Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 16 - Heavy Metal

Who recorded Animal Magnetism in 1981?

NewmStradamus’ Prog Prediction Coming To Fruition

Ummm, this is pretty wild, but I just found that hip Brooklyn blog-rag, Brooklyn Vegan, is reporting (in multiple posts) about unhip iconic progressive rock band, Yes, in a non-ironic or negative way! The posts are regarding Yes’ 40th Anniversary tour starting this June. Of course half of the comments are negative and [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 15 - Album Titles

This one is tough, ya’ll…
Shades of Deep Purple [1968]

ATTN: Please Visit Me at St. Elsewhere

So I’ve had one of my Best Band features published elsewhere on this here web which extends the whole world wide. The site is called Blog Critics and I’ll be regularly writing pieces for them, but for now I just have one lonely little unpopular piece about a band that the general public doesn’t [...]

Blog Jammin’: Warmin’ Up to Radiohead in My Sleep

Well, here’s news that I’m sure will delight all… I’ve had a couple breakthrough moments concerning Radiohead in the last couple days. ‘So what!’ you may scoff, but never do I get any stranger looks on peoples’ faces as when I inform them kindly that I don’t really listen to Radiohead. I think [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 14 - Song Titles

Brass In Pocket (1979)

The Best Band You’ve Never Heard In Your Life - Blodwyn Pig

The band, Blodwyn Pig (blawd-win) is definitely one of the Best Bands You’ve Never Heard In Your Life. The band formed after original Jethro Tull guitarist, Mick Abrahams left Tull in 1968. It is said that Abrahams and Ian Anderson did not agree on the musical direction of the band, Abrahams preferring the [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 13 - Rock General

What Texas band pretended that they were British in 1965?

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 12 - Art Rock

Who replaced Brian Eno in Roxy Music?

All We Are Saying Is Give Beef(heart) a Chance…

So Trout Mask Replica had you as confounded as it had me when I first checked it out from the library in high school? As is the case with most bands, it seems like the most critically heavily-lauded album is usually not my favorite. It’s even the case with the Beatles…I’d rather have [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 11 - Beatles

What was the first production credited to Apple Films?

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 10 - Rock General

What group is (was) Steve Perry a member of?

ATTN: Saturday is…

So Saturday is Record Store Day and I guess the reason we’re starting to celebrate it is because of the death of the music industry as we know it. I gotta say I look back on the record store days as pretty sweet. Me and my sister used to go to the local [...]

Blog Jammin’: Rock of Lunch

Yeah, I’ve got a ton of cool shit to share with you today, the first being the news that this here NewmRadio cyber-rag, received its most visits ever on Wednesday, April 16th! Pretty cool. Let’s just say there were a LOT of folks searching for mucho Rock of Love stuff, since it’s Sunday [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 9 - Heavy Metal

Before going solo, what group did Sammy Hagar sing for?

Dig This! : For Your Wednesday Listening Pleasure

I just found this cool new way to share mix “tapes” with friends, called Muxtape. You upload the songs (which is quick), order the tracks, and it reads the titles and diplays them, and plays the songs back for your favorite cats. So go ahead, listen to this, it’s fun and easy, and [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 8 - Roots of Rock

True of False - Duane & Gregg Allman formed a group called the Allman Joys

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 7 - Art Rock

Howard Devoto left The Buzzcocks to form what group?

Random Tube: Amazing Young Kansas Chops

Utterly amazing…

Hey, I Just Found This…

Robert Christgau totes sourced NewmRadio…

Eating Crowe
By
Robert Christgau

The rockcrit flap of the moment concerns a review by David Peisner of the Black Crowes’ not-then-released Warpaint in Maxim, a magazine that discretion demands I mention shares ownership with Blender, where I am currently a senior critic. I do not recall ever looking at an issue [...]

Weekend Wisdom: Who Will Be Bret’s Rock of Love?

The trashy, yet somehow precious, Daisy De La Hoya…

or the classy Ambre Lake, who Daisy says probably wears ‘granny panties’…

I know I shouldn’t care, but I do. The Rock of Love 2 finale is on Sunday, but I probably won’t catch it till Monday or Tuesday. Check out this blog’s hilarious Daisy comparison [...]

Blog Jammin’ Weekend Quickie

It seems like there is mainly a lot of stupid-shit news going on in the music world right now… Pete Wentz and Ashley Simpson to wed, another 60 summer festivals announced all at which Jack Johnson will perform, Scott Weiland likes drugs again, Panic at the Disco did something, and Norah Jones cut her hair. [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 6 - Song Titles

EMI (1977)

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 5 - Rock General

In what city and country was Mick Jagger born?

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 4 - Album Titles

Foot Loose and Fancy Free (1977)

Early-Round T-Weeds for RT…

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 3 - Heavy Metal

In 1968, Deep Purple recorded “Kentucky Woman”.  Who wrote it?

Rock Trivia: Round 10, Question 2 - Beatles

Which Wings member had once been in the band Thunderclap Newman?

SpringMix Podcast; Welcoming The Sun, Accepting the Cycle

Well, back by popular demand and by the change of seasons…a new podcast, blooming with renewal, and vitamin K. So without further ado, I give you…

Download the NewmRadio SpringMix here!
Let me know if you have any questions about songs or artists. I’d be happy to give you a lengthy explanation. Here’s the [...]

Rock Trivia: Round 10 Starts Now!

Which member of the Pretenders died in 1982?