Happy Birthday to Gary Brooker!English singer, songwriter and pianist was born in Hackney, London and grew up in the seaside resort of Southend On Sea, Essex, England. He is a founding member of the band Procol Harum, a classic rock group, who have played and influenced a wide variety of musical styles.
Procol Harum was formed in 1967, and recorded a #1 single (in UK etc., #5 in US) straight away. That song is "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", which is still their most popular creation, and our 'Today's Tune' for today.
Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (1967)
Procol Harum - "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" Live (2004) From Procol Harum's 'Live At The Union Chapel' (London)
Junior's January 1 through January 10, 2011 'Reading And Viewing List' includes title links with snippets from items that hit the internet in the beginning of January 2011.
...The media is saturated with images; our twenty-four hour news channels manufacture "news" in order to stay competitive with one another. After all, how much real news is there on any given day?...
The 2011 World Rally Championship is set to get off to a thrilling start in Sweden next month after all the series' big guns lodged entries for the snow spectacular...
Well here we are, as of tonight - January 9, 2011 - every one of the 30 teams in the NHL have played 40 or more games with most having played 41 or more, so I think it's fair to say the NHL current 82 game season is halfway complete. So what can we say about the NHL this year? Here's my thoughts and conclusions...
...The Washington Capitals worked their way to 6-0-2 in their last eight games last night with a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers. The win was significant in several respects...
The Philip Lynott Exhibition, the biggest ever collection of memorabilia, song lyrics, exhibits, paintings, tributes and photographs of the late rock legend, is set to be seen in a very special exhibition in Dublin, Ireland beginning on March 4, 2011...
Former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who finished 10th in last year's world championship standings, has admitted he did not miss racing at all during his first season in the global series...
...Autumn Sky consists of 14 new Blackmore's Night songs, plus a cover of “Celluloid Heroes” from The Kinks. Recorded during Candice's pregnancy, Candice and Ritchie have dedicated the 'Autumn Sky' album to their newly born daughter Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore...
...A collection of memorabilla donated by fans, a commemorative stone, in this picture specially cleared of snow for Home of Metal, and regular Bon Scott associated music events bring visitors from far and wide. The staff at the museum were able to evidence this by referring to their records of visitor numbers on the weekends when Bon Scott events have taken place...
The introduction of new regulations, new cars and a new manufacturer arriving in the shape of MINI means this season’s WRC will be one of the most eagerly anticipated in years...
I must admit, the old goalie in me had fun watching the work of Semyon Varlamov and Dwayne Roloson tonight. Both men were very much on their best behavior for over 62 minutes before one of those dreaded long-side rebounds cost the Capitals in overtime...
Where's Eric!, the Eric Clapton fansite is reporting that on April 5, 2011, 429 Records will release 'How To Become Clairvoyant', former guitarist for The Band Robbie Robertson's first new album in over a decade...
I moved to Hawai’i at the tender age of twenty-six and, in my world view, was totally disappointed that I wasn’t greeted by Don Ho and his ukulele. After being there for a few days I was mystified at the lack of all the Polynesian girls in grass skirts. Or surfing competitions...
It did not suck, slow shuffling out of Heinz Field late Saturday night, basking in the knowledge that Eric Fehr had fairly ruined the 2010 holidays for our friends in tattoos and mullets...
Due out February 15, 2011 via EMI, 'Robin Trower at the BBC 1973-1975' is the most comprehensive collection to date of Robin Trower’s recordings for the BBC...
Work has begun in earnest on the new United States Grand Prix venue in Texas, as race organisers push ahead with preparations for Formula One racing's return to the country in 2012...
...Yes, this rivalry is alive and well alright, and for one night on a national stage, the Capitals have the upper hand. In the long term (or even the short term, given that the teams meet again in early February) it might not end up meaning all that much, but that doesn't change that the Caps most important, most high-profile game of the 2010-11 season was also the one that was the most fun...
Surreal New Years Eve scene at Pittsburgh’s riverfront German bier hall Hofbrauhaus: from 9:00 on last night, easily 250-plus Capitals’ fans reveling with the aid of giant steins of frothy, bringing great spontaneous pageantry and passion to their chants of “Let’s go Caps!”...
Junior's October 18 through October 24, 2010 'Reading And Viewing List' includes title links with snippets from items that were published as we were getting into the second half of October 2010.
A brand new feeder series to the World Rally Championship will start in 2011, run in partnership by motorsport's governing body, the FIA and WRC promoter, North One Sport.
The ‘WRC Academy’ will be the first step on the WRC ladder for young drivers and will give the stars of tomorrow an unrivalled opportunity to develop their talent on the world stage in an extremely cost effective way...
Hats Off To Semin – Having lost two straight games, having a visiting team in town that played and lost at home last night, and having a rugged road trip (three games, four nights, three time zones) looming ahead this week, there was some urgency for the Capitals to win Saturday night’s home game against the Atlanta Thrashers...
