JOURNEY'S ECLIPSE SET FOR RELEASE MAY 24 IN THE U.S. AND CANADA:

ECLIPSE SET FOR RELEASE MAY 24 IN THE U.S. AND CANADA:
Journey, one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, is gearing up to unleash their latest album of brand new material, Eclipse. The album will be released in the U.S. and Canada on May 24 exclusively at Walmart and beginning June 3 in Europe on Frontiers Records.

Thanks to Frontiers Records and Journey management, MelodicRock.com can present this world exclusive first taste of the new studio album!

The 30 second preview clip of the lead track City Of Hope can be Downloaded Here.

To follow the release of Eclipse, Journey will launch the "Eclipse Tour" with Foreigner, and special guest Night Ranger, beginning July 21 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. Fans can expect to hear new songs from Eclipse as well as classics such as Don't Stop Believin', Any Way You Want It, Faithfully, Lights, Separate Ways, Wheel In The Sky, and many more. The "Eclipse Tour" dates are listed below.
"I'm in love with this record, which I haven't said about one of our albums for a long time," says founding member and lead guitarist, Neal Schon. "It's a rock record and it sounds amazing." Commenting on the upcoming tour, Schon continued, "We've got a lot of hits to play and there's plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we're gonna mix it up. We haven't toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we're really looking forward to this run."
Tickets for "The Eclipse Tour" go on sale beginning Friday March 11, at all the usual online, phone and physical retail outlets, including select Walmart Ticketmaster locations across the country. Check www.journeymusic.com for complete ticket onsale information.
Journey has once again teamed up with iloveallaccess.com to offer their fans a variety of VIP ticket packages. For more details go to www.journeymusic.com.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently described Eclipse as "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it…pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff." Jonathan continued, "We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general."
Journey toured the world for two years in support of their 2008 release, Revelation. More than a million fans attended the shows, and welcomed new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Completing the Journey lineup is Schon (guitars, backing vocals), Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Revelation marked the band's biggest first week's sales in more than a decade, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 in June 2008 and taking the top spot on the Independent Albums chart. Revelation earned the band their 11th Platinum album certification to date, leading The New York Times to declare that "the band…feels alive."
Since its formation in 1973, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums. The band's Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. The group also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.
For more information, visit www.journeymusic.com. 

Initial Eclipse Tour dates: Thursday, July 21, 2011 Salt Lake City, UT Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday, July 23, 2011 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Sunday, July 24, 2011 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Saturday, July 30, 2011 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Sunday, July 31, 2011 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre Tuesday, August 02, 2011 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Friday, August 05, 2011 Columbus, OH Crew Stadium, Ohio State Fair Saturday, August 06, 2011 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Saturday, August 13, 2011 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Friday, August 19, 2011 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheater Saturday, August 20, 2011 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Sunday, August 21, 2011 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Saturday, August 27, 2011 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair Friday, September 02, 2011 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center* Saturday, September 10, 2011 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena Friday, September 16, 2011 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood Saturday, September 17, 2011 Tampa, FL 1-800 Ask-Gary Amphitheatre Sunday, September 18, 2011 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre Saturday, September 24, 2011 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion Sunday, September 25, 2011 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre Saturday, October 01, 2011 Englewood, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre Friday, October 07, 2011 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Friday, October 14, 2011 Wheatland, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Saturday, October 15, 2011 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena Friday, October 21, 2011 Seattle, WA KeyArena

Rossanne Barr's Take On Charlie Sheen:

charlie sheen makes me look sane;

this thread is for charlie sheen talk and mental illness talk.  Charlie is not on drugs, though he can get them from the porn star goddesses that come and go, but his urine shows clean--i think charlie is in a manic high, and is unable to get any drugs to bring him down anymore---his tiger blood statement is from that "eye of the tiger" focus that manics have.  Manics can really work hard and play hard at the same time, until they hit a wall, and then they are in bed and depressed for a long time, so they start taking drugs again to get energy to work.  Charlie, take a break dude.  Go to Greece, Paris, China, look at great art and lay low.  you got fired, dude.  anybody can do your job, really.  other guys are funny and not repulsive to intelligent women, though those shit chuck lorre lines could choke a fucking horse, and render any actor who recites them stone cold soul dead.  No grown man could really look himself in the mirror knowing that he  delivers shit jokes and adolescent sniggering over breasts and women's body parts lines to the Tea partier types who are big fans of Chuck's hilarious hijinx.  I fired Chuck Lorre for being a big drunk on my show, and he went on to become one of tv's most successful writers (about dick jokes).  Maybe Charlie can start producing porn movies now!! 

AC/DC to Release CD/DVD May 10

AC/DC to Release CD/DVD May 10

Posted on Mar 07, 2011

AC/DC will release the "Black Ice" World Tour live CD/DVD on May 10; Amazon lists the title as “AC/DC Live At River Plate.”
The band's 6th live release was filmed at the Buenos Aires gigs on December 2, 4 and 6, 2009 in front of 65,000 people each night at the River Plate Stadium in Argentina.
The film was directed by David Mallet, who has been filming AC/DC for over 25 years, starting with "Who Made Who," which was also used in a feature film in 1986.
Here’s the details from Amazon:
"Shot with 32 cameras entirely in HD in December of 2009, the set marks AC/DC's triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, and three sold-out shows in December 2009, welcomed the band back after a 13-year absence from Argentina. This stunning live footage of AC/DC underscores what Argentina's Pagina 12 newspaper reported by saying "no one is on the same level when it comes to pure and clear rock and roll." Additionally, the DVD contains a bonus feature titled "The Fan, The Roadie, The Guitar Tech & The Meat," featuring interviews with AC/DC, their crew and fans among the excitement of the creation of the concerts and the city of Buenos Aires."
You can pre-order the package from Amazon here: AC/DC: Live At River Plate
AC/DC
Live At River Plate
Due May 10
01. Rock N Roll Train
02. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
03. Back In Black
04. Big Jack
05. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
06. Shot Down In Flames
07. Thunderstruck
08. Black Ice
09. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot To Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Whole Lotta Rosie
17. Let There Be Rock
18. Highway To Hell
19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Bonus features:
* The Fan, The Roadie, The Guitar Tech & The Meat
* AC/DC Tour Animation
Footage from AC/DC's Buenos Aires concerts was previously used in the video for “Shoot To Thrill," the first single from AC/DC's "Iron Man 2" soundtrack (featuring catalog material from the mid-1970s onwards). The video also incorporated exclusive footage from the film.

