So I've been a big fan of Danko Jones for a good number of years now. I found this piece interesting as I read the tweet that stemmed this article Sunday am.
DANKO JONES Selling His METALLICA Collection After Hearing 'Lulu' Album - Oct. 24, 2011
Canadian rocker Danko Jones has slammed METALLICA's collaboration with Lou Reed, claiming to have put his entire METALLICA collection up for sale after hearing the controversial "Lulu" project.
"Lulu" is due on November 1 in North America via Warner Bros. Records and one day earlier (October 31) in the rest of the world through Universal Music. The CD, which is available for streaming in its entirety at LouReedMetallica.com, was co-produced by Reed, METALLICA, Hal Willner â who has produced albums for Reed, Marianne Faithfull, and Laurie Anderson, among others â and Greg Fidelman. Fidelman also mixed the record.
In a series of tweets over the weekend, Danko offered his opinion on "Lulu", calling it the "Ishtar", "Waterworld" and "Battlefield Earth" of rock 'n' roll. ("Ishtar", "Waterworld" and "Battlefield Earth" are widely considered to be three of the biggest cinematic train wrecks.) His final tweet on the subject reads, "Good morning! Heard METALLICA/Lou Reed album last night. METALLICA collection now for sale. Tweet your $$$."
"Lulu" finds METALLICA playing behind lyrics written and sung by Reed that are based on a pair of early 20th century German Expressionist plays.
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett told Revolver in a new interview that "Lulu" is "one of the best things we've ever done," adding, "We haven't been spontaneous like that for years and years and years, probably since the '80s."
Hammett added that fans should not consider this the next METALLICA album, saying, "All I have to say is don't judge it by heavy metal standards and maybe you'll understand it better."
Reaction worldwide to the samples of music heard from the project so far has been a mix of confusion, hostility and disappointment, with fans cautiously lauding METALLICA for daring to experiment but also saying that this project was perhaps the wrong combination of artists.
Hmmm, I'm still a fan of Danko Jones and yes, Metallica too.
HOLE, LIMP BIZKIT: We Swear, This Story Isn't From 1999
Courtney Love has pulled Hole out of Australia's 2012 Soundwave Festival after discovering she would be below Limp Bizkit on the bill. Love voiced her displeasure to promoter AJ Maddah, tweeting, "What bloody flight of crazed fancy made you think we'd open for Limp Bizkit, dude? No offense, that's nuts." Maddah was not happy about Hole's pull out and tweeted, "Like we were going to ask her permission every time we book a band. No point taking her back, only for her to cancel later, or turn up and act like a rotten [person] to other artists and fans." --
If this was 1999 (thank god it's not!) Both of said artists careers would be in much better places!
The Top 10 Prog Rock Bands Of All Time......according to Rolling Stone's poll.
10. DREAM THEATER Three years ago, Dream Theater released a compilation entitled Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs). The title refers to the band's 1992 single "Pull Me Under," which hit Number 10 on the Mainstream Rock Track chart that year and actually received some airplay. For a prog rock band â especially one that started in the mid-1980sâ that's an amazing feat. They never repeated it, but the band's army of fans couldn't care less. They probably even prefer it that way. Led by guitar god John Petrucci, Dream Theater play to gigantic crowds that regard them as the only band that matters. Beloved drummer Mike Portnoy left the band in 2010, but the band soldiered on and are releasing a new LP in September.
9. MARS VOLTA For some rock fans, prog rock started in the late 1960s with King Crimson and ended in the early 1980s when Yes, Genesis and Rush all started scoring massive radio hits with short, poppy songs. While the genre certainly peaked in popularity during that time, the genre has never really gone away â or stopped evolving. The Mars Volta may not be "prog" in the ultra-strict Tales From Topographic Oceans sense of the word, but it's impossible to listen to the Omar Rodriquez-Lopez-led band and not hear just how much the genre has influenced them â or the length of their songs. They are also one of the few prog bands with an extremely young audience, who probably wouldn't know a Robert Fripp if he fell on them.
8. TOOL If Mars Volta defines prog rock for the last decade, Tool defines 1990s prog. The group probably can be more accurately defined as prog-metal, and they retain a gigantic cult following despite their minimal output. The group has been together for 21 years, but in that time they've only released four LPs. They don't have anything that even resembles a hit single, but they pack arenas and headline festivals every time they hit the road. The band toured last year and were talking about a new LP, but the group's leader Maynard Kennean is devoting much of this year to his side project A Perfect Circle.
7. EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER Emerson, Lake and Palmer get a bad rap. Some critics (particularly punk rock fans) say their name makes them sound more like a law firm than a rock band, and that they signified everything wrong with the bloated arena rock of the late 1970s. People say they single-handedly inspired the punk revolution. That's an awful lot to pin on a single rock group, and even if that's true â it's quite the accomplishment. Haters aside, it's hard to deny songs like "Lucky Man," "Karn Evil 9" and their rendition of "Fanfare For The Common Man." The group began as a prog-rock supergroup featuring members of the Nice (Emerson), King Crimson (Lake) and Atomic Rooster (Palmer). They merged classical music with prog and were packing arenas by the mid-1970s, but times changed and they quickly grew to despise one another. There have been periodic reunions over the years, and just last year they played a one-off gig.
6. YES Yes is the longest running soap opera in prog rock history. Alliances within the band are constantly shifting and members come and go in what seems like a revolving door. At the center is bassist Chris Squire, the only man to appear in every incarnation of the band â though even he wasn't a part of the late Eighties Yes splinter group Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. It's all very convoluted. Anyway, it's beyond dispute that the group's early Seventies output stands out as some of the greatest moments in prog history â particularly 1972's Close To The Edge and 1971's Fragile. They had a huge comeback in 1983 with "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," but since then it's been mostly downhill. In recent years, they replaced original lead singer Jon Anderson with the frontman of a Yes cover band. He now tours with former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman. It's almost too complicated to fully explain or even understand. Just put on "Close To The Edge" and transport yourself back to a simpler time.
5. KING CRIMSON The big bang of prog rock was King Crimson's 1969 debut LP In the Court of the Crimson King. Months after the record was released, the original line-up dissolved and Crimson has existed in countless permutations ever since. The only constant member is Robert Fripp, though he seems to have lost interest in the band and they haven't played in a few years. "As long as I felt it necessary for KC music to enter the world, I was prepared to take on pretty much whatever nonsense came with it," Fripp wrote in a December 2010 diary entry. "Today, there are greater necessities for me than pulling new KC music from the air & touring the world to present it to ears that would rather hear an older repertoire (which is pretty fab, may we note). Live KC music of any period would have value, but I doubt it would shape the contemporary musical debate. A grief of expectations, conventionality, conflicting demands â a younger Fripp would have dealt with it, and suffered. An older Fripp chooses his suffering more carefully." Hey Robert, here's an idea â reunite the original line-up for one final concert. If you're sick of the band, bring the whole thing full circle and then pull the plug.
4. JETHRO TULL In the early 19th century, Jethro Tull invented the seed-drill, effectively giving birth to modern agriculture. About 270 years later, a British band named Jethro Tull released Aqualung, effectively giving birth to flute-driven prog rock as a commercial juggernaut. They never released an album as successful, but it's not for lack of trying. The band has 23 albums under their belt, and they tour constantly. Their 1987 LP Crest of a Knave won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental, beating out Metallica's ...And Justice For All. Jethro Tull have endured a lot of mockery for this, but clearly the Grammys are the villains of this story. The Tull had no anti-Metallica agenda, and they didn't select their Grammy category. Leave them alone.
3. GENESIS Genesis break many rules of rock & roll. Bands aren't supposed to get more and more popular as as the decades go by. They aren't supposed to sell more records after their ultra-charismatic frontman leaves for a solo career. The drummer isn't supposed to effortlessly take over as singer. But Genesis are trailblazers. The early records from their Peter Gabriel days â like Foxtrot and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway â give them endless credibility in prog community. By the 1980s, Phil Collins had taken over and they were churning out pop songs like "Illegal Alien" and "In Too Deep." They were also headlining stadiums all over the world. It was a weird time. Phil quit after the 1992 We Can't Dance Tour, and replacement singer Ray Wilson never connected with audiences. The Phil Collins line-up toured in 2007, but Peter Gabriel stubbornly refuses to commit to a tour. In 2005, he called a band meeting and almost agreed to a reunion â but he got cold feet. It's very, very frustrating for the massive Genesis fan community.
2. PINK FLOYD You gotta hand it to Bob Geldof. By 2005 it seemed impossible to imagine the classic line-up of Pink Floyd ever standing on the same stage. It had been 24 years since Roger Waters had shared a stage with David Gilmour. In that time, there were lawsuits over the name rights, endless squabbles in the press and seemingly no chance of a reunion. Geldof can be convincing, and after much back and forth he got the four men to agree to it. Their four-song set was absolutely glorious, and just three years later keyboardist Richard Wright died â forever ruling out a full reunion. You hear that, Peter Gabriel? If you wait too long, it becomes too late.
1. RUSH Well, this poll wasn't even close. Rush won in a landslide â but this couldn't come as any surprise. The Canadian trio have perhaps the most intense and enthusiastic fan community in all of rock. The band deserves such commitment. While most of their peers have fallen apart due to greed or laziness, Rush has maintained the same line-up since 1975 and their concerts are as spellbinding as they ever were. It's also beyond dispute that Neil Peart is the greatest drummer on the planet. They just wrapped up an epic tour where they played Moving Pictures straight through, and are working on a new album. Here's hoping that they bust out 2112 the next time out. It's the only way to top that last tour.
Hope you enjoyed! Do you have a Sit N Spin idea for me? Send it my way jolene@kisw.com
Lennon picked up his trademark wire-frame "granny" glasses in 1967, when he played Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's dark comedy 'How I Won the War.' As such, credit for the design belongs not to some Swinging London fashion house, but rather the British National Health Service, which issued the round specs throughout the World War II era.
James Brown's Capes
Redferns
Like Superman in reverse, James Brown was at his best when he slipped out of his cape. Onstage, the undisputed "Soul Brother Number One" liked to work up a mean sweat -- typically during the tune ' Please, Please, Please' -- and then make like he was going to leave the stage, too exhausted to continue. The emcee would come out and drape him in a cape, which Brown would fling to the floor, determined to give the audience a little more.
Madonna's Cone Bra
Redferns
Of all the accessories Madonna has worn over the years -- jelly bracelets, "Boy Toy" belt buckles, Marilyn Monroe-style kid gloves, handcuffs, etc. -- none have burrowed into our collective memory quite like her Jean Paul Gaultier-made cone bra. It's sexy and dangerous -- much like Madge herself.
Slash's Top Hat
Slash
A dash of dandyism amid the debauchery of the Sunset Strip rock scene, Slash's debonair headwear was as practical as it was fashionable. What other type of hat could have held back the GNR guitarist's Sideshow Bob curls? Amazingly, he doesn't have closets full -- just the one he's been rocking since '89 or '90. Too bad it can't write a memoir.
Bono's Shades
Fun fact: The U2 singer's wrap-arounds allow him to see human suffering from up to 100 miles away.
Stevie Nicks's Shawls
Rock's preeminent witchy woman wouldn't be the same without her flowing shawls and capes. Once she starts twirling, Stevie becomes a dark blur of mystical L.A. grooviness. Do as she says and 'Stand Back.'
Jimi Hendrix's Headbands
A guitar-wielding psychedelic samurai, Jimi rocked the headband like no one before or since. Even Rambo looks weak in comparison.
Devo's "Energy Domes"
They look suspiciously like flowerpots, but Devo's plastic headpieces were "designed according to ancient ziggurat mound proportions used in votive worship," if the band's website is to be believed. "Like the mounds it collects energy and recirculates it," the site adds, perhaps explaining how these Ohio weirdos have kept it going since the '70s.
Gwen Stefani's Bindi
As per Hindu beliefs, the area between the eyes is the "sixth chakra," or "anjra," a point where powerful kundalini energy escapes the body. The bindi keeps it all inside, and circa '1995's Tragic Kingdom,' Stefani's dot may have given No Doubt the boost they needed to outlast their ska-punk peers and become one of the era's biggest rock bands. Why didn't Goldfinger think of that?
Red Hot Chili Peppers' Socks
The Peppers' trademark stage antic of stripping down to nothing but strategically worn tube socks was quite the artistic risk: One false move and the band would most assuredly 'Give It Away.' Seriously -- how did those things ever stay on?
Elvis Costello's, Buddy Holly's, Rivers Cuomo's and Lisa Loeb's Nerdy Specs
Buddy Holly may have made the world safe for bespectacled rockers, but 20 years later, at the dawn of punk, there was still something defiantly uncool about Elvis Costello's decision to rock '50s-style thick black frames. The glasses fit with Costello's picked-on, pissed-off persona, and in the early '90s, fellow underdog Rivers Cuomo donned a similar pair, completing the horn-rimmed holy trilogy. His band, Weezer, even recorded a song called 'Buddy Holly,' which became their first major hit. Around the same time, Lisa Loeb turned heads with her cat-eyed lenses, forcing dudes everywhere to admit their "sexy librarian" fetishes.
Keith Richards' Skull Ring
Since Keef is immortal, we can only assume the guitar legend wears this ring to mock the Grim Reaper and his limited reach.
Kiss' Platform Boots
That Kiss is still standing after nearly 40 years is nothing short of amazing. No, really -- have you seen Gene Simmons' boots? Dude teeters more than he stomps, but the cartoon demons are still packing arenas, so the calf cramps are totally worth it.
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' Condom Glasses
In the early '90s, safe sex emerged as a hot-button issue, and condoms were everywhere -- including this TLC singer's glasses.
David Byrne's Shoulder Pads
It takes big shoulders to fill out a suit like the one David Byrne wears in the 1984 David Byrne concert film 'Stop Making Sense.' With the help of some linebacker-grade pads, the stick-thin singer kept from becoming a droopy mess.
"Little Steven" Van Zandt's Bandanas
Van Zandt
Like the pompadour wig he wore on 'The Sopranos,' Van Zandt's bandanas are meant to cover the permanent hair loss that resulted from a car accident. Even when he opts for purple, the guitarist and 'Underground Garage' DJ is the most menacing, pirate-like member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
Thoughts about late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs keep rolling in from various musicians.
Guns n' Roses: "When people say it's not about the possessions but how you're remembered, they are talking about people like Steve Jobs."
Nikki Sixx: "Steve was of his era what Thomas Edison was to the beginning of the 20th century. You made all our lives a better place."
Bret Michaels: "He showed great strength and perseverance through his illness and continued to be an innovator all the while remaining positive while fighting his battle with cancer. I can only thank Steve for his innovation, inspiration and creativity while touching all of our lives in some way shape or form. He will be missed."
Queen guitarist Brian May: "That's way too soon for a great luminary to leave us. I hope he heard enough from all of us to realize how much we loved the way he'd enriched our lives."
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor: "Thanks for the tools, the inspiration, the possibilities. Miss you already, Steve."
Coldplay: "We are so sad to hear about the passing of Steve Jobs. In all of our encounters with him he was such a lovely man, and always so humble about his incredible talents. Like all of the people he knew, and the millions of others he didn't, we will miss him."
Creed singer Scott Stapp: "Our prayers go out to the family of Steve Jobs today. His vision was an inspiration, and it forever changed the world."
Bono: "He changed music. He changed film. He changed the personal computer and turned telephony on its head while he was at it.He was tenacious in the extreme, his toughness never more evident than these past few years in his fight for his life as well as his companies."
Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, who found out about Jobs passing after a visit to an Apple store in New York: "Steve Jobs changed the world. Even though you've never met the guy you feel like he's a friend through the things that he's invented."
On The Judas Priest tip, they'll be on Jimmy Falon tonight.
After 20 years of course Pearl Jam deserves a beer! More on that shortly. If you missed the fantastic Mike McCready of Pearl Jam on BJ yesterday......peep what's going on tonight!
The Crocodile Presents: Live Rock Karaoke with The Chris Friel Orchestra featuring Mike McCready!
8pm
21 & over
On to the brew!
PEARL JAM: Don't Call Me Lager...
Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary is being marked with a beer. This month, Delaware's Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will release Faithfull Ale, named after a track from the band's 1998 album Yield. The brewery has also announced plans to donate $20,000 to the Nature Conservancy in the band's name to "aide in its efforts to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth."
On the local front Stonebender will be featured as BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week tomorrow. For more go here!
Today's SIS pays tribute to the Pink Floyd reissues by playing bands that have coverd them. Keep in mind you can get all of the following tunes via iTunes. Also take a moment to read below the list to learn how you can score the massive Discovery Box Set of 14 remastered Pink Floyd studio albums, the 6 CD Immersion Boxed Set of Dark Side of The Moon and more!!
10. KORN "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL"
9. WYCLEF JEAN "WISH YOU WERE HERE"
8. PICKIN ON SERIES "COMFORTABLY NUMB"
7. KITTIE "RUN LIKE HELL"
6. QUEENSRYCHE "WELCOME TO THE MACHINE"
5. PRIMUS "HAVE A CIGAR"
4. BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME "US AND THEM"
3. ANN WILSON AND NANCY WILSON "GOODBYE BLUE SKY"
2. CELTIC PINK FLOYD "YOUNG LUST"
1. DAVID BOWIE "SEE EMILY PLAY"
Text the word "FLOYD" to 77999 for your chance to win a "Discovery Version" CD copy of The Dark Side Of The Moon (digitally remastered), a 2 CD "Experience Version" set which includes a digital remaster The Dark Side Of The Moon and a previously unreleased live performance of The Dark Side Of The Moon at Wembley in 1974, plus a Pink Floyd âBack Catalogueâ poster. One lucky Rockaholic will also score the grand prize which includes all of the above, plus the Discovery Box Set of 14 remastered Pink Floyd studio albums, the 6 CD Immersion Box Set and a Pink Floyd triangle plaque not available in stores. Plus, when you enter, you'll join the Rockaholic Text Club. Prizes courtesy of Capitol Records, valued at $40, grand prize valued at $330. Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 2nd at 11:59pm, 5 winners will be chosen. Other than these specific contest rules, KISW general contest rules apply. Message and data rates apply, text STOP to quit, HELP for info and don't text and drive.
Well a bunch of new releases of......older things!!
Nirvana: Nevermind: Deluxe Edition, Super Deluxe Edition (Geffen/UME)
The 20th-anniversary edition of the groundbreaking album is available in a two-CD set and a four-CD, one-DVD box set.
Pink Floyd: Catalog reissue (Capitol/EMI)
The entire Floyd catalog is digitally re-mastered and available in a 14-disc box set called The Discovery Studio Box Set. All of the albums are also available individually. The Dark Side of the Moon is available in a two-CD Experience Version and in a six-CD Immersion box set.
Mastodon: The Hunter (Warner Bros.)
This is the Atlanta band's fifth studio album.
Various Artists: Note of Hope (429)
This album features the words of Woody Gurthie put to the music of bassist Rob Wasserman with vocals by Tom Morello, Lou Reed and others.
FYI Tuesday's Sit N Spin will feature covers of Pink Floyd songs in honor of the catalog reissue!
Rockaholics if you haven't had a chance to check out our Nevermind 20 years later section of kisw.com please do here http://www.kisw.com/pages/10905739.php?
Today's Sit N Spin featured some of the gems found on the NEvermind 20 boxed set and deluxe CD's both coming out next week.
In no particular order.
1. NIRVANA "BREEDIMMODIUM" SMART STUDIOS VERSION
2. NIRVANA "COME AS YOU ARE" REMASTERED ALBUM VERSION
3. NIRVANA "IN BLOOM" REMASTERED ALBUM VERSION
4. NIRVANA "LITHIUM" REMASTERED ALBUM VERSION
5. NIRVANA "ON A PLAIN" BOOMBOX DEMO VERSION (this was super cool!)
6. NIRVANA "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" LIVE FROM THE PARAMOUNT 10/31 1991
And to round out Sit N Spin some "Smells Like Teen Spirit" covers! (Hell no Miley Cyrus!!)
7. "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" PATTI SMITH
8. "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" 2CELLOS
9. "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" TORI AMOS
10 "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" PAUL ANKA
Don't forget to join us Friday as we celebrate Nirvana 20 Years Later all day!!
I got the PJ 20 book in the mail today and wow, it's awsome!!
The one night only movie screening is this coming Wednesday and we've got tons of passes for you!!
What: Pearl Jam Twenty
When: Wednesday, September 21st
Where: Cinerama
Details:
⢠This Wednesday / tomorrow / tonight, join KISW for an exclusive screening of Pearl Jam Twenty, a Cameron Crowe film.
⢠This film takes you on a behind the scenes view of the band over the last twenty years.
⢠Text âPJ 20 (number TWO, number ZERO)â to 77999 for to enter to win a pair of passes to this exclusive screening.
Prize Details:
Youâll get 2 tickets to see Pearl Jam Twenty on September 21st at Cinerama. Prize valued at $18. Other than these specific rules KISW general contest rules apply, head to www.KISW.com for the rules.
Many of us long for tight, beautiful skin ... and some of us choose the frugal, do-it-yourself option to get those results. But sometimes vanity and frugality can be a deadly combination.
An Illinois woman died after injecting hot beef fat into her face, hoping that it would mimic the effects of Botox. But instead, she quickly complained of a burning sensation all over her face and then died of a bacterial infection shortly after her arrival at the hospital.
Oddly enough, doctors say her death wasn't related to the injections.
Even though she had infections and scarring of her mouth and lips as a result of the do-it-yourself procedure, an autopsy found her death was actually a result of peritonitis, an inflammation of the abdomen's inner wall, and unrelated to the beef fat injections.
But I still think it's still safe to say that you should keep the beef fat in the winter stew ... and out of the syringe!
Source: ABC News
On a side note, new Megadeth tonight in the Cockfight vs Pearl Jam's "Ole"!
Ben was right, between this Sit N Spin and today's Shot Of The Day Story.....the worst 30 minutes in radio history!!
"Rolling Stone" Readers Ten Worst Cover Songs of All Time
1. Miley Cyrus - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" played on tour at numerous venues in 2011
2. Limp Bizket - "Behind Blue Eyes" from their 2003 Results May Vary album
3. Madonna - "American Pie" from the 2000 soundtrack to her ill-fated romantic comedy The Next Best Thing
4. Sheryl Crow - "Sweet Child O' Mine" from the 1999 soundtrack to the less than spectacular Adam Sandler flick Big Daddy
5. Britney Spears - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" from her 2000 album Oops!... I Did It Again
6. Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal" from their 2001 album Anthology that established the band as a one-hit wonder
7. Britney Spears - "I Love Rock & Roll" for the 2002 soundtrack to her oh so notoriously bad chick flick (or whatever it was) Crossroads
8. Avril Lavigne - "Imagine" for the 2007 compilation Make Some Noise: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (Okay, give her a break. At least, it was for a good cause, right?)
9. Jessica Simpson - "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" from the 2003 soundtrack to the Dukes of Hazard remake
10. William Shatner - "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" from his 1967 debut LP The Transformed Man (Definitely a transformation for which the world was not yet ready... and, more than likely, still isn't!)
A Pause for Reflection
While it is very tempting to simply peruse this list and laugh, many of these albums (and even covers) were quite popular in their day. For example, Jessica Simpson's hackneyed remake of Nancy Sinatra's 1966 classic slammed the US Charts at #14. Alien Ant Farm's remake of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal launched briefly to the #1 single in Australia and New Zealand and #1 on the US Modern Rock Charts. Of course, Britney Spears' 2000 album Oops!... I Did It Again had more than a few fans when it blazed to #1 on the Billboard Charts in 2000.
Still, before anyone starts beating him/herself up for temporary musical insanity, it is important to add a little perspective. Perhaps few (if any) showed worst taste or less discernment than Halle Berry for actually appearing in Limp Bizkit's music video for "Behind Blue Eyes," which coincided with the release of her movie Gothika (2003.) While the old excuse "the production company made me do it" might almost work here, her disgusting mid-video make-out session with Fred Durst says otherwise.
Well I was nice and suprised to find out about a new Pearl Jam song for ya! Tune in tonight to the Cockfight at 9 to hear it! In the meantime get your read on and click through to download the song "OLE"!!!!
Pearl Jam debuted a song called "Ole!" on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night -- and after the episode aired, they made it available as a free download through their website. There's no word yet if the track is destined for their next album or if it's just a one-off release. Pearl Jam are the musical guest on tonight's Fallon as well.
Eddie Vedder followed in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen and Crosby and Nash in taking part in one of Fallon's musical skits. Vedder duetted with Fallon on a song about tar balls washing up on Gulf shores called "Balls in Your Mouth." --Steve Reynolds
I was bummed to hear about this. The spirit, attitude and music of the Runaways were always an inspiration to me. Rebellion, ass kicking, the who gives a F' I'm gunna do my thing. Anyhow, read on Rockaholics.
Runaways bassist Laurie McAllister dies
September 2, 2011 |Laurie Hoyt, who called herself Laurie McAllister when she hoisted the bass in L.A. bands the Runaways and the Orchids, died Aug. 25 in Eugene, Ore., according to her mother, Lavonne Hoyt. She said McAllisterâs death was the result of asthma.
Born June 26, 1957, Laurie was the last in an illustrious line of foxy bass players to pass through the Runaways, the legendary all-girl band depicted in the 2010 movie "The Runaways." She joined guitarists-vocalists Joan Jett and Lita Ford and drummer Sandy West in 1978 and performed with the band live, but the Runaways broke up several months later. âBest job ever,â it said on McAllisterâs Facebook profile, regarding her Runaways days.
âI am so sorry to hear of Laurie's passing,â Jett said in an emailed statement. âShe was a good person and a good bass player. It was a great experience being in a band with her, as she was the last Runaways bass player before her own band, The Orchids, formed. I was still in touch with her and saw her last year at a show. It was as if no time had passed.
âMy heart goes out to her family and friends, and most of all, to Laurie. Rock on girl.â
After the Runaways, McAllister played bass and sang for the Orchids, another all-girl band. Like the Runaways, the Orchids were managed and produced by the infamous Sunset Strip legend Kim Fowley. They recorded one self-titled album for MCA. âSecond best job ever,â Hoyt-McAllisterâs Facebook profile said of the Orchids.
âShe had a big heart and was one of the most interesting people I have ever known,â Orchids guitarist Sunbie Harrell wrote in a Facebook notice that announced her bandmateâs death.âTonight, my rock sisters and I lament her loss but celebrate her exuberant life.â Harrell set up a Memorial Wall for McAllister on Facebook.
Hoyt was always a rebel girl tomboy figure, says her sister, Susan Hoyt. The neighborhood kids teased her for wearing high-tops; at age 8, she begged her parents to let her have a mohawk. âShe fit the Runaways perfectly,â said Susan Hoyt. âI used to say it was so cool that the punk rock movement came around to explain Laurie.â
After the Orchids broke up, McAllister moved to Amsterdam and lived with Dutch rock star Herman Brood. She then moved back near her hometown of Eugene, living in the country. "She loved it there, she just loved the last few years of her life,â her mother says.
"Laurie was one of the tragic figures in rock 'n' roll, who did everything right â she looked the part, she wrote the part, she performed the part, she sang the part â but never with the right people at the right time,â Fowley said. âShe was a giant of a woman: good-looking, smart, and larger than life."
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Jolene
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Loud And Local
Bumpershoot is upon us. Labor Day weekend, the end of summer! I for one am stoked on the hard rock metal that will be coming down the pipe on Saturday! Peep details right nowâ¦â¦..
KISW Metal Shop & Loud and Local Present Metal at Bumbershoot
Saturday, September 3rd
Seattle Center
Bumbershoot Metal showcase at Exhibition Hall with Pentagram, Valient Thorr, Red Fang and Witchburn. Saturdayâs line up also features Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs with Vusi Mahlasela, Minus the Bear, Mavis Staples, Little Dragon, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, STRFKR, Shabazz Palaces, Warpaint, MarchFourth Marching Band, Väsen, Champagne Champagne, Astronautalis, Shelby Earl, Free the Robots, Nice Nice, Emancipator, LawnChair Generals, The Great Mundane, Natasha Kmeto, DJ Nordic Soul, Campfire Ok, Meklit Hadero, Craft Spells, Scribes and many more. Single Day Tickets are $35 and Three Day Passes are $75 through Bumbershoot.org.
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If youâve kept up with KISWâs Loud And Local you are well aware of two bands Iâve been championing for years now. PDXâs RED FANG and KISW Pain In The Grass Alumni WITCHBURN! Iâm stoked for both of them to be part of this great lineup of both local and national HEAVY!!!! Speaking of heavy, my radio brothers/little brothers Kevin and Ian of Metal Shop will be on hand as well as myself Saturday to introduce the bands. If you are not hip to Pentagramâ¦â¦..(love, love, love.) Please check out the article Kevin did below with Pentagram frontman Bobby Liebling!!
Take one quick glance at Pentagram vocalist Bobby Liebling and you'll know he's been through some shit. His trademark deranged stare haunts you as he stands onstage at the age of 58, road-worn but sober and alert after decades and decades of drug abusing, demon chasing, and doom-metal debauchery. Long before the Electric Wizards and YOBs of today were rattling bongs worldwide, one very crucial Virginia crew dared to tune low and play slow. Now, 40 years later, Pentagram bring their skulldozing brand of sonic heaviness to the unsuspecting and soon-to-be-deaf Bumbershoot masses. The Stranger recently spoke with the godfather of doom.
There are a lot of metal bands out there that play fast and there are a lot of metal bands that try to dazzle by playing as technical as possible. Pentagram, on the other hand, have always been known for their sheer heaviness. Why so heavy?
Stranger Personals
I think that draws from spawning off the whole Blue Cheer thing I'm still hung up on. The first time I heard Blue Cheer, I said, "That's what I want to do." I wanted to be so excruciatingly loud like the bands that I loved, like Mountain and the Groundhogs and Grand Funk. I loved the wall of amps and I loved the force behind it all. It's sort of like your amps are your tanks and artillery, the guitars are your weapons, and the people onstage are the soldiers.
You've been involved in music through the '70s, the '80s, the '90s, and onward until today. Which era of music do you prefer?
I'd actually have to say the '60s. I've been playing professionally since '64, when the Beatles came out. I just went along with it and along with it, and after a while, along came all the Marshalls and the stacks got bigger and we tuned heavier. Also, there was a lot of emphasis on keeping melody throughout songs back then. A lot of the stuff I hear todayâwell, I can see the positive force in the route that they're taking, in that they're not taking out their violence by hurting people. They're not actually going down the street and killing people or committing heinous crimes. Instead, it's all channeled into so much boned-out, full-on aggression live. I mean, like "GAHHHHHHHHH!" with complete Cookie Monster singing and beating the hell out of everything as it if were people. If you've got hostility for someone, beat the hell out of the guitar. Like, actually hurt it. But I don't get it. I guess I'm a throwback. I still like having a melody in a song. I love guitar harmonies.
Your latest album, Last Rites, is the first to feature both you and guitarist Victor Griffin playing together since 1994. What's it like being back together?
Well, it's like being back with my flesh-and-blood brother. It's the closest thing I've ever had to one. Victor did an interview and hit the nail on the head when he said, "It's like a marriage without the sex."
Which is actually like a lot of marriages anyways, you know.
Yeah, well, not mine. You have to remember I have a 1-year-old kid and a 25-year-old wife [laughs]. But that's where it's at with us. It's at that ground level. We both love each other like brothers, and I would die for the guy.
There are a ton of contemporary doom bands playing globally today that cite Pentagram as a major influence. What's it like to play alongside bands adopting this sound 40 years later?
Well, of course I'm flattered. I'm not too good at taking that stuff a lot, though, because I was a fuckup for so many years that my inner self says, "Why in the hell would anyone want to be like you, Bobby?" [Laughs] My entire life was immersed in sex, drugs, and rock and roll, where the sex and the drugs were a continuing saga for... well, it's like the guy says, "I screwed somebody once... for a solid 30 years." It's like, "I shot dope once, yeah. I shot dope once, for 40 years." It was a big shot.
In the end, how do you want Pentagram to be remembered?
I just want to be respected and not seen as a bunch of noise with no talent. I want us to be seen in a good light and not just dismissed as a "drug band." And that we made a lot of people happy.
Hope to see you in front Saturday!!
Cheers,
Jolene
Nights
Music Director
Loud And Local
SEBASTIAN BACH: Hurricane Destroys New Jersey Home
Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach was one of the victims of Hurricane Irene as it destroyed his Red Bank, New Jersey home.
He writes on his Facebok page, "I am numb, in shock and devastated to report that my home of 21 years has been destroyed, condemned and deemed uninhabitable due to the extreme flooding courtesy of Hurricane Irene. In the two decades I have lived in this home, there has never been a single drop of water in the basement or anywhere else in the structure. Now Irene has overflowed the reservoir adjacent to my house. The surging waters have snapped the bridge in half next to my house and sent the bridge straight into my garage, knocking the house off of its foundation. The basement that has been dry for over two decades is now overflowing with water and I am not even allowed to start pumping the water out due to fears of electrocution."
He also says that he lost lots of memorabilia, including "KISS gargoyles from the 1979 tour, a KISS pinball machine, Skid Row master tapes, video and audio, concerts and memorabilia... We will salvage what we can, of course. But how I wish there was a reason to do a box set or something before Hurricane Irene hit. Nobody cared. Now it's too late. Don't know what you got till it's gone, indeed."
However, he says there is some good news. "All my father's artwork, including the 16-foot Slave to the Grind mural, is all okay. My sons and friends moved all my dad's art to the second level of the structure before Irene destroyed our home... But we are not allowed into the house yet to retrieve everything because the foundation has crumbled and the house could conceivably collapse at any second. We are working with the police and fire department to get the electricity turned off so no one gets electrocuted entering the premises. As soon as the power is off, we will pump out the basement and salvage what we can. Everything will be put into storage and then it looks like we will level the house..."
"This has really taught me that the best things in life are indeed 'free.' What makes me happy is that my children and ex-wife are safe. My dad's art is unharmed. No one got hurt. My scrapbooks of memories of my life are dry and safe... I have been holding on to my house since December, when my divorce papers were filed. I just could not let go of the only home I had ever known. Well, God has other plans for me it seems. He has made his decision for me... New Jersey, thank you all so much for 25 years of rock 'n' roll. It's all over now. I will always love New Jersey, but now there is literally nothing left for me here except memories of a past life. Hello, Los Angeles. Hello, new life. Here I am. It's time for a new start... like I have a choice."
Bach performed in Colorado on Saturday.
If you missed the new Sebastian Bach solo single I'll play part of it during Sit N Spin tomorrow.
We are into the final week before Pain In The Grass, which happens to be Pain In The Grass Week! That means during BJ, Ryan Castle, The Mens Room and myself tickets for you every 99 minutes!
I thought this article was pretty interesting with Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch. On a side note I wonder if he is related to Elizabeth Bathory, the famed countess that was one of the first well known female serial killers. Folklore has that she used to bathe in virgins blood.....ewww! Anyhow King Diamond wrote songs about her and Bathory got their name from her. How about that for a creepy metal, serial killer detour??
Anyhow enjoy this article.
myYearbook: You've said your upcoming album, "American Capitalist", "crystallizes the sound of DEATH PUNCH." What does that mean?
Zoltan: The band has been together for long enough now that it really became a machine. We can guess what the other guys are going to do. On the first record, I wrote most of the songs, 90 percent of them. In the second record, it was more teamwork and this is basically what I meant by crystallizing. It's really a team effort when it's all hands on board and it is what the band really sounds like. That's pretty much what it means.
myYearbook: What's the concept behind your new single, "Under And Over It"?
Zoltan: [Laughs] That's such a nice, manicured middle finger for the haters. When you're becoming successful, you pop your head above the water and you become a target. For all the fans we have, there are gonna be an equal amount of haters, the guys who have not much to do in life but hate on bands. Actually, it's entertaining when we read the online comments. The guy I'm worried about is the one who's working harder than me. So that's how I look at it. I thought it was a clever way to throw a grenade back in their direction. It was more like a fun thing. I don't really have to worry about the haters.
myYearbook: Last time we spoke with you, you discussed your perspective on life in America and your view on war. Do you feel your perspective changing as time goes on?
