I'm in Love!

...with this new radio station:

The Sound LA

Finally, the perfect radio station. Up until now I have been forced to listen to KLOS or JackFM.

I can't knock KLOS, that would be like slapping an old high school buddy in the face - BUT, I've grown up, okay? Yeah, I love CLASSIC ROCK, but my tastes are broader and I can't handle your immature disc jockeys and endless commercial breaks. (Of course I love Jim Ladd and I like Cynthia Fox and I admire Rita Wilde...but Mark and Brian and the rest of them get on my nerves).

Jack - you are much better as far as variety and less commercials....but it seems that you have a limited number of songs you play over and over and I don't like your attempts at sarcasm or sexual innuendo...too obvious to be funny.

Here is how The Sound describes themselves:

The Sound is about simply one thing, it's about the best "rock" music made to date. Notice the quotes around the word rock, because our definition of rock is a lot broader than most and it knows virtually no time frame. On The Sound you'll hear everything from the geniuses that gave birth to the seminal rock of the '60s and '70s to the ever evolving offspring of that music, including great stuff that came out last year...or even last week.

REO Speedwagon

You know how it is when you hear a certain song that triggers your memory? The next thing you know you are transported back to a time or place and can almost FEEL what you felt at that moment. I have lots of those, and quite a few are not spectacular events from the past, but just ordinary moments.

When I see this album cover I am sitting on my brother's bed with my boyfriend, Jon. My brother is sitting at his desk talking on his CB radio and Jon and I are stoned and we are debating whether or not the cover of the album is clever (his thought) or gross (mine). :)

Later when REO hit their peak and went on tour my boyfriend got a job as one of their roadies. We broke up before they hit the road because there was NO WAY I was going to sit at home alone every night while he was living the rock and roll life of a roadie. (Bob Chandler** if you see this - call me! I want to see if you still have long hair...or any hair???)

This post was triggered by a blog friend, Nik, who is disappointed that Billy Idol is replacing REO as an opening act for Def Lepard this summer. I would be too...no offense to Bill.

**Not to be confused with Bob Chandler the NFL player

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Now playing: George Thorogood - Move It On Over
via FoxyTunes
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Now playing: U2 - A Sort of Homecoming
via FoxyTunes

Van Halen Question

Rock Revival has a fun question today - you'll have to go over there and check it out.


OMG! I am too embarrassed to put this on my blog, but my sister had THIS POSTER in her room for years. Too funny.
(this thought inspired a post on my other blog, I tag you all with it)

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Now playing: Van Halen - Love Walks In
via FoxyTunes

Led Zeppelin is Going to Tour...bla blah blah

Now you KNOW I hope that this time the rumor is FINALLY true, but I am not wasting one ounce of energy on getting excited until I hear it announced officially straight from Jimmy and/or Robert.

I'm sure by now you've heard the latest rumor, started by David Coverdale, that Zeppelin is planning a full-blown tour. I also read somewhere that they each will make millions upon millions of dollars/pounds of the gig. What do you do when you have that kind of money? More than you could spend in a lifetime?

So...let me know when you hear the REAL OFFICIAL news. And then I will start fretting over how the hell I'm gonna get my hands on a ticket.

NOTE: To all you ticket scalpers that email me to tell me how great this blog is and ask if I will put a banner ad for you on this site - you can jump in a lake.

Do you think they look alike????

I ALMOST FORGOT BONO'S BIRTHDAY!

Because my mind has been on this today, I forgot that it was the birthday of one of my favorite people of all time.

Happy Birthday, Bono!

for an interesting post on Bono that talks about why some people don't like him (how could that be?) check out Jeff's blog, Imagine Echoes.

Lyrics Quiz (with HINTS)

No one seems to ever get the lyrics I post so this time I added some nice HINTS.

You think you’re so illustrious, you call yourself intense (hint: from the chorus, band called The ____)

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Tap on my window, knock on my door, I want to make you feel beautiful (hint: name of band has a color and a number, not a classic rock band)

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When you were young and on your own, how did you feel to be alone (hint: first line of song by Canadian with initials NY)

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Give me light, give me life, keep me free from birth (hint: by a former Beatle)

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One man caught on a barbed wire fence, one man he resist, one man washed on an empty beach.
one man betrayed with a kiss (hint: by my favorite band)

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No more speed I’m almost there, gotta keep cool now, gotta take care, last car to pass here I go
and the line of cars goes down real slow (hint, this was their one big hit)

POINTS:

The name of the band: 2 points
The name of the song: 4 points
Both: 8 points
Bonus: if you can figure out one thing all these songs have in common: 100 points!

What you win: Nothing! But I you get to have the highest score :) No cheatin'.

Nikki Sixx Receives Honors

Covenant House is honoring Nikki for his service and contributions to their youth homeless shelters.

I've never been a big fan of Motley Crue, but I am a HUGE fan of Nikki Sixx. I admire him and loved his book "The Heroin Diaries".
Nikki started his own organization called "Running in the Night" because he identifies with teens who runaway from home or have a difficult home life.

plus he's smokin' hot...

Music News:

Annie Lennox will be honored with the British Red Cross' Services to
Humanity Award in London on June 12th in recognition of her "significant humanitarian role she has played throughout her career."
(Congrats to Annie, she deserves it)

The publicist for Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has refuted rumors that he would replace Poison frontman Bret Michaels in the next season of VH1's Rock Of Love.
(Hasn't he made enough of an ass out of himself already?)

Metallica's MissionMetallica. com site will go live on May 12th allowing fans to experience their new studio album before it's done.
(Very cool - should be interesting)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will release their Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! book on June 23rd. The 46-page hardback four-inch square book is composed of handwritten lyrics and notes by Cave, photos, illustrations, an interview and a 3-inch single of the title track.

(Any Nick Cave fans out there? I need your help on something)

news source: 80's Music Central

Rock and Roll Guru

The Rock and Roll Guru (aka Joe Heuer) has a great site. I was just over there cracking up at some of the things he in "The Rock and Roll Dictionary". Check it out!

Review of Bon Jovi Concert!

I want to thank my friend, Jessica, for sharing this review of her recent experience seeing Bon Jovi! (her blog is one of the one's I MUST read daily, check it out!)

On Wednesday I went to see Bon Jovi! I had seen him play twice before, and he always puts on an awesome show. This time was no different. It was a great experience… huge crowd, everyone was way into the music, and that made for a rocking atmosphere. There were tons of women, (what else would you expect at a Bon Jovi show?) single, married, and with their boyfriends…all falling over themselves for Jon.

He invited Daughtry up on stage to sing Blaze of Glory with him. It sounded great! Another thing I thought was cool is… when they played I love this town they had a slide show playing with images of stuff belonging to Atlanta. (the city where I was) Sports teams, landmarks, people, etc. Pretty neat!

They’re one of the only bands that I’ve seen… that play for a full two hours or longer. So much material…and they always find just the right mix of old and new stuff to play.

The show may be a little cheesy …but so what- you expect a little cheesiness from Bon Jovi.

I like the fact that Jon is really, genuinely into it (tons of energy) the entire time. He seems like he’s happy and loving what he his doing. That always makes for a great show. I loved it, loved it loved it!! :)

On a side note…I personally think he should have kept his hair, but that’s just me. I like the long hair rocker type. :) But, whatever length his hair is, Jon’s amazing voice gets me every time!