LOVERBOY KEEPS "WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND" 30 YEARS LATER:

LOVERBOY KEEPS "WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND" 30 YEARS LATER:
 
Multi-platinum Canadian rockers reunite with legendary producer/engineer Bob Rock for two new singles, “Heartbreaker” and “No Tomorrow”

News from: www.loverboyband.com/news_%2830years%29.html / "LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2011—For 30 years, Loverboy has been “Working for the Weekend,” delighting audiences around the world since forming in Calgary, Alberta, when vocalist Mike Reno was introduced to local guitar hot shot Paul Dean, both veterans of several bands on the scene. And now they're back, having reunited with their original engineer, legendary producer Bob Rock [Metallica, Aerosmith, The Cure, Bon Jovi], who worked under Bruce Fairbairn at the time. The band recorded two new songs with Rock, “Heartbreaker” and “No Tomorrow,” which could to be a prelude for a new album.
“He phoned Mike and me out of the blue and told us he had a song that might work for us that he'd love to produce,” says Dean. “He sent it over and we just flipped out. It's a great, kick-ass Loverboy song. It was just fantastic to be on the same page with everybody else in the band again. We had been through several false starts recording-wise over the years. Mike was really inspired this time. It was a great experience. I think these tracks are some of the best work we've ever done.”

Not just Canada's greatest rock export, Loverboy made its mark south of the border, with four multi-platinum albums including the four-million-selling Get Lucky, and a trio of double-platinum releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983's Keep It Up and 1985's Lovin' Every Minute of It. Their string of hits includes, in addition to the anthem “Working for the Weekend,” such arena rock staples as “Lovin' Every Minute of It,” “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in Love,” “Heaven In Your Eyes,” “Turn Me Loose,” “When It's Over,” “Heaven In Your Eyes” and “Queen of the Broken Hearts.”
Their pop culture credibility was cemented by a recent 30 Rock episode in which Scott Adsit's amateur musician Pete Hornberger revealed he was actually Loverboy's original bassist, showing him inserted into vintage '80s footage of the band wailing away on “Working for the Weekend,” which you can see at: www.hulu.com/watch/217096/30-rock-its-never-too-late-for-now.
The group still includes original members Doug Johnson on keyboards and Matt Frenette on drums, with Ken “Spider” Sinnaeve (a former member of Dean and Frenette's pre-Loverboy band Streetheart), who replaced the late Scott Smith on bass, and continues a healthy touring schedule around the world. “I look at our concerts as a 100-minute experience,” says Dean, who still claims to be able to fit into the same pair of red leather pants he wore on the “Queen of the Broken Hearts” video in 1983. “I'm a normal guy up until 10 minutes before we hit the stage. Then the heart rate goes up and I consciously step into the bubble. And I don't come out of it until 30 seconds after that last cymbal smash and I walk off-stage. It's a great stress release, better than riding a Harley.”
Perhaps the band's most famous song is “Working for the Weekend,” which has fueled a generation's dreams of toiling every day for the chance to celebrate come Friday night. Dean realizes it has taken on a whole new meaning these days. “You're lucky if you can work for the weekend now,” he says. “We're all fortunate to be doing that.”
With four decades under his belt, Dean sees no end in sight for Loverboy… or himself. “My dream has always been to play guitar and entertain people,” he enthuses. “There's no feeling like looking out in the audience and seeing them grinning ear to ear, everyone on the same wavelength. And once we start with the megahits, the place goes crazy. That's why we do what we do and will continue.” Still “Working for the Weekend” 30 years later, Loverboy's catalog includes some of arena-rock's most enduring anthems, and they are about to add to that legacy."
For a list of upcoming tour dates, please visit: loverboyband.com/home.html.

Phil Collins Decides To Retire From Music

Phil Collins Decides To Retire From Music

 

If it were for any other reason besides his health, we'd beg him to reconsider. As it stands, we understand why he is making this decision.
For decades, Phil Collins has been a driving force in the music community, but now it seems that he'll be stepping out of the spotlight for good. According to Phil, his doctors have advised him that his hands are too weak to play the drums and if he continues with his music, he may lose function in them all together.
Though the news was hard to hear, but the idea of being able to spend quality time with his two sons was the driving force behind Phil's decision to retire. He explains:

"I'm not worried about not being able to play the drums again, I'm more worried about being able to cut a loaf of bread safely or building things for my kids. My doctors tell me it's a work in progress, that it will take about a year for me to recover."

But even with recovery, Phil believes his hands will never be strong enough to play the drums again. In fact, he reveals for the last several years, he's had to tape his drumsticks to his hands just to be able to play.
Sad, but considering how dedicated he is to his craft, we imagine it was worth it to him.
We think its smart of him to leave his rocking days behind him, at least for the next year to let his hands recover. The future may bring him a solution that'll give him back his music, but for now, he seems to be happy in different aspects of his life.
Good for him!

