Rocker Billie Joe Armstrong Kicked Off Southwest Flight

At NME, "Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong ejected from US flight over pants dispute."



And so what the heck? Some Green Day live. Those Japanese fans rock:

FYF Festival

Off! is playing.



See L.A. Weekly, "FYF Preview: Keith Morris of OFF! Speaks on Friends and Foes."

And at LAT, "FYF addresses last year's problems so it can focus on the music."

'Take Me to the River'

Heard it during yesterday morning's drive time, at The Sound LA:

7:02 - She Talks To Angels by Black Crowes



7:08 - Who'll Stop The Rain by CCR



7:18 - Wonderous Stories by Yes



7:21 - Let 'em In by Paul Mccartney



7:26 - Take Me To The River by Talking Heads



7:32 - Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix



7:35 - In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins



7:49 - Space Oddity by David Bowie



7:53 - Black Dog by Led Zeppelin



7:58 - Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac

I'll be back for more blogging tonight!

'A Million Miles Away'

From Sheri Donovan, at The Sound LA, "Sheri's iPod Pick o' The Day":

And previously, from May 2009: "And There Was Nothing Left to Bring Me Back..."



RELATED: At OC Register, "A ‘Sound’ move: Sheri Donovan joins Larry Morgan on 100.3."

'Smile'

Avril Lavigne is punky:

You know that I'm a crazy bitch

[voice] I do what I want when I feel like it

All I wanna do is lose control

But you don't really give a shit

[voice] you don't let it go let it go with it

cause you're fucking crazy rock'n'roll ...

'New Age'

D.O.A., "New Age." The studio version's at the second clip, and dwell on that lead guitar solo for a minute or two. The rockin' guitar sounds set DOA apart back in the day:

And don't just take it from me. Keith Morris says DOA blew his mind at the Starwood on Santa Monica Boulevard in 1980. I was there as well. DOA opened for X, who were huge at that time. But Keith makes me laugh when he says, at 2:25 minutes, "I was thinking, how the f*ck was X going to follow these guys?"

See what I mean?

Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Back

At Los Angeles Times, "A new beginning for the Chili Peppers: After a rough patch, the veteran L.A. band is back with a new guitarist and a new album due out this month."

What Do We Say When Johnny Comes Home?

One of my favorite anti-war songs, from T.S.O.L., mainly because it's so haunting on the apathy. Joe Wood sings on "American Zone," during a period when Jack Grisham had left the band. I really enjoyed the studio recording, but I don't see it online, so just turn this up on your tablet:

There's blood on the streets again today
All the people dying what a price we have to pay
Around the world they're fightin'
It's not that far away
feel the darkness
Can we change our ways?

[Chorus:]
We live in the American zone
Free of fear in our American home
Swimmin pool and digital phone
What do we say when Johnny comes home

Johnny just got back from war today
Beruit weekend, the powder keg
He was 20 years old and he lost both of his legs
We're all really sorry today

[Chorus]

What do we say
What do we say
What do we say
When Johnny comes home
and he lost his legs.

RELATED: "Washington Mourns U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash."