TheVillisca Axe Murders occurred between the evening of June 9, 1912, and the early morning of June 10, 1912, in the town of Villisca in southwestern Iowa. The six members of the Moore family and two house guests were found bludgeoned in the Moore residence. All eight victims, including six children, had severe head wounds from an axe. A lengthy investigation yielded several suspects, one of whom was tried twice. The first trial ended in a hung jury and the second ended in an acquittal. The crime remains unsolved.
You can visit the home for yourself (day and overnight tours available). I stopped by last weekend with the family and did a small paranormal investigation. Here’s some photos and videos of what we captured.
Fans Can Cast Their Vote for Inductees at Rockhall.com/vote or In Person at the Museum in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (October 9, 2018)— The Nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 are:
Def Leppard
Devo
Janet Jackson
John Prine
Kraftwerk
LL Cool J
MC5
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Roxy Music
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Stevie Nicks
The Cure
The Zombies
Todd Rundgren
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Six out of 15 of the Nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including: Def Leppard, Devo, John Prine, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, and Todd Rundgren.
Inductees will be announced in December 2018. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio, will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on March 29, 2019. Ticket on-sale information will be announced in January. (courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) click HERE for more information.
If radio were the Military, Marci would have a shirt full of metal. She’s done a tour of duty that stretches from Los Angeles to Manhattan, D.C. to Seattle, Salt Lake to Phoenix, and a bunch of other points in-between. She grew up in the Midwest, terrorizing neighborhoods and school kids with her big personality and loud music. While in college and studying forensic science and the real origins of Christmas, Marci had a part time gig at the college radio station and she ended up being discovered by the program director of one of the big city stations. The rest, as they say, is history.
Dave Grohl is Marci’s Hall Pass, she’s addicted to “I Love Lucy” and “Law & Order” late-night reruns, she only drinks Smart Water, she enjoys a cold Coors and bottles of red wine at a time and and suffers from misophonia, which means certain sounds and words make her skin crawl. Note of caution: When around Marci, don’t blow your nose, sneeze, or utter the words snack, moist or ribbon. You’ve been warned.
When she’s not hanging out on the radio, she is barricaded behind 15 foot castle walls that are protected by alligators and millions of killer bees. Listen for Marci weekdays 9-2:00 PM right here on 95 KGGO.
The term “supergroup” gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, GENERATION AXEundisputedly brings together some of the greatest guitarists of all time. Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abisi once again will join together to tour North America to stage 32 appearances across the country. Beginning on November 7 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA, the run will return to markets where the inaugural tour was celebrated and hit several new cities for the first time. (Steve Karas/SKH Music)
The guys make a stop on November 18th at Hoyt Sherman Place. Get tickets and info HERE.
Theatrical rocker and KGGO night jock Alice Cooper will perform at the Des Moines Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 23rd at 8:00 PM.
Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for. Cooper’s performance, A Paranormal Evening with Alice Cooper, will bring the dark and horror-themed theatrics he’s known for to the Des Moines Civic Center stage. Get more info, tickets, and VIP HERE.
Join 95 KGGO an hour before the show in the Des Moines Civic Center lobby to grab a photo with “Two-Dimensional Alice” and pick up a 40th anniversary T while supplies last! Don’t forget to listen to Nights with Alice Monday-Friday 7-Midnight and Sunday nights 7-Midnight only on 95 KGGO.
It’s hard to believe its been a year since we lost the great Tom Petty. How has music survived without him? He was the constant in our lives for decades. You could always count on Tom to deliver a masterpiece every single time he released a new album (not debatable). To honor Tom Petty’s memory and amazing catalog of music, we’re playing “Two 4 Tom” this Tuesday (10/2) on the anniversary of his passing. Be listening for two in a row between 9-5P from one of Rock’s most treasured artists of all-time.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts push forward with their new single, “Fresh Start.” It is the blazing new companion to the upcoming documentary Bad Reputation, which takes you on a wild ride through Jett’s life and career. Her unapologetic and fierce sound is ever present on “Fresh Start” with blistering guitars and her signature snarl.
NPR: “Fresh Start” continues in that vein, setting epically crunching guitar riffs against a larger message about learning from your mistakes, starting over and seizing the opportunities in front of you.” (Blackheart Records Press Release)
Check out the trailer for Bad Reputation – A Joan Jett Documentary.
For the first time ever audio tracks from Queen‘s legendary performance at Live Aid are being released as part of the soundtrack album to Bohemian Rhapsody, 20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises’ forthcoming feature film celebrating the band, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Recorded at the historic Wembley concert in July 1985, these Live Aid songs are among the rare gems and unheard versions from the band’s rich catalogue.
Alongside the show-stopping Live Aid performances of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Radio Ga Ga,”“Hammer To Fall” and “We Are The Champions,” the album features other rare live tracks spanning Queen’s entire career, new versions of old favorites, and a choice selection of the band’s finest studio recordings. Among them are some of Queen’s biggest hits, including eleven all-time greatest anthems that reached No. 1 around the world. The track listing was announced today, September 5, 2018, which would have been Freddie’s 72nd birthday.
Bohemian Rhapsody will have its world premiere in the UK on October 23 before opening across the globe in early November. It stars Rami Malek as Freddie, Gwilym Lee as Brian May, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor, Joe Mazzello as John Deacon, and Lucy Boynton as Freddie’s lifelong companion Mary Austin. The soundtrack, featuring all-original Queen recordings and vocals, will be released on CD and digital formats on October 19th.
The 22 songs on the soundtrack were produced by Brian May and Roger Taylor, with engineering and co-production by long-time Queen studio collaborators Justin Shirley-Smith, Kris Fredriksson and Joshua J Macrae, and mastering by Adam Ayan and Bob Ludwig.
95 KGGO night rocker Alice Cooper will perform at the Des Moines Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 23rd.
Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for. Cooper’s performance, A Paranormal Evening with Alice Cooper, will bring the dark and horror-themed theatrics he’s known for to the Des Moines Civic Center stage. Get tickets and information HERE.
Doug Bailey had a chance to chat with Alice about his upcoming tour stop in Des Moines and more. Listen to the podcast HERE.
Listen to Nights with Alice Cooper weeknights 7-Midnight on 95 KGGO and every Sunday night 7-Midnight. Get more details HERE.
Actor, producer, author, and former Iowa resident, Nick Nolte is the featured guest at this year’s DMPL Foundation 2018 Iowa Author Awards Dinner. The benefit will include an auction, game, and two hour conversation with the famed actor. The first 400 ticket holders will receive the book, Rebel – My Life Outside the Lines (Harper Collins).
Friday, October 5
Hilton Des Moines Downtown
435 Park Street, 50309
5:30 to 9:00 PM
Harper Collins