The Jonas Brothers were just some of the artists who helped ring in the New Year in New York. It’s being said that police paid extra attention to their performance over anyone else’s as the cops worried about the performance causing a mob scene. It was said that the New York Police Department had placed extra security just for the Jonas Brothers performance in Times Square. It’s a good thing that all the young girls were able to behave and control themselves while the brothers were on stage. A mob scene wouldn’t have been the best way to start of the new year.
The male version of Amy Winehouse is back, sort of. It’s been eons since we heard about Babyshambles rocker and Kate Moss ex, and guess what he’s up to now – he’s ditching gigs. It’s not like it’s a shocker really. NME.com is reporting that Pete was supposed to turn up for a gig last weekend in London and bailed “at the 11th hour – just before he was due on.” The no-show was blamed on an arm injury. Then why did he have to bail at the very last minute? He could have said no to the gig when he learned of his arm injury.
I guess that no one’s safe from the recession as Bruce Springsteen is willing to do whatever it takes to sell his music. Bruce and the E Street Band have just announced that they will be releasing another greatest hits collection soon, exclusively through Wal-Mart. Bruce will also be releasing his new album ‘Working on a Dream’ later next month on January 27th. It’s good timing considering that he will also be performing during the half time show at the Superbowl on February 1st. As for the greatest hits album, it will hit Wal-Mart stores on January 13th. That’s a lot of publicity for the guy.
Amy Winehouse knows she’s a wreck or even more and fears that if her current ways with drugs and alcohol continues then she might well become the newest member of the “27 Club” - the tragic group of rock stars who died in their prime.
Amy has sung a song called Rehab and that where she has been for most of this year. Not only that she has had to spend most of last month as well in hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to medication. Alex Haines, a former aide to the 25-year-old has a different version of Amy’s fears – according to him the singer is obsessed with her own mortality.
Ha Ha 27 is not prime its lean, 37 is prime, 47 is brisket, 57 is shank, 67 is rump, 77 is hamburger, 87 is gristles, 97 is flies buzzing around your head and landing on sore bald spots.
Tommy Lee sat down for an interview with Playboy magazine where he talks about his partying ways. The Motley Crue drummer said “I have a Jager machine in my bus and one in the dressing room. I also have a new dressing-room rule, which I started over the summer: You must remove one article of clothing- your pants, your top- ore else you are not allowed in my dressing room. So in order to come back and dance and party you gotta take off some clothing. That gets the fucking party started so quick. Everyone’s walking around topless, and shit’s going, music’s bumping, girls are dancing on the table, and you’re like, Okay this is perfect.”
Reports are coming out that there are some marital problems between Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Jlo was recently spotted at the premiere of ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ last week without her 8-carat diamond wedding ring and without her hubby. Marc was also spotted in Las Vegas the weekend before without his wedding band. Sources close to the couple are also saying that it’s over for the two with one source saying “They both didn’t wear their rings on purpose. Nothing Jennifer does is without purpose.” Another source adds that Marc is so controlling that he even picks out what she wears and monitors her phone calls. JLo is also said to be blaming Marc for having her career go down the tubes.
These Green Eyes, fresh off the Atticus tour, have decided to celebrate the coming Holidays with a cover of The Kinks “Father Christmas.” The track can be heard exclusively on AbsolutePunk.net, but will be made available to the public to download for one day only (Tuesday 12/23) on LiveDaily.com. For a glimpse into the recording of “Father Christmas” check out the video diary here.
The recording of “Father Christmas” only half completed the Holiday and end of the year traditions for lead singer Colin Cunningham. The other half of the tradition has come in the form of an end of the year list packed with the best albums and best songs of the year along with the album he deemed “biggest disappointment”.
And for 2009, Colin has resolved… you’ll have to check his list to find out!!
Top Albums of 2008
Polar Bear Club - Sometimes Things Just Disappear
Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
Kill The Frontman - Songs From The Game Room
Why? - Alopecia
Gym Class Heroes - The Quilt
Nada Surf - Lucky
Valencia - We All Need A Reason To Believe
The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
Rise Against - Appeal To Reason
Mitch Hedberg - Do You Believe In Gosh?
Top Songs of 2008
”Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” - Dustin Kensrue
”Half The World Away” - The Anix
”Breaking” - Anberlin
”Don’t Stop” - InnerPartySystem
”I Found Away” - Alkaline Trio
”Abracadavers” - The Classic Crime
”Sleep With Your Soul In” - Alive In Wild Paint
”Ruby Room” - The Foxboro Hot Tubs
”Miles Davis & The Cool” - The Gaslight Anthem
”Abandon Ship” - Less Than Jake
Rumors have been going around that Gwyneth Paltrow and her hubby, Coldplay front man, Chris Martin are having some marriage problems. The actress’ mom has spoken out about it though saying that the rumors aren’t true. Blythe Danner reacts to the comment that the couple hasn’t been photographed together in months saying “They don’t take pictures together if they can avoid it. It’s a strategy. They don’t want the pandemonium.” Mom says that they are just fine and that “They’re staying in England for the new year. Then coming here.” I think she’s just lying to protect Gwyneth and her grand kids.
Don’t even think about messing with Sharon Osbourne because she can kick some butt! During last weekend’s Saturday taping of the ‘Charm School: Rock of Love’ reunion show, ‘Rock of Love II’ contestant Megan got a beatdown from the foul-mouthed no-nonsense Sharon after a round of mudslinging. Megan is now accusing Ozzy’s wife of roughing her up, refusing to quit until security came and pried them apart. Megan ended up going to the hospital and filed a police report with the LAPD last week. The LAPD now has Sharon as a suspect in a minor battery but no charges have been filed.
Buckcherry have just released a live video performance of their new single, “Rescue Me.” The clip was filmed in Japan during their recent tour there supporting Black Butterfly. “Rescue Me” Building on the success of their current co-headlining tour, Avenged Sevenfold and Buckcherry have announced the next leg beginning on January 28th in Salt Lake City, UT. The next dates on the arena tour include Papa Roach and Saving Abel, offering fans 4 bands for under $40.00. The Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold package is considered to be one of the three major successful rock tours of the season, along with AC/DC and Metallica.
Check out “Rescue Me (live in Japan)” here:
Check out the tour announcement video here:
BUCKCHERRY/AVENGED SEVENFOLD 2009 TOUR DATES
With Papa Roach and Saving Abel
* Buckcherry/Avenged Sevenfold and Papa Roach only
JANUARY
28 Salt Lake City, UT “E” Center
30 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
31 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
FEBRUARY
2 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
3 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
5 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley SunDome
6 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
7 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
9 Spokane, WA Star Theater at Spokane Arena
12 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
14 Council Bluffs, ID Mid America Center *
17 St. Louis, MO The Family Arena *
20 Cleveland, OH The Wolstein Center
21 Battle Creek, MI Kellogg Arena *
23 Cincinnati, OH The Bank of Kentucky Center *
24 Pikeville, KY Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
25 Pittsburgh, PA The Peterson Events Center
Chris Cornell has just premiered the video for “Scream,” the title track off of his Timbaland produced album due out next year. Directed by Alan Ferguson (Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes), the cinematic piece captures the two opposing moods of the song. “My role in the video is performing the song in super-slow-motion,” explains Cornell. “I’m existing in this Zen-like world, singing these song lyrics and everything going on around me is super-fast, super-chaotic, and I’m just suspended in it.”
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have just released the first video from their upcoming Lonely Road album. “You Better Pray” is directed by Tony Petrossian who has also worked with bands like Rise Against, Taking Back Sunday, and Slipknot among others. The clip also is the first to not include guitarist Elias Reidy who is no longer with the band.
Vocalist Ronnie Winter explains, “As some of you may already know or have noticed by now (album cover, new video, myspace, etc.), Elias is no longer with RJA, and has not been since late October. As history goes, RJA was started by Ronnie and Duke about seven years ago, and there have been seven lineup changes since then, especially in the guitar department, where Elias was the 5th replacement guitarist (such is life in a rock n roll band). Anyway, more on this shortly, but regardless have no fear - the core of RJA remains intact.”
Tokio Hotel are featured on the Yahoo Music homepage, in the latest installment of “Pepsi Smash: Another Side Of”. Watch as the band members candidly describe their experiences in the US during a heated game of Jenga in their LA hotel room!
For another insider look at Tokio Hotel, check out Teen.com and the 5 part video piece they put together. Each video captures another side of the German quartet that cannot be missed.
Tokio Hotel have just released a new DVD, Tokio Hotel: Caught On Camera which is available exclusively at Hot Topic, and Hot Topic on-line.
No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released in North America on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
Written and recorded in various locations, No Line On The Horizon is the group’s 12th studio album and is their first release since the nine million selling album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, released in late 2004.
Sessions for No Line On The Horizon began last year in Fez, Morocco, and continued in the band’s own studio in Dublin, before moving to New York’s Platinum Sound Recording Studios. It was completed at Olympic Studios in London.
The album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite.
He may have been kicked to the curb already but Papa Roach’s ex drummer can still lay some claim on some loot. However, he claims that the band is screwing him out of the money he deserves. The band let go of drummer David Buckner on Christmas Eve last year but he claims that the band has been raking in hundreds of thousands in his absence and not giving him his proper cut. The rocker also says that his relationship with his former bandmates has become strained and antagonistic. In other words, they hate each other’s guts. In the lawsuit that Buckner filed, he said that he desires to dissolve Papa Roach.
American Idol insiders are saying that the 8th season of the show is going to look more like ‘Big Brother’ than a true singing competition. It is being said that producers have decided to show how the contestants interact with each other off the stage. They will be showing more of the behind the scenes footage than ever before. Here’s the thing though, they already took a lot of time by having a lot of commercials and now they’re taking more time away from the singing by going the reality show route. Also, Paula Abdul is not going to be replaced but there will be a 4th judge. How many times do you need to hear that you suck after only being able to sing for 30 seconds?
As 2008 is about to wrap up, Rolling Stone would like to offer its version of the Top Albums of this year. This is how the top ten looks like: 1. TV on the Radio: ‘Dear Science’, 2. Bob Dylan: ‘Tell Tale Signs — The Bootleg Series Vol. 8’, 3. Lil Wayne: ‘Tha Carter II’, 4. My Morning Jacket: ‘Evil Urges’, 5. John Mellencamp: ‘Life, Death, Love and Freedom’, 6. Santogold: ‘Santogold’, 7. Coldplay: ‘Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends’, 8. Beck: ‘Modern Guilt’, 9. Metallica: ‘Death Magnetic’, 10. Vampire Weekend: ‘Vampire Weekend’. Do you agree with that top 10?
Chris Cornell was accompanied by his cute 4-year old daughter Toni and his wife Vicky at the Kennedy Center Honors at the Hall of States inside the JFK Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday in Washington, DC last weekend. At the ceremony, the 44-year old former Soundgarden front man paid tribute to English rock band The Who by performing their hit song ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. In its 31st year, the Kennedy Center Honors recognizes honorees for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts. The event will be telecast on CBS on December 30th at 9PM ET/PT.
He’s done the nasty with countless groupies and he’s afraid of people???
How do you go from groupies and orgies to suddenly being afraid of everyone?
Is he high?
According to reports, his condition has gotten worse. And with the release of his Chinese Democracy album you’d think Axl would be out promoting it, but that’s not the case.
Britney Spears recently premiered the video for the title track off of her new album Circus. The explosive video features amazing costumes, crazy circus performers and a gorgeous Ms. Spears.
The pop princess has also just announced additional dates for The Circus: Starring Britney Spears tour. Check them out below to see if she’s coming to a city near you! Head over to Britney.com for the full schedule.
NEW dates:
3/14 Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
3/19 Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
3/23 Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
4/17 Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
4/20 Anaheim, CA (Honda Center)
4/29 Chicago, IL (AllState Arena)
6/6 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/7 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/10 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/11 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/13 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/14 London, UK (O2 Arena)
Hailing straight from the streets of Hollywood, six friends, Deuce, J-Dog, Johnny 3 Tears, Charlie Scene, Funny Man and Da Kurlzz, better known as HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, have released an explicit Christmas classic that is sure to rock your stockings. The holiday charmer is available on iTunes now.
In addition to the track being available just in time for the holidays, the band has also unveiled a “Christmas In Hollywood Video Contest” where fans can create their own masterpiece and win big. Fans can submit their video at Hollywoodundead.com for a chance to with a $500 shopping spree at Hot Topic. Go to www.hollywoodundead.com/contest for more details and to hear the track.
Exploding onto the music scene with their debut album, SWAN SONGS, released through A&M/Octone, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD have concocted an explosive cocktail of hip hop, rock and metal forging an alternative style that’s already begun to make waves in the music scene. From having over 47 million plays on Myspace.com, to selling 21,000 copies the first week of release, to charting on BILLBOARD’S TOP 200 ALBUMS and HOT MAINSTREAM ROCK TRACKS the band has been moving things along quickly. They have sold out an impressive 19 shows on their first-ever tour, including markets like NYC, Dallas, Orlando, Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago, San Francisco and more!
These packed houses have inspired the group to head right back out on the road. Be sure to check them out on tour before these shows sell out too!!!
December 12 Sommet Center Nashville, NC
December 13 KROQ Acoustic Christmas Los Angeles, CA
December 19 The Joint Las Vegas, NV
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