Judas Priest, Queensryche To Tour

Theodora Richards, daughter of legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, was arrested in New York City earlier this week on drug possession charges.
Police reportedly found the 25-year-old model spraying graffiti on a building in lower Manhattan when they discovered that she was carrying marijuana and a controlled substance.
According to a new report from the Los Angeles Times, Richards was spotted spray painting the letters T and A on a convent in New York's ritzy SoHo neighborhood. She was arraigned on Tuesday, March 1. A police officer on the scene told a news sources that upon being arrested Richards said: "I hope I don't get in trouble for this."
Richards has appeared in campaigns for Burberry, Tommy Hilfiger and French Connection. She reportedly denied a plea offer requiring her to perform community service and will return to court next month. She was released without bail.
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Judas Priest, Queensryche To Tour

Judas Priest has revealed the dates of their upcoming U.K. tour with Queensryche and Rival Sons. The "Epitaph" tour will kick off in Newport on July 15, with scheduled dates in Manchester on July 16, Doncaster on July 17, Glasgow on July 19, Newcastle on July 20 and Wolverhampton on July 21. They will wrap up with a show in Bournemouth on July 24. Judas Priest recently posted that they would not, as they had announced in December 2010, break up.

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Judas Priest has revealed the dates of their upcoming U.K. tour with Queensryche and Rival Sons.
The "Epitaph" tour will kick off in Newport on July 15, with scheduled dates in Manchester on July 16, Doncaster on July 17, Glasgow on July 19, Newcastle on July 20 and Wolverhampton on July 21. They will wrap up with a show in Bournemouth on July 24.
Judas Priest recently posted that they would not, as they had announced in December 2010, break up. Guitarist Glenn Tipton broke the news on the band's website.
"To put everyone's mind at rest, this is by no means the end of the band. In fact, we are presently writing new material, but we do intend this to be the last major world tour."
Judas Priest's last album, the double-disc concept album Nostradamus, was released in 2008. It debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 42,000 copies in its first week.
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Sammy Hagar: ‘I Would Love to Make Another Record With Van Halen’

Sammy Hagar: ‘I Would Love to Make Another Record With Van Halen’

Thursday, 3 March 2011

From Rolling Stone.com:
By Andy Greene
Sammy Hagar’s new autobiography Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock (in stores on March 15th) traces the singer’s long career from his days in the 1970s hard rock band Montrose to his insane ride in Van Halen through the formation of his supergroup Chickenfoot.
The new issue of Rolling Stone (on sale and in the online archive Friday) has an exclusive excerpt focusing on Van Halen’s disastrous 2004 reunion tour that was nearly derailed due to Eddie Van Halen’s alcoholism. We chatted with Hagar about why he decided to write the book – and whether or not he’d ever return to Van Halen.
What made you want to write a book?
I’ve been maybe one of the most misunderstood rockers of all time because I’ve always been kinda quiet on my personal life. I’ve never really been a press-hound. There’s never been a lot of stuff written about me, quite honestly. Flying under the radar’s always been my philosophy. If you’re never in, you’re never out.
At some stage in your life, though, you go “I want my story to be told,” and here it is.  I think that’s why people are gonna be surprised when they read. You know we know all about Tommy Lee. We know all about Keith Richards. But, we don’t know that much about Sammy.
Tell me how you worked with your co-author Joel Selvin.
He’s a longtime friend, and a critic in the Bay Area where I grew up. He’d come in and go, “Okay, let’s talk about Montrose.” And we would for three or four hours. He’d transcribe it and go, “I need to know more. Let’s talk about what your wife was going through” or “More about your mother now” or “I need to know more about what happened on tour.”

You really spill the dirt on Eddie Van Halen. You clearly weren’t too concerned with burning bridges there.
I don’t consider them burning bridges at all. When I first joined the band, dirt was going back and forth between us and the former lead singer. I didn’t burn any bridges. They eventually put the bridge back. Time washes everything clean. To be honest, Valerie [Bertinelli] said almost all the same stuff in her book about Ed.
The only thing I did was talk about my personal relationship with him. I had almost 10 fantastic years in that band. It was a dream come true for any musician on the planet. We had the greatest relationship and the greatest run and wrote some of the greatest music. We had five Number One albums and sold 50, 60 million records together.  We practically sold out every venue in the world.
The last two years were really rough. Everyone immediately goes to the dirt, but quite honestly being in Van Halen was one of the greatest experiences in my life. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I’ll take the dirt right with it.
Back to burning bridges: If you choose to write an autobiography, which I did, then you only have one shot. If you don’t tell it all then you sit there for the rest of your life telling stories and people are like, “Well why wasn’t that in the book?” I don’t wanna have to do that. It’s all right there.
Are there things you didn’t put in the book because you didn’t want to piss off Ed or David Lee Roth?
Oh, hell no. I didn’t really consider that, because they know what happened. I didn’t make up anything. I didn’t embellish anything. The only thing is that I didn’t go as crazy as I could have about the sex, drugs and rock & roll part of my early years. I have a nine-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old daughter. I’m cringing as I’m writing this book going, “Oh, jeez. I really don’t want them to read this.” But how can I not? My wife looked at some chapters and went, “You’re not going to put this in there, are you?” I’m going, “Yes I am!” I hope my daughters understand. I might have them read Keith Richards’ book first.
What do you think the percent odds are that you’ll ever play in Van Halen again?
I’d say it’s up there around 90 percent. I would love to make another record with Van Halen. If Eddie was totally cool and was back to the guy I used to know, or a new guy, not the guy I knew the last time [laughs]. He can’t be that guy. I wouldn’t do it if he was like that. It’s below zero, minus zero. But if Eddie really got his life together, which it seems he has judging by the pictures I’ve seen, then definitely.
You really think there’s a 90 percent chance?
There’s no rumor. There’s no reason to say,  “Yes, I’ve got this vibe going on.” Right now, zero chance. When my book comes out, zero for a while. But someday, before we all die, fuck yeah. We might be in our nineties though.

Sammy Hagar RED: My Uncensored Life In Rock Video Promo

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Loud rock, fast cars, and Cabo. This is the life of Sammy Hagar.
Sammy and co-author Joel Selvin talk a little bit about the process of writing his upcoming autobiography that tells his unforgettable story.
From his decade-long journey alongside Eddie Van Halen to his raucous solo career with Chickenfoot and everything in between—the drugs, groupies, and excesses of fame, the outrageous stadium tours, and the thrill of musical innovation—Hagar reveals all in this treasure trove of rock-and-roll war stories. Red is a life-changing look at one of music’s biggest talents—an essential read for music fans and anyone dreaming of becoming rock’s next number one star.
Book release date March 15, 2011
For more information and to purchase, visit Van Halen Store, where you get an exclusive photographic print when you pre-order.

