What started as a British Blues Band in London with founding members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Danny Kirwin, Fleetwood Mac became the band that has broken records with album sales. Up until 1975 Fleetwood Mac changed members often creating different sounds and styles on each album. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined in 1975…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Emerson, Lake & Palmer at New Haven Coliseum. ELP was on its “Works Tour” to support their “Works Volume 1″ and Works Volume 2” studio albums that both came out separately in 1977. Among…
Rick Allison began his career at WPLR in 1975 and has done everything from part time news, mornings (multiple times), program director, the voice of the station, to hosting the longest running local band show in the history of radio (heard every Sunday night). He’s been fired several times but the universe will not allow…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Queen at New Haven Coliseum. Queen was on its “News of the World Tour” to support their sixth studio album, “News of the World.” Among the hit songs off this highly successful album include…
Join Rick Allison and Frank Critelli every Sunday at 10pm for “The Local Bands Show” on 99.1 PLR! Send your original music to [email protected] or The Local Bands Show, 70 Quarry Dock Road, Branford, CT 06405 Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday…. Mountain Movers – Bomb Shelter Bop Tweedie – Two…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Kansas at The Palace Theater in Waterbury. In 1977 Kansas hit the road to support their fifth studio album, the critically acclaimed “Point of Know Return,” which featured the hit song Dust in the…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower at New Haven Coliseum. In 1977 Robin Trower hit the road to support his fifth solo studio album, “In City Dreams.” Also on the bill was Rick Derringer. Today…
99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1977! That year PLR presented Jethro Tull at New Haven Coliseum. In 1977 Jethro Tull hit the road to support its tenth studio album, “Songs From The Wood,” which featured the singles The Whistler, Songs From The Wood and…
How a very serious illness led to Mark Kaplowe’s love affair with radio. He entered the WPLR building on Chapel Street in 1975 and eventually became the afternoon drive host. He shares why he hoped Stoneman didn’t bounce off the wall twice, meeting Bono of U2, the moment Wiggy fired him and how he went…
The flubble montage. A collection of all the mistakes made for the week. A “flubble” is a combo of a flub and a mumble, which sometimes unintentionally creates a new word. (0:00) Dumb Ass News – A pastor is spreading the spirit of the Lord, through his farts. Seriously. During the break, Chaz and AJ…