With a brand-new track to get to grips with, the drivers enjoyed a challenging and largely productive first day in Korea, as the 'green' surface began to rapidly rubber in. As well as learning the ins and outs of the Yeongam circuit, they were tasked with maximising the set-up and balance of their cars ahead of Saturday's qualifying session and the majority were pleased with their progress. We take a team-by-team look...
John Lydon is putting out a coffee table book called Mr Rotten’s Scrapbook...
...There will also be a 12” record included, with tracks recorded on the recent Public Image Ltd’s recent reunion tour, plus spoken word content such as Mr Rotten’s Nursery Rhymes...
Lemmy, the documentary on the life of the legendary Motorhead leader, is be screened at cinemas across the UK on December 7.
Here’s a list of all the cinemas where you can see the film, which was shot over a three-year period and includes interviews with Slash, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Jarvis Cocker and Mick Jones (the one was in The Clash):...
No Doubting Thomas – For the second straight game, the Capitals poured more than 35 shots on Boston netminder Tim Thomas. And for the second straight game, the veteran goaltender stopped all but one of them. Thomas backstopped the Bruins to a 4-1 win over the Capitals in Boston’s home opener at TD Garden on Thursday night...
The Korean Grand Prix is all about breaking new ground figuratively and literally, so it as fitting that they took an historic photograph here yesterday of the world championship contenders...
On December 7th, 2010, British rock guitar legend Robin Trower is set to release a brand new studio album 'The Playful Heart' via his own V-12 Records. Distribution in North America will be handled through MVD Entertainment Group.
Recorded with his touring band, with includes vocalist Davey Pattison, and produced by long time musical cohort Livingston Brown, reportedly the eleven new songs show a more introspective Robin Trower. Three tracks are available for sampling at this location...
...Boyd Gordon is never going to be an offensive dynamo in the NHL (although he certainly has his moments). He's rarely going to crack fifteen minutes of ice time a night, and will probably only get a shot in the shootout if the coach has exhausted all his other options. And yet when he's healthy, he's often as invaluable to this team as the guys making the big bucks and earning the big minutes...
Drivers: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Jenson Button (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Mark Webber (Red Bull).
Q: Gentlemen, you have just been doing the recreation of the 1986 photograph of the World Championship contenders. There were four of them then. There are five of you now going into the third last round of the championship. What are your feelings about the championship going into this race, particularly on an unknown circuit? Jenson Button: For me it has been a very interesting season. Arriving at a new team and working with a new team-mate and finding my feet pretty early on I felt...
The inaugural Korean Grand Prix - the race which some thought would never happen - is set to play a key role in the outcome of an increasingly tense world championship battle.
Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel prepare to go head-to-head with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. And to spice things up even more, all of them must aim for victory...
...In recent years the rally has been a pure asphalt encounter. However, to celebrate its 20th year in the WRC, organisers have reverted to the event's original format of mixed surface competition...
...The Caps outplayed and outchanced the Bruins but came up on the short end of a 3-1 score, bringing Washington’s four-game winning streak to a halt...
Nineteen years ago Michael Schumacher made his Formula One debut. Nineteen years of interviews - and seven world titles - later, there's very little we don't know about Schumacher. But after he agreed to partake in our Secret Life series, we managed to wrangle a few surprises out of the German legend. Samuel Beckett, skydiving and Italian culinary exploits are just some of his unexpected answers...
A host of star drivers from the World Rally Championship will lend their support to a charity auction and forum in Spain this week to raise funds for the Richard Burns Foundation and Michael Park Fund...
The Citroen privateer says the combination of his start position on the road for the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship allied to his increased confidence aboard his Citroen C4 WRC ensure he starts the event with what he feels is his best chance yet of ending his five-year drought of wins...
...One thing that fans can count on soon is the first teaser trailer for "Green Lantern", set to accompany "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" next month.
"Technically it's a teaser, but it's pretty big", Johns said of the teaser. "I don't know the exact time length, but it's got more stuff in there than I would have thought for a teaser, that's for sure."...
The cars competing from Rally Sweden onwards next year will run with 1.6-litre instead of two-litre turbocharged engines and they’ll have less technology in the transmission than the likes of the Citroen C4 WRC and Ford Focus RS WRC we’ll see in Spain this week. But, to you and me, they’re going to be just as quick, according to Lapworth...
The addition of a brand new circuit to the F1 calendar is always an exciting prospect and this weekend's inaugural Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam certainly has all the ingredients for an entertaining race...
Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala drove the new Fiesta RS World Rally Car for the first time during testing last week on gravel roads in Spain and France...
We're closing in on the end of the month. Here's my 'Reading And Viewing List' for January 26 through January 28, 2010. I hope you find these as interesting as I have.
Two nights after a 5-1 win over Anaheim pushed the Capitals’ winning streak to eight – matching their longest winning spree in more than a quarter century – Washington hosts the first victim of its current run. The Caps started their streak against the Panthers in Florida on Jan. 15, and they'll seek to extend it to nine vs. the Panthers at Verizon Center on Friday night...