SAMMY HAGAR SEES RED IN NEW BOOK:

SAMMY HAGAR SEES RED IN NEW BOOK:
 
Sammy Hagar has updated his website with a new section dedicated to his upcoming book Red (due March 15 worldwide). Check it out at: www.redrocker.com/red.
From the page: "Sammy Hagar—legendary lead singer of Van Halen, founder of the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand, and one of rock music's most notoriously successful performers—tells his unforgettable story in this one-of-a-kind autobiography of a life at the top of the charts. From his decade-long journey alongside Eddie Van Halen to his raucous solo career with Chickenfoot and everything in between—the drugs, groupies, and excesses of fame, the outrageous stadium tours, and the thrill of musical innovation—Hagar reveals all in this treasure trove of rock-and-roll war stories. Red is a life-changing look at one of music's biggest talents—an essential read for music fans and anyone dreaming of becoming rock's next number one star."

And this from: www.straight.com/article-377017/vancouver/sammy-hagar-tears-strip-eddie-van-halen-upcoming-autobiography: "On March 15 Sammy Hagar's autobiography, Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock, will hit bookshelves, but you can bet his old bandmate Eddie Van Halen won't be racing out to score a copy. According to excerpts published recently in the Marin Independent Journal, the 63-year-old "Red Rocker" holds nothing back about the guitar hero—like how he looked before their Van Halen reunion tour in 2003.
"I hadn't seen him in 10 years," writes Hagar. "He looked like he hadn't bathed in a week. He certainly hadn't changed his clothes in at least that long. He wasn't wearing a shirt. He had on a giant overcoat and army pants, tattered and ripped at the cuffs, held up with a piece of rope. I'd never seen him so skinny in my life. He was missing a number of teeth and the ones he had left were black. His boots were so worn out he had gaffer's tape wrapped around them and his big toe still stuck out."
Neither is Hagar complimentary toward David Lee Roth, the original (and now current) Van Halen vocalist, whose position he took over in 1985.
"I hated Dave," he writes. "The guy rubbed me wrong. I'm sure I rub all kinds of people wrong, so it's not like I'm putting him down. The guy was a great front man, great attitude in rock, and had an image from hell, but I just couldn't stand the guy. He was the opposite of what I believed in and what I am. First of all, the guy's not a great singer and he acts like he's the coolest, hottest guy in the world when, to me, he looks gay."
During the initial Hagar era Van Halen released four multi-platinum studio albums, all of which hit #1 on Billboard, but many longtime fans decried the poppier direction the band took in comparison to its raunchy early style. After he was "unceremoniously fired" (Hagar's words) in 1996, he went on to form his own band, the Waboritas, who he still plays with. More recently he formed a "supergroup" called Chickenfoot that features guitar wizard Joe Satriani, but the less said about them the better. He's also known as a successful businessman, owner of the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and founder of the Cabo Wabo tequila company, which he's made millions from.
Hagar first tasted fame on a major scale with the anti-speed-limit single "I Can't Drive 55", which was released the year before he was recruited by Van Halen. But I always thought his best work had been accomplished more than 10 years earlier, when he sang on the first two Montrose albums, the self-titled 1973 debut and 1974's Paper Money. Back in the day I was also mightily impressed with his debut solo album, 1976's Nine On a Ten Scale, and its two follow-ups, both from '77, Sammy Hagar (better known as "The Red Album") and Musical Chairs. All three of those albums were produced by a guy known only as Carter.
I never got to see Montrose, sadly, although I remember friends saying they played at Empire Stadium one summer, opening for Heart or something. But I did get to see Hagar play at the Commodore Ballroom around '77, and he was a crimson dynamo back then, trading flashy guitar solos with lead player Gary Pilh. He'd also taken the Montrose rhythm section of bassist Phil Church and drummer Denny Carmassi with him, which was killer. I really loved Sammy Hagar back then. Now, not so much. That tequila of his sure hits the spot, though."

KISS Rocker Paul Stanley To Be A Dad Again

For the first time since 1982, Sir Elton John will appear on the Saturday Night Live stage.
The "Rocket Man" will perform hosting duties as well as accompany Leon Russell as the musical guest during an upcoming show. Russell and Elton collaborated on the 2010 release, The Union.
Elton revealed that he would be doing double duties on the show at his posh Oscar party. The function included a live auction of a pair of VIP tickets to the SNL show. The tickets pulled in $75,000 and the proceeds went to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
The singer/composer has been busy. Currently, he has two scores (Billy Elliot and The Lion King) represented on Broadway, as well as an animated film (Gnomeo & Juliet), whose soundtrack features hits from his back catalog.
The SNL episode starring Sir Elton airs live on April 2.
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Kiss frontman Paul Stanley has confirmed that he and his wife Erin are expecting their third child together. During a recent interview with People Magazine the rocker says that they are overjoyed with the new addition and that his family is his most prized possession. "There is nothing greater in life than family, and my accomplishments as a father rank at the top of my successes," he said. "Erin and I are blessed."

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KISS frontman Paul Stanley has confirmed that he and his wife Erin are expecting their third child together.
During a recent interview with People Magazine, the rocker says that they are overjoyed with the new addition and that his family is his most prized possession.
"There is nothing greater in life than family, and my accomplishments as a father rank at the top of my successes," he said. "Erin and I are blessed with our expectation of the addition of another princess to our family and a new member of the KISS army."
The new baby will join Paul and Erin's two children Sarah Brianna, 2, and Colin Michael, 4, as well as Paul's oldest son, Evan Shane, 16, who is from a previous marriage. "I may be 59," Stanley added, "but the only rocking chair this rocker is getting ready for is the one for my new baby."
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Henry Rollins on classic Van Halen

Henry Rollins on classic Van Halen

Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Henry Rollins talks about classic Van Halen. From the book, Van Halen 101, by Abel Sanchez.
Henry Rollins:

"To this day, perhaps some of my most played records that I own are the Van Halen albums with Dave."

