire County Showground, Stafford. 1981 – Elton John’s version of The Beatles ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ was released as a tribute to John Lennon. Even though Paul sang the original. 1982 – David Crosby was arrested after crashing his car on the San Diego Highway. Police also found cocaine and a pistol in the Crosby Stills & Nash stars car. When the police asked Crosby why he carried the gun, his reply was, “John Lennon.” 1992 – Over $100,000 (£58,800) worth of damage was caused at The Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, California, when Ozzy Osbourne invited the first two rows of the audience on stage. Several others took up the offer and the band was forced to exit the stage. 1992 –During a North American tour Pearl Jam appeared at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago with Smashing Pumpkins as the support act. 2000 – Former Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page accepts “substantial” libel damages and a public apology at London’s high court over a magazine article that accuses him of contributing to the Death of former bandmate John Bonham. 2005 – After playing a warm-up date the night before at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, U2 kicked off their Vertigo tour at the iPay One Center in San Diego, California. 2006 – “loudQuietloud: A Film About the Pixies” premieres during the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.