Winnipeg's Classic Rock

Eagles, Pearl Jam, Guns N Roses and other bands apply for and recieve millions in government pandemic grants, and Mike has something to say about! Metallica did not apply for that money, but continues to give away money to the needy, Joe Porcaro, who played on Floyd's The Wall, and was the father of the Porcaro brothers of Toto passes at 90, and Tommy Shaw teams with a youth orchestra for a fantastic new version of the Styx classic, "Fooling Yourself" (Photo: Styx/Youtube).

Winnipeg's Classic Rock

Roger Taylor says he doesn't see a "Bohemian Rhapsody" movie sequel happening...or does he? A band releases a pretty wicked cover of the Queen songs "Flash" and "The Hero", and the guy who has been an unknown member of Eagles for almost 20 years sparks a discussion about bands not accepting long-time replacement players as full members.

Winnipeg's Classic Rock

Charlie Daniels dies. The guy who wrote Metallica's walk-on music (and some of the best movie soundtracks of all time) dies. Slash says the Guns boys are working together on new music, and David Gilmour releases a new song that Mike loves, but (mega Floyd fan ) Kel, not so much.

On July 11, 1975, Fleetwood Mac released its second self-titled album, but the first with the now-familiar lineup of John and Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsay Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks. The album spawned several singles, sold five million copies, and set the stage for the monster success of "Rumours" two years later. We tell the story of how the lieup came together, and the making of the album, as we make it our latest inductee into The Drive Rock Of Fame.

Winnipeg's Classic Rock

It's been rumoured for well over a year, and it's usually Slash who says something, and then ends up walking it back. He says in a new interview with Sweetwater that the guys are writing together as best they can during the lockdown, so there's that at least.

He'd already produced "Welcome To My Nightmare" for Alice Cooper, and KISS's "Destroyer" album, and many others (how he got that far is a story all by itself), but Pink Floyd's The Wall was just ahead for Canadian producer Bob Ezrin. He told podcast host Bob Lefsetz how he came to produce the Floyd masterpiece. Hint: It's another right place-right time story. The Caroline he refers to was a Brit who was a staffer at NImbus 9 in Canada (formed by Ezrin and Guess Who producer Jack Richardson), and Steve O'Rourke is Pink Floyd's manager.