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PODCAST – Friday, March 26: Keeping Ticks Off You And Your Pets; Dumb Ass News; Fun Fact Friday

PODCAST – Friday, March 26: Keeping Ticks Off You And Your Pets; Dumb Ass News; Fun Fact Friday

Kenny from Eliminate ‘Em was on to offer some info and advice to keep the ticks off of you and your pets. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – Chaz, with AJ on the phone from home, ripped a recent announcement from a University in the UK about the statue they are planning to construct. (8:33)

Scot Haney and WFSB cameras were in the building yesterday to shoot a package with Chaz. Scot talks a bit about his birthday, and shared a story about the time the camera picked up an unmistakable fart. (18:20)

Diana was very excited to share her fact about coffee beans for Fun Fact Friday, but an early flubble derailed her, and distracted Chaz, Ashley and Phil. (23:16)

Comedian Kerryn Feehan is fully vaccinated, and coming to perform in CT this weekend. She was on the phone to share some doubts about the guy she’s been dating, and then tried to help Ashley with her weight loss struggles. (27:00)

Boss Keith’s Top 5 was about the things from his childhood he no longer gets excited for, and AJ called in for the segment, but wound up getting teased for not helping enough during his medical crisis. (37:55)

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50 Years, 50 Albums 1985: Dire Straits ‘Brothers in Arms’

50 Years, 50 Albums 1985: Dire Straits ‘Brothers in Arms’

Dire Straits, formed in London by brothers Mark and David Knopfler in 1977, hit the ground running with the debut self-titled album in 1978. The band sold over 100 million albums by 1985, making Dire Straits one of the world’s best-selling artists. Brothers in Arms was the fifth album and the last one for the band as they had their first break up returning in 1991 with their final album On Every Street and finally dissolved the band in 1995, not nearly the success of Brothers in Arms. Having Sting sing the chorus of “I Want My MTV” on “Money for Nothing” certainly gained heavy rotation on MTV plus 4 other hits from the album made it their best-selling album and earned a spot on Rolling Stone magazines 500 Greatest Albums of all Time (ranked 351). Now we would like to welcome Dire Straits Brothers in Arms into the WPLR Hall of Fame.

Learn more about the album:

How Dire Straits Shattered Expectations With Brothers in Arms

Past the big hits, Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms offered a moving exploration on war

Brothers in Arms: Dire Straits Reach Millions Of Comrades

Essential video:

Listen to the album:

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Throwback Concert: Kiss at New Haven Coliseum 1985

Throwback Concert: Kiss at New Haven Coliseum 1985

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1985!

That year PLR presented Kiss at New Haven Coliseum. Kiss hit the road in ’85 to support their thirteenth studio album “Asylum,” which featured the hit single Tears Are Falling. It was also the first album and tour to feature guitarist Bruce Kulick as an official band member. Joining Kiss at the Coliseum was special guest Black ‘N Blue.

Today we look back when Kiss rocked New Haven in 1985…

 

Kiss

Tour: Asylum

Special Guest: Black ‘N Blue

Saturday December 21, 1985

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ticket Price: $13.50

Band Lineup: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr, Bruce Kulick

Setlist*

  1. Detroit Rock City
  2. Fits Like a Glove
  3. King of the Mountain
  4. Cold Gin
  5. Paul Stanley Guitar Solo
  6. Uh! All Night
  7. Eric Carr Drum Solo
  8. War Machine
  9. I Still Love You
  10. Bruce Kulick Guitar Solo
  11. Tears Are Falling
  12. Gene Simmons Bass Solo
  13. I Love It Loud
  14. Love Gun
  15. Rock and Roll All Nite
  16. Heaven’s On Fire – Encore
  17. Won’t Get Fooled Again (The Who cover) – Encore
  18. Lick It Up – Encore

*source: setlist.fm

 

PLR Backstage Meet and Greet with Kiss

Check out these live clips of Kiss in 1985

 

 

PODCAST – Thursday, March 25: New Haven’s Vice Presidential Visit; The Celeb That Didn’t Know She Had A Dishwasher; Connecticut’s Concert Update

