Hosted by Bart Shore. The Police, Steely Dan, U2, the String Cheese Incident, Hendrix, Live Who, Santana, Steppenwolf, Pretenders, the Stones, the Byrds, the Cure, plus a mini set with "Battles" featuring Led Zep, Genesis, and the Doors. Comedy from Homer & Jethro and National Lampoon. For a list of stations and times visit the PTW home page Psychedelic Time … [Read more...] about Psychedelic Time Warp – Show 52
The Pretenders
Today in Rock History – October 22
1964, EMI sends Kit Lambert a letter of rejection for The High Numbers. That was the original band name for The Who. The rejection letter is later included with the Live At Leeds album. Since the reason the group is rejected is their lack of original material, Kit and Chris Stamp set up Pete with a Vortexion reel-to-reel recorder and tell him to get writing. From this time on … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – October 22
Today in Rock History – August 8
1969, The photo session for the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. The band then returned to the studio and recorded … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – August 8
Today in Rock History – July 9
1967, On a tour supporting The Monkees, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appear at the Convention Hall, Miami, Florida. After it becomes plainly apparent that the group is not suited to teenybopper audiences, the tour’s promoter Dick Clark and Hendrix’s manager Chas Chandler concoct a story saying that the conservative Daughters of the American Revolution group had complained at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – July 9
Today in Rock History – May 28
1966, Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass went to number one on the album chart with What Now My Love, setting a new American record with four albums in the Top Ten. The other three were; South of the Border, Going Places and Whipped Cream and Other Delights. 1966, The Who appear at South Pier in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. 1966, Percy Sledge started a two week run at … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – May 28