I will always consider myself lucky for being teenage when the first Van Halen album was released. I had heard about it before it came out. Someone told me about a song called “Runnin’ With The Devil” and that it was really cool. It was probably getting some airplay and I had not heard it yet. I was in California at a skate contest I think it was and heard a song with that lyric over the PA system. It had to be them. It was. I bought the album the first chance I got.
I was stuck right in the middle of high school. It was a gulag. One of the only things that kept me going was the music I was listening to. Van Halen was in the mix. I remember the night before Van Halen II was released, the played the album in it’s entirety on WPGC FM in Washington DC, where I lived. I listened. We all listened. I taped it by putting my very bad tape recorder up to the radio and sat very still. It sounded horrible but I played it a few times before I bought the album.
I forget what year it was but I made my annual trip to the arena to see Ted Nugent. It was the best show you saw that year, every year. His band was lethal, and Nugent had amazing tone with that hollow body Gibson. What a show, what songs, what a man. On the third voyage to the Nuge there was a great change. There was an opening band that actually stayed in the memory. Usually the opener was a blur but this time it was a band called Van Halen. I remember they hit the stage and went into “Runnin’ With The Devil” after Diamond Dave made his drum riser leap. He acted like his band was the headliner and there was no other band on that night.
I remember very well when Eddie performed “Eruption” and the whole place was in disbelief. At the end of it, he looked down at his hands and shook his head like he didn’t know what came over him. It was amazing. The set was a monster.

" I remember very well when Eddie performed “Eruption” and the whole place was in disbelief."

Nugent came on a while later and a few songs in, people were chanting “Van-Ha-Len!” over and over and waving newly bought VH t-shirts until the Nuge came to the front of the stage and yelled, “Fuck Van Halen!!!” He then retreated to his cabinets and played the rest of the show looking down at his wedge monitors. Move over Ted!
In 1983 when I encountered Diamond Dave at an art Gallery in Los Angeles, I told him this story and he shot back the date, location and how many people were at the show. To this day, I can’t think of a better interview to read than one where David Lee Roth is full on, which means any interview of his you can find will do. He’s the mouth that scored. You wonder how he keeps it all stored in there. He’s the most quotable man in the business.
To this day, perhaps some of my most played records that I own are the Van Halen albums with Dave. They still work. To transmit on a critical level for just a moment here, let me say this; Van Halen’s perfect synthesis of bone crunching riffs and almost Beach Boys backing vocals is one of the most irresistible and potent concoctions I have ever heard in music. Perfect for radio without selling out or being wimpy. How the hell can you do that?! Something for the guys, something for the ladies. Adding to that, the presentation was second to none. That was a show. Diamond Dave really needed an arena to realize his vision and when he got one, he wasted no time. Van Halen was like the Circus coming to town, like the biggest block party you’ve ever seen and you’re on the invite list.
The proof of the band’s rock solid place in history can be found in all the bands that came immediately after VH broke. All the Eddie clones, Warner Bros. attempt to make another Dave/VH with the ill-fated Bullet Boys, how guitarists changed their approach solos. Every frontman in any hard rock band has a little bit of David Lee in him no matter what they say. Some of the stories around the band are the stuff of legend and are known the world over. Brown M&M’s – ‘nuff said.
The records themselves have lost absolutely no speed after twenty-plus years. Actually, now that I think about it, seeing where music is these days, perhaps those records have picked up a little speed! Hail the Mighty (With Dave) Van Halen!

THAT METAL SHOW RETURNS TO VH1:

THAT METAL SHOW RETURNS TO VH1:
New York, NY – March 2, 2011 – VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" is back in Los Angeles and ready to shake things up for lucky season seven on Saturday, March 19 at 11PM ET/PT. Members of some of the biggest metal acts, including Metallica and Whitesnake, grace the "That Metal Show” stage to give viewers a true power hour that all hard rock and heavy metal enthusiasts are certain to love.
The boys are back and ready to rock! Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson host the only talk show where all things hard rock and heavy metal are discussed, dissected and debated. Metal musicians and rock royalty, including Kirk Hammett (Metallica), David Coverdale (Whitesnake) and Lita Ford (The Runaways), will be part of the roundtable discussions this season. Guests and premieres dates include the below, at 11 pm ET/PT:
3/19 – Kirk Hammett (Metallica) and Uli John Roth (Scorpions)
3/26 – Ace Frehley (Kiss) and Billy Sheehan (UFO, David Lee Roth)
4/02 – David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) and Lita Ford (The Runaways)
4/09 – Chris Jericho (Fozzy, WWF Wrestling Champion) and Yngwie Malmsteen (Alcatrazz, Steeler, Rising Force)
4/16 – Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Jane's Addiction) and Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Country Communion)
4/23 – Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses) & Cherie Currie (The Runaways) and Jim Norton (comedian on Opie and Anthony and Howard Stern)
4/30 – Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) and Anvil
5/07 – Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Ozzy Osbourne Band, Beck Bogert Appice, Rod Stewart)and Dave Meniketti from Y&T

Distilling decades of your favorite hard rock and heavy metal into sixty minutes of mayhem; “That Metal Show” will deliver the ever popular 'Stump The Trunk' as well as the triumphant return of 'TMS TOP 5' to your TV every Saturday night at 11pm, only on VH1 Classic.
Fans can also catch the complete season six and bonus clips at ThatMetalShow.VH1.com. New episodes of season seven will launch online every Monday morning following the show's on-air premiere. "That Metal Show" is a production of VH1 Classic. Lee Rolontz and Keshia Williams as executive producers for VH1. Jeff Baumgardner serves as producer for the series for VH1.
Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents videos, concerts and music specials all day long, featuring the best of rock, soul and pop artists from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90s, including The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston, Madonna, and U2. Learn more at VH1Classic.com.

