Monday, January 31, 2011

You Could Be Mine

Steven Hyden has a fairly solid look backwards at being a teen in the 1990s on the A.V. Club's site. Dubbed "Whatever Happened to Alternative Nation?," this ongoing series is right up my alley because I lived it. Even though it was from the window MTV provided every day, I got the sensation that people my age were seeing something drastic and cool changing before our eyes.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Slash Ponders Guns N' Roses' Rock And Roll Hall .

Steve Baltin of Spinner.com reports: This year`s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, to be held March 14 in New York, promises to be another great evening, with Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Dr. John set to connect the institution. Next year`s dinner has the voltage to be still more memorable, as Guns N` Roses will eventually be eligible for induction.

Monday, January 24, 2011

BLABBERMOUTH - SLASH Ponders GUNS N' ROSES ROCK AND Roll HALL .

Rocksins recently conducted an audience with bassist Alex Webster of Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. A pair of excerpts from the chat follow below.Rocksins: CANNIBAL CORPSE have been together now for over 20 years, what keeps you guys motivated after all these years?Alex: We still really know to bring this sort of music. Of course, we want to realize a life as good and this band is our career so that's a motivator, too, but our bed of death metal is yet the strongest driving force.

Slash Ponders Guns N' Roses' Rock Hall Induction

This year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, to be held March 14 in New York, promises to be another great evening, with Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Dr. John set to link the institution. Next year's dinner has the possible to be still more memorable, as Guns N' Roses will ultimately be eligible for induction.Yes, 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the landmark 'Appetite for Destruction,' a fact that caught even former Guns guitarist Slash by surprise.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Guns N Roses Music Tour Dates: MARTY FRIEDMAN: European Tour Dates .

Chmelnice - Prague, Czech Republic May 18 - Randall - Bratislava, Slovakia May 19 - A38 - Budapest, Hungary May 20 - SKC - Belgrade, Serbia May 21 - RBF Club - Sofia, Bulgaria May 22 - Romeo & Juliet - Istanbul, Turkey May 23 - 312 Arena - Ankara, Turkey May 24 - Noxx - Izmir, Turkey May 26 - Eightball Club - Thessaloniki, Greece May 27 - AN Club - Athens, Greece May 28 - Tochka - Moscow, Russia May 29 - Jagger Club - St.

MARTY FRIEDMAN: European Tour Dates Announced Jason Saulnier .

Chmelnice - Prague, Czech Republic May 18 - Randall - Bratislava, Slovakia May 19 - A38 - Budapest, Hungary May 20 - SKC - Belgrade, Serbia May 21 - RBF Club - Sofia, Bulgaria May 22 - Romeo & Juliet - Istanbul, Turkey May 23 - 312 Arena - Ankara, Turkey May 24 - Noxx - Izmir, Turkey May 26 - Eightball Club - Thessaloniki, Greece May 27 - AN Club - Athens, Greece May 28 - Tochka - Moscow, Russia May 29 - Jagger Club - St. Petersburg, Russia May 31 - Reading 3 - Tel-Aviv, Israel"Bad D.N.A.", the new video fromMarty Friedman, can be viewed below. The time was directed byVisual Trap, which has helmed all of the videos forDIR EN GREY. The call is the title track ofFriedman's tenth solo album, which was released in Japan on August 25, 2010 viaAvex. The CD was produced by Marty and engineered bySteve HardyandShinnosuke Miyazawa(LADY GAGA,GUNS N' ROSES) this April/May atThe Villagein Los Angeles, California. According to a posting onFriedman's web site,"Bad D.N.A."is "a natural progression, picking up where'Loudspeaker'and'Tokyo Jukebox'left off and adding its own twists and turns.""Bad D.N.A."track listing: 01.Specimen 02.Bad D.N.A. 03.Weapons Of Ecstacy 04.Hatejoke 05.Glorious Accident 06.Random Star 07.Picture 08.Battle Scars 09.School Spirit Delinquent 10.Exorcism Parade 11.Time To Say Goodbye(bonus track)Friedman's ninth solo album,"Tokyo Jukebox", was released in Europe on February 22, 2010 viaMascot Records. The CD featured extensive liner notes (written byFriedmanin the "floor behind the song" format) which are undivided to the European release.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Iggles Blog - Philadelphia Eagles Blog: Reflections of the Newbie

I was the final individual to join IgglesBlog and just got to pass about 6months here.If I had to draw my experience in one book it wouldbe.IgglesBlogtastic!What does that mean?Hell if I know.Theguys told me to say something positive or there'd be no fruit-cup for metonight.Derek, Gabe, and Sam invited me into their cyberhomewith open arms back in the summer.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

010 Year In Entertainment Review: September - Starpulse

Lady Gaga was the big success and talking point at the MTV Video Music Awards this month - she picked up eight accolades and stunned everyone by taking to the present in a meat dress. Meanwhile, Penelope Cruz confirmed the word she was fraught with Javier Bardem's baby, and Angelina Jolie - who visited flood-ravaged Pakistan - was named Best Celebrity Role Model in an online poll.

010 Year In Entertainment Review: August - Starpulse

There were festival dramas aplenty in August, with The Libertines and Guns N' Roses dominating headlines at Britain's Reading and Leeds weekenders. Pete Doherty's group reunited earlier this year and played sets at the festivals - but their performances were blighted when overeager fans got broken and trampled during the frenetic gigs, forcing the rockers off the present to allow the revellers chance to recover.