PODCAST – Thursday, March 25: New Haven’s Vice Presidential Visit; The Celeb That Didn’t Know She Had A Dishwasher; Connecticut’s Concert Update

Karenna Alexander is a dating coach, and has a very different idea for how long you should wait to have sex with a person you just started seeing. Chaz and Ashley were in disagreement, and Trapper Don called in to talk about his brand new girlfriend. (0:00)

Dumb Ass News – Jessica Simpson admitted that it wasn’t until she started quarantining, that she knew she owned a dishwasher. (14:40)

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker was on the phone to talk about Vice President Kamala Harris visiting his city tomorrow. He sounded more stressed at the end of the call, after realizing he may have to buy a gift. (19:52)

Live Nation’s Jimmy Koplik was on to share the latest news on concerts in Connecticut, but didn’t have a specific time frame that they might start. He did announce a show will be canceled tomorrow, and admitted he has no interest in doing “socially distant” concerts. (30:26)

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The Local Bands Show: 34th Anniversary Show 03/28/21

The Local Bands Show: 34th Anniversary Show 03/28/21

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.

This Sunday we’re celebrating 34 years of the “The Local Bands Show” on PLR! Plus we’re remembering our good friend, the late James Velvet on his birthday. We love you and miss you James!

Check out the bands that will be featured this Sunday….

  • The NH Radiators – Relax, Take Off Your Slacks
  • A.J. Gundell – Wide Awake
  • Shandy Lawson – I’m Still Here
  • The Hi-Tops – Baby Talk Rock
  • James Velvet – Trick of the Light
  • The Birdmen – Some of My Friends
  • The Lost Riots – Fall Down Drunk
  • The Mocking Birds – I Got A Shirt

Support your Local Bands!

Support Local Businesses who support Local Bands…

New England Brewing – 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge

Brian’s Guitars – 453 W. Main Street, Cheshire

Throwback Concert: Dio at New Haven Coliseum 1985

Throwback Concert: Dio at New Haven Coliseum 1985

99.1 PLR celebrates 50 years! This week we are celebrating another great year in our history: 1985!

That year PLR presented Dio at New Haven Coliseum. Ronnie James Dio hit the road in ’85 to support his third studio album, “Sacred Heart,” which featured such singles as Rock ‘n’ Roll Children, Hungry for Heaven and King of Rock and Roll. Joining Dio at the Coliseum was special guest Rough Cutt.

Today we look back when Dio rocked New Haven in 1985…

 

Dio

Tour: Sacred Heart

Special Guest: Rough Cutt

Saturday September 14, 1985

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Ticket Price: $13.50

Band Lineup: Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain, Claude Schnell, Vinny Appice

Setlist*

  1. King of Rock and Roll
  2. Like the Beat of a Heart
  3. Don’t Talk to Strangers
  4. Hungry for Heaven
  5. The Last In Line
  6. Holy Diver
  7. Drum Solo
  8. Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath cover)
  9. Guitar Solo
  10. Keyboard Solo
  11. Sacred Heart
  12. Rock ‘n’ Roll Children
  13. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll (Rainbow cover)
  14. Man on the Silver Mountain (Rainbow cover)
  15. Sand Up and Shout
  16. Rainbow in the Dark (encore)
  17. We Rock (encore)

*source: setlist.fm

 

PLR Backstage Meet and Greet with Dio

 

Check out these live clips of Dio in 1985

 

PODCAST – Wednesday, March 24: Tribe Member That Set Himself On Fire; Family Feud Fail; Best Baseball Movies

PODCAST – Wednesday, March 24: Tribe Member That Set Himself On Fire; Family Feud Fail; Best Baseball Movies

John, a Tribe member called in a story about lighting himself on fire as a younger man, and admitted that his friends convinced him to call in and tell the story. (0:00)

Ashley never fails to fail during Family Feud. Chaz didn’t have to try hard to get some A+ sound bytes out of her today. (5:13)

Movie critic Joe Meyers was on with his Top 5 baseball movies, in honor of the season starting soon. The Tribe called in their guesses, and a lot of early guesses did not make the list, much to Chaz’s surprise. (8:05)

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