Bret Michaels says Poison & Motley Crue tour is on!

Bret Michaels says Poison & Motley Crue tour is on!

Monday, 28 February 2011

Bret Michaels says Poison & Motley Crue tour is on! Poison & Motley Crue team up for summer 2011 tour dates Breaking now from Bret Michaels' official TWITTER Recent "The Celebrity Apprentice" winner and Donald Trump favorite, rocker Bret Michaels, currently recuperating from heart surgery, will reunite with all original POISON band mates for a 25th-anniversary tour tentatively titled "Glam – A – Gedon 25". For the first time ever POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE will co-headline a select date summer tour with special guests the NEW YORK DOLLS. Although several controversial statements have been made in the press by certain members of MÖTLEY CRÜE vowing this tour would never happen, that is simply not the case. Fans of both bands have spoken and want the tour to happen and both MÖTLEY CRÜE and POISON have agreed. Concert promoters in these select cities state that the buzz is unbelievable for both the POISON dates as well as the MÖTLEY CRÜE / POISON tour. No doubt this will be the rock tour of the summer. Tickets for the MÖTLEY CRÜE / POISON tour will go on sale March 18. POISON plan to kick off their 25th-anniversary "Glam -A – Gedon 25" tour in Tupelo Mississippi at the Bancorp South Arena Wednesday May 25. Michaels will then continue solo, playing Thursday, May 26 in Ft. Walton Beach where he will perform for the fans and troops as he did last Memorial Day weekend. Michaels will rejoin POISON in Little Rock at the River Fest Amphitheater on Friday, May 27. Michaels will then perform solo at the Hard Rock in Biloxi on Saturday, May 28. Bret will rejoin POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE Sunday, May 29 at Rocklahoma. POISON will then continue on alone playing arenas from Memorial Day until rejoining MÖTLEY CRÜE in Dallas at the Starplex Amphitheater on Tuesday, June 7. When reporters recently asked Bret Michaels if there was any bad blood between the bands, Michaels laughed: "There may be some friendly competition but there is no bad blood at all on my part. Nikki [Sixx, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist] and I have spoken several times on the phone recently and the conversations went great." Michaels continued, "Music is a universal language and I am extremely excited that this tour has come together as are the fans, they are truly going to see a great show. Honestly, I could care less about all the mudslinging, it gets nobody nowhere, and after all I have been through health wise in the last year, I am going to try to focus on what does matter which is the show, the fans, fun and personally throwing a hell of a backstage party." Bret Michaels' solo tour will start March 19 when he appears at Muhammad Ali's "Celebrity Fight Night" alongside Kevin Costner, David Foster, Billy Crystal, Halle Berry and Reba McIntire and will continue up until the MÖTLEY CRÜE / POISON tour starts. The "Get Your Rock On" solo tour in support of the album of the same name will resume immediately following the select summer dates with MÖTLEY CRÜE and POISON.

“Eruption” Nominated For Best Guitar Solo of All-Time

“Eruption” Nominated For Best Guitar Solo of All-Time

Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Guitarist Magazine (UK) has come up with a list of the “Greatest Guitar Solos Of All-Time” and has published a poll on its website. They have polled for a shortlist of 20 guitar solos from which people can vote, and Eddie Van Halen’s revolutionary solo “Eruption” has been nominated. But surprisingly, “Eruption” has only a small percentage of votes as of this moment.
VOTE FOR “ERUPTION!” According to the rules you can vote as many times as you’d like, so please vote for Eddie and spread the word.
Vote HERE!

Bob Seger Puts Out New Single

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

 

 

Bob Seger Puts Out New Single

Bob Seger has released a new version of his hit track "Downtown Train." The release marks his first single since "Face The Promise," which appeared five years ago. The song was first recorded by the veteran rocker in 1989 and was re-recorded for Seger's upcoming new album. He recently spoke with Billboard magazine about the track, which was covered by Rod Stewart in 1989. "The next thing I knew, a month later [Stewart] recorded 'Downtown Train' in London."

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Bob Seger has released a new version of his hit track "Downtown Train." The release marks his first single since "Face The Promise," which appeared five years ago.
The song was first recorded by the veteran rocker in 1989 and was re-recorded for Seger's upcoming new album. He recently spoke with Billboard magazine about the track, which was covered by Rod Stewart in 1989.
"The next thing I knew, a month later [Stewart] recorded 'Downtown Train' in London, and two months later, he recorded it in the same studio I recorded it in Los Angeles."
He also noted that, though he no longer harbors hard feelings towards Stewart, Stewart's use of the song forced him to retire it until now.
Seger also recently made a guest appearance on the piano in Kid Rock's song "Collide," off Rock's new album Born Free. He and his band, the Silver Bullet Band, are currently preparing for their U.S. tour, which will kick off in Toledo, Ohio on March 26.
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Motley Crue confirm Poison as support on tour!

Motley Crue confirm Poison as support on tour run!