Zoltan: I would say with a big capital N-O, no. I came here from a communist country and I was sworn in to be an American citizen. When you have to pass for citizenship, you have to understand the foundation of a country. I'm here for a reason. When you say anything about freedom, people take it as a cheap flag-waving thing to get attention and that's pretty sad. I can't really criticize them because most of the people who were born here were born into the system. The only time you start to notice things is when they're taken away from you. They don't necessarily understand the freedoms they have and the possibilities and how important this system is in this country. I came from another country where there were no basic human rights. You don't understand what it's like when the cops can beat you up and you can't do a freaking thing about it, there's no one to complain to. The government, the police and the army are the same entity. You can't fight back, you don't have gun rights. These things are so alien to Americans, they take it for granted. I think it's a little bit of an education for the people who forgot about it, who forgot about what they have. The reason I assume you asked is because the title of the album is "American Capitalist" and it's connecting the same idea. I'm still all for the same values and that's why the record is called "American Capitalist".
myYearbook: Is there anything else you'd like to say to your fans?
Zoltan: The record is coming out in October 11th. That's shameless self-advertising, [and] since it's called "American Capitalist", I can go for it. The reason we call it "American Capitalist" goes back to question you asked before: how do I feel about the same values? We call it "American Capitalist" because the capitalist system is the closest system to nature. Nature is where you didn't make the rules, I didn't make the rules, it just is. The small things will not survive, the weak will die. There's a natural selection, a natural evolution. We know the communist system tried to equalize that, and that's never gonna happen. People will never stay in line and accept that they are equal, they just won't. Evolution doesn't allow you to be equal, the best will survive. We took that concept and dropped it into civilization. You don't go out and chuck a spear at some animal, you go to the store and buy food, but the process is the same. You technically hunt, but you're getting money. Money will buy you food, but it's the same story. You're still a hunter, you're still a survivor and you have to fight for it. Anybody who doesn't understand that will never succeed in life. A lot of people say we're "tough-guy" metal. And you know what, it is! Because that's how we feel. Everyone in this band came from poor families. I came to this country with a guitar on my back, nothing in my pocket and I didn't speak English. My singer was a foster child, Jason [Hook, guitar] was an abandoned kid, literally found in the street and adopted. We had hard lives and we came here and we fought for it. Now it's a little bit different, we have pretty good lives, but we have to fight for that. That's what we try to relate to our fans: this is the lion pride. Yes, it is tough-guy metal. We write music for the tough guys, we write music for the lions. I don't care about the victims, cry somewhere else. That's the ideology and we fully accept that. That's what "American Capitalist" means to us. Is it a perfect system? No. But from what's available, this is the best we can choose, and it gives us a fair shot. It gave me a fair shot and I took it. The system does give you the shot, nobody can complain about their circumstances. Look at my circumstances, and then let's argue about it. That's what "American Capitalist" stands for.
Read the entire interview from myYearbook.
Cheers!
Jolene
Nights
Music Director
Loud And Local
If you've kept up with my Big Rock Blog, the Black Sabbath story continues to twist and turn.....
BLACK SABBATH: Obviously Paranoid
Instead of letting yesterday's reports about Black Sabbath's reuniting for an album and tour die out, Tony Iommi's camp continues to add fuel to the fire.
Ralph Baker, Iommi's manager, tells the Birmingham Mail, "[Tommy's] not denying that the guys have been talking, but there's nothing in the way that's been implied in the statements [the paper] made." Baker stops short of denying the reunion.
He adds that Iommi's comments to journalist Andy Coleman were off the record. That's the reason Iommi is "pissed off -- because the story would have died a death." That's despite the story's having originally posted on MetalTalk.net, which Baker dismisses as a "dodgy little website."
Bottom line -- the story is 100 percent true, according to a very close member of the band's inner circle who did not want to go on the record with us.
So many a metal fans were delighted by the news of Black Sabbath getting back together. I for one just figured it was a matter of time. I had plenty of emails ready to go out to labels, promoters etc about it. Then came Tony Iommi's press release.
Black Sabbath Reunion Speculation
16th August 2011
Black Sabbath Reunion
I'm saddened that a Birmingham journalist whom I trusted has chosen this point in time to take a conversation we had back in June and make it sound like we spoke yesterday about a Black Sabbath reunion.
At the time I was supporting the Home of Metal exhibition and was merely speculating, shooting the breeze, on something all of us get asked constantly, "Are you getting back together?"
Thanks to the internet it's gone round the world as some sort of "official" statement on my part, absolute nonsense. I hope he's enjoyed his moment of glory, he won't have another at my expense.
to my old pals, Ozzy, Geezer and Bill, sorry about this, I should have known better.
All the best, Tony
I'm sure it will happen at some point but not yet. Patience, patience. Oddly enough as I'm typing this "War Pigs" is on KISW.
Tune in tonight at 9pm for the on-air premiere of this beloved Mother Love Bone classic!!
Pearl Jam have released the first track from the soundtrack to Cameron Crowe's forthcoming documentary Pearl Jam Twenty. "Crown of Thorns" was originally written and performed by Mother Love Bone, the late Eighties band that included Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard. That band fell apart when singer Andrew Wood died in 1990 as a result of a heroin overdose, which set the stage for Pearl Jam's formation the following year.
In the liner notes for the soundtrack, Crowe recalls that Eddie Vedder once told him that there was one Wood song he would be "honored to sing one day." Pearl Jam debuted their version of "Crown of Thorns" years later, and this rendition of the tune was recorded at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on October 22nd, 2000.
FYI the song will be available for download via iTunes tomorrow.
Former WARRANT Singer JANI LANE Dead At 47 - Aug. 11, 2011
According to TMZ.com, former WARRANT singer Jani Lane was found dead earlier this evening (Thursday, August 11) at a Los Angeles-area hotel. He was 47 years old.
Lane's body was discovered at the Comfort Inn hotel in Woodland Hills, California. So far, no official cause of death has been released.
On July 23, Lane took part in a taping of an upcoming episode of the "That Metal Show" alongside Michael Sweet (STRYPER) and Taime Downe (FASTER PUSSYCAT) (see photos below). The program featuring Lane is scheduled to air on October 1 on VH1 Classic.
Michael Sweet (STRYPER): "My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Jani Lane. Had the pleasure of meeting him on 'That Metal Show' and he was a great guy."
Steven Adler (GUNS N' ROSES, ADLER'S APPETITE): "Jane Lane, you were a great talent. The world will miss you. R.I.P. my brother."
Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, BLACK SABBATH): "[Rest in peace] Jani Lane... another one lost."
Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER): "Fly to the angels, Jani. RIP my friend."
In February, Lane canceled all of his previously announced solo tour dates two days before the first show was due to take place. No explanation was offered for the cancelation.
WARRANT announced in September 2008 that it was splitting with Lane six months after the band reunited with the troubled vocalist. He has since been replaced by Robert Mason (LYNCH MOB, CRY OF LOVE, BIG COCK).
Lane originally left WARRANT in March 1993 but rejoined the band in September 1994. The group went on to record the "Ultraphobic" (1995), "Belly To Belly" (1996) and "Greatest & Latest" (1999) albums and issued and collection of covers, "Under The Influence", in 2001. Jani quit WARRANT again in 2004 before reuniting with the group four years later.
Lane released a solo album, "Back Down to One", in 2003, but shortly after was admitted to a rehab center for alcohol and drug-related exhaustion. He also appeared on VH1's reality series "Celebrity Fit Club".
On July 19, 2010, Lane pled no contest to DUI stemming from his arrest two months earlier â and was ordered to serve 120 days in jail. In addition, Lane lost his license for three years and had to complete a 30-month alcohol-education program.
Prior to serving time in jail for his most recent legal troubles, Lane issued a statement in which he said, in part, "My true hope is that anyone out there dealing with personal problems... the consequences do not get lighter. I can only say I've never regretted a good decision or action and never been proud of bad ones. People have an astounding ability to forgive... I have to start with forgiving myself. That is something that I find far more difficult than I imagined. I think it starts with gratitude."
In a June 2010 interview, Lane spoke about his battle with alcoholism and the negative impact it has had on his career.
"The last year, I've suffered some consequences from drinking that I've never suffered in my entire life," he said. "It's really made me take a step back and go, 'Is this how you want to continue? Is this how you want to finish up?' The answer is no."
He continued, "I'll tell you, one day you think that this is absolutely normal, this is expected, 'This has been my lifestyle for 20 years, what's the problem?' And, all of a sudden, things take a turn, and you go, 'I don't like these consequences. I don't like how this affects my family, I don't like how this affects my career, I don't like how this affects anything.' Then you begin to work."
When asked if his treatment involved going to a rehab, Lane replied, "I have gone to rehabilitation, absolutely. I know some people who want to be quiet about that kind of stuff, but I am not the kind of person who pride is going to win out over saying, 'Hey, I'm honestly getting this in check and fixing this.' It is a very important thing to me. I mean, this just doesn't affect me like it used to. It affects everything in my life, including the people I love. To be honest, I get tired of giving ammo to the people who don't wish me well."
Who had any idea that Paul Stanley was even married?? Gotta wait for Shannon's answer and for those of us who don't want a KISS Kasket....
Paul Stanley of KISS and his wife Erin welcomed their third child yesterday in Los Angeles. Emily Grace Stanley entered the world at seven pounds, 10 ounces. He says, "Erin and I are once again blessed with the addition of Emily Grace to our family. I'm not sure she can sing, but her first screams let me know she's definitely Daddy's girl." Stanley and Erin's two other children are four-year-old Michael and two-year-old Sarah. Stanley's son Evan, from his first marriage, is 17.
Gene Simmons is still with Shannon Tweed, his girlfriend of 28 years and the mother of his two children. They were recently spotted shopping in Los Angeles, and Simmons posted the photos on his website. In last month's season finale of Gene Simmons Family Jewels, he proposed marriage, but we'll have to wait until September 6th's fall premiere on for her answer.
And from the "what took so long" file comes the announcement of the KISS cremation urn. Donna Shatter of Eternal Image, the company behind the KISS casket, says, "We call this particular KISS urn our 'Monument' model... It features full-color images of the band members and the KISS flame logo -- all displayed against a striking black metallic finish." Three more models will be out later this year. No word if each member will get his own urn. Unlike the casket, which sells for upwards of $4000, the urn will set you back only $650. --
Slash has put his 11,000-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills, California on the market. Boasting seven bedrooms and eight baths, the faux-Tuscan villa is in the gated Mulholland Estates community, which is home to Charlie Sheen, Paris Hilton, Vanna White and British singer Robbie Williams.
The master suite has a fireplace, built-in wardrobes, dark wood floors and an attached bathroom with a glassed-in steam shower, twin vanities and a separate soaking tub.
The kitchen is oversized with two islands, two Sub-Zero refrigerators, four ovens and four dishwashers.
There's also a game room with pinball machines, an eight-chair poker table, a fitness room, a recording studio and a theater with tiered seating.
Outside you'll find a fireplace, a wall-mounted flat-screen TV, a built-in barbecue and a pool and spa.
All that and more can be yours for $9.5 million.
Slash was a surprise guest Saturday night at Cypress Hill's 20th anniversary show at The Troubadour in Hollywood, California, joining them on "Rise Up." They previously worked together on a cover of Guns n' Roses' "Paradise City" featuring Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas. After Saturday's appearance Slash said, "Great getting up with Cypress Hill. Good people, the whole organization. [They] survived 20 years together in this crazy business."
That's it for my Big Rock Blog, I'm going home to my fab apartment, that I rent lol!
For many rock n roll goes back to the blues, which goes back to gospel. Others believe rock n roll goes back to country and Hank Williams. I can agree with both of those thoughts. I however firmly believe that Hank Williams was the first PUNK in many of ways. Regardless, gotta show some respect to Bob Dylan for doing this.
BOB DYLAN, JACK WHITE: Rocking for Hank
The Hank Williams tribute album that Bob Dylan has been assembling for more than five years is finally coming out on October 4th. The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams will feature previously unrecorded Hank Williams lyrics set to music and performed by the likes of Bob Dylan, Jack White, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Jakob Dylan and Lucinda Williams.
Sit N Spin! Video killed the radio star, then reality tv killed the video star!
Today's Sit N Spin in honor of MTV's 30th! Billboard.com's Top 5 video's for each decade. Did I mention I spent $20 buck's on itunes and all you got was Sit N Spin lol.
THE 1980'S
5. PRINCE "WHEN DOVES CRY"
4. A-HA "TAKE ON ME"
3. CYNDI LAUPER "GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN"
2. MADONNA "LIKE A PRAYER"
1. MICHAEL JACKSON "THRILLER
THE 1990'S
5. NIRVANA "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT"
4. KORN "FREAK ON A LEASH"
3. MADONNA "VOGUE"
2. MICHAEL JACKSON AND JANET JACKSON "SCREAM"
1. BRITNEY SPEARS "BABY ONE MORE TIME"
THE 2000'S
5. BEYONCE "SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)"
4. MICHAEL JACKSON "YOU ROCK MY WORLD"
3. PANIC! AT THE DISCO "I WRITE SINS NOT TRAGEDIES"
VH1 has been celebrating MTV's 30th Birthday all weekend, through today. It's a pretty cool trip down memory lane. This Big Rock Blog begins with the first 30 video's, then an explanation of why music is not important to the channel anymore.
Enjoy!
1."Video Killed The Radio Star," The Buggles
2."You Better Run," Pat Benatar
3."She Won't Dance With Me," Rod Stewart
4."You Better You Bet," The Who
5."Little Suzi's On The Up," Ph.D.
6."We Don't Talk Anymore," Cliff Richard
7."Brass In Pocket," The Pretenders
8."Time Heals," Todd Rundgren
9."Take It On The Run," REO Speedwagon
10."Rockin' The Paradise," Styx
11."When Things Go Wrong," Robin Lane And The Chartbusters
12."History Never Repeats," Split Enz
13."Hold On Loosely," 38 Special
14."Just Between You and Me," April Wine
15."Sailing," Rod Stewart
16."Iron Maiden," Iron Maiden
17."Keep On Loving You (Live)," REO Speedwagon
18."Bluer Than Blue," Michael Johnson
19."Message Of Love," The Pretenders
20."Mr. Briefcase," Lee Ritenour
21."Double Life," The Cars
22."In The Air Tonight," Phil Collins
23."Looking For Clues," Robert Palmer
24."Too Late," Shoes
25."Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
26."Do Ya Think I'm Sexy," Rod Stewart
27."Surface Tension," Rupert Hine
28."One Step Ahead," Split Enz
29."Baker Street," Gerry Rafferty
30."I'm Gonna Follow You," Pat Benatar
So I came across this article and thought it's worth a read. If your miffed cause MTV stopped playing video's years ago, there's an answer. You are too old. (ouch.)
'I Want My MTV' back: Network fist-pumps its way to 30th birthday
MTV turns 30, but things have certainly changed for the "music" network.
It was once said, you can never trust anyone over the age of 30. For MTV, today is that day.
The network is celebrating its 30th anniversary of being a destination for all the things that go pop. But just like its iconic Moonman mascot, MTV is light-years away from the time it launched with the words, âLadies and gentlemen, rock 'n' rollâ before airing, rather ironically, the Bugglesâ âVideo Killed the Radio Star.â
As MTV went on to prove decades later, reality killed the video star.
Music video airings have fallen victim to pregnant teens, permanently orange, worked-out, fist-pumping âsocialâ drinkers and a scripted sampling of teenage angst: Current shows include a modern twist on âTeen Wolf,â the awkward girl in high school who got attention for not trying to off herself and the awkward boy in high school who got attention for being very well endowed (seriously, we didn't make any of those plots up).
Needless to say, things arenât so rock 'n' roll anymore, ladies and gentlemen, and it made perfect sense that the network stealthy dropped the word "music" from its logo a few years ago.
"The people who watch it today, they don't refer to MTV as music television. They don't have the same emotional connection that, say, the people who are writing about [the logo change] do," MTV's head of marketing Tina Exarhos said at the time.
Though for all the twenty- and thirtysomethings (including this writer) pouting in a corner about how the network has radically changed, it is resurrecting two beloved shows from yesteryear: alt-music platform â120 Minutesâ and the crazy metal-loving âBeavis and Butt-headâ -â though all the misgivings for creating â16 and Pregnantâ will instantly be forgiven if that recently hinted return of âDariaâ comes to fruition.
As the network turns 30, there will be plenty of remembrances of days gone by and just as many pining posts from folks yearning for the good ol' days. This one falls somewhere in between the two categories.
A great deal of time has passed since Madonna dry-humped the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards stage in a sheer white dress during âLike a Virginâ years before re-creating the moment by making out with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera; or when Nirvana created the litmus test for âUnpluggedâ; or the excitement of Michael Jackson premiering âThriller.â Music moments like those will never be matched by those of any other network.
Say what you want about what the network looks like now, music-related or not, MTV somehow always managed to stay one step ahead of the rest.
It satiated the voyeur in all of us by throwing a group of strangers from different backgrounds into one house in "The Real World," and we tuned in to watch them live, work and do the adult things we were scared of talking about in public.
Before Tyra Banks flooded airwaves with incessant cycles of âAmericaâs Next Top Model,â MTV gave audiences an insiderâs glimpse of models in âHouse of Styleâ with Cindy Crawford; satisfied our curiosity for how famous couples did the same things as us with âThe Osbournesâ and âNewlywedsâ; and with âDiary,â showed us that although we thought we knew, we had no idea. Always curious about who -- Mick Jagger or Steven Tyler -- would win in a fight? âCelebrity Death Matchâ solved that for you with cheeky results. And "Laguna Beach" showed us what it is like to be spoiled little rich kids.
And before the explosion of idiots taking to YouTube to upload videos of themselves racing in shopping carts, the boys of âJackassâ tried it all. And in some form or another, the blueprints of these shows exist everywhere, so blame MTV if you've grown tired of "The Bachelor," "Big Brother" and "[Insert random celeb docudrama here]."
MTVâs last big contribution to music might have come in the form of âTotal Request Live.â Serving as the go-to place for poppers and rabid fans at home, it helped Carson Daly carry the torch from veejays such as J.J. Jackson, Nina Blackwood and Martha Quinn (pictured above).
"TRL" served as the instrumental launch pad for a breadth of pop royalty, including Spears, Eminem, the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and Aguilera. Plus, the show was the only place where artists like Good Charlotte, Limp Bizkit and Korn became OMG-h-u-g-e stars, and its cancellation also marked a shift toward music videos playing less of a role on the network.
This past weekend VH1 paid tribute to the network by airing hourlong clips of programming (remember âJoeâs Apartmentâ or those aggressive "I Want My MTV" commercials?) as a reminder of the good times on the network, while MTV geared up for the season premiere of âJersey Shoreâ with a marathon of the show.
Stephen K. Friedman, president of MTV, said the milestone offers âanother moment of reinvention for this generation.â
âItâs interesting. I donât know that [the anniversary] means that much for our current audience,â Friedman told Pop & Hiss. âThe vast majority of them werenât born when MTV launched.â
Friedman said heâs well aware of complaints that the network is less music driven, but he said the complaints come from those outside of their demo.
âThat is a different era. Itâs a quantum leap. Our audience is not going to wait very long to see a video; they are going to go online. Itâs just not in the realm of their reality. We stay true to the brand and the DNA. It doesnât surprise us that people who grew up [when we launched] 30 years ago say, âWhoa, what happened?â But they are not the audience we are speaking to,â Friedman said.
âOur audience is discovering music everywhere. Weâd love to have a music franchise thatâs a big hit. The bar has been raised for the TV franchise thatâs going to get them engaged. I donât know that weâve got the answer yet.â
10. PETE HAM Badfinger 4/24/1975 "Suicide By Hanging" Badfinger "Day After Day"
9. DAVE ALEXANDER The Stooges 2/10/1975 "Pulmonary Edema" The Stooges" "Gimmie Danger"
8. RON "PIGPEN" MCKERNAN Grateful Dead 3/8/1973 "Gastrointestinal hemorrhage assoicated with alcoholism" Grateful Dead "Operator".
7. ALAN "BLIND OWL" WILSON Canned Heat 9/3/1970 "Barbituate overdose, possible suicide" Canned Heat "Goin Up The Country"
6. ROBERT JOHNSON 8/16/1938"Unknown, but typically credited to strychnine poisoning" Robert Johnson "Hellhound On My Trail"
5. KURT COBAIN of Nirvana "4/5/1994 "Ruled as suicide by shotgun" Nirvana "Breed"
4. JIM MORRISON The Doors 7/3/1971 "Cause of death listed as "heart failure"; however, no autopsy was performed" The Doors "Riders On The Storm"
3. JANIS JOPLIN Big Brother And The Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band 10/4/1970 "Pobable heroin overdose" Janis Joplin "Summertime".
2. JIMI HENDRIX The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band Of Gypsys 9/18/1970 "Autopsy showed he asphyxiated on vomit after combining sleeping pills with wine" Jimi Hendrix "Angel".
1. BRIAN JONES The Rolling Stones 7/3/1969 "Drowned in a swimming pool. The coroner's report stated "death by misadventure" The Rolling Stones "Let's Spend The Night Together".
There are a number of others that were also 27
Mia Zapata of The Gits RIP
D. Boon of the Minuteman
Pete de Freitas of Echo And The Bunnymen
Kristen Pfaff of Hole
Richey Edwards of Manic Street Preachers
Bryan Ottoson of American Head Charge
And of course plenty of others.
When we finished Sit N Spin the list of "Why Didn't You Include?": Bon Scott, Shannon Hoon, Layne Staley, Mike Starr, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dimebag Darrell, Karen Carpenter, Cliff Burton, etc, etc. IT WAS BECAUSE TODAY'S SIT N' SPIN IS ABOUT THOSE WHO PASSED AT 27. Seriously people.
Ok so for the better part of a year there were little whispers that Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour could end up being the new Velvet Revolver frontman. Now I thought it was an awsome idea. However each time I would see Duff or when I last chatted with Corey I didn't bring it up out of respect. Kind of like you don't want to push and idea cause you want it to come together ya know? Anyhow it's not gunna happen and I could only imagine that Slash wishes Sorum wouldn't have layed it out like he did.
Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum says the band had an entire album of songs with Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor ready to go until Slash shot it down. Sorum tells Brazil's Lokas Rock Show it was his idea to get Corey in the band. "He's a great guy, number one -- he's an absolute sweetheart -- and he rocks. [But] Slash just didn't see it like the rest of us did. We liked it. We had ten songs. [We] could put the album out tomorrow. It's done. I said, 'Let's go.' But Slash wasn't feeling it. If we're not all feeling it together, we can't do it."
Ok gang don't forget about Soundgarden Super Tuesday!!!
I can't believe in September it will be 20 years. Holy Sh*t! This is a pretty cool thing. Maybe I get it and feature a few songs in the Cockfight?
With the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind coming up in September, it's no surprise that people are already marking the milestone. The August issue of Spin has such musicians as Eddie Vedder, The Black Keys, Lenny Kravitz and Nirvana drummer/Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl reflecting on the album. And the magazine has assembled a tribute album called Newermind that features Nirvana's Unplugged buddies The Meat Puppets covering "Smells Like Teen Spirit." You can download the tribute album at Spin's Facebook page.
ok where to start.....ok, I'll start with Soundgarden!! KISW is proud to present Soundgarden, Queens OF THe Stone Age, Mastodon and THe Meat Puppets July 30th at The Gorge.
Guitarist Kim Thayil says Soundgarden hopes to release its first studio album since 1996's Down on the Upside in the first half of 2012. Thayil tells the Reno-Gazette Journal, "I think our goal is the spring, but we're not going to push ourselves. If it's earlier, that'd be great. If we don't think it's perfect by the spring, then, you know [we'll wait]."
Hey, I'll be patient!!
And for Rush news.....cause the biggest Rush fans are here in the PNW!!
Rush wrapped up their tour at WRA July 2nd!
Rush drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy essay on his motorcycle travels for the last leg of the band's Time Machine tour, which ended earlier this month in Washington state. Titled The Frying Pan and the Freezer, he writes about driving through 112-degree heat, the dampness of the Pacific Northwest and a few other climates in between. He also throws in a little trivia. Did you know that the only two U.S. States that have never recorded temperatures above 100 degrees are Alaska and Hawaii?
During the last show, Peart says, Geddy Lee dropped an f-bomb for the first time on stage. "After saying, 'It has been great,' he repeated that phrase and added that emphatic modifier. It was definitely a case of 'when no other word would do' - to express how successful the tour had been... In that moment, the three of us knew that at last we would be stepping away from the 'frying pan' of live performance for a while, and would have some time off to chill: 'the freezer.'"
Rush's tour consisted of 81 shows for nearly one million people. Peart racked up close to 37-thousand miles in North America, South America and Europe.
Rush will resume recording the Clockwork Angels album in the fall, and release a tour DVD on September 27th.
Crazies! First the bassist from Coheed robbing a drugstore now Ex QOTSA member Nick Oliveri has a stand off with a friggin Swat team! I remember being at a QOTSA club show in 2000, it was hot and the power went off. He proceeded to lose his Sh*t and pull the break the neck of the beer bottle and threatin to slice the owners of the club. So this doesn't suprise me. P.S. Drugs are bad.
Ex-Queens of the Stone Age Guy -- S.W.A.T. Standoff
by TMZ Staff
A former member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age got into an intense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his L.A. home last night ... where cops found a high-powered LOADED rifle.
TMZ has learned ... cops were called to the home of 39-year-old Nick Oliveri after a neighbor called 911 to report a "disturbance" between the rocker and his girlfriend.
Sources close to the couple tell us ... Nick's GF told police the rocker struck her during an argument the day before ... and she had come back to the home to collect her stuff so she could move out. That's when the two got into another heated argument ... and Nick locked themselves inside the duplex.
When cops arrived, Oliveri -- who played bass with the Queens for years before parting ways with the group -- refused to allow cops inside the residence ... and would not let his girlfriend leave.
A S.W.A.T. team was called to the scene -- and a standoff ensued. After two hours, Nick finally agreed to let his GF exit the duplex ... and two hours after that, he gave himself up without further incident.
When cops searched the home, we're told they found one high powered rifle -- which was FULLY LOADED.
Oliveri was booked on felony domestic violence. He has since been released after posting $100,000 bail.
You know this story, made me itch to watch the movie "Drug Store COwboy" for the millionth time. (itch, haha.) Anyhow peep the story.
COHEED AND CAMBRIA: Bassist's Bizarre Drug Bust
Coheed and Cambria bassist Mike Todd was arrested yesterday for allegedly robbing a pharmacy to get prescription painkillers just before the band opened for Soundgarden in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Police say Todd entered a Walgreens in Attleboro and showed the pharmacists a note on his telephone claiming he had a bomb. He then reportedly demanded six bottles of OxyContin and caught a cab to the Comcast Center. Todd was arrested at the venue and charged with armed robbery and possession of a controlled substance.
Coheed and Cambria replaced Todd with Wes Styles for the show and the three remaining dates on their tour. A message on their website says, "We are surprised, to say the least, and will address the situation with Michael after the tour. For now, we just want to have a great time out here and finish with some killer shows."
KISW Presents Soundgarden w/Queens Of The Stone Age, Mastodon and The Meat Puppets July 30th @ The Gorge.
Have a great night gang, if you are going to Mayhem be safe out there.
Hope everyone had a killer 4th of July weekend. Mine was nearly fantastic!
So this came down earlier today and all I could think was "This will be like shooting fish in a barrel!!"
It's official ... Charlie Sheen will be the next "roastee" at the next Comedy Central Roast in September.
Sheen released a statement saying, "You could say I've been providing kindling for this Roast for a while ... It's time to light it up.& It's going to be epic."
The Roast will be taped in Los Angeles on September 10 ... and it will air on Comedy Central on September 19 -- which is, not coincidentally, the same night the revamped "Two and a Half Men" is set to premiere.
A rep for Comedy Central says, "Charlie has assured us that nothing will be off limits in this Roast which scares even us."
Ewww, this may be the first one I don't watch. Who am I kidding' I'll totes watch!
Per chance you got to see Mark Lanagan at The Neptune Theater a few Friday's back. Or maybe you've seen Van Connor's awsome band Valis? Well Screaming Trees getting back together isn't an option, but a last recording is!!!
A final Screaming Trees album will be released digitally August 2nd. Last Words: The Final Recordings was compiled by drummer Barrett Martin from sessions in 1998 and 1999. The band split up in June 2000. The album features guest appearances by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme.
In case you're wondering, the iconic Northwest grunge band says, "There are no plans for a reunion, as the band members are finally well-adjusted adults who actually get along with each other and have happily moved on with their lives."
The top Ten musicians with ties to science, compiled by online science magazine IO9.com.
Here's the Top 10
1) Brian May-- Queen guitarist Brian May is at number-one with a Ph.D. in astrophysics. He also designed and built his first guitar, the Red Special.
2) Greg Graffin -- The singer in Bad Religion has a master's degree in geology and a Ph.D. in zoology. In 2010 he co-wrote the book Anarchy Evolution, and he teaches Life Science 1 and Earth & Space Sciences 116 (paleontology) at UCLA. This fall he will be teaching a course on evolution at Cornell.
3) Milo Aukerman -- The lead singer for the punk band The Descendents has a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and alternates between working with the band and working on academic research.
4) Brian Cox -- He was the keyboardist for the U.K. pop group D:Ream. He's a particle physicist and a professor at the University of Manchester, and works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. He also hosts science specials for the BBC.
5) Dan Snaith -- He performs electronic, psychedelic pop dance music under the name Caribou. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics.
6) Tom Scholz--Boston's Tom Scholz is at number-six with a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a senior product design engineer for Polaroid and he invented the Rockman headphone guitar amplifier.
7) Mira Aroyo -- The vocalist and synthesizer player for the English electronic band Ladytron, Mira is also a geneticist with a Ph.D. from Oxford.
8) Diane de Kerckhove -- A jazz singer, she's also a Rhodes scholar who received her Ph.D. in materials science from Oxford in 1999. She's an assistant professor of physics at the University of Guelph.
9) Art Garfunkel-- And Art Garfunkel is at number-nine with a master's degree in mathematics.
10) Dexter Holland -- The singer and guitarist in The Offspring, he was a Ph.D. candidate in molecular biology at the University of Southern California. He gave up biology to focus on The Offspring.
Oh and #8 Diane De Kerckhove was switched out for Thomas Dolby's "Science"!
Anthrax nabbed another win with "Fight Em' Till You Can't' in the Cockfight!
I've flipped through Ozzy's first book, haven't read Sharon's either......don't judge I bet I've read more of em' than you lol.
Anyhow this could make for an excellent coffee table book.
Ozzy Obsourne is looking to be a best-selling author again. His second book, Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy, was written with Chris Ayers and features highlights from Ozzy's medical advice column from the U.K. Sunday Times as well as answers to celebrities' medical questions. Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy is due out October 11th.
Also music dropping tomorrow:
Limp Bizkit: Gold Cobra (Interscope)
Does anyone still care about Fred Durst and company a decade after their peak?
Redlight King: Something for the Pain (Hollywood)
This album includes the Neil Young-sampling single "Old Man."
Queensryche: Dedicated to Chaos (Roadrunner/Loud & Proud)
This is the Seattle act's 11th album of original material.
Bad Company: Live at Wembley (Eagle Rock)
This CD, DVD and Blu-ray was recorded in London in April 2010.
Burn Halo: Up From the Ashes (G.O.O.D. Music)
The second album from Burn Halo includes the single "Tear It Down."
Alright babies......check you tomorrow for Sit N Spin with The Mens Room at 4:30!
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Loud And Local
So Paul Stanley of KISS was supposed to call in to THe Mens Room. Guess what, he didn't. (smart guy lol.) Anyhow they were going to bring up today's Sit N Spin up to him, but alas no dice. Regardless, I Love a good/bad/bad song. And I love KISS. So cringe and enjoy!
Wait, there's 11 songs this week! Why? Cause it goes to 11 bitches!
11. KISS "MODERN DAY DELILAH"
10. KISS "THEN SHE KISSED ME"
9. KISS "LICK IT UP"
8. KISS "JUNGLE"
7. KISS "I"
6. KISS "GOD GAVE ROCK N ROLL TO YOU PART II"
5. KISS "FOREVER"
4. KISS "TEARS ARE FALLING"
3. KISS "LET'S PUT THE X IN SEX"
2. KISS "I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU"
1. KISS "BETH"
Enjoy and have fun Thursday at The Comcast Arena in Everett!
Saturday night sitting at a friends birthday dinner I got the news about the passing of Clarence Clemons. Here is what some of his peers are saying.
The music community continues to pay its respects to E Street Band saxophone player Clarence Clemons, who died Saturday at the age of 69 from complications due to a massive stroke he suffered at home in Florida on June 12th.
On Sunday night in Denmark, Bon Jovi performed "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" while a photo of Clemons was shown on the video screen. On his Facebook page Jon Bon Jovi writes, "As we continue on, it is important to us to honor our friend Clarence Clemons. His passing is a sad loss and we wanted to honor him, his family, his bandmates and his many friends. Our performance of 'Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out' was from all of us, as your fans."
Ringo Starr, whose first All-Starr Band in 1989 Clarence was part of, tells us, "Clarence Clemons was a big man with a big heart and he will be missed by us all." Clarence is the third member of that All-Starr lineup to pass on -- The Band's Rick Danko died in 1999 and Billy Preston in 2006. It was while on that tour in Japan that Clemons received a call from Bruce Springsteen telling him he was breaking up the E Street Band. Ringo, who knows all about band break-ups, told him, "It's tough to believe this right now, but this might turn out to be the best thing that's ever happened to you. It will be fine." It was at that time that Clemons vowed to never cut his hair, to which Ringo replied, "That's an interesting reaction. I wouldn't have predicted that." And in his 2009 memoir, Big Man, Clemons said he had yet to cut it.
Clemons' E Street bandmate Nils Lofgren was performing in London Saturday when he heard the news and dedicated "Shine Silently" to his friend and "wishing love" to him. When Lofgren heard Clarence had suffered a stoke he said, "Clarence and I have stood side by side through countless challenges and adventures, on stage and off. I love and cherish that friendship and journey dearly."
E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg was scheduled to appear at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles last night but canceled. His show on Friday in L.A. is still on.
Gregg Allman, who became friends with Clemons when they both lived in the Bay Area, tells us, "He was big, almost scary, but he was a pussycat. I loved him dearly."
Alto Reed, sax player in Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, says, "Clarence was just an icon... The world has lost a great player and a friend of mine."
Michael Stanley: "While it was an honor to have him grace some of our songs, it was more of an honor to know him: 'The Big Man' has left a big void for all those who value music that comes from the heart!"
Alright my babies, It's 3am and time for this girl to go home. Check you tomorrow for Sit N Spin with The Mens Room at 4:30ish.
Hey, I'm a big fan of a peanut butter and bannana sandwich, this could be a great pairing. Regardless I appreciate the balls it takes to step out and follow what "they" want to do.
Secret Recording Project?
June 15, 2011
A few months ago our own Kirk Hammett hinted at a new Metallica project that's "not really 100 percent a Metallica record." While Kirk may have jumped the gun a little (and has since been properly punished with a series of push-ups!), we are more than proud to announce that we have just completed recording a full length album that is a collaboration with none other than the legendary Lou Reed.
Ever since we had the pleasure of performing with Lou at the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Madison Square Garden in October of 2009, we have been kicking around the idea of making a record together. Some of you astute Bay Area residents may have picked up news of recent Lou Reed sightings in the greater San Francisco area and we have indeed been working at our home studio at HQ on and off over the last few months. In what would be lightning speed for a Metallica related project, we recorded ten songs during this time and while at this moment we're not exactly sure when you'll hear it, we're beyond excited to share with you that the recording sessions wrapped up last week.
A true innovator and easily one of the most influential songwriters, musicians, and performers in rock music history, Lou's work with the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist has such an enduring quality that he has long been revered and respected by us and many of our peers. We can't wait for you to listen to the finished record, so as we like to hear ourselves say around here, keep watching this spot for updates . . . we'll be back with more details as they come together.
You know if it wasn't for Tammy Wynette I wouldn't know how to spell divorce. My spelling isn't as bad as Ted Smiths, but not much better.
Back in 2006 I went through a big breakup after a long term relationship. I believe you need a name for breakups. Mine was called "Sh*tstorm 06". I had a fun little get together with a some friends and even The Mens Room guys at The Mecca. Got messy drunk had fun and said "bon voyage" to the end of it all. Then again I'm all for a party and any excuse is a good one. So when I came across this story it made me giggle.
Jack White and his wife Karen Elson issued a press release today saying they're getting a divorce after six years of marriage -- and are marking it with a party. The very odd statement came with an invite to the Nashville event and said, "We remain dear and trusted friends and co-parents to our wonderful children Scarlett and Henry Lee. We feel so fortunate for the time we have shared and the time we will continue to spend both separately and together watching our children grow. In honor of that time shared, we are throwing a divorce party. An evening together in Nashville to re-affirm our friendship and celebrate the past and future with close friends and family."
Kudo's to BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of THe Week Machina Mageddon. Hear another track from them this Sunday for Loud And Local at 11pm!
Another heads up all next week I'll have your chance to text in to win SLAYER tickets!
Big Rock Blog....now don't forget all this week is Pain In THe Grass Week as well. You got a shot a tickets every 99 minutes.
Ok on to the RHCP news.....this press release came my way earlier today. Enjoy RHCP fans!
Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Details of Eagerly Awaited New Studio Album
Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award-Winning Band to Release I'm With You, Produced by Rick Rubin, on August 30th on Warner Bros. Records
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Jun 6, 2011) - Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their upcoming tenth studio album, I'm With You, on Warner Bros. Records on August 30th, 2011. Recorded at East West In Los Angeles and Shangri-la in Malibu, CA, I'm With You was produced by Rick Rubin, who has produced the band's previous five albums, 2006's Stadium Arcadium, 2002's By The Way, 1999's Californication, 1995's One Hot Minute, and 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The album was mixed by Andrew Scheps and Greg Fidelman.
I'm With You is the band's first new album since the two-set Stadium Arcadium, which debuted at Number One in 28 countries around the world, including the U.S. -- their first Number One album on the Los Angeles quartet's home turf. The album spawned three Number One Modern Rock hits: "Dani California" (which spent 14 weeks at No. 1 and is one of three songs in the history of Billboard's Alternative Chart to debut at No. 1), "Tell Me Baby," and "Snow (Hey Oh)." To support Stadium Arcadium, the Chili Peppers played to millions of fans around the world throughout 2007, including sold-out arena tours of Europe and North America, appearances at the Fuji Festival in Japan and Live Earth in London, and headlining slots at Lollapalooza in Chicago, and the Leeds and Reading Festivals in the U.K.
One of the most successful acts in rock history, Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including "Best Rock Album" for Stadium Arcadium, "Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group" for "Dani California, "Best Rock Song" for "Scar Tissue," and "Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocal" for "Give It Away." The band holds the record for the most No. 1 singles of all time at Alternative radio, a total of 11, and a combined 81 weeks at No. 1.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is singer Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, will headline at Japan's Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka on August 13th and in Tokyo on August 14th. They will also headline at the Rock in Rio Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 24th.
Join me tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 with The Mens Room for Sit N Spin!
How about the PAIN IN THE GRASS 2011 lineup!! Keep in mind I'll be doing a daily Pain In THe Grass Blog! So peep that bitches.
On the heels of PITG, I'll have 2 more pairs of tickets to see KISS tonight. You can text KISS to 77999 at 7:50 and 8:50!
Ok this is the second half of a KISS story I wrote about a few weeks ago.
Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has issued a statement regarding his May 22nd arrest on suspicion of assault against his wife Diane.
In part, he says, "This is a private matter that I cannot comment on at this time. Please don't believe everything you read. I would never hurt anyone - ever. What has been reported is an absolutely inaccurate depiction of the events that occurred that evening. When it's time, the truth will be known."
As for the four dead dogs found on his property, which were killed by his larger dogs and for which he will not be charged, he says, "I wrapped them each in blankets and laid them to rest in 'caskets' where I made a cross and wrote the words to 'Danny Boy' on their casket. The weather had been pretty bad here for awhile and an excavator was planned to come the property to dig up the ground so I could give them a proper burial when this terrible thing happened. I only hope someday we'll be together and I can watch them once again run in the meadows under the deep blue skies."
Vincent replaced Ace Frehley in KISS in 1982 and played with them for two years.
Hot damm first day of June, can't believe were here. You wouldn't know it by looking outside, but I digress.
Don't forget tomorrow at 7:50 AM BJ Shea will be announcing full deetz on Pain In The Grass 2011! Then all next week tickets for you.
I'm always a fan of musican's, musican's if you would. Peep Joe Elliott of Def Leppard below.
Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott was recently asked to put together his dream band. Here's what he came up with: Bad Company's Paul Rodgers on vocals; the late Mick Ronson on lead guitar with Pete Townshend on rhythm; the late Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott on bass; Mott the Hoople's Morgan Fisher on keyboards; and the late John Bonham on drums.
Commenting on each, Elliott said:
Paul Rodgers: "He really does have the most incredible voice. It still sounds the same as in his Bad Company days. It's astonishing. He's someone who studied at the school of Otis Redding. I'd listen to him sing the phonebook."
Mick Ronson: "His solo on [David Bowie's] 'Life on Mars?' is one of the best things I've ever heard. He is so understated."
Pete Townshend: "I'd love to see him and Ronson play together. They both have great right hands: great at picking and strumming. If you listen to the guitar on The Who's 'Pinball Wizard,' it doesn't show off, it's just fluent."
Phil Lynott: "As frontman of Thin Lizzy he was really great, but imagine how good his bass playing would be if that was all he had to concentrate on? He should probably contribute to the songwriting, too. He was very poetic."
Morgan Fisher: "He's an amazing player. I love the sound of the piano blasting through pop and rock music."
John Bonham: "He might have played in a rock band, but he had a Motown background and you can hear this in his playing. His technique was stunning. He achieved this huge sound, but it looked effortless."
Elliott and Def Leppard release their first concert album, Mirror Ball: Live & More, next Tuesday.
A Sit N Spin without Coldplay? Yes, but not without the norm hijinks!
RONNIE JAMES DIO: Tops Among Metal Singers
Ronnie James Dio is the all-time best heavy metal singer, according to NME. The U.K. magazine says he had a "set of lungs that were a thousand times more powerful than his stature suggested." Other screamers to make the Top 10 include:
⢠Judas Priest's Rob Halford at number-four -- "Rocks harder than a rocking chair on a rowing boat in a storm."
⢠Ozzy Osbourne at number-five -- "His trademark melodies and manic stage presence have made for years of compelling viewing."
⢠Alice Cooper at number-10 -- "He's 63 years old and still rocks like a hurricane."
1) Ronnie James Dio - Elf, Rainbow, Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell
2) Mike Patton - Faith No More, Mr. Bungle
3) Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden
4) Rob Halford - Judas Priest, Halford
5) Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath
6) Axl Rose - Guns n' Roses
7) Corey Taylor - Slipknot, Stone Sour
8) Phil Anselmo - Pantera, Down
9) James Hetfield - Metallica
10) Alice Cooper
Judas Priest on the season finale of American Idol?
So obviously no replacing KK. But the KK clone was pretty spot on. Now before everybody starts throwing lemons over Priest being on AI think about this. Many 6 or 7 year old kids will see and hear Judas Priest for the first time and it will blow their little minds! Much like it did for many of us seeing or hearing or said band for the first time. For some it will be a defining moment in a young life.
Now as far as the farewell tour is concerned read up!!!
British metal stalwarts Judas Priest have an eventful few months ahead: The band recently announced a farewell tour and have welcomed a new guitarist, Richie Faulkner, to replace the recently retired KK Downing.
"It's not exactly the end of the band, it's just the fact that we won't really be doing any more world tours," guitarist Glenn Tipton tells Rolling Stone. "It takes a big chunk out of your life. We've been doing it for 40 years now or close to it, and we all love that moment on stage, but it's difficult to be away from home and all the traveling involved. Now, if somebody came along and said, 'Would you do a small string of dates,' we wouldnât automatically say no to that. But in general, this is probably the last chance you'll get to see Priest live."
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On this tour â dubbed the Epitaph Tour â Priest will be working in new guitarist Faulkner, who sees his playing style as similar to his predecessor's. "My take on KK's playing was he improvised quite a lot live," says Faulkner. "It was kind of a basic framework around the solo that was on the record, and then he would go off a bit on that. So my style is kind of the same as that â I normally take what's in the solo and just play around with it a bit. But it keeps the essence of the solo there."
Priest singer Rob Halford also revealed that the group has also been working on all-new material. "We do have some completed tracks that we've been talking about in the last few days, as to how we can feed those out to our fans," he says. "We wanted to make at least one more great metal album that really represents all the wonderful things we've tried to do. If things go as planned, we want to get this out by the summer of next year."
The Return of 'British Steel': Rob Halford Q&A
But the first order of business will be the upcoming tour, which as of now kicks off October 12th in San Antonio and wraps up November 18th in East Rutherford, New Jersey (though more dates should be announced soon), with support acts Thin Lizzy and Black Label Society. "We're doing a track off every album," says Tipton, rattling off songs the band is planning on performing â from tracks like "Never Satisfied" (which Tipton says the band has never played before) to classics like "Hell Bent for Leather" and "Electric Eye."
And the band plans to go out in what can only be termed a blaze of glory. "We're pulling out all the stops," says Halford. "We've built a brand new stage set, we've got all the effects that people love us for â the lasers, the fire, the bombs, the smoke, new costumes, and the bike. It's just a full-on metal extravaganza."
The tour with Black Label Society and the new version of Thin Lizzy will be coming our way in late October.
Slash has confirmed what we reported in March -- Van Halen has indeed finished recording a new album. "I don't wanna speak on their behalf," says Slash, "but one of the guys that works for us works for Van Halen in the studio and he told me that they're in the mixing stages."
The album, produced by John Shanks, is their first with David Lee Roth since 1984's 1984, and their first without original bassist Michael Anthony who was replaced by Eddie Van Halen's son, Wolfgang. No word on when it will be released, but Van Halen is scheduled to tour Australia in the fall. A spokesperson for the band was unavailable for comment.
No Northwest dates yet, but chances are it will come our way at some point:)
The Carnival of Madness Tour is coming back this summer. The lineup includes Theory of a Deadman, Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry and Adelitas Way. 14 dates have been announced so far, starting on August 13th in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin and running through September 17th in Popular Bluff, Mississippi. More will be revealed in the next few weeks.
Corey Taylor and myself talked at length about his new book last summer. If you missed Monday's Rock Report, here's the story.
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is doing a few UK appearances in July to promote his new book, Seven Deadly Sins. One of them will be at the very prestigious Oxford University. Taylor considers the invite to speak there ironic because he never graduated from high school.
Taylor's Seven Deadly Sins will be published July 12th in the U.S.
Gotta scram. Join me for Sit N Spin with The Mens Room tomorrow at 4:30. A salute to big booties!!!
:)
Jolene
Coldplay fans may not put out, But they're safe drivers!
Drivers were also asked which songs they rated as the most calming and soothing to hear while behind the wheel. Songs from Jack Johnson and Fleetwood Mac were named in the top five, along with Adele's recent tearjerker 'Someone Like You' and Coldplay's 'Yellow'.
Top 5 Blood Pressure Raising Tracks
1. Beastie Boys - 'Sabotage'
2. The Prodigy - 'Firestarter'
3. Papa Roach - 'To Be Loved'
4. Kanye West - 'Stronger'
5. Rachmaninoff - 'Prelude In C Sharp Minor'
Top 5 Calming Tracks
1. Vivaldi - 'The Four Seasons'
2. Jack Johnson  'Breakdown'
3. Adele - 'Someone Like You'
4. Coldplay - 'Yellow'
5. Fleetwood Mac - 'Landslide'
Thanks for tolerating another round of Sit N Spin!
Well we knew it wasn't going to happen here. Roadtrip??
The festival marking Pearl Jam's 20th anniversary will be held September 3rd and 4th at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin. In addition to the headliners, the lineup includes The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age, Mudhoney, Joseph Arthur and Glen Hansard. Tickets go on sale June 4th.
Pearl Jam will follow up the festival with a 10-city Canadian tour that starts September 7th in Montreal and wraps up September 25th in Vancouver.
More Motley Crue/Poison tickets tomorrow night. Also don't forget Sit N Spin with The Mens Room and myself Tuesday @ 4:30!!
And Lastly new jamz droppin tomorrow.
Seether: Holding on to Strings Better Left to Fray (Wind-Up)
The trio's first album in four years includes the hit "Country Song."
Sick Puppies: Tri-Polar Deluxe Edition (Virgin)
This expanded version of the trio's 2009 album includes the EP Polar Opposite.
Danger Mouse and Danielle Luppi: Rome (Capitol)
This album from one of the masterminds behind Gnarls Barkley and Broken Bells feature vocals from Jack White.
Heaven and Hell: Radio City Music Hall - Live! (Eagle Rock)
This 2007 concert film finally arrives on DVD.
I'm actually listening to the Danger Mouse and Danielle Luppi: Rome album right now lol.
Don't forget more Soundgarden tickets tomorrow night! Sully Erna became your new Cockfight Champ with "Eyes Of A Child"......the song makes me want to form a drum circle lol.
Ok, PINK FLOYD news!
The first public unveiling of previously unreleased material from Pink Floyd's just-announced archival releases took place at an invitation-only event at L.A.'s Capitol Studios yesterday.
Floyd drummer Nick Mason was on hand for the listening, which included both studio outtakes and live performances of songs from Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall, including a sped-up live "Money" from before it was recorded and a studio version of "Wish You Were Here," featuring gypsy violinist Stephane Grappelli.
Following the music, Mason was interviewed for about a half hour by Rolling Stone magazine's Anthony DeCurtis. An edited version of the chat will be online either late this week or early next at http://www.pinkfloyd.com/.
The campaign will roll out in September with Dark Side, followed by Wish You Were Here and a best of collection in November and The Wall in February.
Ozzy news!
Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed the rumors that there won't be an Ozzfest this summer. He tells Revolver magazine, "I just finished a lengthy arena tour of the U.S., so I've decided to tour Europe this summer instead."
Ozzfest returned last year with a week-long run after taking 2009 off.
Tune in tommorrow to hear a bit of BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week, THE DO-WRONGS!!!
I've just spent $15 on Weird Al Yankovic songs. And ya know what I'm ok with that!!
Hope you enjoyed Sit N Spin', here is a recap of the list.
"WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC has announced that his next album will be called "Apocalypse" . . . and that it'll hit stores on June 21st. And now that he has LADY GAGA'S blessing, it will include his "Born This Way" parody, "Perform This Way".
In celebration of the new album, "Entertainment Weekly" has put together a list of Weird Al's 12 Best Parodies. Here it is:
#1.) "Amish Paradise" . . . a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise"
#2.) "Eat It" . . . a parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It"
#3.) "Smells Like Nirvana" . . . a parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
#4.) "Fat" . . . a parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad"
#5.) "Trapped in the Drive Thru" . . . a parody of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet"
#6.) "Like a Surgeon" . . . a parody of Madonna's "Like a Virgin"
#7.) "Lasagna" . . . a parody of Los Lobos' version of "La Bamba"
#8.) "White and Nerdy" . . . a parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'"
#9.) "It's All About the Pentiums" . . . a parody of Diddy's "It's All About the Benjamins"
#10.) "Jurassic Park" . . . a parody of Richard Harris' version of Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park"
#11.) "Another One Rides the Bus" . . . a parody of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"
#12.) "Perform This Way" . . . a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"
Ok so I love some Sammy, his solo career and of course Montrose! But I would like to call bull on this story.....what do you think?
Sammy Hagar must have been on the promotional trail for his autobiography Red just a little too long. The Red Rocker tells Forbes.com he's been approached for virtually every lead-singer opening in the past two decades. He says, "I was asked at one time to be in Motley Crue. I was asked at one time to be in Pantera by their mangers. I was asked to be in Velvet Revolver when Scott Weiland quit and went back to the Stone Temple Pilots. I was waiting to be asked to be in Led Zeppelin to say no, since they were the greatest band on earth and no one could replace Robert Plant. I was asked to be in Aerosmith and I said no."
Speaking of books, got Steven Tyler's in the mail today. It drops tomorrow as do some other things.
Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (Capitol)
This album was delayed (and then re-titled) after Adam Yauch announced in 2009 that he had cancer.
Sixx A.M.: This Is Gonna Hurt (Eleven Seven Music)
The second album from Nikki Sixx's side project is a companion to his best-selling book.
Shinedown: Somewhere in the Stratosphere (2 CDs + 2 DVDs) (Atlantic)
This deluxe package chronicles the band's lengthy tour behind The Sound of Madness.
Bruce Springsteen: The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (DVD/Blu-Ray) (Columbia)
This documentary was released in last year in The Promise box set. The bonus features include a five-song concert by Springsteen and the E Street Band recorded last December.
I think it's funny that with my schedule I actually saw a bit of THE ROYAL WEDDING. THen fell asleep on the couch woke up briefly and the wedding was still going.....I forgot church weddin's be long!
Anyhow Thanks to the metal lovin' guys at Crown Black Car (use them they rule! 206-722-CROWN for rides!) I saw this!!!!!
Venom Singer Saddened By Royal Snub
By Keith Spillett
Uncle Cronos
There is one Brit who is still waiting for his invitation to tomorrowâs wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. Cronos (Conrad Lant), the bass player and singer from the band Venom, has checked his mailbox everyday patiently waiting for a message that may never come. Why would the lead singer of a band that recorded songs like âSons of Satanâ expect an invite to one of the most sacred and important events in Britain this century? Cronos is, in fact, Kate Middletonâs uncle.
As hard as this may be to believe for many metalheads, Cronos is the brother of Kateâs mom Mary Lant. In an exclusive interview with The Tyranny of Tradition, Cronos revealed that he had a close relationship with Kate from the time she was a baby. âWe were on tour supporting the Welcome to Hell album when I got the call. Little Katy was about to be born. The band and I cancelled the show and rushed to the hospital. Iâll never forget when I held her for the first time. Abaddon and I broke down in tears. It was beautiful,â recalled Cronos.
Cronos was always a big part of the future princesses life. She grew up going to Venom concerts and was even in the studio when the band recorded their third album âAt War With Satanâ. âMantas had this great idea to have her voice mixed into the background of the song âAaaaaarrghhâ but it we were never able to get it to sound right.â
As Kate got older she got more involved with the band. âShe started playing drums at age 7 and even sat in with us a few times during concerts. She played Buried Alive with us at a show in Coventry back during the reunion in 1995 and was amazing. She reminded me a lot of Dave Lombardo.â
When the royal couple first started dating Kate promised Cronos that they might play at the wedding if the two ever decided to tie the knot. âShe had this whole idea about us playing Countess Bathory during the part of the service where she walked up to the altar. I thought it was crazy, but she kept bringing the idea up. Iâd have been honored to play her wedding.â
Cronos was in touch with Kate as recently as seven months ago, but since the wedding announcement she has not returned any of his phone calls. âShe used to call me her favorite uncle. She loved singing songs with me when she was a little girl. We used to sing the song âBlack Metalâ together. She loved doing the growling part at the end. Now she wonât even talk to me.â
There have been few mentions of Cronosâ relationship with Kate in the British press. He believes the royal family has conspired to keep the Kate Middleton/Venom connection out of the media. âThere used to be video of her playing with us up on YouTube, but that was mysteriously taken down months ago. I feel like they are embarrassed by my career as one of the founding fathers of Satan influenced thrash metal. Iâm not trying to get famous out of this or make money. I just want my Little Katy back.â
So like many of you I was unable to attend THE BIG 4 Show Saturday in Indio. Our beloved Mistress Of Booze was there first hand and has taken the time to write a show for us. You may have seen her vocal stylings with The New Orginals at our 2011 KISW Rock Girl Gala back on April 15th!
Thanks again girl, check back to kisw.com soon to see her pictures!!
Jolene
THE BIG 4 - The Mistress of Booze's Review
Dear Rockaholics,
I've been trying to think of a word to describe my experience at The Big 4 and well, I can't think of just one word that's good enough to describe how amazing The Big 4 was. So, since my thesaurus is MIA, I will borrow a phrase from one Barney Stinson that will suffice for now: The Big 4 was LEGEN---wait for it--DARY!!!
Before I forget, let me say that the Empire Polo Club was a very large, very cool venue. And also, it was really, really HOT in Indio, California on Saturday. Really hot. All day long. Sunscreen required.
The show started right on time with Anthrax hitting the stage at 4pm. As Scott Ian projected on his Twitter page, he played the first note of The Big 4 show, igniting a metal inferno that proceeded to burn for the next 7+ hours. Just thinking about it again now gives me chills.
Anthrax's set started with "Caught In A Mosh" was followed by old favorites, like "Madhouse" and "Among The Living." The whole set was classic Anthrax, plus a new song from the new record they are working on. This was my first time seeing Anthrax live, so I was immediately impressed with the intensity with which Frank Bello and Scott Ian play every second of every song! Frankie was especially amazing - he's probably one of the most energetic bass players I've ever seen, besides Thrill and Robert Trujillo. "Indians" was one of the highlights as Charlie Benante stopped the song right before the "war dance" portion, causing the crowd to voice their disapproval. Scott Ian immediately got on the mic and said, "I think what Charlie is trying to say is, let us see your WAR DANCE!!!" and then it was on - the mosh pits around the venue exploded into a frenzy as Joey Belladonna donned his full Indian headdress. It was awesome!! Overall, I was so impressed with Anthrax's performance that I was kicking myself for not seeing them sooner.
Anthraxâs Set List: Caught In A Mosh, Got The Time, Madhouse, Among The Living, Antisocial, Indians, Fight'em 'Til You Can't (NEW SONG!!!), A.I.R., Metal Thrashing Mad, I Am The Law
Next up to kick our asses was Megadeth. They started their set with "Trust," rocking solidly and didn't let up until the final notes of "Holy Wars..." (Here's a link to their full set list: http://twitpic.com/4onr1j) Megadeth was another band I hadn't seen before, and they did not disappoint. Dave Mustaine ripped it up on guitar, his vocals snarling. David Ellefson, back on bass duties, was really fun to watch too. I can't imagine ever seeing Megadeth without him - his presence on stage is nearly as powerful as Mustaine's. Highlight: During âPeace Sellsâ the Megadeth âmastcotâ came out and rallied the crowd. I managed to get one good picture â he looked like business was good. Mustaine, lean on the words during their set, had a great goodbye for us all, "You've been great; We've been Megadeth - Goodnight!"
Slayer was up next. I won't lie. I was a little scared. I'm not a Slayer fanatic, so I was in the minority on Saturday. The crowd in front of the stage for Slayer was clearly excited as the more rowdy antics started up 10-15 minutes before they took the stage. Thankfully, the most pit did not expand to us once they hit the stage playing "World Painted Blood." Fun facts: the entire band was wearing black leather pants. (Well - couldn't see the drummer's pants...) I was surprised by this. Kerry King also had no less than 3 GIANT chains hanging off his pants. MET-AL. Slayer was on stage as the sun set, the perfect backdrop to their menacing metal assault. Their last songs? "South of Heaven" and âAngel of Deathâ of course. It was pretty damn cool, even I must admit.
I am a HUGE Metallica fan (ask anyone at KISW...) so I took the opportunity to get right in the front for the Mighty Met. Yes, The Mistress of Booze was in the front row for Metallica!! YES!!!
As usual, the house lights went dark and the soothing sounds of "Ecstasy of Gold" signaled the start of Metallicaâs set. The band hit the stage in a "we ARE going to kick your ass and you will like it" way by starting with "Creeping Death" and "For Whom The Bell Tolls." They pulled out a couple songs that they don't normally play: "Ride The Lightening" and "Orion." YES - you just read that correctly, "Orion" bitches. I couldn't believe it myself and I've seen them, uh, a lot.
The entire band was clearly having a blast - James Hetfield was constantly smiling and his banter with the crowd was playful. His vocals were fierce and strong, and his command of the crowd was well, classic Hetfield! Kirk Hammett was brilliant - he was also smiling all night and I swear he seemed extra excited to be playing "Orion." Lars Ulrich was solid all night too - his drums were literally shaking the fence I was leaning on. Robert Trujillo was amazing as usual - the way he creeps across that stage, shape-shifting - it's awesome to watch.
Metallica's set: Creeping Death, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Fuel, Ride The Lightening, Fade To Black, Cyanide, All Nightmare Long, Sad But True, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion, One, Master of Puppets, Blackened, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman
THEN - surprise (not! we were hoping this would happen...) - all four bands took the stage and did a shortened version of "Am I Evil" by Diamond Head. James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine actually hugged before the song started - I think the entire crowd gasped and then rejoiced. James, Dave and Joey swapped vocals while the rest of the guys all played along on their respective instruments. Seeing all those musicians on stage together, clearly having a blast, was truly an amazing thing to behold. I felt very lucky to have gotten some pictures of it.
That wasn't the end of the show though.... Metallica came back on stage, and after James teased us about the curfew (11pm - lame!), they played two more: "Hit The Lights" and "Seek and Destroy." My camera ran out of battery as I took one last picture of James Hetfield singing "Seek and Destroy" right in front of me. Then I caught a pick from Kirk Hammett as they said their goodbyes...
It was the best concert experience I have ever had. And I've been to well over 200 shows in my short lifetime.... It was truly an epic, historic event for American Heavy Metal.
I feel very lucky to have been there to witness it in person. *still giddy*
Coldplay Fans Aren't "Likely to Have Sex on a First Date" . . . But Nirvana Fans Are
If you dig COLDPLAY, you probably prefer no spontaneity in your music. And according to a poll conducted by a dating website, you may not like any spontaneity in your love life either.
Tastebuds.fm is a new service that aims to hook people up based on their taste in music.
And they asked 400 users how far they'd be willing to go on a first date. The three options were: "I'd only meet up for a chat" . . . "Perhaps a kiss" . . . and "All the way, if there was chemistry."
They combined the results with the voters' taste in music, and they found that Coldplay fans were "the least likely to have sex on a first date." They were followed by fans of Adele, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Kings of Leon.
On the flip-side, NIRVANA fans were MOST likely to go all the way on a first date.
That seems a little random, unless you consider that these people are Nirvana fans now . . . in 2011. These are 35-year-old single guys with too much flannel. Of course, they're not going to let an opportunity for sex slip away easily.)
After Nirvana on the "all the way" side, were fans of Metallica, Linkin Park, Kanye West, Gorillaz and Daft Punk.
10.DAFT PUNK (VAGINA)
9. GORILLAZ (VAGINA)
8. KATY PERRY (NO VAGINA)
7. LINKIN PARK (VAGINA)
6. LADY GAGA (NO VAGINA)
5. KAYNE WEST (VAGINA)
4. METALLICA (VAGINA)
3. ADELE (NO VAGINA)
2. COLDPLAY (NO VAGINA!!!)
1. NIRVANA (VAGINA!!!!!!!!!!)
Thanks for tolerating another go round of Sit N Spin!
Jolene
Ok, before I get into Big 4 reviews, keep in mind I'll be getting some reviews from a KISW staffer who was there!
On Sunday, April 24, Steve Appleford of LA Weekly conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
LA Weekly: How was it playing on the polo fields last night?
Ulrich: It was a little bit windy, but other than that it was great. The kids were great. The band was semi-okay, even though we hadn't played live since November. We jumped in the deep end. I'm a little bit in need for someone to walk on my back for a couple of hours. But I had a good time. A lot of friends came out, a lot of familiar faces from the last 25-30 years, new friends and old friends. All around it was a pretty successful day. People were psyched, the sound was good.
LA Weekly: Did you plan your set any different for this show?
Ulrich: When you play to 50,000 people in that kind of a setting, you primarily want to play songs that people know. You maybe play more of the anthems. Sometimes the really fast songs can get kind of lost in big settings. We play so many different types of set-ups: festivals, stadiums, arenas, amphitheaters. Over the course of that, we've found what works in different situations. When we play arenas, we change the set-list up every day and play lots of obscure songs, album cuts and B-sides, but when you 're playing these really big special events like last night, I don't know if you want to start digging into super-obscure album cuts and play songs people have never heard of. It can bring the vibe down a little bit, especially when people have been standing on the desert floor for six or eight hours in 90 degree heat.
LA Weekly: Last night, when you did "Am I Evil?" you managed to get two members of SLAYER onstage this time.
Ulrich: Listen, it keeps going up and different guys show up. If we keep being persistent, we may get everybody up there at some point. I was telling [SLAYER guitarist] Kerry King last night after the show, between Sofia [Bulgaria] and last night, we've had all four members of SLAYER up there â either for the jam or for the picture on the back of the ['Big 4'] DVD. We're batting a thousand between Sofia and Coachella.
LA Weekly: Why is DIAMOND HEAD's "Am I Evil?" the song you choose?
Ulrich: I can't tell you a cosmic reason. We felt that you're not going to invite people to come onstage and start playing a METALLICA song. That would seem a little selfish, so you want to find a cover song that had some resonance towards what's going on. Everybody's got different influences, different inspirations, but certainly the band DIAMOND HEAD has a lot to answer for when it comes to four bands playing out the desert in 2011 in terms of lineage. They're probably one of the biggest reasons that we exist. When [Dave] Mustaine was in METALLICA, he was very inspired by them. I know DIAMOND HEAD may not have the same relevance for the boys in SLAYER, but you've got to find a happy medium at some point. We've got another half-dozen shows this summer. I would like to be a little more adventurous and not rely on the same song if there are continued jams. There are other things we can do, and I know that Tom [Araya] from SLAYER was talking about [METALLICA's] "The Four Horsemen". Inviting the other bands to come up and play a METALLICA song just doesn't seem right.
How about another.............................
The coolest story to me was Jeff Hanneman returning to the stage with SLAYER!!!
Founding SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman stepped onstage with his band at this past Saturday's "Big Four" concert in Indio, California, marking the first time he has played with SLAYER since last October. In January, Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and intense rehab since. Hanneman surprised the crowd of 50,000 when he walked out onto the stage, unannounced, and played the two-song encore, "South Of Heaven" and "Angel Of Death".
Backstage in SLAYER's dressing room afterwards, Hanneman relaxed on a couch and said, "I'm the happiest man in the world."
SLAYER's setlist was as follows:
01. World Painted Blood
02. Hate Worldwide
03. War Ensemble
04. Postmortem
05. Raining Blood
06. Black Magic
07. Dead Skin Mask
08. Americon
09. Silent Scream
10. Antichrist
11. Seasons in the Abyss
12. Payback
13. Snuff
14. South of Heaven (with Jeff Hanneman)
15. Angel of Death (with Jeff Hanneman)
Gary Holt (EXODUS) has been the primary guest guitarist with SLAYER since the band started its 2011 touring schedule in February, and will continue in that capacity until Hanneman has completely recovered.
Once again a couple local reviews and pics coming your way soon, including one from Iron "Mike" Savoia! Keep your eyes peeled to his blog!! http://blogs.kisw.com/category/the-iron-mike-files/
On other music news.......kudo's to DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED!!
I hosted their CD release show for THe Taking Saturday night at Neumos. Great time and it looks like a good chunk of change was raised for the VA of Puget Sound. I was a raffle ticket selling machine!!
Saturday 4/23 was also my 7 year annivsary here at KISW. Holy S**T time flies!!!!
Thanks to Kevin and Ian of Metal Shop for covering Loud And Local Sunday night so I could have Easter off. Thanks guys!
Speaking of Loud And Local, the latest KISW Loud And Local Presents show is this Friday for SYFT's CD release! Friday, April 29th
El Corazon
S.Y.F.T. CD Release Show with Atomic Outlaws, Catatone and Third Attempt. Tickets are $10 and available through Etix.com. This all ages show starts at 7:30PM. Doors open at 7PM.
Yea, yea, yea......4:20 I get it. Have for a number of years, but that's a story for another time.
"High Enough", "Flyin High Again" and "High N Dry" were just a few of the 4/20 sonic nuggets for Dude It's The 80's.
A few years back when KK and Rob of Judas Priest came in studio and I showed them my "Rocka Rolla" tattoo it was the first time Id ever met KK. A machine on guitar, a founding member of Judas Priest and a sly fox....who whispered "is there a rocka rolla man Jolene?".......old enough to be my father easily....a charmer for sure. Anyhow word came about KK gracefully bowing out of Judas Priest......le sigh.
Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has hung up his leather and retired from the band he co-founded in 1970 with bassist Ian Hill. Priest, who'll embark on their final world tour this summer, will bring in U.K. guitarist Richie Faulkner to fill the void. The Epitaph tour starts June 7th in Holland.
Downing runs an exclusive golf course on his 300-acre estate in Shropshire, England.
On another rock tip....have I mentioned how much I dig the new Foo's? I DO!
Foo Fighters have scored the first number-one album of their career with Wasting Light. More 235,000 copies sold last week, according to the latest SoundScan figures. Even though they're on top, it's not the Foos' biggest sales week ever -- that came with the debut of 2005's In Your Honor, which moved 311,000 copies and bowed at number-two.
Gotta boogie. Happy April 20th, like you needed a reason to watch "Grandma's Boy" for the millionth tme!!
"In today's hectic fast-paced world, stress is the number one trigger for keeping 75 per cent of Britons awake at night," Leigh McCarron, Travelodge sleep director said. "Therefore it's no surprise that eight out of ten Britons rely on music to help them nod off."
The study also found that 84 per cent of Britons reported listening to music helps aid a good night's sleep, while 15 per cent stated they have a much better night's sleep if they have listened to music before drifting off.
Other acts who appear on the list include Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Alicia Keys and Barry White.
The Top 10 acts most likely to help people fall asleep is as follows:
Won't lie, most of us here at the KISW radio ranch look and feel a little out of it. Well worth it for our 2011 KISW Rock Girl Gala. So here goes the recap and other weekend fun.
Thanks to Black Stone Cherry for a fantastic interview Friday afternoon! It's up in my interview section on my page at kisw.com. Great guys and look for their new album to drop in May.
3 snapps in a Z formation to my top gay Lady Bob for coming in studio and doing my makeup Friday night. There's a Cocfight joke here somewhere....
Thanks to Crown Black Car for getting me to Showbox SoDo in record time. I literally get dropped off at the back door. Every year like clockwork I walk through the back door and all of the Rock Girl Hopefulls are lined up....and they give me a HUGE round of applause when I walk in. Every have 40 toned and hot girls clapping and yelling for you? It doesn't suck!
After the 2011 Rock girls were given their roses, I went up and introduced Hinder. Thank you by the way for all the love. Many a pictures and drinks followed. It was a pleasure to meet and hang with so many of you. The great folks that work security said things didn't get too out of control which is nice to hear.
After the show a big group of us walked over to Hooverville. Love that place. Ted Smith myself and some others kept the party going a few hours more at a different location.
Saturday I was wiped the hell out. Not even hungover really, just tapped....drained. Guess I gave it all away Friday night:)
Saturday afternoon ran some errands and got a little nap in before date night at http://www.ipanemabraziliangrill.us/meats.php.....great service and a good time! After dinner swung by HWY 99 Blues Club and the Lava Lounge.
Sunday was a really nice family birthday get together. The home for a quick nap and back to the Station for Loud And Local.
And here we are.....thanks for reading! Hope you had a fantastic weekend and got more rest than me:)
A music story broke last week about The Grammy's shaving off more than 30 catagories. From 109 to 79. A number of catagories were combined and plenty got the ax. Sit N Spin in honor of that.
Only 8 songs this week, these were tricky to find:)
8. BEST TRADITIONAL WORLD MUCIS ALBUM: ALI AND TOUMANI-ALI FARKA TOURE AND TOUMANI DIABTE
7. BEST ZYDECO OR CAJUN MUCIS ALBUM: ZYDECO JUNKIE-CHUBBY CARRIER AND THE BAYU SWAMP BAND
6. BEST HAWAIIAN MUCIS ALBUM: UANA KE ALOHA- TIA CARRERE (Yes that Tia Carrere from WAYNES WORLD! SCHWING!)
5. BEST BANDA ALBUM: ENAMORATE DE MI-EL GUERO Y SU BANDA CENTENARIO
4. BEST NORTENO ALBUM: CLASSIC-INTOCABLE
3. BEST TEJANO ALBUM: RECUERDOS-LITTLE JOE & LA FAMILIA
2. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM: CHUCHO'S STEPS-CHUCHO VALDEZ AND THE AFRO-CUBAN MESSENGERS
1. BEST ROCK ALBUM: IRON MAIDEN-EL DURADO.
The Best Rock Album cagagory hasn't been scrapped, however the instrumental preformance has been. And Best Hard Rock Preformance and Best Metal Preformance has been combined into one catagory
Good lord I can't believe it's Rock Girl Gala week already! As I write this all the 40 would be Rock Girls are in a confrence room having a Gala meeting. The smell of hairspray and perfume is intoxitating. But in a good way, it normally smells of butt round here....lol.
Weekend action:
Friday night hit up the Flight To Mars benefit show @ The Showbox Market. Fantastic show. Afterwards went backstage to say hello. Gotta love Mike McCready (PJ, Flight To Mars) gave me his huge Michael Schenker poster, it's nearly as big as me. Can't wait to gloat to Lenny of Zero Down and Ryan of Emeralds/Occult SS.....both fellas LOVE Schenker!
Saturday was an adventure to Bellevue to The Container Store. Go for the containers, stay for the cougar watching. Then an early dinner and home with the fella to chill n' do up a Saturday night at home! (it's a treat when my schedule allows for that.)
By Sunday alot of you had heard the very sad news about the passing of Matt The Bat Calicoat of Dead Vampires. He was the founding member and was taken unexpectedly. Loud And Local last night was dedicated to his honor. Massive love and prayers to his family, friends and of course Dead Vampires bandmates. You may remember Dead Vampires opening our Holiday Hangover Ball a few years back. Once benefit show info comes my way I'll be sure to cover it during Loud And Local.
And lastly AIC news........
The third annual MTS Rock On The Range Canada is set for Saturday, August 20 at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, centrally located in the heart of Canada. Canada's "Biggest Day of Rock" will feature a stellar lineup, including headliners ALICE IN CHAINS (marking their first headlining appearance in the province of Manitoba), EVANESCENCE (first live performance of the year), SUM 41, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, VOLBEAT, HINDER, ANBERLIN and more.
May have heard me annoyed sounding in today's Rock Report. Here is why.
Rock music is getting the shaft at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced yesterday that it is shrinking the number of categories from 109 to 78 -- and three of those cuts are in the rock field.
Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals have been combined into one new category, Best Rock Performance.
The Best Rock Instrumental Performance category has been eliminated.
The Hard Rock and Metal categories have been combined into one award.
I will say this, what I've seen to be true rock music will go out of fad or get beat down just enough for some amazing music to rise to the surface!
So over in the AIC camp: Alice in Chains will be making a "major concert announcement" on Monday.
We'll be all over it, whatever it is:)
And before I scoot to my next project....kudo's to BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of THe Week...LOTUS CRUSH!!!
Don't forget more SLAYER tickets for you to text to win tomorrow @ 6:50pm!
A7X's "So Far Away" went to the Cockfight Hall Of Fame tonight. Two new Challengers tomorrow. Hint, one will be a new LOADED song!
On a side note, is it any wonder we as a collective of peeps have sush a hard time sleeping. More work, less free time and overall OVERSTIMULATION!!
So as long as I'm gunna fantasize about a vacation somewhere sunny...how about Cali, in Ozzy's crib??
Ozzy Osbourne is still trying to unload his Malibu, California beach house. The home, which has been for rent at $40,000 a month, has 4500 square feet spread over three floors, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms. There's also a library, office and a roof deck. Originally listed for $14 million in 2006, the price has been dropped to $10 million. Ozzy paid $5.1 million for it in 2003.
SIT N SPIN! This week was a recap of all the bands who have played our Rock Girl Gala since 2004, knowing how we roll around here....some of the details were fuzzy. So Ryan Castle sat in, to help fill in the blanks and such.
2004
CARDBOARD VAMPIRES (feat. Jerry Cantrell and Billy Duffy)
SHINEDOWN
2005
SKINDRED
RA
2006
BUCKCHERRY
EVANS BLUE
THE NEW ORGINALS
2007
PUDDLE OF MUDD
FAIR TO MIDLAND
THE NEW ORGINALS
2008
CANDLEBOX
CHEVELLE
ANOTHER BLACK DAY
2009
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
SINCE OCTOBER
THE NEW ORGINALS
2010
HALESTORM
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
ADELITAS WAY
And on Friday April 15th baby.........
2011
HINDER
BLACK STONE CHERRY
Hope you enjoyed our little fuzzy trip down memory lane!
Jolene
Today's list came via Gibson.com. Hope you enjoyed!
Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden are the definition of heavy metal, according to the latest Gibson poll. This one, the Top 50 Metal Songs of All Time, lists seven each by Priest and Sabbath, followed by six from Maiden, four by Metallica and three from AC/DC.
1) "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
2) "Ace of Spades" - Motorhead
3) "Crazy Train" - Ozzy
4) "Iron Man" - Black Sabbath
5) "The Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden
6) "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath
7) "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath
8) "One" - Metallica
9) "Hallowed Be Thy Name" - Iron Maiden
10) "Breaking the Law" - Judas Priest
11) "Children of the Grave" - Black Sabbath
12) "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns 'n Roses
13) "Black Sabbath" - Black Sabbath
14) "Hells Bells" - AC/DC
15) "The Trooper" - Iron Maiden
16) "Painkiller" - Judas Priest
17) "Stargazer" - Rainbow
18) "Enter Sandman" - Metallica
19) "Back in Black" - AC/DC
20) "Runnin' with the Devil" - Van Halen
21) "Hellion/Electric Eye" - Judas Priest
22) "Run to the Hills" - Iron Maiden
23) "Let it Go" - Def Leppard
24) "Epic" - Faith No More
25) "Hangar 18" - Megadeth
26) "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" - Iron Maiden
27) "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" - Judas Priest
28) "Fear of the Dark" - Iron Maiden
29) "Raining Blood" - Slayer
30) "Walk" - Pantera
31) "Holy Diver" - Dio
32) "Highway to Hell" - AC/DC
33) "Heaven and Hell" - Black Sabbath
34) "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine
35) "Fade to Black" - Metallica
36) "Angel of Death" - Slayer
37) "Peace Sells" - Megadeth
38) "Freak on a Leash" - Korn
39) "Them Bones" - Alice in Chains
40) "Cemetery Gates" - Pantera
41) "Detroit Rock City" - KISS
42) "Devil's Child" - Judas Priest
43) "Run With the Wolf" - Rainbow
44) "Would?" - Alice in Chains
45) "We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister
46) "Hell Bent for Leather" - Judas Priest
47) "Beyond the Realms of Death" - Judas Priest
48) "Bomber" - Motorhead
49) "Unchained" - Van Halen
50) "10,000 Days (Wings, Part II)" - Tool
Out of the Top 50 we featured The Top Ten Greatest Guitar Riffs In Rock!!!
Enjoy!!
10'Enter Sandman'
Metallica (1991)'Enter Sandman,' probably the best-known metal song on Earth, was a major turning point for the band. Kirk Hammett "knew it wasn't your basic Metallica song," but at the time he had no idea what he'd created. "I used to think it'd be great to write a riff like 'Smoke on the Water.' I guess it happened!"
9. Mick Hutson, Redferns09'Money for Nothing'
Dire Straits (1985)Dire Straits' Mark Knopffler certainly gets points for his sense of the dramatic. After a massive build-up that sounds like an orchestra tuning, everything cuts out just in time for his big entrance. But that "crunchy" guitar sound almost didn't make it to tape: A recording engineer claims it was the result of an accidental microphone placement.
08'Back in Black'
AC/DC (1981)According to legend, Malcolm Young was going to trash the tape of what would become AC/DC's 'Back in Black' opening riff, but his brother Angus persuaded him to hold onto it. When original lead singer Bon Scott died, the brothers polished up the original, and new singer Brian Johnson added the lyrics as a tribute to Scott.
07'Sweet Child o' Mine'
Guns N' Roses (1987)The most iconic riff of the 1980s started off as a joke and was dismissed by its creator as "completely sappy." Slash was apparently just trying to make Steven Adler laugh, "making funny faces and acting like an idiot," when he played those opening notes. Luckily for us, the rest of Guns N' Roses managed to convince him it wasn't a total waste of time.
Read 'Sweet Child o' Mine' Lyrics
06'You Really Got Me'
The Kinks (1964)Two chords and a snotty attitude were all the Kinks needed to "invent" hard rock. OK, that last part is a bit of an overstatement, but Dave Davies did slash open his amplifier with a razor blade in order to maximize the crackle and distortion in those demonic power chords. That, at the very least, is punk rock.
05'Johnny B. Goode'
Chuck Berry (1958)A song by a guitar genius about a guitar genius was bound to be a work of, well ... guitar genius Chuck Berry. No matter what 'Back to the Future' tells us, 'Johnny B. Goode' didn't give birth to rock 'n' roll (the riff is just a supercharged version of Louis Jordan's 'Ain't That Just Like a Woman'), but it was undoubtedly a giant leap forward.
04'Heartbreaker'
Led Zeppelin (1969)Picking the best Jimmy Page riff is a lot like picking the best sexual position: You can make a convincing argument for most of them. Some involve more technique and manual dexterity ('Black Dog'), while others involve sheer power ('Kashmir'), but they all leave you tired and happy. We're going with Led Zeppelin's 'Heartbreaker' because, well, we had to pick one, and it kicks copious amounts of ass.
03'Iron Man'
Black Sabbath (1970)Most songs get "played on the radio" or "come out of your speakers." Not 'Iron Man.' 'Iron Man' stalks the Earth. It lurches across continents, devouring all in its path. The riff is so mammoth, the rest of the song was written around it by Sabbath after Ozzy Osbourne pointed out that it sounds "like a big iron bloke walking about."
02'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)'
Jimi Hendrix (1968)Most guitarists will tell you that, top to bottom, 'Voodoo Child' is the single greatest electric guitar song ever recorded. So there's that. The truly scary part? Hendrix and the band nailed the track on a lark, when a visiting TV crew asked them to look busy in the studio.
01'(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'
Rolling Stones (1965)Hey, guitarists, you might consider putting a recording device next to your bed. Like many of mankind's greatest inventions, the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction' arrived in a dream. According to Keith Richards, he woke up just long enough to record three things: 1) the phrase "I can't get no satisfaction," 2) the most iconic three chords in rock 'n' roll history, and 3) 40 minutes of snoring.
Out of the Top 50 we featured The Top Ten Greatest Guitar Riffs In Rock!!!
Enjoy!!
10'Enter Sandman'
Metallica (1991)'Enter Sandman,' probably the best-known metal song on Earth, was a major turning point for the band. Kirk Hammett "knew it wasn't your basic Metallica song," but at the time he had no idea what he'd created. "I used to think it'd be great to write a riff like 'Smoke on the Water.' I guess it happened!"
Read 'Enter Sandman' Lyrics
Mick Hutson, Redferns09'Money for Nothing'
Dire Straits (1985)Dire Straits' Mark Knopffler certainly gets points for his sense of the dramatic. After a massive build-up that sounds like an orchestra tuning, everything cuts out just in time for his big entrance. But that "crunchy" guitar sound almost didn't make it to tape: A recording engineer claims it was the result of an accidental microphone placement.
Read 'Money for Nothing' Lyrics
Ebet Roberts, Redferns08'Back in Black'
AC/DC (1981)According to legend, Malcolm Young was going to trash the tape of what would become AC/DC's 'Back in Black' opening riff, but his brother Angus persuaded him to hold onto it. When original lead singer Bon Scott died, the brothers polished up the original, and new singer Brian Johnson added the lyrics as a tribute to Scott.
Read 'Back in Black' Lyrics
Clayton Call, Redferns07'Sweet Child o' Mine'
Guns N' Roses (1987)The most iconic riff of the 1980s started off as a joke and was dismissed by its creator as "completely sappy." Slash was apparently just trying to make Steven Adler laugh, "making funny faces and acting like an idiot," when he played those opening notes. Luckily for us, the rest of Guns N' Roses managed to convince him it wasn't a total waste of time.
Read 'Sweet Child o' Mine' Lyrics
Robert Knight Archive / Redferns06'You Really Got Me'
The Kinks (1964)Two chords and a snotty attitude were all the Kinks needed to "invent" hard rock. OK, that last part is a bit of an overstatement, but Dave Davies did slash open his amplifier with a razor blade in order to maximize the crackle and distortion in those demonic power chords. That, at the very least, is punk rock.
Read 'You Really Got Me' Lyrics
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images05'Johnny B. Goode'
Chuck Berry (1958)A song by a guitar genius about a guitar genius was bound to be a work of, well ... guitar genius Chuck Berry. No matter what 'Back to the Future' tells us, 'Johnny B. Goode' didn't give birth to rock 'n' roll (the riff is just a supercharged version of Louis Jordan's 'Ain't That Just Like a Woman'), but it was undoubtedly a giant leap forward.
Read 'Johnny B Goode' Lyrics
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images04'Heartbreaker'
Led Zeppelin (1969)Picking the best Jimmy Page riff is a lot like picking the best sexual position: You can make a convincing argument for most of them. Some involve more technique and manual dexterity ('Black Dog'), while others involve sheer power ('Kashmir'), but they all leave you tired and happy. We're going with Led Zeppelin's 'Heartbreaker' because, well, we had to pick one, and it kicks copious amounts of ass.
Read 'Heartbreaker' Lyrics
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images03'Iron Man'
Black Sabbath (1970)Most songs get "played on the radio" or "come out of your speakers." Not 'Iron Man.' 'Iron Man' stalks the Earth. It lurches across continents, devouring all in its path. The riff is so mammoth, the rest of the song was written around it by Sabbath after Ozzy Osbourne pointed out that it sounds "like a big iron bloke walking about."
Read 'Iron Man' Lyrics
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images02'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)'
Jimi Hendrix (1968)Most guitarists will tell you that, top to bottom, 'Voodoo Child' is the single greatest electric guitar song ever recorded. So there's that. The truly scary part? Hendrix and the band nailed the track on a lark, when a visiting TV crew asked them to look busy in the studio.
Read 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' Lyrics
David Redfern, Redferns01'(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'
Rolling Stones (1965)Hey, guitarists, you might consider putting a recording device next to your bed. Like many of mankind's greatest inventions, the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction' arrived in a dream. According to Keith Richards, he woke up just long enough to record three things: 1) the phrase "I can't get no satisfaction," 2) the most iconic three chords in rock 'n' roll history, and 3) 40 minutes of snoring.
Read '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' Lyrics
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
This has to be the most "G" rated SIS we've ever done! The texts during this segement were awsome, lots of "this is awsome" to "this is the worst thing I've ever heard". Which is exactly what Sit N Spin is supposed to do to you Dear Rockaholics!
This list came to me from AOL.
AOL'S LIST OF THE TOP 10 PICKUP LINES IN COUNTRY MUSIC.
10. STEEL MAGNOLIA "LAST NIGHT AGAIN"
9. TRACE ADKINS "SWING"
8. JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY "BE MY BABY TONIGHT"
7. DOLLY PARTON "ROMEO"
6. DIERKS BENTLY "SIDEWAYS"
5. JAKE OWEN "EIGHT SECOND RIDE"
4. SHANE YELLOWBIRD "PICKUP TRUCK"
3. HANK WILLIAMS "HEY GOOD LOOKIN"
2. BRAD PAISLEY "TICKS"
1. THE BELLAMY BROTHERS "IF I SAID YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL BODY WOULD YOU HOLD IT AGAINST ME"
I wanna see one of my mega metal buddies karoake the #1 song!!!!
New Soundgaren, well kinda.....the band has Live on I5 coming out....complete info below. However today for your itunes pleasure....Soundgarden's Live on I5 EP!
And as far as the full Live on I5 is concerned read up!
SOUNDGARDEN Releases Live on I5
March 22, 2011 via A&M/UMe
First-ever live album culled from 1996 West Coast Tour
The year 2010 saw Soundgarden - Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron - reuniting after a 13-year absence to a thunderous roar. As promised, the band have now announced that theyâll be releasing their first-ever collection of live tracks on March 22, 2011 through UMe.
Titled Live on I5 â a reference to the Interstate 5 which runs up and down the West Coast- the new collection compiles live tracks from a 1996 run by the band and captures the band at the height of their recording and touring career. This carefully selected compilation includes fan favorites like âSpoonmanâ, âRusty Cageâ, âBurden In My Hand,â and âBlack Hole Sunâ (performed by Chris Cornell solo), as well what insiders are calling the definitive live performance of âJesus Christ Pose.â As a bonus, the disc includes two brilliantly inspired covers: The Beatlesâ âHelter Skelterâ and The Stoogesâ anarchic proto-punk classic, âSearch & Destroy.â The band took out recording engineer, Adam Kasper with them on the West Coast leg of this tour- the first time they ever recorded any live shows. They rented a mobile 24 track machine/truck and recorded the gigs on 2" tape. Soundgarden had always intended to release it as a live record soon after the tour, but alas, they disbanded and the tapes were left in the closet of Studio X in Seattle (now called Bad Animals) to gather dust until now.
Watch this space for additional news on Soundgarden: www.soundgardenworld.com
Tracklisting in full:
Spoonman
Searching With My Good Eye Closed
Let Me Drown
Tracks 1-3: Recorded live at Crosby Hall, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA â November 30, 1996
Head Down
Recorded live at Mercer Arena, Seattle, WA â December 18, 1996
Outshined
Recorded live at Crosby Hall, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA â November 30, 1996
Rusty Cage
Recorded live at Pacific National Exhibition Forum, Vancouver, BC, Canada â December 7, 1996
Burden In My Hand
Recorded live at Salem Armory, Salem, OR â December 8, 1996
Helter Skelter
Boot Camp
Tracks 8 and 9: Recorded live at Crosby Hall, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA â November 30, 1996
Nothing To Say
Recorded live at Mercer Arena, Seattle, WA â December 18, 1996
Slaves And Bulldozers
Dusty
Fell On Black Days
Tracks 11-13: Recorded live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA â December 5, 1996
Search And Destroy
Recorded live at Mercer Arena, Seattle, WA â December 18, 1996
Ty Cobb
Recorded live at Crosby Hall, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA â November 30, 1996
Black Hole Sun
Recorded live at Mercer Arena, Seattle, WA â December 17, 1996
Jesus Christ Pose
Recorded live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA â December 5, 1996
SIS came via music licenser BMI who released a list of the TOP 10 SONGS PLAYED AT MAJOR LEAGUE SPROTS EVENTS FOR THE 2009-2010 SEASON...............Drumroll please!
10. "MACHINEHEAD" BUSH
9. "RUN THIS TOWN" JAY-Z FEAT. RIHANNA AND KAYNE WEST
8. "TURN MY SWAG ON" SOULJA BOY
7. "SONG 2" BLUR
6. "FIRE BURNING "SEAN KINGSTON
5. "CAR WASH" CHRISTINA AGUILERA FEAT. MISSY ELIOTT
Because when I have no clue, I go to askmen.com lol.
SIT N SPIN AskMen.com's TOP 10 KARAOKE SONGS FOR GUYS!
10. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE U.S.A."
9. AC/DC "YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG"
8. ROLLING STONES "(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION"
7. NEIL DIAMOND "SWEET CAROLINE"
6. BON JOVI "LIVIN' ON A PRAYER"
5. LNYRD SKYNYRD "SWEET HOME ALABAMA"
4. GARTH BROOKS "FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES"
3. SIMON & GARFUNKEL "CECILIA"
2. JOURNEY "DON'T STOP BELIEVING"
1. STEPPENWOLF "BORN TO BE WILD"
There ya have it!
Don't forget all this week I've got your shot at RAMMSTEIN tickets! Tune in at 6pm and I'll tell ya what time I'll be announcing the KEY WORD to text to 77999!
Busy day! Heard the offical first single from the Foo Fighters. It's called "Ropes" and sounds great! All analog, no protools or autotune (yuck!!). Regardless we'll premiere it for ya next Wednesday. Tomorrow night (Thurs.) I'll be premiereing new Sixx Am. Soung sounds pretty good and it's the same formula with "Life Is Beautiful" and The Heroin Diaries. The new book inspires each song on the album. Tonight was new Lenny Kravitz in the Cockfight, down and funky.....but as expected not in our wheelhouse. Red nabbed aother win in the Cockfight.
It was a trip watching a bit of the protest from our studio window's. It didn't sound like anyone got hurt.
Soundgarden! The news dropped yearly yesterday......I don't want to be the jackass that assumes everyone has heard.
Soundgarden have announced that they're recording new material. In a post on SoundgardenWorld.com titled "Our Goal for 2011 -- Let's Make a Record," they write, "Over the past few months, we've been busy jamming, writing and hanging out together -- exploring the creative aspect of being Soundgarden. It feels great. We have some cool new songs that we are going to record very soon. Thank you for all of the support!"
And lastly......I first saw this on FB Monday, The Mens Room And I played a bit back. JOHN LENNON "IMAGINE" & VH/DLR "JUMP" gotta hear it to believe it!
So what did you think of the new Foo Fighters "White Limo"? Great video none the less. Grohl has to be on a nice high after Sunday nights Grammy win!
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Black Keys - "Tighten Up"
Best Hard Rock Performance
Them Crooked Vultures - "New Fang"
Best Metal Performance
Iron Maiden - "El Dorado"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Jeff Beck - "Hammerhead"
Best Rock Song
"Angry World" - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
Best Rock Album
Muse - The Resistance
Sit N Spin should be pretty good, or bad. You never know what to expect. Let's just say Dee Snider of Twisted Sister covering Frank Sinatra....whaaaa. 4:30 Tuesday, be there.
Irish guitarist Gary Moore, an off-and-on member of Thin Lizzy, was found dead yesterday at a Spanish resort, where he was vacationing. He was 58.
The Belfast native followed band-mate Phil Lynott from a band called Skid Row to Thin Lizzy in 1973, but quit a year later, before they toured the U.S. and recorded their signature song "The Boys Are Back in Town." Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey said Moore's death was a "total shock," and guitarist Scott Gorham said he was "a great player and a great guy."
Moore later backed Lynott on a pair of solo singles -- "Parisienne Walkways" and "Out In The Fields," both charted in Britain, but failed in the U.S.
Over his four-decade career, Moore released 20 solo albums, occasionally reuniting with various touring versions of Thin Lizzy after Lynott's death in 1986.
Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell bassist Geezer Butler issued a statement saying, "I was very saddened to hear of the passing of one of the greatest guitarists of all time -- Gary Moore. His Still Got The Blues album was one of the great albums, certainly one of my favorites. His way of playing cannot be learned -- it comes from the soul. R.I.P. Gary."
Full on Rockin' weekend. Motorhead Friday night, Saturday was Slash/Ozzy show. Slash was fantastic! Thank you for the warm welcome when I did my stage announcement before Ozzy!
Ran into Big Dave.....from Battle for Ozzfest and I Love Vagina.
Sunday was nice and quiet, and I'm the one person who isn't gunna comment about The Superbowl!
Little heads up for Sit N Spin tomorrow with The Mens Room. It has to do with drunks.......
DON'T FORGET MY FINAL PAIR OF RUSH TICKETS....FRIDAY 6:50PM!! I'll give you the key word to text to 77999.
Ya'll are batsh*t for Rush. Hey, I love em' too!
Neil Peart is a god we all know.....but a 4 time author to boot!
Rush drummer Neil Peart will publish his fifth book, Far and Away: A Prize Every Time, on May 1st, although it will be available starting March 31st in the cities Rush plays this spring. Rush's tour starts that day in Sunrise, Florida.
The publisher, ECW Press, calls the book a retrospective of the past four years. "From the ups and downs of a professional artist to the birth of a child, this revealing narrative recounts 22 adventures."
GM audio engineer lists Top 10 songs to test your car's stereo
Test driving the sound system when you're car shopping can be as key to your long-term satisfaction as checking out the handling. So we thought you'd like to see this list of Top 10 songs for testing car audio quality from General Motors audio engineer Matt Kirsch, who led the sound work on the Chevrolet Cruze.
Here are Kirsch's "10 Songs for an Audio Test Drive" and what he says to listen for in each track:
1."Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones. Listen for Norah's voice to sound natural, and centered in front of you.
2."Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez. Listen for strong vocals, and for the instruments to be set across a wide sound stage
3."No One" by Alicia Keys. Listen for clarity in Alicia's vocals and spacious background sound.
4."Hotel California" by the Eagles. Listen for the clarity and dynamic range during the opening guitar solo, and of course the powerful drum beat.
5."Boom Boom Pow"by the Black Eyed Peas. Listen for powerful, accurate bass beats, even at full volume.
6."Rock that Body"by the Black Eyed Peas. Listen clear, intelligible lyrics over the powerful, persistent bass beat.
7."Hide and Seek"by Imogen Heap. Listen for the enveloping ambience of the song, building on the openness and dynamic vocals.
8."He Mele No Lilo" by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu from Lilo and Stitch.Listen for the ambience and staging as the children's chorus is offset by powerful bass.
9."Bird on a Wire" by Johnny Cash. Listen for the clarity in Johnny's distinctive voice, and his guitar to sound natural and free of any coloration.
10."Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box"by Radiohead. Listen for the punch from the percussive bass, and the ring of the steel drums.
Don't forget gang, I'll be announcing my key word at 6:50 tonight for you to text in for RUSH tickets!!!!
So Ozzy destroyed Godsmack in the Cockfight. Did you watch the Octo Mom bondage video? I did god help me, sober too. Horrible, but that goes without saying....when talking about the friggin Octo Mom.
So if you happened to buy one of these hoodies I would hang on to it for sure!
Motley Crue and concert promoter Live Nation are facing a lawsuit over the belt buckle photo on the cover of Motley's 1981 debut album, Too Fast for Love. The photo is featured on the back of a hoodie being sold on tour, but Ron Toma, in papers filed in federal court in Chicago, says he owns the copyright and that he didn't grant permission for it to appear on the sweatshirts. The photo was taken by Michael Pinter.
Earlier this week, Motley singer Vince Neil agreed to a plea deal for DUI arrest last June in Las Vegas. He'll serve two weeks in jail and two more under house arrest starting on February 15th. -
Ok I'm off to attend THE HOLLOWPOINTS vinyl release show at El Co.
1/18/2010 SIT N SPIN for the last time in mankind......well not really.
For this weeks Sit N Spin I turn to the peeps at LA Weekly.
LA WEEKLY'S TOP 10 SONGS FOR THE APOCALYPSE!
10. BLUE OYSTER CULT "DON'T FEAR THE REAPER"
9. REM "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT"
8. METALLICA "BLACKENED"
7. JOHNNY CASH "WHEN THE MAN COMES AROUND"
6. SOUNDGARDEN "BLACK HOLE SUN"
5. TOM WAITS "EARTH DIED SCREAMING"
4. TOOL "ANEMA"
3. SLAYER "RAINING BLOOD"
2. IRON MAIDEN "NUMBER OF THE BEAST"
1. DOORS "THE END"
Hope you enjoyed:) I said last week I would start adding what I'm listening to post BIG ROCK SHOW in office doing Music Director dutes. DETROIT COBRAS "TRIED AND TRUE"!!
I can soo see why the Drowning Pool guys are upset! Take somthing you've created and twist it up....ugh:(
DROWNING POOL: Upset Over Killer's Use of "Bodies"
Drowning Pool have issued a statement saying they're "devastated" about their song "Bodies" being used in a YouTube video posted by alleged Tuscon killer Jared Loughner. It says, "'Bodies' was written about the brotherhood of the mosh pit and the respect people have for each other in the pit. If you push others down, you have to pick them back up. It was never about violence... For someone to put out a video misinterpreting a song about a mosh pit as fuel for a violent act shows just how sick they really are... Our hearts go out to the victims and their families of this terrible tragedy."
So Apocalyptica went off to the Cockfight Hall of Fame with "Not Strong Enough". It was fun to use KISW's text system tonight, wait fun and easy....crazy. A new Godsmack song for you tomorrow night.
Just for the hell of it, I'm gunna let you know what I'm jammin' away to in my office while I do my Music Director duties.....currently the classisc ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT CD "Scream Dracula Scream"!
Hey! Man don't know about you but this has been a challenging week. Not in a bad way, a been on holiday back to the grind sorta way. I know I'm not alone on that one:)
This story is for PEARL JAM MATT!!!
Pearl Jam not only have a new live album (Live on Ten Legs) and their own festival lined up to mark their 20th anniversary this year, the band has just announced plans for a spring reissue of 1993's Versus and 1994's Vitalogy in deluxe formats. And the long-rumored Cameron Crowe film about the band, called Pearl Jam Twenty, will be released later in the year along with an accompanying book and soundtrack album. --
Have a great night gang, for tomorrow is Friday!!!
Happy New Year gang! How was your holiday? Mine was gooooooddd. So if you like me missed Roger Waters at The Tacoma Dome last month, this could ease the sting!
ROGER WATERS: Filming the Wall(Posted 3:00 AM, 1/3/2011)
It looks like Roger Waters might release his very successful staging of The Wall on DVD this year. RogerWaters.com says that all six shows at London's O2 Arena in May will be filmed, but no fan can use a flash while taking pictures. The site explains, "Flash wipes out the images projected on the Wall, which are the most important part of the show. Any person who uses flash will have their camera confiscated and could be removed from the arena." --Steve Reynolds
Hope your transition into the work week is a smooth one!
Last Sit N Spin of 2010! I would like to think we will improve in 2011, but don't get your hopes up!
THE MOST ANNOYING CHRISTMAS SONGS.......ACCORDING TO BULGARIANS!!!
10. PAUL MCCARTNEY "WONDERFUL CHIRSTMASTIME"
9. DEAN MARTIN "LET IT SNOW"
8. ERTHA KITT "SANTA BABY"
7. JOSE FELICIANO "FELIZ NAVIDAD"
6. SOME BULGARIAN SONG "MESICKU"
5. BOBBY HELMS "JINGLE BELL ROCK"
4. LUCIFER "JINGLE BELLS" (couldn't find this artist cover, nor could www.nohohoho.org!) So I included the FRANK SINATRA version. No offence Ole' Blue Eyes.
3. SOME BULGARIAN SONG "SONG OF SCHOPSKO"
2. MARIAH CAREY "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU"
1. WHAM! "LAST CHRISTMAS"
Hopefully we can top this fine list in 2011.....Cheers!!
Britain's "Rhythm" magazine conducted a poll to determine THE TOP TO GREATEST DRUMMERS OF THE LAST 25 YEARS........after 100,000 votes were counted here are the top 10!
10. CHAD SMITH OF RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND CHICKENFOOT
9. PHIL COLLINS OF GENESIS
8. VINNIE COLAIUTA who has played with FRANK ZAPPA, STING, MEGADETH, JEFF BECK.
7. NICKO MCBRAIN OF IRON MAIDEN
6. TRAVIS BARKER OF BLINK 182
5. DAVE GROHL OF NIRVANA, FOO FIGHTERS AND THEM CROOKED VULTURES.
4. DEIL PEART OF RUSH
3. GAVIN HARRISON of the British prog rock band PORCUPINE TREE
These songs have been a major life saver for some Rockaholics....but a lullaby version of a Tool song?
Enjoy!
10. RAG DOLL (AEROSMITH) ROCKABYE BABY!
9. SOBER (TOOL) ROCKABYE BABY!
8. LA GRANGE (ZZ TOP) THE LULLABY ENSEMBLE
7. MASTER OF PUPPETS (METALLICA) ROCKABYE BABY!
6. EVERY ROSE HAS IT'S THORN (POISON) THE LULLABY ENSEMBLE
5. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (GUNS N ROSES) ROCKABYE BABY!
4. SIMPLE MAN (LNYRD SKYNYRD) THE LULLABY ENSEMBLE
3. HELLS BELLS (AC/DC) ROCKABYE BABY!
2. DAZED AND CONFUSED (LED ZEP) ROCKABYE BABY!
1. DON'T STOP BELEVIN (JOURNEY) ROCKABYE BABY!
I know both Rockabye Baby! and The Lullaby Ensemble are available thru iTunes and Amazon. Good holiday gift!
Kudo's to my two massive contenders in the Loud And Local 9'O Clock Cockfight Takeover last night: CURSE OF THE NORTH and THE SPITTIN' COBRAS. Cobras nabbed it by 6 votes.
Tune in tonight @ 6 to see who tonights Challenger will be!
Hope everyone had a killer time at The Holiday Hangover Ball Friday!
I had a feeling this was coming.................
Slipknot will return to the stage next summer with a European tour. It'll be their first shows since the death of bassist Paul Gray earlier this year. They've issued a statement saying, "We're looking forward to spending our summer in Europe. This tour is about us and our fans. It's about celebrating the life of our brother, Paul, and his legacy. The door is neither open nor closed. This tour is about burning down that door."
Great Loud ANd Local Cockfight tonight with LOS BASTARDOS AND THE SPITTIN'COBRAS!!
If you are about to be a parent, you will dig tomorrow's Sit N Spin with The Mens Room at 4:30.
Busy night....HHB tickets galore and the return of the Loud And Local 9 O'Clock Cockfight. Tonight it was Nevermore vs. Wratchet Head....the latter came out on top. Tune in tomorrow at 6 to find out who the next local band will be!
The Grammy Nominees came down this eve.....here is a run thru of Metal and Hard Rock.
The Grammy nominees for the 53rd annual awards show were announced this evening, and some perennial favorites got the nods in the Best Metal Performance category. The same can be said for the Best Hard Rock Performance slot.
Best Metal Performances nominees are listed below, and it'll be fun to watch recent tourmates Megadeth and Slayer go mano y mano for the statue, along with stiff competition from old schoolers with lengthy histories like Iron Maiden and Korn, as well as from Lamb of God, who are a product of the '00s. This one is going to be a bloody battle to the finish line and for Grammy Gold.
EL DORADO - Iron Maiden
LET THE GUILT GO - Korn
IN YOUR WORDS - Lamb Of God
SUDDEN DEATH - Megadeth
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD - Slayer
The Best Hard Rock Performance noms are as follows, with a clutch of '90s grunge bands doing battle nearly 20 years after their genre took over the mainstream. Alice in Chains vs. Soundgarden vs. Stone Temple Pilots? Let the flannel fly. Supergroup Them Crooked Vultures and the legend that is Ozzy round out the category. I can't even begin to predict who will come away with the statue here.
A LOOKING IN VIEW - Alice In Chains
LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM - Ozzy Osbourne
BLACK RAIN - Soundgarden
BETWEEN THE LINES - Stone Temple Pilots
NEW FANG - Them Crooked Vultures
Congrats to all the nominees. May the best headbangers and hard rockers win on February 13!
Gotta make this a quickie blog.....much, much, much left to do.
Now don't forget Wednesday is the start of the Loud And Local Cockfight takeover! Tune in each night at 6 to hear who the two local bands will be competing.
And Monday is the start of Holiday Hangover Ball Week! Tickets for you every 99 min.
I love little factoids......ON METALLICA!
Metallica closed out their two-year World Magnetic Tour Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. According to stats provided by the band, they played 216 shows in 45 countries over 992 days, performing 3790 songs, with no two set lists the same. Those shows broke down to:
143 arena shows
34 festival shows
29 stadium shows
4 club or theater shows
3 TV or radio shows
2 Hall of Fame shows
During a recent Japanese interview, frontman James Hetfield revealed that they can gauge how audiences in a particular place will behave from how they drive there. "In Japan: very polite, very together, everyone is organized -- and same with the audience. Very organized, very emotional, very appreciative -- but very respectful, and they love to listen to what you have to say. In Buenos Aires it's a little different. Everyone's racing for the end -- and it's like that at the concert, as well." -
More Post Modern Heroes Loud And Local guestlist action for you tonight!
Ozzy is going for another win in the Cockfight with "I Want It More"......Brand new Cage The Elephant as your challenger. This could be a righteous sonic trainwreck!
Speaking of The Sonics.....local Seattle legends, they will be my guests this Sunday night for Loud And Local at 11pm!
Maybe it's because I'm waaaayyyyy more of a Stones fan. This doesn't do a whole lot for me, but it's huge for some and even bigger money for others.
THE BEATLES: The Deal Is Finally Done
After years of negotiations, The Beatles' catalog is finally on I-Tunes. All 13 of the band's re-mastered studio albums, along with the Past Masters compilation and the Red and Blue collections, are available for download. Albums are $12.99 each, double albums are $19.99, and individual songs are $1.29. You can also download the Beatles Box Set, which includes the Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964 concert film, their very first U.S. concert, for $149.
Paul McCartney says, "We're really excited to bring the Beatles' music to I-Tunes. It's fantastic to see the songs we originally released on vinyl receive as much love in the digital world as they did the first time around." Ringo Starr adds, "I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to I-Tunes."
First day sales have five of their albums already cracking the I-Tunes Top 20 -- Abbey Road is the best seller so far along with The White Album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Beatles Box Set and the Blue album of greatest hits. On the singles chart, "Here Comes the Sun," "Let it Be" and "Blackbird" are climbing up the Top 100. --
Going into the final week of moving, wish me luck!
First off thanks to Jeetz for covering things last night. Taking vacation days to move is not the way to spend your vaca days!
Ok Sit N Spin......the list came from autostraddle.com
TOP 15 BANDS FROM THE 90'S WE USED TO LISTEN TO.......BUT NOT ANYMORE.
15. MATCHBOX TWENTY
14. 10,000 MANIACS
13. BLIND MELON
12. CRASH TEST TUMMIES
11. BUSH
10. BLUES TRAVLER
9. OFFSPRING
8. LIVE
7. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
6. SPIN DOCTORS
5. LEMONHEADS
4. BELLY
3. HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH
2. GOO GOO DOLLS
1. OASIS
Don't forget all this week I'll be guestlisting you up for my latest Loud And Local Presents Show....POST MODERN HEROES this Saturday @ King Cat Theater!
Have a great night......oh props to Harrison Ford for dropping the S bomb on Conan:)
Don't forget if you are going to tonights, Saturday or Sunday nights A Perfect Circle Shows at Showbox At The Market, write me a show review and I'll post it here on my Big Rock Blog!
Kudo's to Late September Dogs....BJ Shea's Band Of The Week and their EP release show is tonight as well at the Central in Pioneers Square!
Also: Witchburn, The Spittin Cobras and Antique Scream at The Croc!
Ozzy killed Papa Roach in das Cockfight tonight.
Before I forget Post Modern Heroes will be my guests Sunday night for Loud And Local. Remember them from Pain In The Grass this summer?
So got info the other day about a new Foo Fighters album......but "WAH"....a new release by THEM CROOKED VULTURES TOO!!!
John Paul Jones says Them Crooked Vultures -- the group he is in with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme -- are working on a second album. He tells the BBC, "Some stuff we've worked on, but we're gonna write pretty quickly and just put it down... we may be a year or so [away from completing the album]. It will mainly be excess material from the first album, material we started and never finished because we had to go and play the stuff we already recorded!"
Jones was honored with the Outstanding Contribution award on Wednesday at Classic Rock magazine's Classic Rock Roll of Honor awards in London.
Have a fantastic weekend and be safe out there!
Jolene
Ya know this day next year will be 11/11/2011......IT GOES TO ELEVEN BITCHES! (Mental note, watch This Is Spinal Tap Tonight!)
So kudo's to tomorrow mornings BJ Shea LOUD AND LOCAL BAND OF THE WEEK......LATE SEPTEMBER DOGS! Peep here for more. http://www.kisw.com/pages/6062452.php
Speaking of local....Post Modern Heroes will be my guests this coming Sunday Night!
SLIPKNOT NEWS: People sure can be scumbags!
SLIPKNOT: Thefts at Gray's Grave(Posted 3:00 AM, 11/11/2010)
Slipknot are asking fans to help find some items stolen from the grave of late bassist Paul Gray. The band's website says, "There were statues of a gargoyle as well as a Buddha that were placed at Paul's grave by his friends and family that were taken. We ask that whoever did this please return the items -- no questions asked."
Don't forget more A PERFECT CIRCLE TICKETS TONIGHT @ 7:35.....good luck, tix are for Sunday's show.
I'm turbo bummed I missed Halford and PHILM last night....I've been feeling like holy hell and trust me you don't want me to get into it.
Have a killer night.....I'll be featuring a new OZZY song tonight in the Cockfight "I WANT MORE" vs. Champs Bullet For My Vallentine.
How friggin awsome was Soundgarden last night on Conan! Very stoked, good things can only happen from here.
http://www.teamcoco.com/ you can watch a video of "Hunted Down" that didn't air during the show!
CONAN'S RATINGS REVENGE
For Conan O'Brien, revenge is a dish best served in the ratings book.
His debut TBS broadcast attracted 4.2 million viewers, beating out Jay Leno's Tonight Show, which had 3.5 million viewers. Conan not only outdid his former NBC colleague -- he was ahead of Letterman's 3.4 million viewers and way ahead of The Daily Show With John Stewart (1.3 million viewers) and The Colbert Report (1 million viewers).
For those of you curious, there are still tickets available for HALFORD tonight at Showbox At THe Market.
Did you miss my 20 minute chat with Rob? Click here to listen http://www2.kisw.com/listen/category/Jolene%27s+Interviews
Bullet FOr My Valentine will be going for another win tonight in the Cockfight at 9.
I'll also have more tickets for you to see A Perfect Circle Sunday night at Showbox @ The Market.
On a personal note, found out that myself and the fella got a apartment we were stoked on. However the turnaround is mega fast......think a positive thought for me. As you all know moving is stressfull as HELL!!
We spoke for a good 20 minutes....it's up via my page for you to listen to start to finish!
WM3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally!!!
DNA evidence could free 'West Memphis 3' jailed for killing three cub scouts in 1993
By Daily Mail Reporter
Three men on death row convicted of murdering three cub scouts in 1993 could be freed after The Arkansas Supreme Court today ordered a judge to consider new DNA evidence which might exonerate them.
Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, dubbed the West Memphis 3, were sentenced to life in prison in a case that has drawn the attention of Hollywood celebrities and civil rights activists.
The justices also said that a lower court must examine claims of misconduct by the jurors who sentenced the men.
Possible reprieve: Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley have served 17 years of a life sentence for murdering 3 Cub Scouts but could be freed due to new DNA evidence
At a hearing in September, lawyers for Echols who is on death row, said Circuit Judge David Burnett should have considered DNA test results in deciding whether to grant him a new trial.
Judge Burnett had rejected Echols' request for a new trial in 2008 without holding an evidentiary hearing.
New hearings for Misskelley and Baldwin were also sought after the Arkansas Supreme Court previously affirmed all three convictions.
The three men have been in prison for 17 years after they were convicted of murdering 8-year-old boys Steve Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore whose mutilated bodies were found in a creek, beaten, naked and hog-tied.
'They were easy targets. There was a need for swift justice at the time to placate, understandably, an angry and frightened community'DNA from the crime scene was tested in 2008, the results of which 'conclusively excluded Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley as the source of the DNA evidence tested',
Prosecutors maintained that the absence of their DNA was not enough to prove the three men are innocent and that a jury convicted the men on other evidence.
Echols, 36, has been on death row in Arkansas since 1994 after being convicted in the deaths of the boys. He has maintained his innocence since his arrest.
DNA testing was not available at Echols' trial because of technical limitations at that time but scientific advances have led to several cases being reopened nationwide.
The men have gotten support from far beyond Arkansas and at a rally in Little Rock to raise money for Echols' legal fund, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, actor Johnny Depp and Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Mains came to support him and drew a crowd of more than 2,000 people.
Depp has fervently thrown his support behind the West Memphis 3 and said: 'They were easy targets. There was a need for swift justice at the time to placate, understandably, an angry and frightened community'.
Echols said in an interview with 48 Hours Mystery earlier this year: 'I don't believe this is just a random tragic thing. I have to hold on to the faith, the belief that this is for a reason and that something good will come out of this somehow'.
This weeks SiT N Spin according to yahoo is The Top 10 Controversial Campain Songs!
Argue, debate and enjoy!
Politicians are a crazy lot. The endless campaigning with all those speeches and forced smiles, trying to make people happy and to like them, shaking hands, kissing babies, pretending to listen to everyone's both real and imagined problems, who would want that? I guess it's true, it takes all kinds. And if you're John McCain, your people don't know how to pick campaign songs without causing a controversy. I'm sure Ted Nugent would gladly lend "Wango Tango," "Free For All" or "Cat Scratch Fever" to the campaign. But instead they decided on "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters, who now want it stopped. Just the latest in a long line of musicians who don't want anything to do with John McCain..
FDR used "Happy Times Are Here Again," JFK had "High Hopes." I'd personally like to see someone use Van Halen's "Running With the Devil." But you can see why I'm not allowed to work on political campaigns. I'm a moron!.
But here are Ten Controversial Campaign Songs..
Republicans have a 10-0 lead over Democrats in this field. If someone can find me a performer who complained about a Democrat using their song, I'd like to hear about it..
10) "Brand New Day"--Sting (Candidate: George W. Bush): Sting let Al Gore use this tune after chastising George W. Bush in the 2000 campaign for adopting it. Can we blame Sting for the hanging chads in Florida? Maybe if Gore had used a tune with a little more force, his voters would've been energized enough to push through the entire piece of cardboard?.
9) "Right Now"--Van Halen (Candidate: John McCain): Warning: McCain's camp really has been picking them at an alarming rate. Maybe they figured Sammy Hagar was so wasted down in Cabo Wabo or wherever the heck he parties that he wouldn't find time to complain, but the Van Halen camp was sober enough and not happy and, yes, demanded the use of their song be stopped: Right Now..
8) "Our Country/Pink Houses"--John Mellencamp (Candidate: John McCain): The Mellencamp catalog is so deep and rife with American anthems that Mellen practically waits for these things to happen. George W. Bush tried using "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." back in 2000 and that didn't go over and now John McCain picked two favorites. McCain might even own a pink house! Or maybe just a pink condo! Only his financial adviser knows for sure..
7) "I Won't Back Down"--Tom Petty (Candidate: George W. Bush): Back in 2000, George W. Bush was going to be "Uniter not a Divider" but this tune of personal stubbornness more effectively described his point of view. However, Tom Petty was not about to allow his personal declaration of independence to be co-opted by a politician he didn't like. After all, what's the point of independent status if you're going to let someone else borrow it from you?.
6) "My Hero"--Foo Fighters (Candidate: John McCain): You sometimes have to wonder where these ideas come from. Pardon me for putting these limits on people, or unfairly stereotyping, but I don't know a whole lot of 72 year old men who are digging the Foo Fighters. From the mosh pit to the upper decks, they're just not in attendance. And by looking at the crowds that gather at McCain rallies, I don't see a whole lot of people that I would peg as Foo Fighter fans. So it's probably a good thing for all concerned if they stop playing this tune, since to most of the people in the audience it probably sounds like what they consider to be that awful racket coming from their kid's room. And they're probably right. .
5) "Running On Empty"--Jackson Browne (Candidate: John McCain): First thought was: Has McCain lost his mind? Then I found out he was using it to describe Barack Obama. Sounded like a risky strategy, since the first instinct is to assume that the person using the song would be doing so to promote themselves. I imagine lots of moments of clarification being necessary. "No, I didn't mean I was running on empty. I meant, that one is running on empty." Browne put forth a lawsuit to ensure a stop to this potential madness. .
4) "Barracuda"--Heart (Candidate: Sarah Palin): So she was called Sarah "Barracuda" in high school. Phyllis on "The Office" was known as "Easy Rider." Maybe you were known as "The Purple People Eater" or "Loser." Personally, I was known as "Hey You." The Heart camp were deeply offended as they feel their womanly views include a right to choose that Ms. Palin does not agree with. In any case, it must be surreal bringing out a political candidate to a song that includes a line like: "You lying so low in the weeds/I bet you gonna ambush me." As Guns n' Roses might say "Welcome to the Jungle, kids.".
3) "Dole Man (Soul Man)"--Sam & Dave (Candidate: Bob Dole): Now this one took some doing. Someone had to actually go in and change the words to "Dole" instead of "Soul" for this guy who ran for president against Bill Clinton in 1996. The Sam & Dave people didn't go for it. Me? I thought it was an odd way to sell pineapples..
2) "Still The One"--Orleans (Candidates: George W. Bush, John McCain): Sometimes it's like, who didn't get the memo? John Hall of Orleans, currently a Democratic New York Congressman, complained loudly when George W. Bush tried to use his song, so then McCain does the same thing? What are the Vegas odds on Hall demanding he stop using the song? Why couldn't McCain choose something by, say, Abba, and just avoid the whole controversy. Oh, wait, he did. His campaign played "Take A Chance On Me" and "it's my understanding they (Abba) went berserk," said McCain. Stick to Ted Nugent, my friend..
1) "Born In The USA"--Bruce Springsteen (Candidate: Ronald Reagan): Back in 1984, seeking re-election, Ronald Reagan, an unlikely Bruce Springsteen fan, evoked the New Jersey rocker in a stump speech and tried to use the Boss' "Born in the USA" tune to pump up the patriotic pride. While a song about a shafted Vietnam Veteran who had "nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go" might not be the best song to promote whatever it is politicians promote (I don't think it's homelessness, but I could be wrong), Bruce and his people let it be known that they were displeased by this association. Mr. Springsteen has since performed concerts to endorse and support John Kerry and now Barack Obama. The McCain camp has wisely avoided using anything in the Springsteen catalog, though there's still time for to re-write "Adam Raised a Cain" to "Adam Raised a McCain." Something tells me Bruce would not be amused..
First things first, congrats to BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week....COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON! Go to the Loud And Local or BJ Shea page for more on the band.
Tonight for the Cockfight I got to premiere the new LOADED track from Duff McKagan and LOADED! It's called "We Win" and in fact it did just that, defeating Default's "Turn It On".
Here is some other news on LOADED!!!!
Duff and the guys have been making a new record with Terry Date.
Duff got one of the new tracks, âWe Win,â to the Hawks and theyâve been playing it at each home game, before that game and at half time.
Theyâve invited the band to play half time at the November 7th game.
That date also happens to be Veteranâs Appreciation Day game.
They are going to play We Win and a song that was inspired partially by the wounded Vets called âFight On.â
They are also going to have a link to buy âFight Onâ on the Hawkâs site with a portion of the proceeds going to the VA Hospital of Puget Sound.
Cool hun!
I'm off in a bit to embrace my inner 15 yr old boy by going to see Jackass 3D.
Kevin and Ian of Metal Shop will be covering Loud And Local for me Sunday night.....a girl needs to see her family...it's been forever! On that note wish me well as I believe the pass may be a little hairy over the weekend.
BLS became your new champs in The Cockfight with "Overlord"!
Speaking of Overlord......
ROB ZOMBIE: Move Over, Super Mario(Posted 3:00 AM, 10/13/2010)
Rob Zombie will do his best to live up to his name this fall when he appears in the video game Rock of the Dead. Zombie has contributed both his music and his voice to the game, in which you assume the role of rock stars caught in the middle of an invasion of the undead. Zombie was written into the plot, and you can collect eight of his body parts to unlock a Rob Zombie overlord character.
Hell yeah, I can think of at least one person who will be getting that game for Christmas.
Don't forget more Ozzy/Slash tickets tomorrow night!
So Carlos Santana has released "Guitar Heaven The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time". It's pretty obvious...an album covering some of the biggest rock songs of all time.
He Sanatanafied' all the songs with some likely guest vocalists and some ummmmmmm. Enjoy the list.
Make sure to scroll down further for R&R Hall Of Fame Nominees and new Rock available today!
1. WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (FEAT. CHRIS CORNELL)
2. CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOWCKING (FEAT. SCOTT WEILAND)
3. SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE (FEAT. ROB THOMAS)
4. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS (FEAT. INDIA ARIE AND YO YO MA)
5. PHOTOGRAPH (FEAT. CHRIS DAUGHTRY)
6. BACK IN BLACK (FEAT. NAS)
7. RIDERS ON THE STORM (FEAT. CHESTER BENINGTON)
8. SMOKE ON THE WATER (FEAT. JACOBY SHADDIX)
9. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY (FEAT. PAT MONAHAN)
10. BANG A GONG (FEAT. GAVIN ROSSDALE)
11. LITTLE WING (FEAT. JOE COCKER)
12. I AINT SUPERSTITIOUS (FEAT. JOHNNY LANG)
13. FORTUNATE SON (FEAT. SCOTT STAPP)
14. UNDER THE BRIDGE (FEAT ANDY VARGAS)
And for the other news...........
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME: And the Nominees Are...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for possible induction next March. They are Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi, Chic, Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Dr. John, J. Geils Band, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Donna Summer, Joe Tex, Tom Waits and Chuck Willis.
The inductees will be announced sometime in the next few weeks. The 26th annual induction ceremony will take place on March 14th at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. --Sal Cirrincione
Tuesday, September 28th
CD RELEASES:
Halford Made of Metal
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Live in Chicago
Slash: Deluxe Edition
Soundgarden Telephantism: Deluxe Edition
Rob Zombie Hillbilly Deluxe Two: Special Edition
MUSIC DVD RELEASES:
AliceCooperTheatre of Death: Live at Hammersmith 2009
Rush Classic Albums 2112 and Moving Pictures
Slipknot (sic)nesses
Various artists The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (3 DVDs)
I stumbled across this just after I used Miles Montgomery's KISS lighter!
KISS will webcast the final North American concert on their Hottest Show on Earth tour on Saturday night. The finale in Fontana, California can be seen live in Booyah's Nightclub City, a popular music-centric game platform on Facebook. You'll be able to watch the show for free by logging onto Apps.Facebook.com/NightclubCity or at UStream.tv/KISS. And if you watch the concert in Nightclub City, you'll get exclusive KISS branded virtual goods to use in the game, as well as access to a dedicated playlist featuring the top KISS songs of all-time.
The webcast starts with the pre-show at 8:30 p.m. [PT], and KISS plays at 9:30
I've got more A Perfect Circle tickets for you tonight. 7:30!
If you are a fan of KISW on Facebook, I'll have another pair of Uproar tickets for you too.
Lastly awsome Austin, Texas band The Sword go for another win tonight in the Cockfight at 9pm.
Now I know everyone has strong oponions on relegion and such.....but I thought this was pretty cool.
BLACK SABBATH: Embraced by the Church?
According to Church of England priest Reverend Rachel Mann, Christianity can learn a lot from Black Sabbath and heavy metal music. She says, "Since Black Sabbath effectively created it in 1969...heavy metal has been cast as dumb, crass and, on occasions, satanic -- music hardly fit for intelligent debate, let alone theological reflection. Yet, as both priest and metal music fan, it strikes me that the Church, especially in these agonized times, has a serious gospel to learn from this darkest and heaviest music," especially the genre's ability to deal with violence and death. "[It] seems to offer its fans a space to accept others in a way that shames many Christians." --Sal Cirrincione
And lastly before I get to today's new releases. I spoke to Corey Taylor of Stone Sour and Slipknot not to long ago and I'll play you back a bit of that Wednesday night.
Till then.....
Stone Sour: Audio Secrecy (Roadrunner)
The third album from Corey Taylor and company includes the single "Say You'll Haunt me."
Anberlin: Dark Is the Way, Light Is the Place (Republic)
The follow-up to the Florida band's breakthrough album, New Surrender, includes the single "Impossible."
Interpol: Interpol (Matador)
The New York rockers return with their first album in three years.
Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live (Shout Factory)
Dave Mustaine and company perform their 1990 album in its entirety on this album and its companion DVD.
Scott Weiland...you using recorded backing vocals?
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland has responded to allegations that he is using backing tracks during the band's live shows after he fell off a stage at a recent concert and landed heavily without missing a note.
While performing in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 25, Weiland lost his footing, stumbled and fell clumsily while carrying a microphone in one hand and a megaphone in the other. According to Rock Radio, "despite the tumble, his voice was heard to continue the song â he wasn't singing at the precise moment he fell, but when the moment came to resume he didn't sound short of breath, out of tune or in any way flustered."
At STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' August 28 concert in Pittsburgh, Pensylvania, Weiland addressed the rumors (see video below) before the band launched into the song "Wicked Garden", stating from the stage, "I would like to dispel a rumor swilring its way around the Interwebs that I am not singing these songs that I wrote. There has never been a time in the 25-plus years that I have been singing with these guys or a combination of these guys or with other musicians that I have not sang. So whoever started that claim, like so many other claims, which is the problem with modern technology, and there are so many great things about it. But that it such a travesty. We are a rock and roll band, [and] rock and roll bands perform live."
Not in a bad way just so much going on. Friday night I hosted the New Orginals MS benefit at Fuel Nightclub in Pioneer Square. I can honestly say that was on of the funnest shows I've been part of in quite some time!
Saturday was brunch at 22 Doors on Capitol Hill, then back to work for a bit....then off to cohost the Layne Staley Tribute And Benefit Show at Showbox at The Market. Awsome time, many great peeps and friends new and old. Then after that it was off to CHop Suey for Witchbruns CD release show.....a Loud And Local Presents event. They SLAYED!!
Then yesterday....managed to pull it together to go to a bbq/housewarming/bday thang....not band when the guy cooking is a chef for Cyclopse! Then back to work for Loud And Local. I won't lie don't think I drifted off till after 4am...couldn't sleep and Goodfellas was on.
SABBATH NEWS!!!!
Two of the four original members of Black Sabbath have said they'd like to work again with Ozzy Osbourne. You can now add Ozzy to the list. He tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "We're talking and that's a good sign. We're not at war with each other... I'm trying to get things done right, talking at least." Ozzy adds that he has spoken to drummer Bill Ward, who is open to the idea, and last week bassist Geezer Butler said the same thing. Only guitarist Tony Iommi has yet to comment. --Sal Cirrincione
Cool eh'!
Ok I'm wiped and gotta finish up a few things...don't forget Pain In The Grass Week continues tomorrow. Also a PITG Sit N Spin Special at 4:30!
Sit N Spin! TOP 10: BEST GUY MOVIES OF ALL TIME (according to wannahaves.com)
I'll give you the songs first then the list of movies!
10. STEELERS WHEEL "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU"
9. COWBOY JUNKIES "SWEET JANE"
8. BEETHOVEN'S "9TH SYMPHONY"
7. STAR WARS V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (THEME)
6. ENNIO MORRICONE "THE ESTASY OF GOLD"
5. DEREK AND THE DOMINOS "LAYLA"
4. LONDON MUSIC WORKS "TONY'S THEME"
3. DICK DALE AND HIS DEL-TONES "MISIRLOU"
2. THEME FROM THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION "THEME"
1. NONO ROTA "THE GODFATHER WALTZ"
10. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The American movie âReservoir Dogsâ is the first movie Quentin Tarantino ever directed. After a spectacular robbery in a diamond store, everything turns bad when they find out one of the robbers is a undercover agent. What follows is a bloody confrontation. Reservoir Dogs is without a doubt a movie for guys with brilliant actors like Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn en Quentin Tarantino himself.
9. Natural Born Killers (1994)
Once again we see the name Quentin Tarantino appear as he wrote the story for Natural Born Killers. The movie was directed by Oliver Stone and the leading roles where played by Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis. The psychic serial killers Mickey and Mallory leave a trail of destruction behind and soon theyâre all over national television which makes them popular by the big crowd.
8. Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard is an action movie with a leading role for Bruce Willis as the good-guy John mcClane. John mcClane manages to get himself in some big trouble but he always take good care of himself. Die Hard was a huge success and later three more Die Hard movies were made: Die Hard 2, Die Hard with a Vengeance and Live free or Die Hard.
7. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Yes, especially for all the Star Wars die-hards, at number 8: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. The fifth movie, made as second, is just like all the other movies a huge success especially amongst men. The movie was directed by Irvin Kershner after a scenario by George Lucas. In the leading roles we see stars like Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford.
6. The Good, the bad and the ugly (1966)
"Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" better known as "The good, the bad and the ugly" is an Italian movie made in 1966. The movie tells the story of three men who hunt for gold during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Everybody in the movie is a bad corrupt guy and the leading roles are played by Eli Wallach, Lee van Cleef and Clint Eastwood.
5. Goodfellas (1990)
This American gangster movie was directed by the legendary Martin Scorsese. Goodfellas is known as one of the biggest gangster movies all time, probably because of the violence. You will also hear a lot of cursing during the movie. The word âfuckâ is mentioned 246 times by Tommy, played by Joe Pesci. Besides Joe, we also see Robert de Niro and Ray Liotta.
4. Scarface (1983)
There canât be a Top 10 on best guy movies without Scarface in it. Scarface is a movie filled with guns, fights, blood, cursing and Al Pacino. Pacino plays the amazing part of the aggressive Tony Montana. Scarface is a true legend that will never be forgotten. Despite the negative critics, Scarface urned 64 million dollar worldwide and became a real cult movie. In fourty years time, men will still talk about Scarface, no doubt.
3. Pulp Fiction (1994)
Who wouldâve thought âmen talking about hamburgersâ would become a real classic scene? Pulp Fiction is the bizarre and legendary movie by Quentin Tarantino who created a true weird gangster movie. Pulp Fiction is or should be known by everybody with stars like John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman. A movie you canât forget.
2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
This is one of the all time classics when it comes to best movies ever made. The Shawshank Redemption is an American movie about the life in the American Shawshank prison where the guards are corrupt. The two leading roles are being played by the remarkable Tim Robbins as Andy and Morgan Freeman as Red. An absolute classic.
1. The Godfather Trilogy (â72-â74-â90)
There can only be one movie at the number 1 position: the ultimate guy movie, The Godfather. Or better yet, The Godfather Trilogy. If you havenât seen this movie you should be ashamed of yourself and run to the store immediately. The Godfather movies are known as the best movies ever made. The Godfather was the breakthrough for actors like James Caan, Robert Duvall and Al Pacino and it meant a true comeback for Marlon Brando. Marlon spoke the legendary sentence âIâm gonna make him an offer he canât refuseâ.
Sit N Spin! We were joined by Seattle Rock/Metal mainstay Jeff Gilbert. Jeff has wrote for The Rocket, RIP and Guitar World magazines. Heâs pretty much a local music historian at this pointâ¦..so who better to offer up his Top 10 Soundgarden songs! If by the way you havenât heard âBlack Rainâ the first new Soundgarden single in 13 years click here! http://www.kisw.com/pages/7824566.php Jeff has also written the liner notes for âTelephantasmâ which will be out September 28th. Plus he owns one hell of a cool bar. The Feedback Lounge in West Seattle. http://www.feedbacklounge.net www.facebook.com/pages/.../Feedback-Lounge/
JEFF GILBERTâS TOP 10 SOUNDGARDEN SONGS
#10 âSEARCHINâ WITH MY GOOD EYE CLOSEDâ Badmotorfinger 1991
#9 âHANDS ALL OVERâ Loud Love 1989
#8 âGET ON THE SNAKEâ Loud Love 1989
#7 âSUPERUNKNOWNâ Superunknown 1994
#6 âFLOWERâ Flower 1988
#5 âSLAVES AND BULLDOZERSâ Badmotorfinger 1991
The new Ozzy "Life Won't Wait" lost out to Iron Maiden by just a few votes tonight.
As of today just 24 days away from Pain In The Grass 2010!!
So I know yesterday was Sit' N Spin......but here is a good list to argue over:))
Jolene
VAN HALEN: Best Guitar Album of All TimeÂ
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Gibson has compiled a list of what it is calling the Top 50 Guitar Albums of All Time. Topping the list is Van Halen's self-titled 1978 debut, followed by The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced and Led Zeppelin Four. Also making the list are albums by Cream, The Allman Brothers, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple and Aerosmith. --Sal Cirrincione
1. Van Halen - Van Halen (1978)
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2. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
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4. Derek and the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
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5. Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (1987)
6. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
7. Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East (1971)
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8. Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)
9. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)
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10. AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)
The Most Overused Songs in Movie History
THE MOST OVERUSED SONGS IN MOVIE HISTORY
10. Cranberries, âDreamsâ
9. Pete Townshend, âLet My Love Open the Doorâ
8. Yello, âOh Yeahâ
7. Carl Douglas, âKung Fu Fightingâ
6. George Thorogood, âBad to the Boneâ
5. Spencer Davis Group, âGimme Some Lovinââ
4. Smash Mouth, âAll Starâ
3. James Brown, âI Got You (I Feel Good)â
2. Jackie Wilson, âHigher and Higher"
1. Katrina and the Waves, âWalking on Sunshineâ
Now, this ten is not a definitive list. There are dozens of other songs that get overused in the movies, often to the point of ridiculousness. Here are some of the other offenders:
The Jam, âA Town Called Maliceâ: BILLY ELLIOT, VALLEY GIRL, multiple movie soundtracks.
Edgar Winter Group, âFrankensteinâ: DAZED AND CONFUSED, ENCINO MAN, any other movie with a stoner in it.
War, âLow Riderâ: DAZED AND CONFUSED, 21 GRAMS, any other movie with a junkie in it.
Tones on Tail, âGo!â: GROSSE POINT BLANK, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, any other film with a need for a hoppinâ dance number.
Steppenwolf, âBorn to be Wildâ: EASY RIDER, BORN TO BE WILD, any motorcycle scene.
Four Tops, âCanât Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)â: Movie Trailer Mania!
Till next Tuesday!
Jolene
The awsome thing about Ozzfest is that it's one hellova Sh*t show! hehe.
OZZFEST: Get Hitched Here!(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/29/2010)
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Hard rock fans looking to get hitched can do it this summer at Ozzfest. The festival promoters are offering up "Unholy Matrimony Packages," where the bride and groom and a wedding party of eight get general admission pit tickets, an official wedding ceremony by an ordained minister (Ozzfest's MC Big Dave), an Ozzfest cake and champagne toast as well as an exclusive backstage tour. Ozzfest kicks off its brief run August 14th in Devore, California with Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Black Label Society, Drowning Pool and Nonpoint on the bill.
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And because there is still more money to be made!
KISS: Product Line Keeps Growing(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/29/2010)
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You can add a TV to the list of merchandise that KISS have attached their name to. Distributed by RTC, the LED TVs are available in 46-, 40- and 32-inch models. Limited to 15,000 worldwide, each one features a diamond-plated look to the casing with the KISS logos embossed on each side. When you turn it on, a live image of KISS appears on the screen for eight seconds. For more information, log onto KISSHDTV.com.
Tune in tomorrow for BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week ANTIQUE SCREAM! One of my new fav's on the local front.
Bout an hours left of work then home and True Blood season two! No spoilers I'm way behind. But ready and willing to have a little mental escape time....ok realllllyyyy ready!
Aside from Miles talking about panty sniffin' this was a more tolerable Sit N Spin!
Enjoy the list!
Rock stars are people, too. Like you and I, they have dietary restrictions and carry brand loyalties. Most rockers, rappers and pop divas have a standard list of demands in their backstage riders. Typically these contractual requests consist mostly of a grocery list of candy and preferred alcohol to be stocked in their dressing rooms. Sometimes stars have special requests, like the Rolling Stones need a room for their touring snooker table. Likewise, Eric Clapton needs a spot to play foosball before hitting the stage. Sting requires little more than some hot tea with fresh lemons.
But not all rock stars are as accommodating as Mick or Sting. In the new film Get Him to the Greek, Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) is a low-level music industry grunt tasked with getting rock star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) from London to L.A. in time for a big concert. In this wild road movie, Aaron learns just how demanding rock stars can be, as he tries to corral the crazy, odd and out-of-control Aldous Snow.
The notorious, âNo brown M&M'Sâ clause -- it may seem a rather precious demand from a hard-rocking band like Van Halen. Maybe David Lee Roth finds brown dye hard on the vocal chords or Eddie likes to keep his candy colorful or maybe Valerie Bertinelli hates earth tones. The official story, however, seems more reasonable than precious. The way the band sees it, if there are brown M&M'S in their dressing room, itâs an indication that the rock concert promoter didnât read their rider thoroughly. This indicates that they also may not adhere to the technical specs outlined in the rider, which could alter the bands final sound in concert. Clever, Eddie.
If you liked this article, check out the Top 10: Rock Cities and the Top 10: Legendary Rock Clubs.
Congrats to BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week tomorrow am MICO DE NOCHE!! Find out more by checking out the Loud And Local page at kisw.com
Steel Panther tomorrow night! Who's going?Â
A7X defeated Texas Hippie Coaliation tonight in the Cockfight.Â
Rush Rush love 2120!!!
Rush's 1976 album 2112 will be featured in the new Guitar Hero game Warriors of Rock, which will be out in September. There will be a story based on the epic piece with narration by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. Lee says, "In our story, the caves of 2112 are where our hero finds the lost guitar. This re-discovery of music is much like the Guitar Hero warriors' journey to find the Demi-God of Rock's legendary guitar, which has been trapped in a cavern."
Things got weird, but then again they always do! Hope you enjoyed, but then again you most likely didn't!
10 Party Songs We Never Ever Want to Hear Again
 It's summer! Everyone is having barbecues, weddings, and other soundtrack-mandatory gatherings. When you reach into your iTunes library to cue up a get-the-party-started tune, don't you dare pull up one of these jams, or we just might kill you.
There is nothing to set the mood like music, and since it's summer time, your mix better be heavy on the happy, high-energy songs that will get everyone dancing and having a good time. The problem is most amateur DJs rely on a pack of "party songs" that are deserving of a bullet more than they are a boogie. And if it's not your friends playing a few bad tracks at a picnic, you'll go to a baseball game or your trashy cousin's wedding in New Jersey (or some equally awful place) this summer and you'll end up suffering through four minutes of one of these other gems. No matter how old they are or how hip you get, you just can't avoid them. Please stop the music!
Don't get me wrong, some of the classics are great (I could listen to "Love Shack" a million times over) but here are 10 of the worst offenders that crappy music providers think will whip the crowd into a frenzy, but will actually turn them into an angry mob.
"Groove Is in the Heart"âDee-Light: This song is 20 years old and still refuses to die. If I have to endure this one more time, I am going to get into a time machine and go back in time to stop it from ever happening. Speaking of time machines, the worst part about this is that it's now retro to listen to this 1990 song which was a retro '70s track when it came out. It's like waves and waves of nostalgia that feel like aural sea sickness.
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"Who Let the Dogs Out"âBaja Men: I don't know that I have ever listened to this entire song, but the initial barking refrain has been used by every bar mitzvah DJ, stadium organ grinder, and talk show warm-up comedian to gin up manufactured enthusiasm for the past 10+ years. This dog needs to be sent to a farm upstateâpronto.
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"Shots"âLMFAO: I'll admit, the beat is enough to make me want to do a little shimmy when I hear it in the club, but as soon as it gets to the part with Li'l Jon and company shouting, "shots shots shots shots shots," I just want to find the nearest fat frat boy holding aloft a bottle of Jaegermeister, douse him with the bottle, and set him on fire. This is the song your grandfather was worried about when he used to bitch about "that rap music."
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"What's Up?"â4 Non Blondes: This is only a get-a-party-started song if you hang out with drunk lesbians or do a lot of karaoke, but you know there are people holding Corona long-necks with their arms around each others shoulders singing, "And I said Heyyyyyy-ayyyyyy-ayyyy-yayyy-yay. Heyyyyyy-ayyyyyy-yay. I said Hey!" right this very moment. And that's the problem. The shouty chorus is enough to get lodged in your head as it is, but when it's being eviscerated by 10 drunk people at the top of their lungs, it's enough to puncture an eardrum.
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"We Like to Party"âVenga Boys: The horrible synthesizer beat from this song was already the audio equivalent of a saccharine tumor, but then Six Flags had to go and make it worse by using this song in its ad campaign with a scary old man dancing. Now it doesn't just give you cancer, but post-traumatic stress disorder flashbacks, too.
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Anything by the Black Eyed Peas: The most virulent offenders are, of course, "I Got a Feeling" (no, sorry, not interested in having a good night with you) and "Let's Get It Started" (sorry, I don't think being "retarded" in here is a good idea) but really, just leave all the B.E.P. songs off of your party playlist. Then again, if you're the kind of person who would play any of their songs at a party, I probably already pressed "Will Not Attend" on your Facebook invite.
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"Jump Around"âHouse of Pain: This isn't the worst song in the world, but it's that initial screeching caterwaul of a note that sends me into physical pain each time I hear it. It's like some sort of dog whistle for people with good taste or something. Also, please don't jump around, especially when drunk. That's how toes get broken.
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"Macarena" by Los del Rio: If you make me listen to this incessantly catchy ditty, I will cut off your ear. If you make me do the dance, I will cut off the other one.
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"The Thong Song" by Sisqo: I hate to object to a song based only on the lyrics because there are some great songs with some really stupid messages, but "The Thong Song" is just an abomination to all that is holy. It will never make my "booty go da na da na," whatever the hell that means. It actually makes me want to put on a pair of granny panties, clutch my pearls, and say, "Well, I never!"
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"Tubthumper" by Chumbawumba: Remember that horrible moment in 1997 when every time you turned on the radio, no matter what station, you had to hear the frenetic push and pull of this pub song on acid? God, that shit was torture. Also, anyone who still thinks this is a good song is probably some sort of Russian spy and should be preemptively deported.
Audio from last nights Loud And Local is up.....I highly suggest you check it out. I played some of my favorites last night!
Thank you to The Tiger Lounge in Georgetown for having me out as a judge for The cupcake festival.
How many times will I run into _________ from __________. (ahem..certian name changing local band. Big Band.) Sorry to keep that vague. A little mystery never hurt anyone.
A Day to Remember beat Danko Jones tonight in the Cockfight.
If you loved/hated Sit In Spin with The Mens Room last week.....hehehe you are gunna love tomorrow!
This will be a great read!
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine will work in a lot book signings during the band's summer and fall tours. He'll be promoting Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir, which will be published August 3rd. The book tour starts August 9th in Huntington, New York. --Steve Reynolds
8/9 - Huntington, NY - Book Revue
 8/23 - Kansas City, MO - Rainy Day Books
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8/10 - New York, NY - (day) Barnes & Noble (5th Ave)
 8/25 - Highlands Ranch, CO - Tattered Cover Book Store
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8/10 - Ridgewood, NJ - (eve) Bookends
 8/26 - Albuquerque, NM - Borders (Q Street)
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8/12 - New York, NY - Borders (Wall Street)
 8/27 - Tempe, AZ - Changing Hands Bookstore
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8/14 - Boston, MA - Barnes & Noble (Boylston St.)
 8/29 - San Diego, CA - Barnes & Noble (Mira Mesa)
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8/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Barnes & Noble (Rittenhouse Square)
 8/30 - Long Beach, CA - Borders (South Pine Ave)
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8/16 - Milford, CT - Borders
 9/1 - Sacramento, CA - Borders (Fair Oaks Blvd.)
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8/18 - Lyndhurst, OH - Joseph-Beth and Davis-Kidd Booksellers
 9/3 - Seattle, WA - University Bookstore
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8/19 - Novi, MI - Borders
 9/4 - Portland, OR - Powell's Bookstore
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8/21 - Schaumburg, IL - Borders
 All dates subject to change
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Stone Sour won out in the Cockfight with "Say You'll Haunt Me".
More Mayhem tix tomorrow night.
Can you believe day 3 of sunshine and heat? Crazy!
And lastly......really Aaron Lewis.....
STAIND: Aaron Goes Country?!?!?(Posted 3:00 AM, 7/7/2010)
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 Staind frontman Aaron Lewis has finished his first solo album -- and he says it's got a hefty dose of country. Lewis recorded it in Nashville with a roster of country studio musicians. He tells Billboard, "It's kind of somewhere between country and James Taylor and 'It's Been Awhile.'" Lewis expects to release the album in the fall and do a brief tour behind it before reuniting with his Staind bandmates to start their next album. --Steve Reynolds
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Nashville has been the new "HOT" spot for recording for a little while now. New Stone Sour was recorded there...and that friends brings this blog full circle
SIT N' SPIN "THE 7 MOST IMPOSSIBLE TOOLS TO DEAL WITH"
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Being a musician requires at least a few years spent starving to death in a van. Once a rock star reaches a certain level of success, he tends to take advantage of all the things suddenly available to him, particularly the liquor, drugs and ability to destroy inanimate objects. From the point of view of the fans, this is perfectly cool. We expect these guys to live the life of excess that we can't.
"Dude, I would love to do $3,000 worth of drugs and then crash our motorcycles into a trampoline store, but I'm going to IKEA with my girlfriend this afternoon."
The problem is that reaching the hotel destruction stage in a rock career means a lot of people are depending on you. Agents, record companies and concert promoters all have an interest in getting their man to the next concert, or to the next recording session, or out of the children's ball pit and into some pants. And as the latest Apatow movie Get Him to the Greek demonstrates, that's not always going to be easy.
Below, we've listed some of the rock stars who were the most difficult to handle, along with some hypothetical scenarios illustrating why it might suck to be their personal assistant.
#7.Liam and Noel Gallagher
Liam and Noel Gallagher are the immensely talented brothers responsible for Oasis, the most successful band that everyone wants to punch in the face. Brash and outspoken, they're known for spouting off about Blur, AIDS and how they hope everyone in Blur gets AIDS--comments which have predictably not gone over well with Blur, AIDS sufferers or anybody else.
Rock stars saying stupid things isn't that remarkable. What really makes the Gallagher boys so difficult to deal with is the ridiculous amount of fistfights they manage to get into between themselves. A typical example: Following a canceled show in Barcelona, during a friendly conversation Liam raised his doubts about the fidelity of Noel's wife and legitimacy of his daughter. (We will assume that Liam did so as delicately as he knew how.) This ended unsurprisingly when Noel headbutted his brother and then punched him in the face.
Who could hate a face like that?
Our favorite story, though, is the one where Liam decided to bring a bunch of people he'd met at the pub back to the recording studio where Noel was working, which understandably irritated Noel somewhat. Noel's role as the reasonable person in this story ends when he reacts to this interruption by attacking Liam with a cricket bat, breaking his foot.
Given that their creative partnership is based on barely contained homicidal rage, getting both Gallagher brothers on the stage at the same time has proven to be a bit like refereeing a slap fight between two chimpanzees--only with less poo throwing (probably) and more shrieking of the UK's favorite C-word (definitely).
A Typical Day If You Were Oasis' Personal Assistant:
You: Liam, don't. Don't throw that poo. Don't throw that poo, Liam. Listen to me, Liam. Do not throw that poo at Noel. He is your brother and you love him.
Noel: You fookin love me, man. Don't you throw that poo at me.
Liam: F***k! -he throws the poo at you instead-
You: AGHR! Ahh! What the hell have you been eating? Is this... is this a battery?
#6.DMX
Musicians often put on an exaggerated persona when on stage to make themselves seem more legitimate to the audience. Whether it's bragging about the number of women they lay or the fineness of the Maseratis they drive, this kind of casual exaggeration is perhaps most common in hip-hop artists, but can also be found in nearly every other musical genre. For example, despite repeated claims to the contrary, Elton John is not, nor has he ever been, a rocket man.
DMX on the other hand is not in any way exaggerating when he describes being a bad, bad man in his songs. The man collects criminal charges like they're Pokemon. These include:
Assault
Possession of Illegal Substances
Possession of an Illegal Weapon
Animal Cruelty
Driving Without a License
Possession of Illegal Substances
Possession of False Identification
Possession of Illegal Substances
Impersonating a Federal Agent
Hijacking a Car
Possession of Illegal Substances
and finally, Possession of Illegal Substances.
Every seven seconds, somewhere in America, DMX is committing a crime.
One does not handle DMX so much as one aids and abets DMX. The rapper doesn't need you to get a fresh towel and a bottle of water, he needs you to put your fingerprints on something for him.
Our favorite DMX story relates to a mysterious incident in a New Jersey hotel in which his uncle/manager was accidentally shot in the foot. That's right, the poor guy with the impossible job of making sure stuff like this doesn't happen around DMX, has it happen right in his foot.
A Typical Day If You Were DMX's Personal Assistant:
You: -entering room- Hey dude, I got you the ski masks and 50 yards of rope you asked for, and OH GOD MY FOOT! OH NO! I NEED THAT TO WALK! AND THE BLOOD! YOU ASS! THAT'S SUPPOSED TO STAY INSIDE OF ME!
#5.Keith Moon
Keith Moon was the drummer for The Who, and if he didn't invent insane rock star behavior, he did his best to popularize it. What are now common rock star cliches, were daring and original back when Moon was doing them. Trashing hotel rooms, consuming horse tranquilizers, engaging in naked cake fights--Moon did it all, with vigor, passion and creativity. The best Keith Moon story is the time when shortly after leaving a hotel, he sat up in a panic and told the driver to stop and turn around. "I forgot something! We've got to go back!" Upon returning to the hotel, he ran to his room, grabbed the television and threw it out the window and into the pool. Returning to the car, he said with a great sigh of relief, "I nearly forgot."
His signature stunt was ruining toilets, and not in the way Kevin Smith ruins toilets. Moon actually demolished them. He went on the road with an enormous supply of cherry bombs, M-80s and dynamite, exploding toilets wherever he went. Moon was ultimately banned from every Holiday Inn, Sheraton and Hilton in the country for his trouble--though he was heralded Man of The Year by several plumbing supply industry associations.
A Typical Day If You Were Keith Moon's Personal Assistant:
You: Keith? Please come out of there, Keith. Please don't flush that down the toilet, Keith. I could see why you'd think it's funny the first 60 times, but this is too much. Exploding Toilet 61 is going to be no different than any of the rest. We're just gathering redundant data now. There is no logical, scientific or statistical need for this.
Keith Moon: -Opens bathroom door, runs past, cackling-
You: -Rolls for cover-
#4.Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne, front man for Black Sabbath, and later day marble-mouthed father figure, was the central figure in one of the most legendary rock star stories of all time: He ate the head off a bat. He has since claimed that he thought the bat was fake, it having been thrown on stage during a concert. That actually sounds like a pretty reasonable assumption to make--though the decision to rip even a fake bat apart with his teeth ratchets the reasonableness meter back a bit. One assumes he had his reasons. Were his "reasons" a garbage bag full of drugs? The answer is lost in the seas of time.
Somewhat less gloriously, Ozzy also once drunkenly took a leak on the Alamo, or more precisely, on the memorial across the street. As would be expected, this action pissed off Texans, a car rental company and dead soldiers everywhere. He was actually banned from San Antonio for a decade, and suffered repeated nighttime visits by the ghost of Davy Crockett. To his credit, Ozzy did later apologize profusely for the incident, although the whole thing makes us wonder what other sacred artifacts Ozzy peed on in his day.
A Typical Day If You Were Ozzy Osbourne's Personal Assistant:
You: Wow, this tour of the eyewash solution factory is a great way to take our minds off all the lawsuits we currently have pending against us, right Ozzy? Ozzy? OH JESUS NO.
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Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop has been around forever, and is responsible for that one song you definitely know, and several more you probably don't. As a consequence of being around forever, there's two distinct phases in his career: the drug phase and the post-drug phase.
First the drug phase--and hang on to your butts, because this is pretty nasty. Back in 1969-1970, Iggy and his original band, the Stooges, all hung out together in an apartment in Detroit, and, possibly because no one had invented the Internet yet, they got bored and started doing a lot of heroin. A side note: One of the quirks about taking heroin intravenously is that after shooting up, you end up with a bit of blood inside the hypodermic. Which these guys started squirting out over the walls and ceiling. Imagine what that apartment must have looked like after a few weeks and months, and keep in mind that heroine is not known for being much of a motivator, and you start to realize why getting these guys out to a show might have been somewhere between difficult and your worst nightmare.
A Typical Day If You Were Iggy Pop's Personal Assistant (Drug Phase):
You: No. I am not going back into that apartment. Because fuck you guys, that's why. If you need me, I will be five thousand miles away and on fire, because I quit, and because I will light myself on fire having seen what I just saw. Fuck.
Since then, Iggy's cleaned up a bit, which should make shepherding him around a lot easier of a chore. And by all accounts it is, aside from the hilarious contract rider he has for gigs. For those that don't know, a contract rider specifies the required amenities that should be in a performer's dressing room; snacks, beverages, that sort of thing. Iggy's is one of the most extensive in the industry, and although it's almost certainly a joke, has specific requests for:
"Seven dwarves dressed up as those dwarves out of that film about the dwarves. You know the one. Cinderella?"
"Two cans of red bull. Something with testicles in it"
"Cauliflower/Broccoli, cut into individual florets and thrown immediately into the garbage. I f****ing hate that."
Awesome.
A Typical Day If You Were Iggy Pop's Personal Assistant (Post-Drug Phase):
Concert Promoter: ...
You: Look, you know the way these rock stars are. They've got an image to live up to...
Concert Promoter: ...
You: And I don't have to tell you that there is nothing more rock and roll than, uh,... drinking testicles and wasting food in the company of a dwarf.
#2.Nikki Sixx
Back in the 80s Nikki Sixx, the bassist for Motley Crue, was along with basically everyone else in the band, taking enormous quantities of heroin. It was a pretty typical rock star thing to do by that point, and not in itself that remarkable, but for the fact that he actually killed himself doing it. The story goes that after taking far too much heroin one night, Sixx collapsed, and for a couple minutes was technically dead. A paramedic at the scene, reportedly a fan of the band, revived him with two adrenaline shots to the heart. Why everyone who recounts the story highlights the fact that the paramedic was a Motley Crue fan is unknown--perhaps if Sixx played for a lower caliber band on the order of Warrant or Ratt, he wouldn't have survived?
"Wait, aren't you in Warrant?! Get the hell out of my ambulance! No, I will not tell the driver to slow down."
Anyways, Sixx did recover and within minutes, bravely escaped the clutches of medical aid to go do more heroin.
We've concluded that there is no way any man or machine could have kept control of Nikki Sixx at this time in his life. If you put a 1987 era Nikki Sixx on one side of a brick wall and heroin on the other side, you will end up with a Nikki Sixx shaped hole in your brick wall. The wall could be only six-feet long and have a door in it, and he'd still go right through the thing like it was paper.
A Typical Day If You Were Nikki Sixx's Personal Assistant:
You: Hey, Nikki, have you... oh no, my wall! Oh my. I should not have left that heroin lying behind that brick wall. For this I have no one to blame but myself.
#1.Eric Clapton
Universally hailed as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Eric Clapton spent much of his early career furiously inhaling massive quantities of alcohol and drugs, possibly worried the world's supply was about to run out. Did it interfere with his music? Yes and no. In his own words:
"I'd wander off the stage and somebody would have to try to persuade me to go back on. There seemed to be a postpsychedelia drunkenness that swept over everybody in the entertainment business during the early 70s. To be on stage, you were almost expected to be drunk. I remember doing one entire show lying down on the stage with the microphone stand lying beside me, and nobody batted an eyelid."
That's right: Eric Clapton was just lying down during a rock concert and that was perfectly cool. Encouraged even. The amazing thing is, he probably just killed that set too.
A Typical Day If You Were Eric Clapton's Personal Assistant
Eric Clapton: Look, I'm going to finish drinking this children's pool full of rye whiskey, and you're going to get 80 feet of high strength fishing line, then learn everything you can about the art of puppetry, and meet me at the show in three hours. OK? Break!
Woot, woot 2 days till Vegas! Don't know about you but I need a break, or to at least get out of town to blow off some steam.Â
BlS won out again tonight in the Cockfight. The Doom Crew goes for win #6 tomorrow night.
Zepp news!
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has been hit with a copyright lawsuit over the 1969 song "Dazed and Confused." Jake Holmes says he wrote the song for his debut album in 1967. No word on why it took him 41 years to file his complaint, but if victorious, he can collect damages only from the last three years because of the statute of limitations.
In the past Holmes said that Page heard the song when he shared a New York bill with The Yardbirds, Page's band prior to Led Zeppelin. Page has always denied having any knowledge of the song.
This isn't the first time Page and Zeppelin have been sued for copyright infringement. The late bluesman Willie Dixon successfully sued them over "Whole Lotta Love," which was taken from his song, "You Need Love," as well as their take on another of his songs, "Bring It on Home." They were also sued over "The Lemon Song," which is a take on Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor."
I've got hella work to do and I'm having a hard time keeping my eyes open...ruh roh.
Yet another week, another list and still can't shake friggin Celine Dion! Don't hate I didn't compile the list!
For Sit N' Spin we featured the Top 10 from Spinner.com's 77 Most Unforgettable Movie Songs.
I'll list the Top 10 and feature the rest after.
10. Chad Kroeger, 'Hero' ('Spider-Man,' 2000)
The Nickelback frontman teamed with the lead singer of Saliva for this two-fisted salute to, like, fire-fighters, eagles, spiders and stuff. HUGE song. HUGE movie. HUGE moolah. -- JP
9. Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley, 'The Time of My Life' ('Dirty Dancing,' 1987)
Nobody puts Baby in the corner! This mom-rock classic from Warnes and Medley provided the beat for Jennifer Gray and Patrick Swayze's climactic dance in 'Dirty Dancing,' which proved that sometimes it is okay to hook up with the help. -- JP
8. Celine Dion, 'My Heart Will Go On' ('Titanic,' 1997)
... And on, and on. After a billion plays in 1990 alone, Celine's inescapable, Oscar-winning theme to one of the highest-grossing films in history is still getting airplay at weddings across the land. As "king of the world," Leo DiCaprio should issue a royal decree that this song never be heard again. -- JP
7. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, 'Old Time Rock and Roll' ('Risky Business,' 1983)
Bob Seger never imagined that his all-American salute to the days of old would forever conjure images of Tom Cruise's tighty whities in 'Risky Business.' Good thing they didn't use 'Like a Rock' instead. -- JP
6. Peter Gabriel, 'In Your Eyes' ('Say Anything,' 1989)
You have to respect a man who's willing to suffer for love -- and given how long he held that boombox over his head in 'Say Anything,' John Cusack's arms must have been killing him. He might have gotten the girl quicker if he'd played Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' instead. -- JP
5. The Righteous Brothers, 'Unchained Melody' ('Ghost,' 1990)
Who knew pottery could be so hot? Demi and the Swayze got down and dirty in 'Ghost' to this 1965 Phil Spector-produced hit by the Righteous Brothers, and cleaned up with a $214 million paycheck. We still blush a little when dad gives mom a clay vase for Christmas. -- JP
4. The Bee Gees, 'You Should Be Dancin'' ('Saturday Night Fever,' 1977)
Only the Bee Gees could have scored the moment when the original JT catches a fever on the dance floor in this cinematic ode to disco. And you thought Justin got the inspiration for his 'Rock Your Body' video all by himself? Think again. -- MTC
3. Elton John, 'Tiny Dancer' ('Almost Famous,' 2000)
Give it up to Cameron Crowe for making Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer' the new '100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.' 'Almost Famous' was an open love letter to rock 'n' roll, and this scene was the little heart over the "i." -- MTC
2. Eminem, 'Lose Yourself' ('8 Mile,' 2002)
If '8 Mile' is the hip-hop 'Rocky,' then 'Lose Yourself' is rap's answer to 'Eye of the Tiger.' Not only did Em's acting skills earn $300 million at the box office, he scored the biggest hit of his career and got to shout out co-star Mekhi Phifer as he spoils the film's entire plot in the song. -- JP
1. Queen, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' ('Wayne's World,' 1992)
By itself, this operatic rocker has nothing to do with "party time," but when the tape is popped into the deck of Garth's "Mirth Mobile" in 'Wayne's World,' Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' gives rise to music's most excellent cinematic moment. Let the triumphant head-banging begin! -- JP
What a great weekend! Artopia in Georgetown Saturday, The New orginals show Sunday and one hellova great Loud And Local last night. The podcast is up so peep it!
BLS beat out Chevelle tonight in the Cockfight.
I will have even more Slash tickets for you tomorrow night!
I think you will get a nice kick out of tomorrow's Sit N Spin with The Mens Room! Nothing British I swear.
This story blew me away....how in all of my Skynrd knowledge did I not know about the back up singer who had a dream and wouldn't take the flight......
LYNYRD SKYNYRD: Back-Up Singer Dies
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Onetime Lynyrd Skynyrd back-up singer Deborah Jo White, who performed with the band under her maiden name, Jo Jo Billingsley, died of cancer Thursday at her Cullman, Alabama home. She was 58. White toured with Skynyrd from 1975 to 1977 and claimed to have dreamed that the band's plane would crash two nights before it happened on October 20th 1977. That's why she wasn't on board when it did. In 2006, White sang with all the original surviving members when Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Current Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant told the Cullman Times White would be missed. "
Members of SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX joined METALLICA on stage earlier tonight (Tuesday, June 22) in Sofia, Bulgaria to perform the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?"METALLICA's James Hetfield, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and ANTHRAX's Joey Belladonna all took turns singing, with various other bandmembers playing guitar, bass and pounding on snare drums.
"After 29 years of doing this to reach this apex is just so cool," tweetedANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian moments after the performance. "It was a monumental moment of epic proportions. I'm so high from the experience I can't sleep."
The last time Mustaine performed with METALLICA was on April 9, 1983 at the legendary Brooklyn, New York club L'Amour. He was unceremoniously fired by the band just weeks before they entered the studio to record their debut album, "Kill 'Em All", and was replaced by former EXODUS axeman Kirk Hammett.
***UPDATE: First photos and low-quality video footage of the performance can be viewed below.***
01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Fade To Black
06. That Was Just Your Life
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Am I Evil? (w/ Big Four)
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy
Today's "Big Four" show, as part of the Sonisphere festival, will be beamed to more than 450 movie theatres in more than 140 markets in the U.S., along with cities in Europe, Canada and Latin America. In addition, it is being recorded for a forthcoming "Big Four" DVD.
The concert will be broadcast to theatres in high definition. Delayed screenings are planned for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.
METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX â the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal â played together for the first time in history last Wednesday night (June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland.
Oh sure, musicians have to eat, too, and we are an undestanding and forgiving crowd. But sometimes our endurance level gets severely tested, especially when they star in commercials. Some are funny, some are good, but many are downright awful. Let's take a stroll down marketing lane and remember the ten most ridiculolus musician endorsements of all time. Iggy Pop for Swiftover car insurance
The first commercial got banned for misleading marketing: it featured a musician without noting that the insurance isn't available to musicians. But it's back! New and improved! With Iggy and his glittered chest making circus monkeys look like sophisticated performance artists.
MC Hammer for Lay's
Quiz time; what's more annoying? Kids talking and behaving like well-oiled robots, or Hammer still milking the same bloody phrase he came up with two centuries ago?
The Game for Anthony Gray Tax Service
{with cheers to Dell Frost}
Who better to highlight the importance of being lawful and doing your taxes properly than a rapper? If that doesn't convince you, he sweetens the deal by offering himself as a breakfast buddy to the first 100 customers.
Fergie for Candie's
Would you look at the adorable Fergie being her fabulous self, feeding posh cupcakes to her diamond-collared dog, and caressing chandeliers with a pink duster! Look how amazing she is! Admire her awesome life! Observe her smug and self-satisfied expression! Don't you just want to go and buy EVERYTHING at Candie's? DONCHA?
John Lydon for Country Life Butter
The 2008 version of anarchy in the UK consists of plaid and tweed suits, cows, and, of course, butter. Apparently, the ads resulted in an 85% boost in sales, and funded PiL's reunion. Nihilism has its perks.
This commercial must be holding the record as the one that's offensive on the most levels, including Roman history, women, Queen, fashion, and general good taste.
Spice Girls for Tesco
This one is just plain awkward. It makes you feel embarrassed on their behalf, which is quite a feat, keeping in mind that this is Spice Girls we're talking about. Not to mention that, in the words of a great mind, Posh Spice becomes the first human being in history to be out-acted by a shopping trolley.
50 Cent for Vitamin Water
In Da Club takes over Beethoven's 9th. 'Nuff said.
Bon Jovi for Mitsubishi
This is one of those commercials where you see people going about their everyday lives in the sort of artificial happiness that implies they're on expired steroids. But they're not alone this time. Oh no, they've got Bon Jovi high-fiving and dancing with elderly ladies on the street while singing that it's his (manufactured) life.
Rough Monday, to say everyone on the staff over did it this weekend in our own way was an understatement! It was my guy's birthday over the weekend, good times and some more good times!
Thank you to Len from The Crying Spell and Mikey of The Rain City Schwillers for calling in last night for Loud And Local! If you missed the show the audio/podcast is up via the Loud And Local page at kisw.com
So we premiered the new Disturbed today....
The first single from Disturbed's upcoming fifth album, Asylum, is called "Another Way to Die." The track will go on sale through I-Tunes tomorrow. A video that displays the song's lyrics debuts on Disturbed1.com today, with a traditional video to follow next month.
Asylum is due out in late August
In a suprise move Disturbed lost to Stone Sour by 1 vote tonight in the Cockfight.
In what seems like everybody is writing a book comes this....
Metallica will be taking a break after their world tour wraps up this fall, which will give guitarist Kirk Hammett more time to work on his first book. It's called Too Much Horror Business, and he tells Rolling Stone that it's a collection of his favorite non-musical obsessions, such as "horror-movie posters, toys, artwork, comic books. It's something I've been into ever since I can remember." The book is due out next year. -
Premiered a new Stone Sour song tonight called "Mission Statement", it lost by one little vote to Rush's "Caravan" which went on to the Cockfight Hall of Fame!
Kudo's to tomorrow's BJ Shea Loud And Local Band Of The Week WREN DRIVE!Â
And lastly cause it's just funny......
Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger is a tough boss. He fired his maid for wearing clothes she says his girlfriend had thrown away, then took back concert tickets he'd given to the woman's sons. Arlene Morris, who'd worked for Kroeger for two years, says she's most upset about her kids and the tickets. She tells the Montreal Gazette, "He totally destroyed what I thought he was. And that's heartbreaking. He devastated all of them." --David Sprague
You do know our boy Chad loves his Zima right....alas another insightufll big rock blog!
Rush (big suprise) won out again in the Cockfight. They go for Hall Of Fame win tomorrow!
Couple of things, first off I'll have new Disturbed for you next Monday 6/14....new Apocalipta on Thursday too! And it won't be too much longer before the first offical Stone Sour single.....however they've offered somthing up to you in the meantime!
STONE SOUR: Free Music(Posted 3:00 AM, 6/9/2010)
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Stone Sour will be giving away the track "Mission Statement," from their new album Audio Secrecy, for 48 hours starting tomorrow at 11 a.m. [ET]. Head to StoneSour.com to download it. Another single, "Say You'll Haunt Me," will be out on July 6th. Audio Secrecy is due in stores on September 7th. --Steve Reynolds
And before I'm outta here....this is great!
TBS LAUNCHES CONAN EMMY CAMPAIGN
TBS wants Conan O'Brien to get an Emmy...for his work on NBC.
Conan's new network has launched a campaign promoting his work on The Tonight Show. Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks, tells The Hollywood Reporter, "Conan's great work in 2009 and 2010 deserves Emmy consideration." One ad says, the comedian should be considered for "outstanding achievement in the use of SPF 150."
Conan's new late-night show debuts on TBS in November.
Bye!
J
LAYNE STALEY TRIBUTE & BENEFIT CONCERT
featuring
MY SISTERâS MACHINE ⢠SHAWN SMITH (& GUESTS)
VILLAINS OF YESTERDAY ⢠GUNN & THE DAMAGE DONE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010 ⢠SHOWBOX at the MARKET ⢠ALL AGES
SEATTLE, WA (June 4, 2010) â Emerald City Musicianâs Network and Darrow Music Productions present this yearâs LAYNE STALEY TRIBUTE AND BENEFIT CONCERT â to benefit the LAYNE STALEY MEMORIAL FUND and honoring musician LAYNE STALEYâs life and music â on SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010, 7:30PM at SHOWBOX at the MARKET located at 1426 1st Ave., Seattle, WA.
This yearâs benefit concert will feature the reunion of 90âs grunge band, MY SISTERâS MACHINE. Seattle rockers, My Sister's Machine first appeared in the early '90s, riding the wave of grunge into the mainstream. Vocalist Nick Pollock played the guitar in Alice Nâ Chains in the '80s with Staley and remained a close friend. My Sisterâs Machine will perform with its original line-up: Nick Pollock - vocals/guitar, Owen Wright - guitar, Chris Ivanovich -bass, and Chris Gohde - drums.
Nick says of Layne, "He and I grew up together musically, and as best friends as teenagers. I had some of the best times of my life with Layne and miss him very much. It's a privilege to honor his memory and life with My Sister's Machine having the opportunity to do this show!"
SHAWN SMITH is a Seattle-based songwriter, vocalist/solo artist and musician in several bands (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed, All Hail the Crown). Smith recently showed his versatility during an evening with âBrad & Best Friendsâ at the Showbox Market in Seattle. That line-up featured the bands: Brad, Satchel, the reunion of Pigeonhed, Stone Gossard's Hank Khoir and the surviving members of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone.
âPart of the excitement of Shawn Smith, is you never know which of his incarnations will perform or who will be gracing the stage with him,â states tribute producer, Jamie Richards. Upon being invited to perform, Smith stated ââWhatever I do, it will be of the highest order.â
Other featured local bands this year are; VILLAINS OF YESTERDAY, a group of musicians from Seattle's Industrial District. Band members include: Terry Houser - vocals, Carl Klein - guitars, Shawn Zellar - drums, and Sean Gephardt - bass.
"Music is the one constant in our lives, so we are thrilled to be part of this great music community event. Everyone in the band has a lot of great musical and personal memories of Layne, and his music still inspires us. We want to help keep the Northwest music scene vibrant."
Also taking the stage this year is GUNN & THE DAMAGE DONE. Band members include: Tommy (the Gunn) McMullin â lead vocals, Cody Black â drums/percussion, Joe (Dredd) Lockett â bass/backing vocals, Mike Schuppe â lead guitar, Charlie (Chachi) Beck â guitar/backing vocals.
"I would like to say how happy the band and I are to be a part of this show. Being asked to perform is a way to honor an old friend that I still miss," says McMullin.
The event will also feature many special touches that uniquely honor Layne and his fans, including participation on stage by Layneâs mother, Nancy McCallum.
âThe way the music community and fans from all over the world come together to honor Layne is what sets this event apart. Itâs a very emotional experience that binds those in attendance together in a very tangible way,â explains tribute producer, Suzanne Darrow.
Proceeds will benefit the LAYNE STALEY MEMORIAL FUND, which is held at Therapeutic Health Services (THS). THS is a nationally recognized non-profit organization offering a wide range of holistic treatment options and services for families affected by alcohol/substance abuse and mental illness. For more information about Therapeutic Health Services, please visit: http://www.therapeutichealth.org.
Advance tickets are $18.00 plus applicable service charges and will go on sale Friday, June 11th at 10am at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Showbox Market box office during business hours, 11am to 6pm. The box office is CASH ONLY, and there is a $2.00 service charge per ticket. Tickets will be sold at the door day-of-show, if still available, for $20.00.
Ahh Friday baby, so much for the weather but at least the weekend is upon us!
Kudo's to BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week DARKEST GRACE!!
Rush's new song "Caravan" beat out the new one from Cavo in the Cockfight.
I'm hoping to see Get Him To The Greek at some point this weekend.Â
Don't forget Monday 8am BJ drops all the deets on Pain In The Grass 2010!!!!
Cult news..well kinda:)
THE CULT: Turning Japanese(Posted 3:00 AM, 6/4/2010)
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The Cult's Ian Astbury has teamed up with a Japanese band called Borris for a new EP called BXI, which will be out on disc and vinyl in September. Astbury and Borris debuted songs from the EP last weekend when both bands were playing at a festival in Australia, as well as doing a cover of The Doors' The End." --Steve Reynolds
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And Sevendust fans heads up!
SEVENDUST: Deluxe Debut(Posted 3:00 AM, 6/4/2010)
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Sevendust's 1997 self-titled debut album will be re-issued in a deluxe edition on June 22nd. The re-release adds five bonus tracks, including their cover of Alice Cooper's "School's Out," and a DVD that includes Live and Loud, a concert film shot in Chicago. --Steve Reynolds
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Sit N Spin!!! This was a great trainwreck of a list, but hey' we didn't vote on it. We featured the Top 10, but I'll include the Top 50!
Jolene
Liam beats out Bruce, Lennon, Bono, Mick Jagger...
The May edition of Q Magazine lists its Top 20 Frontmen of All-Time. Topping the list is ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher.
In an interview with Q, Liam talked about his legacy. "There is Elvis and me. I couldn't say which of the two is best," he said. Also, Liam said the secret to being a good frontman is "behaving yourself and not jumping round like a bitch."
Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan â who ranked #19 â agreed with Liam as the #1. "Chris Martin is all right if you're 35 and feeling sad that your mortgage repayments have gone up but Liam is the voice you want if you're you and free and up for anything," he said.
Q's Top 20 Frontmen
1) Liam Gallagher
2) Bono
3) Freddie Mercury
4) Damon Albarn
5) Chris Martin
6) Matt Bellamy
7) Jim Morrison
8) Bob Marley
9) Paul McCartney
10) John Lennon
11) Robbie Williams
12) Debbie Harry
13) Mick Jagger
14) Morrissey
15) John Lydon
16) James Brown
17) Bruce Springsteen
18) Robert Plant
19) Tom Meighan
20) Joe Strummer
21) Chuck D Public Enemy
22) Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
23) Ian Curtis Joy Division
24) Axl Rose
25) Jarvis Cocker
26) Caleb Followill
27) Dave Gahan
28) Kurt Cobain
29) Roger Daltrey
30) Thom Yorke
31) Jack White
32) Mark E Smith
33) Iggy Pop
34) Elvis Presley
35) Dave grohl
36) Ian Brown
37) Nick Cave
38) Florence Welch
39) Paul Weller
40) Eddie Vedder
41) Keith Flint
42) Brian Ferry
43) Anthony Kedis
44) Jon Bon Jovi
45) Alex Turner
46) Michael Stipe
47) Bon Scott
48) Michael Hutchence
49) Sly Stone
50) Eninem
Whatta week. I won't lie I've been down and out over Paul Grey's death. Yes we were friends back in the day. That being said today was the first day I woke up feeling better.Â
Little heads up on tomorrow's BJ Shea Loud And Local Band of The Week Custom! Go to BJ's page and click on L&L Band for more. Then tune in for more of their music Sunday night at 11pm for Loud And Local.
I'm sooooo looking forward to our Dude It's Memorial Day Weekend...it starts tomorrow at 6!
Ya wanna know what sucks.....this stupid Arizona immigration law. But you know this. It sucks cause I love the beauty of the state and have family there. Do I have to boycott my family? Also Max from Soulfly, Dave Mustaine, Rob Halford and Alice Cooper all call AZ home. But the more awareness to this backasswards law the better.
Rage Against the Machine singer Zack de la Rocha has teamed up with filmmaker Michael Moore to lead a new organization called The Sound Strike, which is encouraging artists to boycott Arizona over its controversial immigration law. And they're encouraging artists and fans to join the boycott at TheSoundStrike.net.
Other artists who've joined The Sound Strike so far are Serj Tankian, Rise Against and de la Rocha's Rage bandmate Tom Morello.
Have a great night gang!
So last week Hairclub sent me a "I have an idea" email. Believe it or not it was a good idea! Read below and hope you enjoyed Sit N Spin Hairclub style today!
Itâs one thing when a band covers a song you know well: Metallica did Bob Segers â Turn the Pageâ, Pearl Jam covered the Whoâs âLove Reign Oâer Meâ, and we just got a pretty cool version of Bad Companyâs âBad Companyâ by Five Finger Death Punch. Then again thereâs plenty of songs that you know real well, but maybe you didnât know they were covers, or if you did, maybe you never heard the originals. Here a sampling of 10 of em.
18. "HUSH" DEEP PURPLE 1968
17. "HUSH" BILLY JOE ROYAL 1967
16. "LOUIE LOUIE" KINGSMEN 1963
15. "LOUIE LOUIE" RICHARD BERRY and The Pharahos written by Berry in 55' recorded in 57.
14. "WILD THING" THE TROGGS 1966 (Hendrix did it as well as Sam Kinneson)
13. "WILD THING" THE WILD ONES Chip Taylor in the band, was the writer. 1965
12. "I GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU" GEORGE HARRISON 1988, last album before the Wilbury's.
11. "I GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU" JAMES RAY 1963, was the co writer.
10. "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT" TOKENS 1961, Robert John 1972.
 9. "WIMWOEH" SOLOMAN LINDA AND THE EVENING BIRDS 1939, hit in Africa in the 40's.
 8. "THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD" NIRVANA 1993, Unplugged
 7. "THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD" DAVID BOWIE, 1970, title track 3rd album.
 6. "HEY JOE" JIMI HENDRIX
 5. "HEY JOE, WHERE YOU GUNNA GO" THE LEAVES 1965, A few credited writers, many recordings.
 4. "SOMEBODY TO LOVE" JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 1967.
 3. "SOMEBODY TO LOVE" THE GREAT SOCIETY, Grace Slick, 1966 Written-Darby Slick, Atumn Rex.
 2. "WHOLE LOTTA LOVE" LED ZEP 1070, LED ZEP 2.
 1. "YOU NEED LOVE" MUDDY WATERS, written by Willy Dixon, 1962, 1966, Small Faces "You Need Lovin".
Tune in to Sit In Spin next Tuesday! Also don't forget tune in tonight at 9 for the premiere of
New Hellyeah "Hell Of A Time" in The Cockfight!
Tough Monday. I played a block of Slipknot tonight at 8:30 in honor of Paul Grey. I'm kind of at a loss for words and a little emotional today. So I'll just leave you with what I wrote about Paul for our mainpage at kisw.com
Tomorrow will be a better day.
Dear Rockaholics,
They say it always comes in 3âs. Peter Steele of Type O Negative, our beloved Ronnie James Dio and now Paul Grey, #2 and bass player for Slipknot.
I got a call from a friend back in Des Moines earlier today saying he died.
Iâll spare you the details and his past drug use and just share a few memories I had with him. I moved to Des Moines IA back in 1998 to work at Lazer 103.3. You donât just voliaâ on to KISW. Slipknot were exploding at the time. There was and continues to be such pride in the band and the guys, because they did it against all odds. I met Paul in a true casual rock nâ roll fashion, at a bar lock in. My old friend Amy Erickson (RIP) was bartending and her boyfriend at the time was there as well. Anyhow, it was a night of Heineken and Jagermiester. Paul was humble, chill and kind of soft spoken. He was very honest when he spoke of tours. There wasnât any sugarcoating things. I remember when IOWA came out, getting together with some contest winners and going to dinner with he and Sid Wilson. If I remember correctly he picked up some or all of the tab and gave these stoked metal fans tons of free swag. Paul was a fixture in the social circle I was involved in, so there were many times we talked and so on. Itâs kind of blurry to me now.
So please take a moment to say a prayer for Paulâs family (he has a baby on the way), friends, local community and music fans worldwide.
You can find more info about Paul Gray's untimely death here.
If you or someone you know needs help here are a couple of places who can help.
A7X destroyed the competion tonight! Props to Jerry livin downtown Seattle for being caller 9 at 7:05 tonight! My final ticket time tomorrow (Friday) will be at 7:30!!
On the RJD front.....this is peacefull.
Heaven and Hell bassist Geezer Butler writes about his late bandmate Ronnie James Dio's final days at GeezerButler.com. He says on Saturday about 25 to 30 friends gathered at the hospital. "We knew the end was imminent. We all wanted to say our goodbyes... In the evening, the chaplain came, and we all gathered around Ronnie's bed and prayed... At 11:00 p.m., most of us left, leaving [his wife] Wendy her privacy to say her last farewell. The devastation was palpable."
Geezer learned of Dio's death when his wife called Wendy on Sunday to see if she wanted some coffee. A public memorial for Dio will be held on Sunday, May 30th at Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles. -
When you think about it, the Crue wrote The Dirt before the musican/book/$$$ went through the roof.
Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is not only releasing a new solo album called Tattoos and Tequila -- he's got an autobiography of the same name being published on September 23rd. The publishers say this book "unearths everything that was left unsaid in Motley Crue's The Dirt." The Tattoos and Tequila album is due out June 22nd. -
I hope i start feeling better soon, I really, really want to go see Green Apple Quick Step tonight at The Croc......(my stomache is killin gme:(
Hey gang! Busy, busy day. A7X nabbed another win in the Cockfight. Bummed I missed Shooter Jennings last night at The Croc (I still don't know how I feel about the new album.) Speaking of The Croc Green Apple Quickstep is tomorrow night and KISW's Loud And Local presents. Be There.Â
The Statements and tributes to RJD keep rolling in.
The tributes for Ronnie James Dio have gone from statements to the stage. Alice Cooper played a little of Black Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" at his show Sunday in Iowa. Pearl Jam did the same at their show Monday in Boston. And Paul Stanley of KISS had their audience in Geneva, Switzerland chant "Ronnie, Ronnie" Monday night.
Dio's family has announced that he'll be remembered with a public memorial service on May 30th at 2 p.m. in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills.
And the tributes for Ronnie keep coming in...
Heaven and Hell and Dio drummer Vinny Appice: "Hey, Ron, I never thought the day would come so suddenly. Ronnie was everything to me. He was my best friend, he was my brother. I sat behind him on my drums each night and played, watching him sing, hearing his roaring voice through my monitors. Every night he sent chills down my spine with his singing, inspiring me to push it further and play the best I can to the limit. I always knew how lucky I was to be in a band with him, but to become friends was even more special... He took me under his wing, he showed me the way, he was the greatest teacher and inspiration in my life and most of all, the greatest rock singer in the world! My heart is so broken. We are now in a world without him and I will miss him so much...Ronnie, I love you, man!"
Former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord: "[Ronnie was] a friend of many years standing and a truly delightful man. His voice was an instrument of power and of beauty, and was a seminal influence in rock music. His loss is even more devastating when considering how much more he would have had to offer us... Rest in peace, my friend."
Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony: "He was an influence to me growing up playing music. I remember in Van Halen we used to do [Rainbow's] 'Man on the Silver Mountain' in the club days... He will be missed."
Lemmy from Motorhead: "I'm truly upset, especially since he seemed to be rallying at the [Revolver] Golden Gods show [on April 8th in Los Angeles, California]. Bon voyage, Ronnie. Rest in peace. I'm devastated."
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic: "Dio is a giant in the world of heavy metal. I bought Heaven and Hell and couldn't 'play the hell out of it' --mystery and magic are a big part of the Dio legend -- no, I'll say I played it constantly. I even gave it a spin on Sunday night in honor of Dio. The tune 'Neon Knights' never sounded better."
Cool right:)
I won't like, ready to wrap this blog ups and get tunes done so I can go meet up with a pal
Jolene
p.s. Limp Bizkit had to cancell their tour..ha, haha, ha, hahahahahahaha. hahahaha!
The passing of Ronnie James Dio marks a sad day for rock and metal fans worldwide. RJD was a huge ambassador for the world of heavy music, not to mention the well known universal metal horns. But alas you know this. His work in Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath and then of course Dio has left a lasting long running chapter in the book of rock. A small, humble and positive guy he was. Even when publicly addressing his stomach cancer he had a upbeat "We will get through this attitude". There are few who have represented metal and rock with such elegance and class, he did us proud. Not to mention united many of us with rally songs that reminded us we were not alone, that we could be empowered through the power of rock, we can get through what ever sh*t storm we were going though. I had the pleasure of meeting him for the first time this last summer and it's a memory I will treasure forever. I'm about to pop in a Rainbow DVD drink a glass of wine and shout out loud "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll!
Jolene
P.S. I was so touched by Lars of Metallica's open letter to him that I had to attach it, please read it even if you still have a napster grudge, cause if it wasn't for RJD's work there would be no Metallica and countless other bands.
"Dear Ronnie,
"I just got off stage in Zagreb. I was met with the news that you've passed on. I'm kind of in shock, but I wanted you to know that you were one of the main reasons I made it onto that stage to begin with.
"When I first saw you in ELF, opening for DEEP PURPLE in 1975, I was completely blown away by the power in your voice, your presence on stage, your confidence, and the ease with which you seemed to connect to 6,000 Danish people and one starry-eyed 11-year-old, most of whom were not familiar with ELF's music. The following year, I was so psyched when I heard the results of you joining forces with my favorite guitar player. You guys sounded so right for each other and I instantly became RAINBOW's #1 fan in Denmark.
"In the fall of 1976, when you played your first show in Copenhagen, I was literally in the front row and the couple of times we made eye contact you made me feel like the most important person in the world. The news that you guys were staying in town on your day off somehow embedded itself in my brain and I made the pilgrimage to the Plaza Hotel to see if I could somehow grab a picture, an autograph, a moment, anything. A few hours later you came out and were so kind and caring... pictures, autographs and a couple minutes of casual banter. I was on top of the world, inspired and ready for anything. RAINBOW came to Copenhagen a couple more times over the next few years and each time you guys blew my mind, and for a good three years were my absolute favorite band on this planet.
"Over the years I've been fortunate enough to run into you a half dozen times or so and each time you were as kind, caring and gracious as you were in 1976 outside the hotel.
"When we finally got a chance to play together in Austria in 2007, even though I may not have let on, I was literally transformed back to that little snot-nosed kid who you met and inspired 31 years earlier and it was such a fucking honor and a dream come true to share a stage with you and the rest of the legends in HEAVEN & HELL.
"A couple of weeks ago when I heard that you were not going to be able to make it to the Sonisphere shows that we would be sharing this June, I wanted to call you and let you know that I was thinking of you and wish you well, but I kind of pussied out, thinking the last thing you needed in your recovery was feeling obligated to take a phone call from a Danish drummer/fan boy. I wish I'd made that call.
"We will miss you immensely on the dates, and we will be thinking of you with great admiration and affection during that run. It seemed so right to have you out on tour with the so-called 'Big Four' since you obviously were one of the main reasons that the four bands even exist.
"Your ears will definitely be burning during those two weeks because all of us will be talking, reminiscing and sharing stories about how knowing you has made our lives that much better.
"Ronnie, your voice impacted and empowered me, your music inspired and influenced me, and your kindness touched and moved me. Thank you.
"Much love."
Click here to hear the Ronnie James Dio interview from last year.
New Champs in The Cockfight...Evan's Blue defeated Since october with "Erase My Scars".
How about the friggin' sun! I had quite the hangover but still was in a great mood due to it. Hmmm smell the weekend, it's almost here:)
OK news....people still buy CD's.
Godsmack and Deftones have made big splashes on the charts with their latest albums.
Godsmack's The Oracle bowed at number one on the Billboard album chart. That gives them three chart-toppers -- their other two were 2006's Four and 2003's Faceless. The Oracle is Godsmack's fifth Top 10 release.
Deftones bow at number six with Diamond Eyes. It's the fourth Top 10 album for the Sacramento band, the last being Saturday Night Wrist in 2006.
And lastly I LOVE Thin Lizzy and don't like the idea of this....
Last July, Thin Lizzy parted ways with longtime singer and guitarist John Sykes. Guitarist Scott Gorham pulled the plug on the band's 2009 tour and went about rebuilding the group and he's done just that. Drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist Darren Wharton, both of whom played in the band when Phil Lynott was alive, are back on board and rounding out the line-up are Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, singer Ricky Warwick -- who is a close friend of Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott -- and bassist Marco Mendoza, who has played with Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, Neal Schon and others. The new line-up will hit the road with a U.K. tour in January. --Sal Cirrincione
Ok, gunna go strut my stuff in my new shoes!
Judas Priest is back in stores today, this time with a deluxe 30th anniversary edition of their 1980 album, British Steel. The album that spawned "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law" is available as a two-disc or three-disc set. Each comes with the original album plus a live DVD of the band performing British Steel last summer in Hollywood, Florida. The three-disc set has a CD version of the concert. --
Korn was the winner tonight with "Oildale" (leave me alone.)Â They go for their final win tomorrow night.Â
On the Stone Sour tip....Stone Sour have picked Audio Secrecy as the title of their new album. The band is finishing up the project in Nashville and plan to release it around the beginning of the Uproar Festival, which kicks off August 17th in Minneapolis.
OK that's all I got. Are you following me on twitter? You should be...I tend to share a bit more on twitter for some odd reason.
So I'll be out tomorrow night so I thought I would use tonights Big Rock Blog to give a heads up to some solid local and semi local shows coming your way this weekend.
Mel and Adrian from Hells Belles (Belles local yo) kick ass in Adrian And The Sickness.
Adrian and the Sickness tonight in Tacoma @ Hell's Kitchen. For all you Kitsap, King, and Pierce County friends that always bitch we that never play in the NW, but then never come out to the shows when we do, you have the next three days to see... us.
 may 8th at el corazon (109 eastlake ave E Seattle, 7:00 pm, MDC, the Restarts (from england), Dreadful children, THE BLOODCLOTS, Frustration. $10 advance tickets, $12 DOS. ALL AGES, Bar w/ID. Thanks a million for the plug, hope to see you out on saturday, Cheers! -The Bloodclots
New Korn "Oildae" beat out Buckcherry in the Cockfight by a landslide.
I'm on twitter....follow me search Jolene Skisw
I'm liking this tour.....
DISTURBED, AVENGED, STONE SOUR: Uproar Announced (audio)(Posted 3:00 AM, 5/4/2010)
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The first annual Uproar Festival tour, featuring Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Halestorm, Hellyeah and Airbourne, will kick off August 17th in Minneapolis and wrap up October 4th in Madison, Wisconsin. Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold and Stone Sour will all be promoting new albums due out in the late summer. --
Oh god new Limp Bizkit.....ugg...for better or worse it's coming up in the cockfight tomorrow....umm if ya can't say somthing nice don't say anything at all.
I premiered new Buckcherry tonight in the Cockfight "All night long" beat out AIC's "Lesson Learned" and no "All Night Long" is not a cover of the Joe Walsh song:)
Thank you to The Flood who were my guests last night for Loud And Local. Check out the podcast, commercial free by going to the Loud And Local page at kisw.com
For what seems like the 40th time I've said "No Ozzfest won't be coming to our area"...
Ozzfest will hit the road again this summer -- but only for six dates. Ozzy Osbourne will be joined by Motley Crue, Rob Halford, DevilDriver and Nonpoint on the main stage. The second stage will feature Black Label Society and Drowning Pool. --Steve Reynolds & Dave Schulps
8/14 - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Amphitheater
 8/21 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theater
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8/17 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
 8/22 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Center
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8/19 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion
 8/24 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center
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Speaking of Halford......
Judas Priest's Rob Halford has lived in Phoenix and although it's no longer his primary residence, he still has a place there. He tells us that after taking the time to investigate Arizona's recently-passed immigration law, he's "really upset. It's almost Orwellian. You're basically directing officials to look at one specific person particularly by the color of their skin. If that isn't racism, what is?"
Halford says he fell in love with Arizona when he stepped off a tour bus in Phoenix in 1978 and felt like he found his "Shangri-La."
Alllmost Friday! I can't believe Rehab nearly beat out AIC in the Cockfight tonight. AIC pulled through thank god!
The AIC, Deftones, Mastodon tour will be coming here October 8th at Key Arena. Keep it locked to kisw.com for details on ticket on-sale info.
Thought this was cool!
Jimi Hendrix's half-sister Janie Hendrix was at the National Museum of the American Indian yesterday to loan a never-before-displayed coat of Jimi's to the museum for its upcoming exhibition, Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture. The new show runs from July 1st through next January. Hendrix, whose paternal grandmother was a full-blooded Cherokee, is also featured in the Museum's current exhibition, IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas. --
Gotta scram, bye!
Jolene
Tool July 15th in Vancover BC...you betcha! The info on the show is up at kisw.com under the concert calendar.
Sit N Spin continues to be a riot with The Mens Room.Â
Muse lost out to Atreyu tonight in the Cockfight.
As promised....Dave and Chester speaking out!
LINKIN PARK, JANE'S ADDICTION: Speak Out Against Arizona Law(Posted 3:00 AM, 4/27/2010)
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Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro are speaking out against Arizona's controversial immigration law requiring proof of citizenship at all times.
Bennington, an Arizona native, writes on Twitter, "I am ashamed of my home state, and the Republican Party. The new law is unconstitutional and sends the wrong message to the world... People should not live in fear of the government in this country. The white, right wing, conservatives in AZ are nothing but terrorists!"
On his blog, Navarro writes, "It is alarming as this could potentially set a precedent that would allow further rights to be violated at the will of the police and government. This whole thing has a Diet Nazi Germany undertone built into it. Scary stuff."
Ok I gotta get some stuff done and find some food, not being able to find a can opener at work deemed it a hungry shift,
Holy crap I can't believe how fast April is going by! I like many of you are hoping for some much needed sun! I'm almost thinking about going tanning.....I'm pretty fearfull of it though.....seen some gals in the biz that looked like leather bags....no way!
Great weekend. Friday night if was off to Slims Last Chance. Gunn And The Damage Done, Post Modern Heros and more. Got to see my pal Ali who also does my hair...check her out Idol Style Studio in Georgetwon....find her in my facebook friends.Â
Saturday a good friend was to come in from out of town and had to cancel at the last minute. Hit up Fred Meyer (bought a bbq yea!), Trader Joe's, Frarreo's (sp?) in the Market for meat and finally Nordstrom's for shoes!!! That night had fat awsome steak and wine and chilled out with my other half. Also got a visit from Metalshop and KISW alum Steve Rock. It's nice to take a Saturday night off from time to time as it truly is my only day off.
And cause I swore I would give nightly Brett Michaels updates.....
Poison frontman, solo singer and reality star Bret Michaels remains in intensive care in critical condition after he was hospitalized late Thursday after suffering a subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding at the base of his brain stem). This comes a little more than a week after he underwent an emergency appendectomy.
A post on his website says, "At this point Bret remains in intensive care in critical condition. He is under 24 hour doctor care and supervision. We are hopeful that further tests will locate the source of the bleeding, which has still not been located. As we all know Bret is a fighter and we are hopeful that once all is complete the slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness, etc. will be eliminated and all functions will return to normal."
Michaels, who is 47 and suffers from diabetes, is starring in this season's Celebrity Apprentice, Sunday nights on NBC, where he has raised $100,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Association. Donald Trump, host of Celebrity Apprentice, says, "He's a great competitor and champion and I hope he will be fine."
Alright gang, more work left to be done and you guessed it, I'm just the gal for it.
No big suprise Ozzy segued on to the Cockfight Hall of fame. Guns Of Nevada will be BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week tomorrow. Tomorrow night I'm going to go see Post Modern Hero's at Slim's Last Chance in Georgetown and then Saturday night Quatermile Pumpkin at Tigerlounge.
I just can't help but read everytime her name is attached to.
HOLE: Courtney's Non-Name Change(Posted 3:00 AM, 4/22/2010)
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Hole frontwoman Courtney Love says don't believe those stories that she's changing her name. The new issue of NME quoted her as saying she was ditching the Love handle and should be addressed as "Courtney Michelle. The name Courtney Love is a way to oppress me." Love's spokesperson emailed MTV on Wednesday to say the quote was taken "100 percent out of context," adding that, "She's not changing her name, unless it's to 'Courtney Love Mellencamp' or 'Big Baby Jesus.' "
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Have a great night!
Jolene
Soundgarden's set list from Friday night....wowza baby!!
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Spoonman
02. Gun
03. Searching With My Good Eye Closed
04. Rusty Cage
05. Beyond The Wheel
06. Flower
07. Ugly Truth
08. Fell On Black Days
09. Hunted Down
10. Nothing To Say
11. Loud Love
12. Blow Up The Outside World
13. Pretty Noose
14. Outshined
15. Slaves And Bulldozers
Encore:
16. Get On The Snake
17. Big Dumb Sex
18. Waiting For The Sun (THE DOORS cover)
Soundgarden, Soundgarden will you give us details pweese???
Alright so no new news on the show. Every media outlet, online, print and of course we in Rock Radio have the same info.....and that ain't much. If your reading this going whhhhaaattt.....get ready to lose your marbles.....
Newly reunited Soundgarden will play its first show since 1997 on Friday (April 16) at the Showbox at the Market in its Seattle hometown, Billboard.com has learned. It is unknown if the event is private or will be open to the public.
Vocalist Chris Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron have been rehearsing in Seattle in recent weeks as a precursor to their first confirmed reunion performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago in early August.
No other dates have been announced for Soundgarden, who split up after headlining Lollapalooza in 1996 but confirmed a reunion on January 1. The group is expected to plan activity around Cameron's previously confirmed schedule with Pearl Jam, which includes short North American and European tours through July.
There's no word yet if the band is planning to record new material. But on Saturday as part of National Record Store Day, Soundgarden will re-release its first 7-inch vinyl single, "Hunted Down" b/w "Nothing To Say," which originally came out in 1987 on Sub Pop.
Ok my lovlies.....hopefully tomorrow will bring us more deets on Soundgarden.
Also Kudo's to BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week HOBOSEXUAL!!!!!
New Ozzy tomorrow! Find out all about the new album by gong to the mainpage of kisw.com!
Soundgarden circa 87' "Nothing To Say" defeated Lo Pro tonight in the Cockfight.
Does this mean I can become a handbag/clothing designer once I retire from radio?
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is the latest rocker to join the art world. The debut exhibition of his paintings will run from May 6th through June 27th at the Micaela Gallery in San Francisco.
Of the exhibit, Newsted says, "I remain as disciplined, self-motivated and dedicated to my art, as I have ever been. It is time for me to climb the next mountain, retaining purity by way of genuine expression in creating art as my quest."
Hahaha I really do love fashion and rock n roll clothing....I think it's my one outlet....as I exist in the dude heave staff here.
I have not felt well all day and eve...so I'll be cutting this blog short.
Have a good night and take care of yourself,
Jolene
Kudo's to Post Modern Hero's who will be featured tomorrow as BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week! They'll also be joining me in studio Sunday night for Loud And Local.
Slash beat out Taproot in the Cockfight.
I know a hadfull of people attending this tonight!!!! If only I coulda stayed in LA one more week:)
The second annual Revolver Golden Gods awards will take place tonight at Club Nokia in Los Angeles and will feature performances by Slash and nominees Rob Zombie and Zakk Wylde. Judas Priest's Rob Halford will be given the Golden God Award and Lemmy from Motorhead will be given the Lifetime Achievement Award. The show will air on VH1 Classic on May 22nd. -- Steve Reynolds
Have a great night.....I'm friggin pooped!
Jolene
Feeling a little pooped today as I got my social on last night. Went to El Corazon to see The Badlands last night but missed them. Hung for a bit then it was off to THe Comet for Countdown To Armagetton (sp?) and Black Breath who are friggin great. Then off to Moe Bar for cocktails.Â
Tonight when I get off the air I'll be seeing a dear friend who moved to Australia a few years back. Mmmm Olive 8 cocktails and food!
Slash destroyed the competin again in the Cockfight
Sit N Spin was a lot of fun with the guys today.Â
And lastly this made me scratch my head......heard this was a big topic for BJ today.
WHO SAID IT?
"I [cheated] five or six times... Yes, I screwed around while I was married, yeah. I made mistakes too. It happens sometimes."
A) Tiger Woods
B) Whoopi Goldberg (on The View, defending Jesse James)
C) Jesse James
D) Barbara Walters
Ok off to do a rock report and schedule music!
Jolene
So I was out Thurs and Fri on a little get away. LA to hang with friends get soem sun and watch one of the coldest bands in the world Immortal! Great time and holy crap sunshine!!!
Ran into Mikey Dee of Motorhead at The Rainbow. Ate at some amazing restraunts, hit up Venice Beach...and I shopped my ass off.
Ugg this crud weather was not fun to come home to though. I will however reccomend taking the light rail home from the airport....worked out super for me.
Slash nabbed another win tonight with "Starlight".....not "Twilight"....slash wan't you to keep your dignity..lol.
And before I boogie....RAT BEER?
RAT BEER
A Galveston, Texas man has sued the FEMSA Cerveza beer company after he found the head of a dead rat in his Tecate.
59-year-old ex-firefighter Everett Johnson stated in an interview that he is really only interested in getting the company to acknowledge the mistake.
Johnson apparently began vomiting after taking a sip of the beer and was taken to the hospital for X-rays.
eWWW! oh and before I forget it looks like Soundgarden has been confirmed for Lollapalooza!
I'm in a great mood! Won't lie quite giddy to get a few days away and some sun! My skin has negative color...for reals!
New Champ tonight in the Cockfight Atreyu over Black Robots cover of JJ Cale's "Cocaine".
Jeetz will be filling for me Thurs and Fri. Speaking of Friday BJ Shea's featured Loud And Local Band of The Week is No Ground! Check out BJ's page for more.
Gotta kick outta this story.
MEN OWE WOMEN FOR CREATING BEER
According to historian Jane Peyton, men owe women for "creating beer," claiming that beer never would have existed without the entrepreneurial skills of women.
Despite the fact that beer is now almost exclusively marketed to men, for thousands of years, only women were allowed to operate breweries and drink beer.
It was only 200 years ago that men began drinking it and it became what is considered a very male drink.
Peyton studied 7,000 years of history to come to her conclusion. "I know men will be absolutely stunned to find this out, but they've got women to thank for beer," she said.
Alright my lovlies....I've got a small mountian of work to finish up. Till Sunday night for Loud And Local have a great 2nd half of your week!
I attended 4 shows in one weekend, I think I'm a little socially (sp?) drained. Neon Nights and The Downstrokes Friday night. Saturday pt 1. The Loud And Local Presents w/Epidemic Music American Cancer Society benefit with Urban Collapse, Windowpane, Temperedcast and more. Saturday pt 2. Black Houses and Hells Belles 10 yr Anniv show. Sunday The Hotrocks TV Award Show. Does Loud And Local after that on Sunday night count as a show too?Â
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Ozzy Osbourne's new song, "Let Me Hear You Scream", from his upcoming Epic Records album, "Scream", will have its world premiere during an episode of "CSI: NY", to be broadcast Wednesday, April 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS television network.
In the episode, "Redemptio," a death row inmate's (guest star Harold Perrineau, "Lost") final request brings Dr. Hawkes (series regular Hill Harper) to a Pennsylvania prison and face-to-face with a tragic incident that he has kept secret for many years, just as a prison riot erupts and traps Hawkes inside. The story was written by executive producer Peter M. Lenkov, with the teleplay by Lenkov and Bill Haynes.
"We were looking for something high energy and irreverent to sell the madness of a prison riot," said executive producer and episode writer Peter M. Lenkov. "We immediately responded to the new Osbourne tune. The song exceeded our expectations and brought exactly the right tone to the episode."
"When I heard they were going to use 'Let Me Hear You Scream' for a prison riot scene, I thought, 'Well, now that's something I know about,'" says Ozzy, who spent time in prison in the U.K. for burglary before his 18th birthday.
Ozzy Osbourne's career has spanned four decades and his music is as relevant today as ever. The multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has sold over 100 million albums worldwide â 50 million with BLACK SABBATH and as many as a solo artist. In 2003, he was honored with a star on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame. Osbourne is not only a legend and an icon, but is a pioneer in his genre of music.
"CSI: NY", a crime drama inspired by the drama series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", is about forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in the Big Apple.
I won't lie next week I'll be out for a few days to go to LA for a fun weekend away! I'm due....I've got that crispy feeling!
Bullet For My Valentine continues to crush the competion in the Cockfight.
Wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my girlfriend CHANI! She's a super rad tattoo artist.
Neon Nights tonight at the Mars Bar if your looking for chaos. Saturday a Epidemic Music and Loud And Local presents with Temperedcast, Windowpane and BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week Urban Collapse!
Also Saturday night is Hells Belles 10 year annivsary show at Neumos. (Sold out.)
Sunday is The Hot Rocks Awards show....I'll be attending of course. I believe Ted Smith is handing out an award as well.
Lastly.....Jimi News!
Jimi Hendrix is coming to Rock Band, but unlike The Beatles and Green Day, the legendary guitarist is not getting his own game. Starting on Tuesday, gamers will be able to download his entire second album, Axis: Bold as Love, as well as his new single, "Valleys of Neptune." Jimi's sister Janie Hendrix, C-E-O of Experience Hendrix, tells Rolling Stone, "Much like Jimi's music, we feel that Rock Band represents an amazing, innovative medium for music discovery and interaction that can have a profound effect on those who experience it." Other Hendrix albums will be made available for download in the future, and an agreement is in place for the possible sale of Hendrix replica instruments. --Sal Cirrincione
I'm out...be safe and take care!
Jolene
Wanna go see Green Apple Quickstep for free this weekend at Hells Kitchen? (the answer should be yes btw!) Well if so click to enter to win free tickets!http://therockaholicclub.kisw.com/asp3/ContestDetail.aspx?AID=86231
Bullet For My Valentine won out over Chickenfoot in das Cockfight.
Kudo's to Urban Collapse they will be featured as BJ Shea's Loud And Local band of the week! Last Friday was The Badlands and the week before was Shot For Shot....have you been keeping up?
I'm going to LA next week to have a long weekend and see black metal band Immortal!
New Foo's new QOTSA but we gotta wait for TCV part 2.
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It looks like Them Crooked Vultures fans won't be getting a new album this year. Singer-guitarist Josh Homme tells the U-K's Absolute Radio the problem is that he, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl have been "playing a bit of calendar roulette" trying to figure out when they could record again. Both Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters are scheduled to record new albums this year.
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Ok gang I gotta take care of some tunes and other MD duties.
Sit N" Spin was a barrel of laughs today as Ian and Kevin the new Metal Shop hosts were in and my them was Top 10 Artists you won't hear on Metal Shop. Here is the list enjoy.
10. Limp Bizkit
9. Hootie And The Blowfish
8. Loverboy
7. Chubwabumba
6. Nickelback
5. Lady Gaga
4. Creed
3. Adam Lambert
2. Europe
1. Susan Boyle
Taddy Porter vs. Bullet For My Valentine tonight in the Cockfight and BFMV took the win.
Are you gunna go see Hells Belles 10th Annivsary show at Nuemos Saturday night? You should! To be honest that's all I got for now. I haven't ate a thing all day (by accident yo.) and am getting light headed!
take care,
Jolene
Oh PS....if your ever in Salt Lake City.....visit The Heavy Metal Shop....it's a classic!
Top 10 Irish Drinking Songs for Sit N Spin turned out pretty funny today with The Mens Room I'll make it down tomorrow night to The Hard Rock after 10...for those of you hanging late.
New Deftones tonight in the Cockfight "Diamond Eyes" lost to Cage The Elephants "In One Ear"...
My new fav thing about Monday late nights....Anthony Bourdain "No Reservations" marathon! His outlook on life, humor, sarcasim make hime a crush not only for me but for some very manly men I know as well.
Zepp news....
LED ZEPPELIN: Another Live Release Coming?(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/16/2010)
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A rare Led Zeppelin concert recording was recently discovered at a car trunk sale in England, according to Classic Rock magazine. Dubbed onto C-D, the recording captures the band at St. Matthews Baths Hall, a converted swimming pool in Ipswich, England in November 1971. No word on if Led Zep will try to purchase the recording or release it. --Sal Cirrincione
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Gotta scram have a great night!
Whatta weekend! Birthday show in Belltown with Brutal Thirst and Neon Nights Friday night, Dinner party with 8 people at my place Saturday night...then lazy, lazy till Loud And Local with Shot For Shot last night.
Cage The Elephant nabbed another win with "In One Ear" tonight in the Cockfight.
Also the R&R Hall of Fame induction ceremony is tonight......I think it's friggin great that Iggy and The Stoges are making it in!
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME: Spotlight on Iggy and The Stooges (audio)(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/15/2010)
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will hold its 25th induction ceremony tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York. The inductees include Genesis, The Hollies, ABBA, Jimmy Cliff and, after numerous nominations, The Stooges, led by Iggy Pop.
The Stooges came together in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1967 and were together until 1974 before re-forming in 2003. Though they didn't sell many records, they're viewed as being very influential, with some saying they ushered in punk rock.
Tonight's induction will be bittersweet for The Stooges, as two original members are deceased -- guitarist Ron Asheton, who died last year, and bassist Dave Alexander, who passed away in 1975. Iggy Pop says drummer Scott Asheton will accept on behalf of his brother and Alexander, and adds that he wants to "say a thing or two about Ron without some sort of soap or reality show."
The Stooges, who Iggy thought would never get in, will be inducted by Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day and will also perform. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will air live on Fuse Monday at 8:30 p-m [ET/PT].
Iggy Pop is no stranger to the Rock Hall, having performed Willie Dixon's "Back Door Man" with Soul Asylum at the Hall's Cleveland concert in 1995. And at the 2008 induction ceremony, he paid tribute to Madonna by doing two of her songs -- "Burnin' Up" and "Ray of Light." Looking back on that 1995 performance, Iggy once told us it was important for him to be recognized by the Hall of Fame because he "thought he played a role in where music is today in this country." And though he's not a fan of a museum dedicated to rock and roll, he says, "There are a lot of things I don't like that are gonna happen...so I have to recognize that." --Sal Cirrincione
Don't forget to tune in at 4:30-4;45 tomorrow for Sit N Spin with The MEns Room!
RIP Corey Haim. Yes of course I was a fan of the Corey's when I was little. Ok and the whole Lindsey Lohan thing.....makes me nearly want to stop drinking. She just keeps making the female gender look worse and worse.
LINDSAY LOHAN SUES OVER MILK-AHOLIC COMMERCIAL
Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade for 100-million dollars, claiming the company's recent commercial featuring a "milk-aholic" baby named Lindsay was modeled after her.
In the ad, which ran during the Super Bowl, a baby boy apologizes through video chat for not calling his girlfriend the night before because he was on E-Trade. The baby girl asks, "And that milk-aholic Lindsay wasn't over?" Another baby girl appears on screen, presumably Lindsay, and asks, "Milk-a-what?"
In the lawsuit, Lohan's lawyer insists that his client has the same "single-name" recognition as Oprah Winfrey and Madonna. The company that produced the ad says the baby was named after a member of their account team.
Exciting Cockfight tonight, The Scorpions defeated Cage the Elephant to go on to the Cockfight hall of fame
Weekend solid. Loud and Local audio up, check. New/old Hendrix out tomorrow HELL YES!Â
IN STORES TOMORROW: Hendrix, Tankian, Gorillaz(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/8/2010)
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Jimi Hendrix: Valleys of Neptune; Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, Electric Ladyland; First Rays of the New Rising Sun; Smash Hits (Experience Hendrix/Legacy)
Valleys of Neptune is a new album of unreleased Hendrix material, and the rest of Hendrix's catalog is being re-issued for fourth time in the past two decades.
tUNE IN AT 4;35 tomorrow afternoon for Sit N Spin with The Mens Room as we'll be discussing this Hendrix release!
Also available Tuesday:
Serj Tankian: Elect the Dead Symphony (Serjical Strike/Reprise)
The System of a Down singer paired up with an orchestra in New Zealand for this live C-D/D-V-D.
The Scorpions squeaked by in the Cockfight by one vote to nab win #5 over Skillet. I'm always suprised how Skillet fans come out of the woodwork when the band is in the Cockfight
Ok gang.....got lots left to do. And miles before I sleep.
Coheed And Cambria vs The Scorpions turned out to be quite the Cockfight tonight. Scorpions won out. Coheed will be coming to town in May btw.
Congrats to the Rockaholics who got on my Loud And Local Presents Rock OUt ALS guest list. The show is tomorrow night. Hit up our calendar for complete details.
I'm pretty stoked to pick up the new Shooter Jennings CD...He's one of my fav's. Gasp my music/rock tastes are beyond just what we play here at KISW. That suprises some people.
Oh Canadian's you so funny.....
Nickelback are once again a multiple nominee at the Juno Awards, Canada's version of the Grammys. They're up for the Fan Choice Award as well as Rock Album of the Year for Dark Horse.
Three Days Grace are also nominated for Rock Album of the Year.
Thousand Foot Krutch are up for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year.
Rush and Iron Maiden are up for Music D-V-D of the Year.
Kings of Leon are nominated for International Album of the Year.
The Junos take place April 18th in St. John's, Nova Scotia.
I'm gunna boogie, I still feel like crap. Gunna stop off and have a hot totty (how do you spell that?) and get home. Big day tomorrow.....speaking of Friday PROPS TO BJ SHEA'S LOUD AND LOCAL BAND OF THE WEEK ALPHA HERO!!!
So I changed my haircolor a while back and our bud Mike Savoia was the first to take pics of it. I posted them on my facebook and holy crap...umm thank you for the kind words! Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the pic. I call it the "I'm The Boss With The Hot Sauce" pic! Thanks again Mike! All the pics from our 2010 Rock Girl Gala are up and yowza hot ladies!!
So I was sick at home yesterday, better enough to come in today...but I still feel like a shell of my normal self.
SOUNDGARDEN News!!!!!
I love 7"'s!!!!!!
SOUNDGARDEN: Single Reissue Coming, More Soon?(Posted 3:00 AM, 3/3/2010)
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It looks like the highly anticipated Soundgarden reunion shows will be accompanied by the band dipping into its vaults. First up is a re-issue of their debut Sub Pop single "Hunted Down" and "Nothing to Say" as a seven-inch single for Record Store Day on April 17th.
The band's site is also giving away a download of a live version of "Spoonman" from 1996. A note with the download says, "On this '96 tour, we recorded all the from the West Coast run, to one day release as a live album. We never got around to mixing those shows until recently and we were surprised at how crazy cool it all is!"
Were rolling into our final two days of Rock Girl Gala Week here at the Rock!
Speaking of rolling.....I somehow don't think the new Deftones song "Rocket Skates" is a tribute to Rollerderby....but it would be awsome if that was the case.
I premiered the new song from their forthcoming cd Diamond Eyes (out May 18th.) In the Cockfight....it put up a good fight but lost to the new Megadeth "The Right To Go Insane".
However you can currently get a free download of "Rocket Skates" by going to the bands Myspace page. I would hop to it as we don't know how long the free download will last.
Ok so everyone loves to argue about Nickelback....on both sides of the fence....you may know about this via Facebook.
A group on Facebook that asked the question "Can this pickle get more fans than Nickelback?" got its answer on Sunday -- when the cucumber pulled ahead of the Canadian band, one-point-four-million fans to one-point-three-eight-million.
And lastly a buddy of mine Stevie...(She used to front The Valkyries) anyhow she is currentley living Down Under and attended these shows.....GO AC/DC!
A-C/D-C now hold the record for the most tickets sold for an outdoor show in their native Australia. They sold 212-thousand-729 tickets for their three concerts at A-N-Z Stadium in Sydney, surpassing U-2's tally of 211-thousand-747 tickets. A-C/D-C start a two-night run in Brisbane, Australia tomorrow night.
Alright....gunna wrap this up. Screaming headache.
Busy day! Sit N Spin was a riot with The Mens Room today. My 5 must haves for Rocklahoma include
Ratt, Tesla, Twisted Sister, Jackyl and Poison.
Megadeth killed in the Cockfight again!
I heard new Devo and The Black Keys today months before a release date has been set. (dig that about
my job!)
Now I have always wanted to see Alice Cooper....but with Rob Zomie too....hmmm Vancover show?
ROB ZOMBIE, ALICE COOPER: Tour Together(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/23/2010)
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Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper are teaming up for a brief run they've dubbed the Gruesome Twosome Tour. It starts April 26th in Winnipeg, Manitoba and wraps up May 2nd in Casper, Wyoming.
Zombie will spend the rest of his summer on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival with Korn. --Steve Reynolds
4/26 - Winnipeg, MB (Can) - M-T-S Center
 5/1 - Vancouver, BC (Can) - Pacific Coliseum
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4/27 - Saskatoon, SK (Can) - Credit Union
 5/2 - Kennewick, WA - Toyota Center
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4/28 - Edmonton, AB (Can) - Rexall Place
 5/4 - Casper, WY - Casper Events Center
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4/29 - Calgary, AB (Can) - Corral
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Have a great night!
Jolene
Props to All Bets On Death and The Spittin'Cobras for a really fun Loud And Local last night. Even one Miles Montgomery of The Mens Room enjoyed!
New Megadeth "The Right To GO Insane" defeated Cypress Hill feat. Tom Morello of Rage with "Rise Up".
2010 Rock Girl Gala Week continues....tix every 99 minutes.
News News News!!!
Hellyeah are about three-quarters of the way through making their second album, which they expect to release in June. They enter the home stretch today at drummer Vinnie Paul's Dallas home, where Paul -- who's producing the disc -- tells us that drinking and barbecue are major components of the sessions. Vinnie brought in a Pro Tools rig, put the drums in the game room and all the amps upstairs, then installed video monitors all over the house so everyone can see each other. He calls it a "pretty unique environment" that's helped them "bond as a band."
Hellyeah will kick off a U-S tour on April 25th, then play overseas for a few months before beginning a second leg of U-S dates. -
And cause Deadly Tedly is such a lightning rod....
John Mellencamp isn't the only rocker who's the focus of a grass-roots election campaign -- there's a push to get Ted Nugent elected governor of his native Michigan. 45-thousand people have signed the "Ted Nugent for Michigan Governor" Facebook page.
But Nugent, who toyed with the idea of running for the office in 2005, says he has nothing to do with it. He tells the Detroit News, "Concerned Michigan residents are so at a loss they can't find anybody in the state to vote for -- that's how bad it is. When it gets right down to it, I would make a great governor because I would bring in my machete and hack away at the waste and the cronyism."
Nugent only spends part of his time in Michigan, having moved to Texas in 2003
Have a great night!!
Jolene
Enough already! I'm losing patience with the Aerosmith/Steven Tyler mess! There is somthing to be said about working out your beefs in private. In this age of Lindsey Lohan idots.....taking to the web to dish everything....hold back ahhh! That being said Lohan is one big Hot Mess....I do like her leggings.Â
But on to the latest Aerosmith update.....
No word on whether Aerosmith have put aside their differences with Steven Tyler, but if reports out of the U-K are true, they could be headed in the right direction. Classic Rock magazine says they'll top the bill at England's Download Festival the weekend of June 11th. The deal was only good if Tyler sings. Aerosmith's office was unavailable for comment. --Sal Cirrincione
And for your shopping pleasure.....
A Jimi Hendrix edition of Rock Band is reportedly in the works for later this year.
Saliva "Time To Shine" beat Airbournes "No Way But The Hard Way" by one vote.
Hope everyone had a righteous V Day weekend! Mine was solid.
Airbourne "No Way But The Hard Way" beat out Sevendust's "Unraveling". The new Airbourne drops 4/20 as does the new Sevendust. The new Airbourne seeems to have a more tough take it like a man vs, let's get loaded and laid vibe. They'll go for win #2 Tuesday night.
All of the Rockgirls were at the station tonight for a meeting in regards to the Gala (it's now sold out btw.) Every time I had to run to the restroom it smelled like Victorias Secret and hairspray.....bless their hearts!
On the AIC front
Alice In Chains and The Knack are two bands you wouldn't necessarily expect to find traveling in the same circles. But if you look at the liner notes on the Seattle rockers' current album, Black Gives Way to Blue, you'll find the name of Knack frontman Doug Fieger -- who died Sunday of cancer at 57 -- among Jerry Cantrell's shout outs. Drummer Sean Kinney explains that Fieger had helped Cantrell "in getting sober" and became a friend to the whole band. He calls the way Fieger fought his long battle against cancer "amazing. You'd see him and you'd know he was so sick and yet he didn't show it at all and was more concerned about other people." He says that Cantrell went to say goodbye to Fieger immediately after Alice in Chains' show this past Saturday at the Palladium in L-A.
On the Priest front
A deluxe 30th anniversary edition of Judas Priest's British Steel will be released on May 11th. It'll be available as a two-disc or three-disc set. Each comes with the original album plus a live D-V-D of the band performing British Steel last summer in Hollywood, Florida. The three-disc set has a C-D version of the concert.
This week has flown by! Last night I hit up Dragstrip Riot's CD release show at The Comet. The album is out and produced by Jack Endino pick it up! click here
Sevendust won out again in the Cockfight. I really dug the challengers though Year Long Disaster.
If your looking for somthing to do Friday night....two options for ya.
1. ANVIL @ Studio 7.
2. Astro Van's CD release show w/Zero Down and Stone Axe at Showbox SoDo lounge 21+.
Somthing smells funny about Killswitch Engage....
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ALL THAT REMAINS: Singer Switch(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/11/2010)
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Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones has left the band's tour "due to unforeseen circumstances," according to KillswitchEngage.com. All That Remains vocalist Phil Labonte will fill in for a few shows until the band can determine what to do about the rest of the tour, which is set to run through the end of March.
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Gotta get stuff done and then hit up a show.....that will be 3 shows in 4 days. I never stop!
Ewww just ate a bunch of peperoni and don't feel so hot now;(
So I got a ton of emails about the list of Today's Sit N' Spin.
Blender's Top 10 Worlds Most Oversexed Musicians
10. EVAN SEINFELD OF BIOHAZARD (SEE TERA PATRICK)
9. BILL WYMAN OF THE ROLLING STONES (SEE 278 GIRLS IN TWO YEARS, STARTED DATING HIS WIFE WHEN HE WAS 47 AND SHE WAS 13..EWWW)
8. LEMMY KILMISTER (1,200 CHICKS)
7. EAZY-E (7 KIDS BY 6 MOTHERS, NOT A FAN OF SAFE SEX, DIED OF AIDS IN 1995.)
6. MICK JAGGER OF THE STONES (MARIANNE FAITHFULL, BRIGETTE BARDOT, MARSHA HUNT, BIANCA JAGGER ETC.)
5. JIMI HENDRIX (IT'S JIMI, GENIUS AND EPIC LOVER, SEE CYNTHIA PLASTER CASTER, 2008 VIVID ENTERTAINMENT RELEASED A SEX TAP ALLEGEDLY STARRING HIM.)
4. LL COOL J. (ADDICTED TO PORN, HIRED HOOKERS.)
3. TOMMY LEE (SEE...THE INFAMOUS "PAM AND TOMMY TAPE")
2. SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS (HE SIRED MORE THAN 75 CHILDREN, COULD HANDLE 14 LADIES A NIGHT, MARRIED 6 TIMES.)
1. GENE SIMMONS (4,600 LIASIONS.)
Here is the link so you can check out the others on the list.
Hey did you check out my latest Loud And Local podcast? If you didn't....DO IT!!
New Godsmack came out on top in the Cockfight tongight over Shadows Fall's cover of Ozzy's "Bark At The Moon'.
Now if my parents....were Kurt and Courtney.....the last thing I would want to do is step up to a mic.....
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter Frances Bean Cobain will make her singing debut on a track also featuring My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way and "Weird Al" Yankovic. The 17-year-old Cobain sings on "My Space" by the duo Evelyn Evelyn, which is made up of Dresden Dolls frontwoman Amanda Palmer and Seattle musician Jason Webley. Their self-titled debut album is out March 30th.
I'm running out of steam....gotta get some more work done. But I'm stoked to get cable by the end of the week yea!!
Great day! Sean Kinney and Jerry Cantrell were super nice earlier today. How bout that 1 hour block of AIC!
New Ratt vs Jimi Hendrix in the Cockfight....crazy. Jimi won.
And lastly I'm getting really sick of all this back and forth stuff with Aerosmith...it's been going on for 3 months now. Not classy at all, it's like that couple who fight in public, make up only to have another blowup in front of everyone....Ugh!
AEROSMITH: Perry Not Thinking Highly of Tyler(Posted 3:00 AM, 2/4/2010)
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Joe Perry is interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock magazine, and among the topics discussed is the future of Aerosmith and Steven Tyler. Perry says, "We can't count on Tyler any more. He's a [bleeping] burn-out."
Perry also gave an interview to Classic Rock Revisited in which he talks about Tyler's recent appearances at a karaoke bar and a Home Depot where he sang over the store's P-A system. "Anybody's that's willing to go out there with a lead ball on their nose usually tends to get the attention. That's what he chooses to do... If it was me I would be doing everything I could to keep my band together... I just look at it and go, 'What the [bleep] is he doing?'"
In the same interview, Perry also addressed the story that he asked Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers to join Aerosmith, saying, "Him being English from that earlier generation, I don't think that it would work. I mean, it's more than just somebody who can sing... We're young kids to him. I just don't think it's the right chemistry. Technically, I know he's got the chops -- I mean, I know he can sing anything he wants -- but I think that it's a little bit more than just if he can sing the songs." Rodgers' wife Cynthia tells us, "Joe mentioned that they were considering a new singer, but he never directly asked Paul. Paul mentioned that he's not really keen to do anymore major touring and prefers to do short stints of touring, a couple of weeks here and there and one-offs." The Joe Perry Project will open for Bad Company in England in April. --Sal Cirrincione
Ugg ever have a night where you don't sleep at all? I couldn't sleep till 9am this morning......mehh!Â
So to change to a better subjeckt....Slash's solo album is sounding better and better!
The final official track listing for Slash's self-titled solo album has been announced, and it features a couple of new all-star names. The Cult's Ian Astbury and Slash's ex-G-N-R bandmate Izzy Stradlin appear on the opening track, "Ghost," and Kid Rock sings on a track called "Hold On." Previously announced guests on the disc include Ozzy Osbourne, Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows, Chris Cornell, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother, and Dave Grohl and Duff McKagan on the same song. Slash is due out April 6th. --
Pretty rad. Bizzare Cockfight tonight between HIM and Jimi Hendrix....Hendrix won by a landslide
Don't forget Dragstrip Riot will be BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week Friday!! They were also in-studio with myself Sunday for Loud And Local....have you signed up for the L&L podcast at the all new kisw.com ??? You haven't! This is Seattle dammit represent yo!
For the love of god I hope I get rest tonight, AIC and Queensryche both tomorrow. Sean Kinney and some of the other guys will be in with The Mens Room tomorrow 2pm sharp...rad!!
Bye ya'll....here's wishing for sweet dreams,
Jolene
I may just have to make a trip back home to go see this with my Dad. Jeff Bridges has big shoes to fill, but I'll give it a shot fo sho! It's supposed to open Christmas day.
Paramount Pictures will release Joel and Ethan Coen's remake of the 1969 Western "True Grit" on Christmas Day.
The film stars Jeff Bridges as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, the character that won John Wayne the Oscar for Best Actor. Matt Damon will play the âLa Boeufâ lawman character that teams with Cogburn in his search for the murderer of a young girlâs father. Glen Campbell played the part in the original.
If you dig western's but like weird, drugged out, trippy movies. Try El Topo!!
Hello Febuary! For those of you that have reached out about me posting pics of my new do' give me 24 hours and I'll make it happen.
Loud And Local was a blast last night.....have you signed up for my podcast? DO IT DO IT! click here
So the Grammys were last night...here's the shakedown on the Rock front.
Neil Young, A-C/D-C and Judas Priest all won their first Grammys. Young, who'd been nominated 13 times in the previous 20 years, won Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. His speech was perhaps the briefest ever given, as he said, "Thank you everybody."
Young later lost out to Bruce Springsteen for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. The award for "Working on a Dream" was Springsteen's 20th Grammy.
A-C/D-C nabbed their first Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for "War Machine," while Judas Priest got their first win after four previous nominations for Best Metal Performance for "Dissident Aggressor."
Green Day won their fourth Grammy overall, grabbing Best Rock Album for 21st Century Breakdown.
Jeff Beck won Best Rock Instrumental Performance for his cover of The Beatles' "A Day in the Life." It's Beck's fifth win in that category.
Phoenix won Best Alternative Music Album, while Brendan O'Brien won Producer of the Year for his work with Springsteen and Pearl Jam.
I'm off to get other work done....join me tomorrow afternoon for Sit N Spin with The Mens Room.
Tonight at 9pm I had the world premiere of Jimi Hendrix's "Valleys Of Neptune"........40 years after his death! Yes Jimi Hendrix was in the Cockfight lol. Here's somthing to keep in mind about the album release.....
Valleys of Neptune CD and vinyl will be in-store and online March 9, but you can pre-order them now from the Jimi Hendrix Store
There will also be an Valleys of Neptune CD single available exclusively at WalMart starting February, 9.
Keep checking back at kisw.com for more on Jimi and keep it locked to the rock to hear it.
I'm cutting this blog short as I've got a ton of stuff to do. God willing I'll be able to get it done in time to check out the Rock4Relif for Haiti event at Showbox SoDo.
 Jimi Hendrix's "Valleys Of Neptune"!!!!! 40 years later too cool. Keep it locked to The Rock as we'll have the goods and tunes before anyone else.Â
Here is a great piece by Guitar World
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Experience Hendrix LLC and Sony Music Entertainment's Legacy Recordings will launch their monumental 2010 Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project on Tuesday, March 9, with the release of Valleys of Neptune, a newly curated album of 12 fully realized studio recordings, more than 60 minutes of music never commercially available on a Jimi Hendrix album, from the artist Rolling Stone magazine called the greatest guitarist of all time.
Centered around tracks recorded during a pivotal and turbulent four-month period in 1969, Valleys of Neptune unveils the original Jimi Hendrix Experience's final studio recordings, as the group lays down the foundation for its follow-up to Electric Ladyland, alongside the guitar superhero's first sessions with bassist Billy Cox, an old army buddy he'd recruited into his new ensemble.
Valleys of Neptune provides an essential, compelling, and up-till-now largely unseen view of what Jimi Hendrix was up to musically in the critical period between the release of Electric Ladyland in October 1968 and the 1970 opening of his own Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, the state of the art facility where he would begin his final project, the ambitious double album First Rays of the New Rising Sun.
Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix LLC, the Hendrix family-owned company entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of Jimi Hendrix, noted, "My brother Jimi was at home in the studio. Valleys of Neptune offers deep insight into his mastery of the recording process and demonstrates the fact that he was as unparalleled a recording innovator as he was a guitarist. His brilliance shines through on every one of these precious tracks."
Valleys of Neptune is originality electrified, offering more than 60 minutes of previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music, originally recorded, and newly mixed for this historic release, by Hendrix's longtime engineer Eddie Kramer, who first worked with the guitarist on Are You Experienced? in 1967. Valleys of Neptune is produced by Janie Hendrix, John McDermott (who contributes detailed liner notes to the album) and Eddie Kramer.
"Valleys of Neptune" has long been one of the most sought after of any commercially unavailable Jimi Hendrix recording. The song will be released as a single globally on February 2, 2010, nearly 40 years after Jimi finished recording the track at New York's Record Plant in May 1970.
Other highlights on Valleys of Neptune include blazing studio covers of Elmore James' classic "Bleeding Heart" and Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love" as well as premier performances of original Hendrix compositions like "Ships Passing Through the Night," "Lullaby for the Summer" and the original un-dubbed Jimi Hendrix Experience rendition of "Hear My Train a Comin'." Also included in Valleys of Neptune is "Mr. Bad Luck," a Jimi Hendrix Experience track, produced by Chas Chandler during the 1967 Axis: Bold as Love sessions.
As part of the opening wave of releases for the Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project, Legacy Recordings will also be releasing new deluxe CD/DVD editions of Are You Experienced?, Axis: Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, and First Rays of the New Rising Sun, also available on vinyl, on March 9.
Each of the essential titles in the Jimi Hendrix catalog to be newly reissued on Legacy will feature a bonus DVD featuring newly created documentaries directed by the Grammy award winning Bob Smeaton [Beatles Anthology, Festival Express, Beatles: The Studio Recordings] and featuring interviews with Experience members Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, original producer Chas Chandler and engineer Eddie Kramer. In addition, Smash Hits, Jimi's original compilation, will be reintroduced. The critically acclaimed Live At Woodstock will be available as a standard DVD as well as a Blu-ray Disc.
"No artist has ever transformed the pop music landscape as profoundly or as permanently as Jimi Hendrix," said Adam Block, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Legacy Recordings. "We are proud to be partnering with Experience Hendrix in releasing Valleys of Neptune, a treasure for Hendrix fans both new and experienced. It's an auspicious start in fulfilling a shared vision for the Jimi Hendrix catalog going forward."
Valleys of Neptune
Stone Free
Recorded: Record Plant, New York, April 7, 9, 14, May 17,1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Vocal, Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Billy Cox
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Backing Vocals: Roger Chapman, Andy Fairweather Low
Valleys of Neptune
Recorded: Record Plant, New York, September 23, 1969, May 15, 1970
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Vocal, Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Bass: Billy Cox
Percussion: Juma Sultan
Bleeding Heart
Recorded: Record Plant, New York, April 24, 1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Vocal, Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Billy Cox
Drums: Rocky Isaac
Tambourine: Chris Grimes
Maracas: Al Marks
Hear My Train A Cominâ
Recorded: Record Plant, New York, April 7, 1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Vocal, Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Mr. Bad Luck
Recorded: Olympic Studios, London, May 5, 1967
Producer: Chas Chandler
Additional bass and drum recording, Air Studios, London, June 5, 1987
Vocal, Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Sunshine of Your Love
Recorded: Olympic Studios, London, February 16, 1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Percussion: Rocki Dzidzornu
Ships Passing Through the Night
Recorded: Record Plant, New York, April 14, 1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Guitar, Vocals: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Red House
Recorded: Olympic Studios, London, February 17, 1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Vocal, Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Lullaby for the Summer
Recorded: Record Plant, New York, April 7, 1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Mixed By Eddie Kramer
Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Crying Blue Rain
Recorded: Olympic Studios, London, February 16, 1969
Producer: Jimi Hendrix
Additional bass and drum recording, Air Studios, London, June 5, 1987
Vocal, Guitar: Jimi Hendrix
Percussion: Rocki Dzidzornu
Bass: Noel Redding
Drums: Mitch Mitchell
Have a great night!
JoleneJimi Valleys Of Neptune 30 sec
Another upset tonight in the Cockfight, the new Drowning Pool defeated Champs Burn Halo.
Sit N Spin was quite fun today with The Mens Room. Your thoughts? Jolene@kisw.com
I'm off to a Rat City Rollergirls event at El Corazon here in a bit. If you've never went to a bout you should!!! I'm friends with some of the gals and they kick serious ass!
As promised....info bout Eddie's song....
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder has released a digital single to raise funds for Haiti relief. The track is a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "My City of Ruins" recorded at the Kennedy Center Honors last month, where Springsteen was among the honorees. Proceeds will go to Artists for Justice and Peace Haiti Relief. --Steve Reynolds
Ugg had a horrible migraine all day Sunday and I'm still feeling the lingering effects!Â
I'm beat and tired....which happens to all of us on Monday's...but found out that I gotta hustle and pull it together as I've gotta hit her bday party as soon as I get off the air....woe is me, hey at least I've got friends...lol!
Don't forget RR will be on the South End Tuesday for his latest Challenge:Change for Haiti.
FYI...I'll be on with The Mens Room for Sit N' Spin tomorrow at 4:30.
And lastly cause I'm a big Scorpions fan....especially the early stuff....they are calling it a day...but not today or this year even.
The upcoming album and tour by the Scorpions will mark the end of the German band. In a post on their website Sunday they said, "While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was -- and how much fun we were still having, in the process. But there was also something else: We want to end the Scorpion's extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we've always had since the beginning. This is why, especially now, we agree we have reached the end of the road. We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will take us to five different continents over the next few years. We want you, our fans, to be the first to know about this. Thank you for your never-ending support throughout the years!"
There is no release date yet for the new album, Sting in the Tail. The tour starts on March 15th in Prague. The Scorpions have posted snippets of two songs from the new album on their website, The-Scorpions.com.
Have a great night and an even better Tuesday!
Jolene
MASTER OF REALITY, Yea it wouldn't suck to own the master tapes!
The master tapes to Black Sabbath's third album, Master of Reality, are up for bids on E-Bay. The two Ampex reels are being sold by a private collector from Sweden. The bidding was nearing one-thousand dollars last night. The auction runs through January 29th. -
Hellyeah fans rejoice!
With Mudvayne not touring behind their self-titled album, singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett have time to work on the next album by their side project, Hellyeah. Guitarist Tom Maxwell says they're well into recording and plan to have it done by the end of February. He expects Hellyeah to hit the road in May with the album out in June.
Shawman's Harvest beat out new Drowning Pool. DP btw will be touring with Sevendust and coming to our neck of the woods within a few months. Keep ya posted with details!
So i'm gunna hit the door shortly to go watch the 2nd to final episode of CONAN!!
I won't lie most of my books are music related...in some shape or form. Patti Boyd's autobiography. For those that do not know she was a big model in London in the swinging 60's, married to George Harrison and later on Eric Clapton. This woman was the inspiration for Layla and Wondrful tonight. One of my other fav's of recent years is White Line Fever by Lemmy Kilmister....awsome book!
And there's more on the way....Can't wait for I Am Ozzy!
BLACK SABBATH: Tony's Turn(Posted 3:00 AM, 1/20/2010)
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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi will publish his autobiography later this year. Titled Iron Man, it follows Ozzy Osbourne's memoir, I Am Ozzy, which hits stories on Monday. Ozzy's first replacement in Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio -- who's now a member of Heaven and Hell with Iommi -- is also working on an autobiography.
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Truth be told I might even read Sharon's book.....I'm fasinated by women in the rock industry back in the late 60's, 70's etc.
Oh before I forget I believe Ozzy may be on BJ next week (via phone) to talk about the book.
Shawman's Harvest are your new champs in the Cockfight.
As promised the catagoies that are related to ROCK!
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.
Can't Find My Way Home
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Track from: Live From Madison Square Garden
[Reprise]
Life In Technicolor II
Coldplay
Track from: Prospekt's March EP
[Capitol]
21 Guns
Green Day
Track from: 21st Century Breakdown
[Reprise]
Use Somebody
Kings Of Leon
[RCA Records]
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
U2
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
[Interscope]
Back to top
Best Hard Rock Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.
War Machine
AC/DC
Track from: Black Ice
[Columbia]
Check My Brain
Alice In Chains
[Virgin]
What I've Done
Linkin Park
Track from: Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes
[Warner Bros.]
The Unforgiven III
Metallica
Track from: Death Magnetic
[Warner Bros.]
Burn It To The Ground
Nickelback
Track from: Dark Horse
[Roadrunner Records]
Back to top
Best Metal Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.
Dissident Aggressor
Judas Priest
Track from: A Touch Of Evil - Live
[Epic]
Set To Fail
Lamb Of God
Track from: Wrath
[Epic]
Head Crusher
Megadeth
Track from: Endgame
[Roadrunner Records]
Señor Peligro
Ministry
Track from: Adios...
[13th Planet]
Hate Worldwide
Slayer
[American / Columbia]
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Best Rock Instrumental Performance
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.
A Day In The Life
Jeff Beck
Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's
[Eagle Records]
Warped Sister
Booker T. Jones
Track from: Potato Hole
[ANTI]
Playing With Fire
Brad Paisley
Track from: Play
[Arista Nashville]
Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
Brian Setzer Orchestra
[Surfdog Records]
Now We Run
Steve Vai
[Favored Nations Entertainment]
Back to top
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see the Song Of The Year award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
The Fixer
Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
[Monkeywrench; Publishers: Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music, Theory of Color, Write Treatage Music.]
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2)
Track from: No Line On The Horizon
[Interscope; Publishers: Universal Music Publishing, Upala Music.]
[Reprise; Publishers: WB Music Corp./Green Daze Music.]
Use Somebody
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
[RCA Records; Publishers: Martha Street Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, Followill Music/Songs of Combustion Music/Music of Windswept, McFearless Music/Bug Music, Coffee, Tea or Me Publishing/Bug Music.]
Working On A Dream
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
Track from: Working On A Dream
[Columbia; Publisher: Bruce Springsteen]
Back to top
Best Rock Album
Vocal or Instrumental. Includes Hard Rock and Metal.
Black Ice
AC/DC
[Columbia]
Live From Madison Square Garden
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
[Reprise/Duck]
21st Century Breakdown
Green Day
[Reprise]
Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King
Dave Matthews Band
[RCA Records / Bama Rags Recordings, LLC.]
No Line On The Horizon
U2
[Interscope]
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As far as other stories go...Did ya hear about Ole' Charlie Daniels?
(NASHVILLE, TN â January 19, 2010) Legendary recording artist Charlie Daniels suffered a mild stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado on Friday, Jan. 15th. He was treated at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO then airlifted to Swedish Medical Center in Denver, CO. Daniels was released from Swedish Medical Center on Sunday, Jan. 17th and returned to his home in Colorado, where he has been on vacation since Dec. 27th.Â
There are no plans to cancel any concert dates. Charlie is doing well and looking forward to beginning The Charlie Daniels Band 2010 concert dates on Feb. 27th in Ft. Pierce, FL and Feb. 28th in Brooksville, FL.
Charlie and his family appreciate and are grateful for everyoneâs thoughts and prayers during this time.
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For more information, please visit www.CharlieDaniels.com.
Have a great night and see you Wednesday night;)
Jolene
Nice week gang! Lnyyrd Skynyrd won again in the Cockfight with Skynyrd Nation ha!
Tickets are offically on sale now for our 2010 Rock Girl Gala, get on it because this Will sell out fo sho!
Saw the movie "Up In The Air" with George Clooney....really good movie, I would reccomend it. Don't worry it's not a chic flick in disguise.
Caught The Bloodclots Saturday night at Studio 7. Good times.
And because I love, love, love Behind THe Music...
Old episodes of Behind the Music will get a new spin on V-H-1 Classic starting February 6th. Behind the Music Remastered will be a 30-minute documentary that picks up where the original Behind the Music episodes left off. The episodes set to run include Genesis, Motley Crue, Metallica, Judas Priest, Def Leppard and John Lennon.
I'm a Pepper! I love all kinds of peppers red/hot and of course Dr!
KISS spent all Tuesday shooting the Dr. Pepper commercial that will premiere during the Super Bowl. Gene Simmons told us yesterday that the group was at it from 7 in the morning until 11 at night, but that -- no surprise -- he's "not allowed to say what it's about." -
I have a gaggle of friends who are currently at NAMM....for those that don't know....think huge Rock tradeshow of sorts....
Members of Motley Crue, KISS, Shinedown, Chickenfoot, Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Santana, Korn, Godsmack, Sevendust, Hellyeah, Atreyu, Black Sabbath and Megadeth are among the hundreds of musicians expected at this year's NAMM Show, which kicks off today and goes through Sunday at the Anaheim (California) Convention Center. The enormous music products trade show annually draws musicians to perform, sign autographs and check out the latest innovations in instruments and other gear.
Gene Simmons of KISS actually showed up a day early to take part in yesterday's NAMM press preview. Simmons, who's touting his new Gene Simmons Axe Bass -- an actual axe-shaped instrument that he helped design -- tells us he's been to somewhere around 10 or 15 NAMM shows, because "it's usually the place to promote something." System of a Down's Serj Tankian will introduce his new signature model Taylor acoustic guitar today.
This week has flown by! I'm getting ready to wrap things up, have a great night and be safe!
Experience Hendrix, which oversees the estate of Jimi Hendrix, has compiled 12 songs that were never officially released and will put them out on a new album titled Valleys of Neptune (Legacy) on March 9th. These are the final studio recordings of the original Jimi Hendrix Experience, done over four months in 1969. Janie Hendrix, C-E-O of Experience Hendrix, says, "My brother Jimi was at home in the studio. Valleys of Neptune offers deep insight into his mastery of the recording process and demonstrates the fact that he was as unparalleled a recording innovator as he was a guitarist. His brilliance shines through on every one of these precious tracks." Among the 12 songs is a cover of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love." In addition to Valleys of Neptune, Legacy will release on March 9th deluxe versions of Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, Electric Ladyland and First Rays of the New Rising Sun.
More tickets to be had for our 2010 Rock Girl Gala tomorrow night. Don't forget tickets go on sale Friday at 10am.
My Condolences to Rockaholic Mad Mike who's Mom passed away today from ALS. My heart goes out to ya man.
Well shortly I'm going home (yeaaa I may have been out late last night hehe) have some dinner and watch District 9. Tons of hpye/press build up on the movie, but I have a new system with overblow movies. Just keep your expectations low...ha!
Gotta rise early to get my hair done at Idol Style Studio in Georgetown;)
Have a great night and love those around you,
Jolene
So as promised I'm posting the 10 songs from today's Sit N Spin with The Mens Room. Top Ten Firings in Rock. In honor of ahem....a certian Seahawk Coach that was axed Friday.
In no particular order....(I don't have time to argue about this all day...ha;))
1. Steven Adler GNR
2. Sammy Hagar Van Halen
3. Ace Frehley/Peter Criss KISS
4. Dave Mustaine Metallica
5. Zakk Wylde Ozzy Osbourne
6. Vince Neil Motley Crue
7. Gary Cherone Van Halen
8. Pete Willis Def Leppard
9. Dickey Betts
10. Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath
So there it is! Otep beat out Theory Of A Deadman tonight in the cockfight by 5 little votes.
Don't forget tomorrow more Rock Girl Gala tickets every 99 minutes, good luck!
Awe so doing my Big Rock Blog from home tonight. Â Full. Â Just inhaled dinner. Â I've got a Doctor appt in the morning and have to make sure and get my dinner in before midnight. Â But alas I'm full and all cozy to give you my 411.
So tomorrow at 8am BJ Shea will be dropping all the details in regards to this years Rock Girl Gala and search. Â This is a great chance to tell that hottie you know...."Hey you should be a KISW Rock Girl"...it's quite the gig!
Theory of A Deadman destroyed Smile Empty Soul tonight in the Cockfight. Â TOADM go for their final win tomorrow night. Â But it could be quite the battle as new Otep will be their challengers.
I'm also looking forward to another go round of Sit N Spin with The Mens Room tomorrow. Â I think you'll dig what I have in mind....at the very least the subject matter!
It's pretty early in the week to be talking about one's weekend plans, but I want to see Local Punk Rock staples The Bloodclots Saturday night at Studio 7. Â Their great and have been in for Loud And Local numerous times.
It looks like Korn will start work on a new album next month with Ross Robinson. Â They hope to have it out by June and headline some sort of festival that will Not be their Family Values Tour.
So it's in the early stages with the new kisw.com but I would love to know your thoughts and what you would like to read from me in my little, ahem....Big Rock Blog. Â Would you like me to continue with lots of music news and my tips on the Local scene? Â Dating advise? Â Feel free to let me know. Â jolene@kisw.com
So I feel I owe you a new Big Rock Blog as I was out Friday night. Â (Had to go to urgent care Friday night, not fun and I'll spare you the details!)
So Theory Of A Deadman won again Thursday night in das Cockfight. Â They'll go for another win Monday night.
Also starting Tuesday I'll have tickets for our next Rock Girl Gala! Gasp, I know it's that time of year again!
I write this after one of my funnest Loud and Local's tonight. Â But before I go there.....Bison BC will be featured as BJ's Loud And Local Band Of The Week this coming Friday (1/15) as BJ and Company were out this last Friday. Â But please check them out as they are killer.
So Kandi Coded were my guests tonight for L&L. Â Much fun and a rockin' setlist. Â It will all be up via the Loud And Local page by cob Monday for you to stream. Â Jack Endino, Jamie Lynn, Sam and Johnny were fantastic. Â Great stories and we got messages from friends listening in San Fran, Switzerland, New Mexico and of course here at home. Â They'll be at the new Hells Kitchen this Friday with High and Stone Axe, do check out! Â All of the info will be up at the Loud And Local page at kisw.com.
I was pretty under the weather this weekend. Â But I feel ready to jump in feet first and kick some ass this week.
Are you digging the band Seasons After with their cover of "Cry Little Sister"? Â If so I believe their coming to town and I am intrigued...keep you posted on that front.
So my good times with Kandi Coded will be up via the Loud And Local page and you can find out more about them by going to www.kandicoded.com also www.myspace.com/kandicoded
This is the coolest news!!!!! Read dear Rockaholics, read and rejoyce!
Wasting no time to kick off 2010 with a bang, Soundgarden has officially confirmed plans to reunite this new year. The revelation came just before midnight, via frontman Chris Cornellâs Twitter:
âThe 12 year break is over & school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!
The band has yet to detail any specific plans, but, according to a source with knowledge of the reunion, West Coast dates have already been scheduled for next Spring. The band is also said to be âinto the ideaâ of an appearance at this yearâs Coachella Music Festival.
Soundgarden last performed together in 1997. On October 6, 2009, the band reunited during night three of Pearl Jamâs four-night stand at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA. It marked its first public appearance together since the breakup
2009 nearly done and over with! The Top 999 Countdown is going by way fast this year! I don't mind working this time of the year as it's kinda chill and I get caught up on stuff I may have forgotten amist the chaos of the holidays.
So last night I went and saw Avatar in 3D at the Neptune in the U District. What a great movie! Touching story.....and the effects!! I highly suggest it. Great escapeism (sp....is that a word? ha!) movie!Â
Did you hear about the passing of Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy "the Rev" Sullivan? Last night at his home in Huntington Beach CA. I've hung/interviewed/had cocktails with him over the years....really nice guy. Whatta shame.Â
So more details are coming out about Axl Rose having a brief altercation at LA's International Airport last Thursday. Â As the story goes he was heading towards a security checkpoint with a female or two in tow. Â I guess aggressive papparzi rushed and smack, smack Axl delivered.....lol....stories like these always crack me up.
So VIII Days Clean won out over Rishloo in the 9 O'Clock Cockfight takeover tonight. Â Kudo's to both bands but gotta give it to VIII Day's Cleans fans......they vote their asses off! Â Tomorrow night will be Superfekta.
So added to the silent auction for KISW Salutes The Sheild.......a friggin KISS gold record autographed by Gene and Paul. Â Cool eh'! Â I should tell my buddy Jeff who owns The Feedback Lounge in West Seattle.....that bar has a Huge KISS collection.
Tomorrow I'll have more tickets for you to the (Loud And Local Presents) Headbangers Holiday at El Corazon this Friday!
I won't lie....it's been a 12 hr workday and I'm spent!
Man whatta whirlwind last couple of weeks! Â I'm super stoked for KISW Salutes The Shield, tickets are on sale now so hop to it! Â Found out were going to have a slammin autographed AIC guitar to add to the auction. Â I'm pretty stoked with what we've gathered for you to bid on.
This last week of the Loud And Local 9 O'Clock Cockfight takeover has been huge with Windowpane, Klover Jane, VIII Days Clean, Midnight Idols and Post Modern Heros! Â VIII Clean go for another win Monday night vs. Rishloo.
Friday night I hit up the 3 Inches Of Blood show at El Corazon, always a good time. Â However a little bummed I missed Red Fang from PDX, they rule!
Saturday was a little dinner party at my place then hit up the Black Breath/Emeralds show. Â Needless to say my brain hurts now:)
All this week I've got you tickets to the 5th Annual Headbangers Holiday this coming Friday night 12/18. Â The Crying Spell, SYFT, Your Divine Tragedy, Riot In Rythem and Tsavo on the bill.
Also kudo's to BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week Superfekta!
That's about all I've got for now, have a great day/night!
1/19/2010
is we are at #63 for KISW'S Top 999 Countdown. It's went by to fast this year. I believe Steve Rock will be wrapping it up tonight. 
Salute The Sheild....I'm nervously awaiting the
