My Three Songs: 07/29/11

1. Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy
2. Pearl Jam - Daughter (from "Vs.")
3. Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie (from "Surfing with the Alien")

Theme: Cowboys & Aliens. The new movie from Iron Man director Jon Favreau, stars Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig. And just in case James Bond and Indiana Jones aren't enough to draw you to the theater, my future wife Olivia Wilde is apparently naked for some reason in the movie.

My Three Songs: 07/28/11

1. Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
2. REM - Orange Crush
3. Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever

Theme: Garfield. The fat, orange cat's creator, Jim Davis, turns 66 today.

My Three Songs: 07/27/11

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
2. Slaughter - Up All Night
3. KISS - Calling Dr. Love

Theme: "What's Up Doc?" Bugs Bunny uttered that phrase for the first time in "A Wild Hare," a cartoon short released on this day in 1940.

My Three Songs: 07/22/11

1. Foreigner - Jukebox Hero
2. Doobie Brothers - China Grove (from "The Captain and Me")
3. Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock in America

Theme: Captain America: The First Avenger, which hits theaters today.

My Three Songs: 07/21/11

1. Led Zeppelin - Trampled Underfoot
2. Accept - Balls to the Wall
3. Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box

Theme: The NFL lockout, which could end as early as today with an NFL owners vote. Here's the latest from ESPN.

My Three Songs: 07/13/11

1. Dio - Last in Line
2. Alice Cooper - School's Out
3. Heart - Magic Man

Theme: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2). The final installment in the Potter film series has Harry picking out a Wizard college and getting his diploma. Or some giant wizard war or something. I'm not sure.

My Three Songs: 07/01/11

1. Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
2. Rush - Subdivisions
3. Bob & Doug McKenzie - Take Off

Theme: Canadian artists. Today is Canada Day - essentially Canada's birthday. So wear your Gretzky jersey, fry up some back bacon, put your thinking toque on, and drink some Molson in honor of the Great White North.

The Lost My Three Songs for 6/30/11

Well today is Roxanne Steele's birthday. I almost used her birthday as today's theme... but promised her that for her birthday I wouldn't play "Roxanne" by The Police. So here's the theme that could have been:

1. The Police - Roxanne
2. Judas Priest - Living After Midnight (from "British Steel")
3. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.

My Three Songs: 06/30/11

1. KISS - Lick it Up
2. Bob Seger - Turn the Page
3. AC/DC - If You Want Blood (You Got It)

Theme: The KISS Comic Book. Released from Marvel Comics on this day in 1977, the book was printed with all four original KISS members' blood mixed into its red ink.

My Three Songs: 06/24/11

1. KISS - Detroit Rock City
2. Bush - Machinehead
3. Police - Roxanne

Theme: Robocop. Peter Weller, who played Robocop, celebrates his birthday today.

Protecting. Serving. Racking up a massive body count.

My Three Songs: 06/23/11

1. Rush - Tom Sawyer (from "Moving Pictures")
2. The Cars - Moving in Stereo
3. The Doors - Love Me Two Times

Theme: Cars 2. The latest Pixar movie hits theaters tomorrow.

My Three Songs: 06/22/11

1. KISS - Calling Dr. Love
2. Paul McCartney - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Live)
3. Kim Mitchell - Go For Soda

Theme: Dr Pepper. Sweet nectar of the gods!

My Three Songs: 06/21/11

1. Bad Company - Run with the Pack
2. Van Halen - Mean Street (from "Fair Warning")
3. Boston - Smokin'

Theme: The FDA's newly announced warning labels for cigarette packaging and advertising. They're larger, more disgusting, and curb any desire to put my mouth on the product. Kind of like your mom.

My Three Songs: 06/10/11

1. Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter
2. Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)
3. Ozzy Osbourne - Road to Nowhere

Theme: The Yellow Brick Road from "The Wizard of Oz." Star Judy Garland was born on this day in 1922, and we're also kicking off a "Blizzard of Ozz Weekend" on WAPL. Enter here to win a copy of Ozzy's newly remastered "Blizzard of Ozz" CD and tickets to see the Green Bay Blizzard in the Indoor Football League playoffs!

My Three Songs: 06/07/11

1. Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby
2. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
3. Guns n' Roses - November Rain

Theme: The birthday of Prince. The guy is probably more talented than your favorite musician, and has had sex with more women than you could possibly imagine. And he's weird.

My Three Songs: 06/06/11

1. Pink Floyd - Young Lust
2. Styx - Blue Collar Man
3. Night Ranger - Sister Christian

Theme: The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association), which was founded on this day in 1844.

My Three Songs: 05/25/11

1. Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started
2. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - American Girl
3. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

Theme: The American Idol finale tonight. I've still never watched a single episode of American Idol, and I'm not starting now.

My Three Songs: 05/24/11

1. Guns n' Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
2. Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower
3. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

Theme: Covers of Bob Dylan songs. Dylan celebrates his 70th birthday today.

My Three Songs: 05/20/11

1. Queensryche - Jet City Woman (from "Empire")
2. Blackfoot - Train, Train (from "Strikes")
3. Boston - Don't Look Back

Theme: The Empire Strikes Back - released on this day in 1980.

My Three Songs: 05/18/11

1. Deep Purple - Highway Star
2. Humble Pie - 30 Days in the Hole
3. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

Theme: Tina Fey. The star of 30 Rock celebrates her birthday today.