Tuesday, 01 March 2011

Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil & Motley Crue team up with Poison for summer tour! Nikki Sixx is a Twitter-aholic. Today he tweeted about the tour announcement and says: "I'm really fucking tickled pink today!" Now after Bret Michael's and Poison spilled the beans, it seems Motley Crue says it's true! MÖTLEY CRÜE has released a statement confirming that it will embark on a summer "headlining" tour "with support from POISON and special guest NEW YORK DOLLS." The dates for the trek, which is scheduled to kick off in early June, will be announced on SixxSense.com on Tuesday, March 1 starting at 7 p.m. local time. A press release issued by the POISON camp on Monday indicated that the Bret Michaels-fronted glam rockers and MÖTLEY CRÜE would "co-headline" the tour, which is expected to include shows in Canada. MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil was asked during a November 19, 2010 appearance on the "Elliot In The Morning" radio talk show about POISON singer Bret Michaels' onstage claim that POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE would celebrate their 25th and 30th anniversaries, respectively, this year by joining forces for a North American trek. "I don't know why Bret would say that," Neil said. "And I hadn't heard about it. People were asking me, and I'm going, 'I never heard that in my life.' And I was getting a lot of Twitters about it. I finally just called my office and said, 'What is up with this?' I was kind of pissed that nobody told me. And they go, 'Look, we have no idea. There was never anything like that [being considered] or that was even being talked about.' But the funny thing is, ever since [Bret] did that and now people are talking about it, crazier things have happened. It could happen. Because you have promoters out there going, 'Hmmm…. Yeah, maybe. Yeah, that sounds like a great package.' You know what I mean?!" In a February 2004 online posting, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx shot down reports that his then-band BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION would be touring later that year with POISON and KISS. "No way in fucking hell would we (BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION or MÖTLEY CRÜE) ever, ever tour with a fucking band like POISON," he wrote. "We have had talks with KISS and I told them very clearly that we would not do the tour if they used POISON. That would be the death of us... I will not be attached to that kind of fake bullshit..." When questioned about his comments in a May 2004 interview with the Stamford Advocate, Sixx explained, "I was in negotiations and said it depends who else is on the tour. If you're going to do a nostalgia thing, we're not interested. If you go get JET or THE DARKNESS, it sounds like fun. All of a sudden they come back with KISS, the BRIDES and POISON! There ain't no way in hell I'm doing that tour. I will not play with fucking POISON. There are followers and leaders. I'm not into followers." During a July 2005 interview with the Fox 2 TV network, Sixx famously closed out the four-minute chat by calling the interviewer "an asshole" after he was asked the question, "Who rocked harder in the '80s: MÖTLEY CRÜE or POISON?" When POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was questioned in an August 2006 interview with DelcoTimes.com about Sixx being abrasively vocal in his displeasure about being categorized alongside POISON, Rikki replied, "Nikki really needs to get over it. I don't think a forty-something-year-old man should be acting like that; you'd think with all that Nikki has been through, he wouldn't care about these dumb little rivalries." Article found on Blabbermouth

Billy Sheehan on Van Halen, Then and Now

Billy Sheehan on Van Halen, Then and Now

Monday, 28 February 2011

 

Examiner.com conducted an interview with Billy Sheehan who played bass on David Lee Roth’s first two solo LPs. We’ve listed the Van Halen content below:

Considered by many to be the Eddie Van Halen of bass, Billy Sheehan launched his recording career in the late ’70s with the Buffalo-based rock trio Talas, then joined original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth’s band in the mid-’80s for two platinum-selling albums. After parting with Diamond Dave, Sheehan formed Mr. Big in 1988. Best known for its hit ballad “To Be with You”—which went to number one in 15 countries including the U.S. in 1992—Mr. Big called it quits a decade later, but in 2009 the original lineup reformed for a massive tour of Asia and Europe.
Earlier this month, the band released What If…, the first album in 15 years from the reunited rockers, which instantly went gold in Japan upon release. I spoke with Billy while he was at the music product industry’s NAMM Show in January about the new album, his long relationship with Japan, and Mr. Big’s future touring plans.

If you had a wish list of groups that you could tour with, who would it be?
Well, we did a lot of touring with Rush in the old days; a tour with Rush would be great, because they are such wonderful people. I didn’t really know them that well before we toured with them, but getting to know the guys from Rush, they are just wonderful, wonderful people. We also toured with Bryan Adams; that was pretty cool, too, because he’s got a zillion hits, and that was a lot of fun, too; a great tour.

You’ve also played with Aerosmith.
We did some shows with them in Europe and they were really successful; nice bunch of guys, too. Yeah, I don’t know—maybe Mr. Big and a couple of other acts; Tesla, maybe, or Cinderella, or guys like that—our generation of bands. In the end, it’s not so much a concern other than the fact that we just want to play.
There’s always Van Halen, right?
 [Laughs] That’d be good.

Have you spoken to David Lee Roth since he got back together with Van Halen in 2007?
Not since then; I spoke with him just prior to that. He’s still my hero, you know? I still love Dave, and I still look back at the Eat ’Em and Smile days as one of the greatest things that ever happened to me.

This year also marks the 25th anniversary of Eat ’Em and Smile’s release. Has there ever been any plan to reform that group, with or without Dave?
Not that I know of. Maybe some talk that was generated that I didn’t hear about. There’s been no plans, but it’s something where I keep a candle lit, you know? Even if it was just three or four shows or eight or ten shows, it would just be a riot, because all of us—myself, Steve Vai and Gregg [Bissonette]—we are still very close friends, and the stories we tell from those days are just incredible. And all of us love Dave; he was the man. He was the biggest rock star in the world when we were working with him, and that was just an incredible trip.

What do you think of the chemistry in Van Halen now that Eddie’s son Wolfgang is on bass? Did you see them on tour?
You know, I didn’t go. To me—no offense, I love Ed and Al and Dave—but to see Mike [Anthony] not there kind of threw me a little bit, and I’m sure Wolfie’s a great player, a fine player, and a good kid. But I’m a fan, and I want to see the original lineup, you know? It was sad to see that Michael wasn’t there. I don’t know; I saw some bootleg video footage and bootleg audio, and it sounded pretty good. Eddie was killing, and Dave’s voice was in great shape. Dave’s really killing on the show I heard, and Wolfie plays bass great. But it’s just a fact that I would have really liked to see Michael up there.

I went to their show at Madison Square Garden, but something was missing.
Heartbreaking, heartbreaking. Again, I wish them well and it’s great for Wolfie; he’s Ed’s son, so that’s great. They were looking for somebody else to play bass, and I get the connection. But, you know, Michael’s an awesome player and a great vocalist, and he was the guy, you know? Hopefully, who knows what the future may bring.

