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Dan Fogelberg Dies
Monday, December 17, 2007
Singer Dan Fogelberg Dies of Cancer
Dec. 16, 2007, 9:21 PM EST
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- The singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.
His death was announced in a statement by Anna Loynes of the Solters & Digney public relations agency, and it was also posted on the singer's Web site.
"Dan left us this morning at 6:00 a.m. He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side," it read. "His strength, dignity and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him."
Fogelberg discovered he had advanced prostate cancer in 2004. In a statement then, he thanked fans for their support.
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Prize Dumpster Winners
Friday, December 14, 2007
The following folks won a Wisconsin Dairy Council recipe brochure and some Arby's coupons:
Cindy Craig of Neillsville
Derek Hanson of Withee
Congratulations from your friends at 107.5 FM -- THE ROCK.
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Thursday's Playlist
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Wednesday's Playlist
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Tuesday's Playlist
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Led Zeppelin's Set List
from melodicrock.com
LED ZEPPELIN REUNION MATCHES EXPECTATIONS:
Led Zeppelin appear to have met crowd expectations with a rousing set in London. If you haven't seen the set list, it was - Good Times, Bad Times, Ramble On, Black Dog, In My Time Of Dying, For Your Life, Trampled Under Foot, Nobody's Fault But Mine, No Quarter, Since I've Been Loving You, Dazed and Confused, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains the Same, Misty Mountain Hop, Kashmir, Encore: Whole Lotta Love, Rock and Roll.
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Eddie Van Halen's Flood
from melodicrock.com
EDDIE AVOIDS THE FLOOD:
Another news item from the wires that you may have already seen:
"Rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen's Hollywood Hills home narrowly escaped serious damage on Monday, after a broken water main sent mud and debris gushing across his yard, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site. Van Halen's swimming pool disappeared under the deluge, and potted plants and trees were also demolished, his girlfriend Janie Liszewski told the paper. But the house was saved after firefighters fortified it with sandbags, she said.
The couple were not at home when the destruction started shortly after midnight on Monday. They were in the Canadian city of Edmonton for a reunion concert the night before by Van Halen's eponymous band.
They returned on Monday to survey the damage, which was caused by a broken air valve on a water main, the paper said. It sent torrents of water through the streets of the bucolic Coldwater Canyon neighborhood, but Van Halen's property was the only one affected by the flood."
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Quiet Riot Singer O.D.'d
from melodicrock.com
QUIET RIOT SINGER DIED OF OVERDOSE:
Press Article / The death last month of Kevin DuBrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has been ruled an accidental cocaine overdose. Clark County coroner spokeswoman Samantha Charles confirmed the cause Monday after toxicology results were received Monday.
DuBrow was found dead Nov. 25 at his Las Vegas home. He was 52. Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring DuBrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" - which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.
DuBrow recorded a solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill," and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab," came out in October 2006.
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Monday's Playlist
Monday, December 10, 2007
Prize Dumpster Winners 12/7/07
Friday, December 07, 2007
Congrats to:
J T Jacobs of Medford
Lori Boushon of Granton
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Friday's Playlist
Thursday's Playlist
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Journey Gets New Lead Singer!
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
from melodicrock.com
NEW SINGER AND NEW MATERIAL FOR JOURNEY IN 2008:
2007 has been a long year for curious Journey fans and followers, patiently waiting to hear what the next move from the band would be following the decision to part with vocalist Jeff Scott Soto. And the demand for information from readers has been constant, so without further delay - it is finally time for a Journey update.
The band has a new singer. An official announcement and press release will come in due course, but I can confirm today that the brand new vocalist for Journey is Arnel Pineda.
Arnel is the frontman for Philippines rock band Zoo, who earlier in 2007 released their debut album Zoology. Arnel is no stranger to performing, having been in various Asian bands since the 80s and has previously released a solo album back in 1999.
But it is Zoo that has captured people's attention - the band are extremely popular on the club circuit in the Philippines, and to a worldwide audience via a number of clips posted to YouTube. The band is known not only for their originals but for their performances of an array melodic rock covers. The band's most popular covers have been that of Journey's classics and it is these YouTube performances that caught the eye and ear of guitarist Neal Schon.
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Wednesday's Playlist
Tuesday's Playlist
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Scott Weiland Arrested Again
from melodicrock.com
VELVET REVOLVER HIT MORE TURBULENCE:
The December Velvet Revolver tour of Australia has been postponed until February. And the reason why -
"TMZ has learned that rocker Scott Weiland has been arrested, again, for DUI. Shocker, we know.
The Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer was driving on an L.A. highway around 6:15 PM on November 21 when he crashed his car. While the California Highway Patrol was investigating the non-injury wreck, they noticed Weiland appeared to be impaired. (Um ... ya think?) According to the police report, Weiland failed sobriety tests and refused to take a blood or urine test. He was booked for "driving under the influence of a drug."
He was released on $40,000 bail and will be back in court on December 13."
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