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Jason Fehon's BBQ Sauce Business at the MMRBQ

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:28:14 GMT

Greetings Citizens! If you were tuned into my program today at 2:25pm you heard my producer, Jason Fehon, talk about his family's BBQ sauce business, Bill's Best Organic BBQ Sauces, and the fact that they'll be sampling their two sauces at the MMRBQ on Sunday. You'll find them on the Walt Whitman side of the S Center with free samples and you can enter to win a new gas grill! Jason's dad, Bill Fehon (hence Bill's Best) suffers from a rare form of dementia called Frontotemporal Degeneration. A portion of the profit from each bottle they sell goes to research for that disease. Their sauces are available on Amazon.com and currently at 10 stores in the tri-state area. You can get more details on their website, www.BillsBestBBQ.com. I hope if you're going to the show that you stop by, say hi to the Fehons and try their BBQ sauces, ...

DAVID BOWIE 40TH ANNIVERSARY ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:29:06 GMT

DAVID BOWIE 40TH ANNIVERSARY 2012 REMASTER OF ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS’ U.S. RELEASE DATE: JUNE 5, 2012 EMI is excited to announce the release of a 40th anniversary edition of David Bowie’s truly groundbreaking and hugely influential album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars. Originally released through RCA Victor on 6th June 1972, Ziggy Stardust was David Bowie’s fifth album, co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott. Incredibly, the album was written whilst Bowie was recording 1971’s Hunky Dory album, with recording beginning a couple of months before that album’s release. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London between 8th November 1971 and 4th February 1972, with the line up: Mick Ronson (guitar, piano, backing vocals, string arrangements), Trevor Bolder (bass), Mick Woodmansey (drums), Rick Wakeman (keyboards) and backing vocals ...

Bugs Bunny WMMR ID

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:28:45 GMT

Bugs Bunny debuted today in 1938 in the short “Porky's Hare Hunt”. WMMR debuted yesterday in 1968, thirty years later. What do these two things have in common? When 'MMR was new Bugs Bunny was the station's mascot. Here's an ad from the late 60s with our slogan, “The Radio Station”, and Mr. Bunny and also below is a station ID from the late 60s/early 70s with Bugs in it.

QUEEN’S ROGER TAYLOR, BRIAN MAY & THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA SET TO PLAY AMERICAN IDOL (4/25 & 4/26)

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:30:14 GMT

QUEEN’S ROGER TAYLOR AND BRIAN MAY TO PERFORM WITH AMERICAN IDOL’S TOP 6 ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th * * * * * OFFICIAL TRIBUTE GROUP THE QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA SET TO PLAY HIT SHOW ON THURSDAY, APRIL 26th IN ADVANCE OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICK OFF LOS ANGELES, CA (April 25, 2012) - American Idol audiences are in for a treat this week, with a double-dose of the music of legendary rock band Queen to be showcased on consecutive nights. On Wednesday, April 25, original Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May will lend their talents to perform their band’s classic songs with the Top 6 American Idol contestants. Then on Thursday, April 26, official Queen tribute band The Queen Extravaganza will appear on the show to perform “Somebody to Love,” giving a preview of their upcoming North American tour. The Queen Extravaganza tour launches on May ...

Screenvision Brings "The Beatles: The Lost Concert," A New Documentary About The Birth Of Beatlemania In America, To Cinemas Nationwide

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:28:07 GMT

Screenvision Brings "The Beatles: The Lost Concert," A New Documentary About The Birth Of Beatlemania In America, To Cinemas Nationwide Fab Four's First U.S. Concert, Unseen in Over 4 Decades, Comes to the Big Screen on May 17 & 22 Limited Engagement Features Interviews with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Chuck Berry, Duffy, Mark Ronson, Promoter Sid Bernstein, Louise Harrison and Many More NEW YORK, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Screenvision, in partnership with Ace Arts, and multiple-award winning music documentary producer Iambic Media, brings one of the music world's true "lost treasures" to the big screen with the feature presentation of "The Beatles: The Lost Concert." The new 92-minute documentary charts the birth and impact of Beatlemania in America and includes, in its entirety, their first-ever full U.S. concert performance from February 11, 1964 at D.C.'s Washington Coliseum, the only complete Beatles' concert available to fans, one ...

RINGO ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF THE MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION FOR “WINGS”

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:02:50 GMT

RINGO ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF THE MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION FOR “WINGS” THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS LATEST RELEASE, RINGO 2012 Monday, April 16, 2012 -- Today Ringo announced the winner of the competition to make the official music video for “Wings,” the first single from his current CD, Ringo 2012 (Hip-O/Ume). The contest was launched in January with Genero.tv, giving filmmakers the opportunity to put their work directly in front of one of the world’s most influential artists and Universal Music Enterprises, one of the industry’s leading record labels. In a video statement, which can be seen on his website www.ringostarr.com, Ringo said, “I want to congratulate everyone who participated in the Wings video contest. There were so many good one’s it was really hard to choose but in the end you have to choose just one so in this competition the winner is Jem Gerard. What a great little video ...

Bruce Springsteen Setlist at Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA, March 28 & 29, 2011

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:08:37 GMT

Bruce Springsteen Setlist at Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA, March 28, 2012 We Take Care Of Our Own Wrecking Ball Badlands Death to My Hometown My City of Ruins Seaside Bar Song (Tour Premiere) Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street? Jack of All Trades Atlantic City Easy Money She's the One Waitin' on a Sunny Day The Promised Land Apollo Medley (The Way You Do the Things You Do/634-5789) American Skin (41 Shots) Lonesome Day The Rising We Are Alive Thunder Road Encore: Rocky Ground (With Michelle Moore) Land of Hope and Dreams Born to Run Dancing in the Dark Raise Your Hand (Eddie Floyd cover) Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Bruce Springsteen Setlist at Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA, March 29, 2012 We Take Care Of Our Own Wrecking Ball Night (Tour Premiere) Death to My Hometown My City of Ruins Thundercrack Jack of All Trades Trapped (Jimmy ...

Led Zeppelin “Houses of the Holy” Fast Facts

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:30:21 GMT

Led Zeppelin “Houses of the Holy” Fast Facts · Released on March 28, 1973 on Atlantic Records · 5th studio album for Led Zeppelin · One of RIAA’s Top 100 Albums · Reached Diamond status and has sold 11 million copies in the United States · Was ranked at number 149 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list in 2003 · The artwork was rated number 6 on VH1’s “50 Greatest Album Covers” in 2003 · The album was produced by Jimmy Page · Much of the album was recorded at Stargroves in Berkshire, which was owned by Mick Jagger · Other songs, such as “The Rain Song”, “Over the Hills and Far Away” and “No Quarter” were produced as trial recordings in the home studios of Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones · It ...

VAN HALEN Performs 'Jamie's Cryin'' For The Time Since 2008

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:55:14 GMT

Last night in Reading the guys performed 'Jamie's Cryin" from Van Halen for the first time since 2008. Read more at Blabbermouth

Shinedown MMaRchive Session Part 1

pierre@wmmr.com (Pierre Robert) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:02:00 GMT

Part 1 of the MMaRchive Session with Shinedown.