What was it like when your band Talas opened for Van Halen on their 1980 tour?
It was like a Ph.D. in show business. I mean, we got to see some stuff that we had no idea, you know, that show business worked that way. And we saw [Van Halen] so consistently awesome, that on their worst night they were merely spectacular, these guys [laughs]—it was like a military operation. They’d get up and hit that stage, and man—that machine would kick in, amazing. From the openings to the banter between songs, Dave’s storytelling and Eddie’s spectacular playing, the whole band, the groove, and oh—it was just amazing. I look back on it as one of the luckiest things that ever happened; we opened for them about 30 or 40 shows in 1980—oh, God, it was amazing. I came off that tour knowing so much more about how it’s supposed to work [laughs] than I ever could have imagined on my own.

How did you get picked to open that tour?
There was a woman named Barbara Skydel with Premiere Talent in New York City, a booking agent, that booked Van Halen, the Who, a lot of the huge acts. We showcased for them in New York City for them to become our agents and to book us. Unknown to us, they sent our demo tape to Van Halen, who wanted kind of an unknown opening act, but somebody who’s not going to, you know, blow it. And they said yes—we had no idea that we were even in line for it! So the Talas guitar player [Dave Constantino] pulled up to pick me up for a gig and he had a bottle of champagne with him…he broke the news, we freaked out. When we did the shows they were actually pretty cool with us; they let us do a couple of encores and we did really well in front of the crowd. To this day, I get e-mail from people that saw that show.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Prepare for Tour

Lynyrd Skynyrd Prepare for Tour

Posted on Feb 28, 2011

Lynyrd Skynyrd will we out on the road again this spring and summer on a 21-city tour which will kick off on March 4th in Hollywood Florida, and eventually wind down on September 4th, in Atlanta.
Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke is amazed at how the band's music has lasted through the years and become so ingrained in popular culture: "I think the music is never-ending. The original guys, they wrote some very, very great songs, and I think the songs will probably be around a lot longer than we are. It's almost like now, every time you turn on a radio, or a TV, or you're in a movie or something, you hear the songs, so it's. . .I think it's all about the music."
Lynyrd Skynyrd tour dates (subject to change):
March 4 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Live
March 5 - Orlando, FL - Universal Studios
March 10 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre
March 11 - Marksville, LA - Paragon Casino Resort
March 12 - Choctaw, MS - Golden Moon Casino
March 16 - Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial Arena
April 28 - Glen Allen, VA - Innsbrook Pavilion
April 29 - Fredericksburg, VA - Central Park
June 25 - Norfolk, NE - Divots Music Fest at Divots Event Center
July 16 - Oshkosh, WI - Rock USA at Ford Festival Park
August 5 - Detroit Lakes, MN - WE Fest / Sugarland at Soo Pass Ranch
August 12 - Sedalia, MO - Missouri State Fairgrounds Grandstand
August 13 - Fort Knox, KY - Godman Army Airfield
August 16 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fairgrounds
August 20 - Aberdeen, MD - Proving Grounds
August 26 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion (with the Doobie Brothers)
August 27 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Exposition
August 31 - Du Quoin, IL - Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
September 1 - Highland Park, IL - The Pavillion At Ravinia Park
September 2 - Kettering, OH - Fraze Pavilion For The Performing Arts
September 4 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Motor Speedway

Van Halen, Sammy Hagar featured in Eddie Trunk’s new book

Van Halen, Sammy Hagar featured in Eddie Trunk’s new book

Saturday, 26 February 2011

Van Halen and Sammy Hagar are tow of the many bands featured in Eddie Trunk’s upcoming book, Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal.
We emailed Eddie and asked exactly how much VH & Hagar are featured. His response; “There are entire sections and tons of exclusive photos for both Van Halen and Sammy Hagar which includes Montrose, Chickenfoot, solo career, and Van Halen.”
The table of contents shows 8 pages on Van Halen and 6 pages on Hagar.
Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and heavy metal, Eddie Trunk continues to entertain fans on the radio and as the host of VH1 Classic’s hit television program That Metal Show with his passion for music. In his debut book, Eddie discusses his most essential bands, his unique personal experiences with them, his favorite “Stump the Trunk” anecdotes and trivia, as well as his favorite playlists. Whether you’re a classic Metallica or Megadeth metalhead or prefer the hair metal of old-school Bon Jovi or Poison, Eddie Trunk’s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal salutes all who are ready to rock! By Eddie Trunk, foreword by Rob Halford.
Available wherever books are sold, April 1st, 2011.

RUN RIGHT OUT AND SEE “UNKNOWN” WITH LIAM NEESON

RUN RIGHT OUT AND SEE “UNKNOWN” WITH LIAM NEESON

What could be scarier than waking up from a coma in a Berlin hospital with amnesia and no identification? This movie will make you forget your troubles as you fret about the leading character. Liam Neeson is strong, appealing, and vulnerable as the star of “Unknown” – the Alfred Hitchcock style thriller opening this weekend. It’s an expertly done action movie with a compelling and suspenseful, if somewhat far-fetched plot. That’s all we’re going to tell you – except see it as soon as possible, before you hear too much about it. It’s highly entertaining, Berlin is captivating, and you will walk out satisfied, for a change. All this and as a bonus, our friend pointed out, there’s no gratuitous sex, nudity, or obscenities.

GARY BUSEY’S NOT AS LOUD AS HE USED TO BE- THANKS TO MARLEE MATLIN

GARY BUSEY’S NOT AS LOUD AS HE USED TO BE- THANKS TO MARLEE MATLIN

A “dramatic” situation is percolating on Celebrity Apprentice this season: Deaf actress Marlee Matlin met Gary Busey for the first time, and she immediately observed that he spoke too loud and had trouble understanding conversations. She realized he was partially deaf and pulled him aside and suggested he see her hearing doctor. The doc told Busey he had only 40% of his hearing and fit him with a hearing aid. (Since it was filmed for the show, he probably got it free.) He communicates better now, but what he says is still pretty outrageous.