6:00. It looked like the entire planet showed up for Gary Bimonte’s wake. AJ was there. And…Is it a vaccine van or an ice cream truck? 6:13. Will the guy buying Ashley’s worn socks be excited about this new development? 6:20 – 7:00. It’s National Dog Bite prevention week. Call in your dog bite story.…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1987! That year PLR welcomed Def Leppard to Hartford’s XL Center (which was called Hartford Civic Center at the time). Def Leppard hit the road in 1987 to support their fourth studio album “Hysteria,” which featured major hits like…
We had a great time at the Milford Performance Center’s Drive In Concert featuring “The Ultimate Santana: A Tribute by Stone Flower” at the Connecticut Post Mall Parking Lot! Check out all the great upcoming drive in concerts this spring at www.milfordperformancecenter.org.
5:30. Beefman’s Top Ten Rock Songs About Outer Space 1) Space Truckin – Deep Purple 2) Outta Space – Van Halen 3) Rocket Man – Elton John 4) Across the Universe – The Beatles 5) Space Cowboy – Steve Miller Band 6) The Final Countdown – Europe 7) Space Oddity – David Bowie 8) Rocket – Def Leppard 9) Rocket Ride – Kiss 10) Walking on…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1987! That year PLR welcomed Aerosmith to New Haven Coliseum. Aerosmith hit the road in 1987 to support its commercially successful comeback album “Permanent Vacation,” which featured such hits as Dude (Looks Like a Lady), Angel, Rag Doll and…
Chaz and AJ’s Family Feud had a hard time getting off the ground today. Was it because Chaz had his second vaccination dose? Was the Tribe in shock about a former President playing against them? Either way, it still produced some hilarious sound effects while the Tribe tried to think of answers. (0:00) Can your…
Formed in Los Angeles in 1983 Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) have incorporated a wide spectrum of music genres from alternative rock, funk, hip hop, rap to psychedelic rock. Their Seventh studio album “Californication” marked the return of John Frusciante replacing Dave Navarro. Frusciante was also on Mother’s Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik, both…
5:30 – King of the Nerds Mitch Hallock’s Top 10 Video Game Characters: 1. Mario 2. PAC-MAN 3. Donkey Kong 4. Master Chief from Halo 5. Kirby 6. Luigi 7. Link from Zelda 8. Sonic the Hedgehog 9. Lara Croft/Tomb Raider 10. Ryu from Mortal Kombat 6:00. The things people fight about on the road.…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1999! That year PLR welcomed Black Sabbath at Ozzfest 1999 at Hartford’s XFINITY Theatre. Black Sabbath was already two years into their reunion with the original band lineup – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. In…
Eddie Wazoo was a staple at WPLR from 1975-1981. He’s most known as the afternoon drive host and music director during one of the most fertile times in rock music. He talks about how he got his name, great behind the scenes PLR stories and why it took so long for PLR to play The…