Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton celebrates his birthday Saturday, March 30th, and to celebrate, I've got a very special prize pack for someone out there!! Be listening to K93 during the morning show, Thursday, March 28th, Shane's going to give you a chance to call in and win 2 excellent additions to your Slowhand collection. The first is a copy of Eric's brand new album "Old Sock," a collection of cover tunes plus two brand new songs, including this one.
Plus...a live DVD from 1988, Eric Clapton and Friends - Tokyo Jam!! By the way, those friends include none other than Dire Straits axeman Mark Knopfler, and Sir Elton John himself!! Here's a taste of that historic concert...
So make sure and tune into K93 and treat yourself to some classic rock this Easter!
First of all, Happy New Year to all our listeners!! 2013 marks my 4th year hosting the Saturday Night Solid Gold Show, and it's pleasure to bring the classics to you. For the first Solid Gold Show of 2013, I'll be featuring "New at 9" music from a Canadian rock icon. In an era where many veteran rock bands take years upon years between releasing albums (I'm talking to YOU, Aerosmith!) or don't even bother with new material and just keep touring the same catalog songs into infinity, Neil Young continues to be one of rock's most prolific musicians. Neil's most recent project is the album "Psychedelic Pill," which finds him once again teaming up with his old mates in Crazy Horse. Here's the title song.
Music is such a strong emotional trigger. And sometimes, you can like music for reasons other than how it sounds. My sister reminded me of this the other day. A Disco Christmas album that my grandmother used to have. Why would my grandmother have owned a disco Christmas album? She didn't have much for Christmas music to listen to, and I think this record cost about 25 cents or so...you see, she bought it in 1982, long after disco's initial run of popularity. If stores had disco albums remaining in stock, they were desperate to get rid of them. So anyway, it became a Yuletide staple at her house. I hadn't thought about this music for years until my sister brought it up. So I typed "disco Christmas" on YouTube and lo and behold, I found it...
This might not mean anything to you, but does this music ever ...
One of the most successful Australian groups throughout the world recently announced their touring days were over.
http://inxs.com/inxs2012/
The band actually managed to continue long after anyone probably expected them to, due to the tragic suicide of charismatic frontman Michael Hutchence in 1997. The band soldiered on with various lead singers, most notably Canadian JD Fortune.
This has always been one of my favourite INXS tunes...
Nobody panic, "Songs For the End of the World" is merely the title of the latest album by 80s icon Rick Springfield. I say 80s because that's when the world at large got to know the singer/songwriter/actor behind hits like "I've Done Everything For You," "Love Somebody," "Affair of the Heart," and of course the immortal "Jessie's Girl," among many others. The truth is that Rick actually had his first hit single way back in 1972 with this song...
His new album is available in 4 different covers as you'll see here, also, check out this cool app.
This Saturday Night on the Solid Gold Show, I'll be featuring some of Rick Springfield's new music on "New at 9."