7/31  Man the studio is a cooker again tonight!  Started off my night finding out somthing rad......James and Lars met on my Birthday.....5/9!  Thought I'd include a few other things you may not know.

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich met on May 9th, 1981 in Newport Beach, California. They formed Metallica six months later.

James Hetfield's first band was called Obsession.

James Hetfield's senior quote in his high school yearbook read, "Play music, get rich."

Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield were the voices of two teenage dragons on the Disney Channel animated series Dave the Barbarian.

Metallica recorded their first demo tape in April of 1982.

Metallica toured with Twisted Sister in 1984.

Metallica's 2004 tour rider asked for the usual bottled water, towels and beer -- and a hefty portion of bacon to be available at every meal and throughout the day. The list also includes vegetarian baked beans, "good dark chocolate candy" and "cube-shaped boxes of tissues." And if they haven't had enough bacon, fresh hummus or British blend tea, they require takeout menus from all area restaurants.

James Hetfield, a hockey fan, hosted two episodes of E-S-P-N's The Season.

Master of Puppets came in at number-167 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time."

Kirk Hammett was number-11 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."

In other stuff....next Tuesday (8/4) is Cruefest Super Tuesday!

I may have to reschedule Loaded for Loud And Local...(hey Duff's a busy guy!)

THANK GOD IT'S PAYDAY!

My hair is now long enough to have a little ponytail.....haha!  Hopefully I'll get the gumption up to give the guys a old school small town big hair from back in the day for Caption This!

Please spread the word and invite yo friends to my "Show Me Your Tat's" Party this Saturday night in Lynwood....see below for more!

Come hang out with Jolene from 8 - 10 PM at the 13th Ave Pub & Eatery in Lynnwood, located at 1233 164th St. SW for the Show Me Your Tats Party.  We'll be taking pictures of your tattoos and posting them on Jolene's Show Me Your Tats webpage at KISW.com! You'll also have the chance to enter the Tat contest and score some killer prizes, including tickets to Pain In The Grass!

I'm outta here gang!  Be kind to yourself.
Jolene



7/29
First off hat's off to Thee Ted Smith....I just got off the air and the studio has been crazy hot (guys working on our heating and ac stuff) so our boy came through and brought me a delish, cold english cider....mmmmthanks buddy!

Sixx A.M. nabbed another win in the Cockfight tonight.  I can't believe Cruefest is coming up next Friday 8/8 already!  Keep checking my lil' Big Rock Blog to find out what yours truely will be doing  in regards to Cruefest!

I came across this story while I was showprepping earlier today and it kinda made me giggle....

 

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say they have confiscated a gun belonging to Jerry Lewis that was found in the 82-year-old entertainer's carryon bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas.

Lewis' manager, Claudia Marghilano, says the handgun is a hollowed-out prop gun that Lewis sometimes twirls during his show. She tells The Associated Press that the gun couldn't fire.

Marghilano says Lewis didn't know the gun was in the bag along with other props.

Cassell says if the gun were merely a prop "it wouldn't be a weapon and we couldn't cite him for carrying a weapon."

In Big Rock Blog news.....AC/DC BABY!

A-C/D-C will start an 18-month world tour in October. The news came yesterday during a touring panel at the International Association of Assembly Managers conference and trade show in Anaheim, California. The tour will be in support of their new album, due in October and reportedly titled Black Ice. The album and tour will be the band's first since Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000. A-C/D-C will be in London next month to film a video for the first single -- either titled "Runaway Train" or "Rock and Roll Train."

Don't forget I would love to see you at my "Show Me Your Tat's" gig this Saturday night......get the scoop below and bring your friends....yes even if they don't have ink....haha!

Goodnight!
Jolene

7/28.....I'm pooped, been at work since noon and it's nearly midnight.  This is what I want you to remember bout today's Big Rock Blog.....(your invite yo!)

August 2: KISW's Show Me Your Tats Party
Come hang out with Jolene from 8 - 10 PM at the 13th Ave Pub & Eatery in Lynnwood, located at 1233 164th St. SW for the Show Me Your Tats Party.  We'll be taking pictures of your tattoos and posting them on Jolene's Show Me Your Tats webpage at KISW.com! You'll also have the chance to enter the Tat contest and score some killer prizes, including tickets to Pain In The Grass!