It hasn’t been my desire to comment on the status of the discussions between Lincoln Holdings - the partnership group I’m involved in that owns the Washington Capitals and Washington Mystics and WSELP, which owns the Wizards, the Verizon Center, and the Washington-area Ticketmaster franchise. Yet with the news reports out there this morning, it probably makes sense to clear some things up...
Following the debut of "The Avengers," where does Marvel Studios go next? The company is likely to pursue further "Iron Man," "Thor" and "Captain America" sequels, but there are many other characters at their disposal — which is something that Marvel is well aware of...
Life’s been good to Joe Walsh. Up until now, at any rate. Because he’s decided to take action against... Joe Walsh. Seriously, the wacky Eagles guitarist is involved in a legal wrangle with a Republican congressional candidate in the state of Illinois. And they share the same name...
Fans that are worried about how the fantasy world of "Thor" and the high-tech reality of "Iron Man" will reconcile with one another, it turns out that there's nothing to fear — according to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, "Thor" is more scientific in nature than you might initially think...
...I was surprised to see Jiggy (J.S. Giguere) in net for the visitors, but he was effective in holding back the Caps' sizzling offense, until the third period that is. The feisty boys from Disneyland had their game faces on, if just for a moment, and after the roasting began, they started getting nasty...
Following Classic Rock’s exclusive story that Paul Rodgers was asked by guitarist Joe Perry to be Aerosmith’s new singer, we can reveal the name of another star sounded out by Perry to fill Steven Tyler’s shoes: Billy Idol...
Eight Straight – Heading into the third period of Wednesday’s struggle with the Anaheim Ducks, the Caps were in a 1-1 draw. Both teams had played the night before, Washington winning and the Ducks losing. Both teams had produced strong scoring chances and both had gotten excellent goaltending. The Caps were seeking their eighth straight win, and the Ducks were desperately seeking points to sustain their bid for one of the final playoff berths in the Western Conference...
The Anaheim Ducks (24-22-7, 55 points) made a rare appearance at Verizon Center—the team had not played at the arena since Dec. 2006—to face the Washington Capitals (34-12-6, 74 points)...
It's hardly a secret that Captain America, Iron Man and Thor will make up the core trio in "The Avengers," but is there room for the Hulk in Marvel's 2012 superhero team-up?...
Classic Rock can confirm that Paul Rodgers was invited to be Aerosmith’s new frontman.
This happened at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour in London last November, when Aerosmith’s troubles with singer Steven Tyler were just beginning to surface...
Red Army, fellow Washington puckheads, late January again finds the Washington Capitals in an enviable competitive position: in first place — by a Grand Canyon chasm — in the Southeast division, but also first overall in the Eastern conference...
...Coming off a 7-2 victory against the Islanders on Tuesday night in New York, the Capitals return home on Wednesday to face the Anaheim Ducks on short rest at Verizon Center. With a win over the Ducks, the Caps would forge their longest winning streak in more than 20 years...
Seven/Seven – The Caps scored seven goals against the Islanders in New York on Tuesday in extending their winning streak to seven games. The streak began in Florida two weeks ago when goaltender Jose Theodore came on in relief of starter Michal Neuvirth to earn a 5-4 shootout victory...
We’re not yet a month into the new year, and trade rumors are among the hot topics being discussed around the NHL.
OK, rumors about where Ilya Kovalchuk is headed. There are rumblings that the Capitals might be in the hunt for the prolific winger, and since we have...
Estranged Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was spotted at a Home Depot store in Rancho Mirage, California this past weekend, where he treated shoppers to another impromptu vocal performance...
Watch the music video for AC/DC's "Shoot To Thrill," complete with exclusive new "Iron Man 2" footage, below!
Through a unique collaboration between Marvel Studios and Columbia Records, AC/DC's music will be featured in Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 2," the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster film. In addition, Columbia Records will release the album "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" on Monday, April 19, 2010. "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from...
The Caps take to the road again this evening for a visit to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum where they will take on the New York Islanders. The Caps are having a fine January, so good in fact that the club could set a franchise best month for wins if they...
Pavel Lysenkov at Sovetsky Sport has done it again-another "War and Peace" sized interview, this time he caught up with Alexander Semin after the Philadelphia game...
...Coming off a perfect week in which they won four games in seven days against four of the league’s elite teams in both conferences, the Caps start off another busy week on Tuesday vs. the Islanders on Long Island. The slate for the week ahead is a bit more tightly packed than was last week’s. Washington will play four games in six days beginning with its game on the Island...
I've chosen "Day Of The Eagle" . As if that wasn't going to be enough of a rock 'n roll rush, this YouTube video also happens to include the funky riff laden "The Ring" as a bonus track. I don't know about you, but I can't get enough of the guitar God known to us mere mortals as Robin Trower. So, an extra tune by this Englishman and his band is just fine with me. I hope you like it too.
Robin Trower - "Day Of The Eagle" and "The Ring" Live in 1980
Here is a current list of some noteable concerts scheduled to take place in September 2009, at venues in Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC area.