My friend Chani that did my newest tattoo will be on hand as well!!
Cheers,
J
 

7/27
Yowza and here we go....many shows much rockin...and now I've just finished Loud And Local with Underride and time to do my lil' blog!  Friday night was way fun on the air, you can check out my interview with King Buzzo from the Melvins by going to the On Demand section of kisw.com.  Friday night worked late and missed a number of shows, but i got a good nights rest for the rest of the weekend.  Saturday kicked it did a bit of shopping and then hit the Melvins/Big Business show at Showbox at the Market.  Dueling drums....amazing.  Sunday went to 22 Doors on 15th (Capitol hill) for brunch de-lish you should go!  Then did some stuff around the house and then came in for Loud And Local with Underride....their new CD is friggin fun, it's called One Of Us....go to their myspace for more www.myspace.com/underrideseattle

Speaking of Loud And Local, I'll be taping an interview with Loaded (featuring Duff of Velvet Revolver/GNR) to air next Sunday 8/3....cool right!! 

What a week, between Judas Priest, interviews with Candlebox, Melvins, L&L with Underride....I'm quite a happy gal.

This next Saturday night I've got a Show Me Your Tat's Party at a soon to be announced bar...I'll have complete details for you in my next Big Rock Blog.

Have a great night and here's to everyone having a smooth Monday!!
Jolene


7/24 
Ok....after 10 hours Jo is tired and ready to go home....But Blog I will before I go.  Had an awsome chat with King Buzzo himself....Buzz Osbourne of The Melvins today...check out that interview in the On Demand Section of KISW dot com.  Melvins and Big Buisness Saturday Night at Showbox at The Market....I'll be going!  The new Sixx A.M. song "Tomorrow" defeated Sevendust in the Cockfight. 

While I was show prepping earlier today....I found the video of Kid Rock's rumble at A Waffle House what a year and a half ago....it's all over Youtube check it out! 

Watched a pretty creppy/awsome/deathsexy movie called "Perfume" the other day....it's set in the 17OO's in France......check it out.

I'm stoked on BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week......(WINDOWPANE BABY!!)  Speaking of Local Awsomeness....UNDERRIDE WILL BE MY SPECIAL GUESTS THIS SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LOUD AND LOCAL!  (7/27!!)

Tomorrow night I'll give you a rundown of Local Shows for your weekend.

Still really wanna go see "Dark Night" at The IMax Theater, hopefully that will work out this weekend. 

And lastly this Big Rock Blog brought to you by.....Giant Rubber Chicken.

mwah.


7/23
First off yea for a friggin great Judas Priest show last night.   I only got to catch the last 30 minutes after I after I got off the air, but what the hell it was awsome!  High-Fives to the many, many Rockaholics I ran into!  Ran into a ton of local band peeps....in no order....Himsa, The Valkyries, Drown Mary, Dragstrip Riot, Sunday Night Blackout, Emeralds, Witchburn, Zero Down, Demon Hunter....and many more.  Rad times indeed....then off to Hooverville for drinks then crashed out for my long Wednesday. 

Finally got my tabs taken care of $1,300 bucks later, oh well I do it to myself.  Moral of the story....pay your parking tickets before they get outta hand. 

The new Sevendust defeated Candlebox in the Cockfight tonight. 

I'll be chatting with Buzz Osbourne of The Melvins tomorrow night.

And lastly drumroll please........

METALLICA: Official 'Death Magnetic' Track Listing Revealed - July 23, 2008

METALLICA has revealed the official track listing (in the final running order) for its new album, "Death Magnetic". It is as follows: 01. That Was Just Your Life 02. The End Of The Line 03. Broken, Beat & Scarred 04. The Day That Never Comes 05. All Nightmare Long 06. Cyanide 07. The Unforgiven III 08. The Judas Kiss 09. Suicide & Redemption 10. My Apocalypse METALLICA has revealed the cover artwork (see below) for the band's upcoming ninth studio album, "Death Magnetic", at its official web site. The black and white etching features what appears to be an open grave, with lines emanating out from it and the band's logo and album title underneath. In an interview conducted in Norway on Wednesday (July 16) by VG TV, frontman James Hetfield explained the meaning of the record's title, saying, "It started out as kind of a tribute to people that have fallen in our business, like (ALICE IN CHAINS frontman) Layne Staley and a lot of the people that have died, basically — rock and roll martyrs of sorts. And then it kind of grew from there. Thinking about death...just like a magnet, some people are drawn towards it, (and) other people are afraid of it and push away." Hetfield added, "The concept that we're all gonna die sometimes is over-talked about and then a lot of times never talked about — no one wants to bring it up; it's the big white elephant in the living room. But we all have to deal with it at some point." "Death Magnetic" is due out in September, although an exact date has yet to be announced. METALLICA recently announced that every song on the album will be available to download for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on the same day the CD arrives in stores. The band is offering the record for sale in numerous configurations, ranging from a digital-only release to a deluxe "coffin box" that will come with a bonus CD, a DVD, a T-shirt, guitar picks and other goodies. METALLICA is currently on tour in Europe and is expected to begin a North American jaunt in October.

7/22
Today has been a busy yet great!  Came into work round 3pm to get some stuff done, reply to emails, myspace questions, phone calls, Loud And Local stuff.....there is never a lack of things for me to do let's put it that way haha!  3:30 rolls around and Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton of the mighty Judas Priest walk in to do a interview with The Mens Room.....and let's just say that tattoo I got on Sunday has a great connection with the band.  (At Big Rock Blog time the pic was not available yet.....I'll get it up for you Wednesday.)  However if you like go to the On Demand section to check out pics and the interview with the guys.

Interview action didn't stop there....the guys in Bullet For My Valentine came in to tape an interview with yours truly....(they rock Showbox SODO tonight with Bleeding Through.)...the I'll be airing that back for ya late in th 6pm hour. 

I'll be talking with Buzz Osbourne of The Melvins Thursday night, I'm pretty stoked on that.  Gunna let you go now, as soon as I get off the air I'm gunna see if I can catch the tail end of the Priest show..wish me luck and I'll tell ya everyone I run into tomorrow haha!
Rocka Rolla baby....Jolene


7/21
Goodbye weekend Hello Monday!  Here it is Monday night and it's already a bit tough to remember all I got in over the weekend....but here goes!

Friday night got off the air and took myself off the rockshow circuit to kick it with Thrill and everyone's fav DIC in charge...Mr. Castle.  Yea that went downhill real fast...drinks, karoke....umm yeah at least it was a group effort and then late night video games.  Fun but boy did I pay the price on Saturday. 

Saturday went to a wedding that I thought I would know no one at.....luckily for me there were plenty o' rockers that I knew at this wedding.  Very chill and non traditional which I thought was pretty cool.  Then after wine and sunshine back home and met some friends at a great lil restraunt near my casa. 

Sunday was tattoo day!!!  My friend Chani at Hidden Hand Tattoo did a great piece for me....check em out in Fremont!  Then got some grub and went to the Sunday Fremont fair....gotta love the 2 pairs of sunglasses for $12 bucks deal.  Then it was on to watch a dvd and then head on in for Loud And Local.  I was pretty stoked managed to get 13 songs in which is pretty great for a one hour show.  Check out last nights playlist by going to the Loud And Local chunk of kisw.com. 

Today's been pretty busy!  Did an interview with Kevin Martin from Candlebox to chat about the CD release of "Into The Sun"....great guy and give a listen to the interview in the On Demand section of kisw.com.....also the band will be doing a free autograph session and acoustic preformance this Thursday at the Silver Platters on Queen Anne...7pm sharp! 

Tickets all this week fyi to see 3 Doors Down 8/27 at WaMuu.  I've also got Melvins/Big Business tickets all this week as well for the show coming up Saturday night (7/26!)

Tomorrow I'll have an interview with Bullet For My Valentine for you....they rock Showbox SODO Tuesday.  Hopefully Rob Halford will be able to make it in with The Mens Room cause I've got somthin' cool to show him....but it's a secret for now. 

And lastly I leave you with a story about the latest Rock fued going on....this time between Def Leppard and Poison.....enjoy!

 

7/18
Hellooo Friday! 

First off thanks to Shawn Morgan of Seether for being such a great interview.  Go to the On Demand section of KISW to hear it!  The guys are stoked for Pain In The Grass 8/23....plus I learned how very important Medicated Goldbond Powder is to touring bands haha!

Congrats to Carl of Mt Vernon....duder won Front Row Judas Priest tickets!  He'll be able to smell the Harley exhaust when Rob takes his bike on-stage for Hellbent For Leather!

So I'm bummed I was really looking forward to seeing Dark Night Sunday at the IMAX Theater but alas....all sold out boo.  I'm still getting a new tattoo on Sunday tho!

Loud And Local show pics for the weekend are as follows:
Tonight 7/18
Hells Kitchen
The Jet City Fix
The Spittin' Cobras
Zero Down
Ultrathin  And The Near Death Experience

Fuel in Pioneer Square
I ROT 21+

Waldo's in Kirkland
Jar Of Flies 

Then Saturday check out BJ Shea Loud And Local Band Of The Week:
THE CRYING SPELL (feat. members of Point One and Second Coming)
Floater (PDX)
In Lunar Blue
it's all ages bar with id at Showbox at the Market.

Tune in for Loud And Local Sunday at 11pm!
Bye Bye!
Jolene



7/17

So I've got a number of little things for ya today!

I've got some rad interviews coming up in the near future.....Seether tomorrow (Shawn Morgan....Pain In The Grass Baby!)....Monday I should be hearing from Kevin Martin of Candlebox....their new long awaited CD dropps Tuesday 7/22!  Kevin is super nice and has a great quick wit about him which makes for a great interview!  Also early next week I'll be rapping with The Melvins...yes The Melvins!

I'm sure hoping VHI repeats the hell outta their Who special with preformances by The Foo Fighters, The D and Pearl Jam doing their amazing cover of "Love Rein O'er Me"....I got to be the first to play that song in the whole world a few years back and it still puts a smile on my face. 

I will have FRONT Row Judas Priest tickets for you Friday night! 

Going to a Wedding Saturday where I won't know a soul but my date.....that should be a first haha.

Sunday getting a new tattoo!!!!  Then off to Bite Of Seattle and then the IMAX Theater to see the new Batman movie....then Loud And Local....good day planned ehh!

And lastly one of the great things about hosting Loud And Local is discovering and turning you on to some new rad stuff....such as LORDS OF THE NORTH!  Find them on myspace, www.myspace.com/lordsofthenorth fans of Sleep, Blue Cheer and Black Sabbath should enjoy.  More on the local tip.....make sure you check out BJ Shea's Loud And Local Band Of The Week by going to BJ'S page!  (hint tomorrows band features members of two very strong local bands coming together...check it out!)

Tomorrow night I'll also be giving you a rundown of Local shows to check out over the weekend! 

Till then GREATWHITELIONSNAKE!  (Duff, Sean.)
Jolene

7/16
Metallica news!!!!

 

Metallica have confirmed plans to release their new album to Guitar Hero Three. The same day Death Magnetic hits stores in September, it will be available for download on the popular video game. A message on the band's website reads, "It's a first in both music and gaming. We are so psyched that we'll be the first out of the gate with this simultaneous release. Who knows -- maybe a few years from now this will be the norm when your favorite band's new record comes out." There is still no confirmed release date for the album. --Doug Leibowitz

Congrats to Andrew from Lake Stevens...duder scooped up 3rd row Judas Priest tickets tonight!  (yes 2nd row tomorrow!)

So you know how we heard last  week that David Lee Roth nearly died from a nut reaction.....here's the full story!

Police in Brantford, Canada have identified the man who impersonated David Lee Roth and are looking for him. Larry Plummer of the Brantford Police Department says, "He's done this in other provinces and other states. He's an old hand at it." The imposter is facing obstruction of justice charges after Plummer says he "scammed a lot of people" and gave police a false name. An article in the Toronto Star identifies the man as David Kuntz, of Cambridge -- a town about 60 miles southwest of Toronto. The Roth-a-like was pulled over for speeding in late May and told cops he was driving himself to a hospital after having an allergic reaction to cashews, while the real Roth was on stage with Van Halen in New York. --Sal Cirrincione

And lastly.....great gift idea for you dudes.....a Bacon Wallet!  Well it looks like real uncooked bacon...and it's only $10 you can get one at www.mcphee.com

Ok I'm off to meet friends have a killer night!

7/15
"They're Back From The Dead And Ready To Party!"......yea so after an asskicker of a Monday I relaxed and watched "Return Of The Living Dead".....exactly what my brain needed.....wait "BRAIINS!!"  Go back and revisit that flick if you haven't seen it in a while. 

Imagine sharing an office with the DIC in Charge and having he and Thrill do fart wars all afternoon.....I wonder why I feel queasy most the time and have a hard time getting work done before I go on the air....oh well lol!

Props to Kelly from Kent he scooped up 4th row tix to Judas Priest next Tuesday at WaMuu...(I'll have 3rd row Wed.)

Just locked down Duff Mc Kagen andd Loaded for Loud And Local 8/3 which should be awsome.  Speaking of Duff, he will be in for a couple of hours on BJ Thursday morning.

I was (sorry gunna sound like a girl here) bummed to hear bout Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman splitting up, I just love a sarcastic pair of funny f*%#ers.  Life goes on and as some say.....Comedians are some of the most unhappy people out there.  Speaking of funny....not so much...hit my funny bone while on the air tonight and the son of a gun is still ouchy here hours later.....kiss make it feel better?

Just jokin, have a rad night.


7/14
Ok Weekend goodbye, hello new work week....the best part of a Monday is to hear about everyones weekend right?  Here goes....

Friday night hit up King Cobra for the Murdock/Neon Nights/Emeralds/Valkyries show.  That was fun....and packed.  Ran into many a friends including a dearheart who was finally about to turn 21.  I managed to do the social rounds, rock a bit and get home by 12:30 which is pretty good for me.  Saturday came into work  to well get some stuff done then it was off to run errands and then get a lovely walk in by the water.  A Rockaholic in a big work truck suprised the piss outta me.....startled would be a better answer....and yes duder I will remember you next time you call in haha!

Saturday night was off to a private birthday party that included belly dancers...(even one who did a dance with two arabian swords to Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold"...sounds crazy but it was rad and pretty hot.)  Superfekta played as well.  Had a chance to run down to Slim's Last Chance to say hi' to some friends and check out the Dice magazine party....(European Motorcycle/Gearhead rag)....talked to some friends going through some hard times.  Proving time and time again that we all have our knarly sh*t to go through from time to time.  Trying to measure up, do good enough, make everyone happy and do the right thing......can leave anybody drained, hell myself included!

So all this week I've got tickets for you to see Judas Priest at WaMuu next Tues....did I mention tickets within the first 5 rows...yea baby!

New Taproot in the Cockfight as well.  Do you remember the story about Fred Durst bullying them?  Go to blabbermouth.net google the band and read for yourself.  Moral of the story what comes around goes around, you get what you give....that and Durst is a bully!!

Just paid off $600 worth of parking tickets...ouch.  Do yourself a favor and check out STP's (Steve The Producer) video blog with Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters, it's funny, touching and if you've got a case of the Monday's it will put a smile on your face.

And lastly thank you to Brian and Tryg from Fall From Grace for kickin it last night with Loud And Local.  Their great and the new CD sounds smokin....infact make a note to attend their CD release show Aug 2nd at El Corazon.  More info can be found at  the Loud And Local section of kisw.com

Time for me to go bye bye.
:)
Jolene

SEVEN-SEVEN-ELEVEN!!
7/11

Tonight....I will have a rundown of local shows you should hit up tonight to get your weekend started....my number one pic is Murdock, Neon Nights, Emeralds and The Valkyries at King Cobra!!  Saturday night I've gotta bday party to attend then Sunday chill before Loud And Local with Fall From Grace!!  Come Monday I'll give you the weekend skinny yo!  Till then have a great weekend!!!

7/10/08

I can say after 4 years back in Seattle I've now had the best fish n chips in the city.  Pacific Inn.....google em' one word D'lish!!  So last night I heard from Steve Rock and Kevin from Metal Shop at The Meyham tour launch at White River Amp......those bastards were having a blast...lil' green with envy.  There was a rad after show party with Corey (Slipknot) spinnin some rad party rock a' roll'a!  I actually saw pictures and video and kinda wanted to sock em' in the stomache cause they were there and I wasn't.  Oh well....that's life haha.  The new Buckcherry song "Too Drunk" is on a great winning streak so far in the Cockfight. 

Ohh damm Metallica news....Death Magnetic will be available as a limited-edtion coffin-shaped boxed set that will include a cd of demos as well as a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the album.  (A Band Flag, Guitar Pics also included.)  The CD is due out this autumn....in both regular CD form and Boxed set. 

7/9/08
Ugg hangover city.  So last night after the crazyness of Corey from Slipknot, The Airbourne Dudes and Five Finger Death Punch I hit up King Cobra on Capitol Hill with our fav DIC in Charge Ryan Castle and some fine peeps with the Meyham tour.  I walk in and there was a Karoke night going on....I look up and there was the drummer from Dragonforce wasted doing Iron Maiden karoke...that was funny!  Ended up leaving before I could get coaxed into karoke..(thank god...I do enough to embarass myself haha.)  But needless to say I'm paying the price, but the good news is that I got my hands on the new Buckcherry song "Too Drunk" and gave it to Ricker to premiere.  Great summer song about derelict activies. 

On a side note, Fall From Grace will be my guests this Sunday night for Loud And Local...11pm!

Yeah, going home tonight after work for a good nights rest indeed.



7/8/08
One word....Wow!!  Tonight was soo much fun.  To give ya a little catch up...a number of the bands that are part of The Meyham tour launch (tomorrow White River Amp.) have been through the KISW studio's to talk up the tour.  You may have heard the guys from Disturbed in with The Men's Room (The 7-11 song was funny as all Sh*t!!) 

Shortly after 6pm I was joined by my ole' pal Corey Taylor of Slipknot....we did the math and we've known each other since 98 or 99...anyhow awsome to catch up, and lot's to catch up on...tour new cd etc! (Slipknot's new CD "All Hope Is Gone" dropping 8/26)  Go to the On Demand section of kisw.com to hear the interview and see pics!

Next up was the guys from Five Finger Death Punch.  Super nice and humble fellas.  Their CD "The Way Of The Gun" is out now.  And lastly I was joined by Ryan and Joel O' Keefe of Airbourne.....damm I love their friggin band.  One of the best stage shows I've seen in at least a year was them at The Tractor back in April.  They were super fun to chat with....to sum it up Sexxxy Seattle, Walmart, Paint Guns and beer.  Once again go to the On Demand section of kisw.com to hear the interview. 


7/7

Monday baby....tough to be in a Monday mood when it's so pretty outside.  Got a big week for ya with some rad guests coming in tomorrow night...(Corey from Slipknot, Airbourne, Five Finger Death Punch and more!)  Speaking of Slipknot "Psychosocial" continues to kill in the Cockfight. 

Thank you's all around for Loud And Local last night,  I was joined by members of Murdock, Neon Nights and The Valkyries....great show.  Go to the Loud And Local chunk of kisw.com for my playlist and more.  And don't miss Murdock, Neon Nights, The Valkyries and Emeralds at King Cobra this Friday night 7/11....(seven, seven eleven....haha)

Later on tonight when I get off the air I'm gunna hit up El Corazon for the Trouble, Danava (PDX psychedelic rock band, you may have seen the video for their song "Where Beauty & Terror Dance" on MTV's Headbangers Ball.)  and Witchburn show....Trouble is a rad band and I'm stoked to see them.  If you've never heard of read below from Wikipedia......

 

Trouble (band)