Get your bongs ready and take a little psycadelic trip with the late great Jimi Hendrix. Off his new album, Valleys of Neptune, coming out March 9th.

So much new stuff is lined up for 2010, it’s just bananas.
Here’s a quick rundown.

Sevendust drops Cold Day Memory on April 20th
Airbourne’s No Guts, No Glory is out April 20th
Ratt returns with Infestation on April 20th as well
Drowning Pool’s Self Titled Album April 27th
Godsmack puts out The Oracle May 4th
Jackyl’s Moonshine & Dynamite Collide also drops on May 4th
Vince Neil’s Tattoos & Tequila should be out in early May
Faith No More’s Mike Patton will also be putting out an album on May 4th, Mondo Cane
Stone Temple Pilot’s are putting out their 6th Studio Album, which will be self-titled, on May 25th
Saving Abel puts out Miss America on June 8th
Hell Yeah is putting out Stampede on July 13th
Also in July Ozzy puts out Scream
Korn’s putting out their 9th Studio Album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are, in the summer
Stone Sour’s 3rd album is tentatively scheduled for August
Disturbed sometime in the Summer
Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier in late summer
Red Hot Chili Peppers – TBA
Linkin Park’s putting the final touches on their 4th album
Alter Bridge with Alter Bridge III
Seether
Filter
SIXX A.M.-Sometime around X-Mas
Saliva – Take That Society – TBA

And I’m still rolling without a car. Sure there’ve been some days where it’s sucked balls… and not the good kinda suck balls but the real sh!tty kind of suck balls. However, I can unequivocally state I’m happy to have ridden myself of my little green truck and depending on the bus/taxis to tote me around town. Makes me feel like a bonafide urbanite. Here’s to seeing the Spring time from the back of the bus!

I recently heard that a large group of singers, rappers and other celebs have gathered together to remake “We Are the World” in response to the recent eathquake in Haiti. As I’m sure you already know, the original is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian. As of 2009, it has sold more than 20 million units and raised over $63 million for humanitarian aid in Africa and the US. “We Are the World” has demonstrated that diverse musicians can productively work together, and has further influenced the movement within pop music to create songs that address humane concerns.

While I applaud the effort to help people and nations around the globe, when I heard of this idea to remake the song, only one thought came into my mind…….all of these major “artists” in one place and nobody could write a new song??? Seriously??

Just a thought

The day after the Super Bowl.
I am not one to talk sports very often but I have to admit it was a hell of a game.
The Saints really in the end just wanted it more.
I have also found that it is kind of fun to watch a game where you are not really pushing for either team.
But now for the important question…Favorite commercial?
What do you think?
I would have to lean towards the Doritos Ninja or maybe the Megan Fox in the bath tub.
Who ‘am I trying to kid!
It was Megan Fox in the bath tub…What was she even selling in there?

What was yours?

Till next time!
M

Due out April 6th

1.  Ghost (feat. Ian Astbury of The Cult & Izzy Stradlin)
2.  Beautiful Dangerous (feat. Fergie of Black Eyed Peas)
3.  Nothing to Say (feat. M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold)
4.  Crucify the Dead (feat. Ozzy Osbourne)
5.  Promise (feat. Chris Cornell of Soundgarden)
6.  By the Sword (feat. Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother)
7.  Doctor Alibi (feat. Lemmy of Motörhead)
8.  Saint is a Sinner Too (feat. Rocco DeLuca of Rocco DeLuca and the Burden)
9.  Watch This (feat. Dave Grohl & Duff McKagan)
10. I Hold On (feat. Kid Rock)
11. Gotten (feat. Adam Levine of Maroon 5)
12. We’re All Gonna Die (feat. Iggy Pop)
13. Starlight (feat. Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge)

Hello!

Hope you don’t mind me throwing in a shameless plug here but if you’re looking for a great rock show on Saturday Feb 13th (yes fellas, that would be the day before Valentine’s Day…consider yourself warned and reminded) come on out to the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre at the Uptown Theater! Thrust will be there along with my band, Load Point Pull. Troglodyte, Changing Faith and Forever Grey round out the bill and it’ll be a killer night…plus, its an ALL AGES show!! Tickets are $12 ($10 if you ask the bands REALLLLY nicely) and you can get them from any member of any of the bands, through Ticketmaster or at the door.

Hope to see you there!!

Cheers!

Yup I am talking about the Rockaholic pre-sale for the Low Dough Show with Sevendust and Drowning Pool.
Seems like they just keep getting faster and faster.
Since the sell out I have had many calls and emails about the “scalpers” getting all the tickets.
Unfortunately there really is nothing we can do to stop that but there is something you can do to stop it.
Don’t buy their tickets.
Keep trying your luck on winning them or just contact the person that you see online and try to talk them down on the price.
You know what they paid.
Make them a fair offer.
Dont forget there is a service fee on the tickets but if they want 50 for a 9.89 ticket that is a bit out of hand.
Not everyone you find with extra tickets will try to gouge you one the price.
Some got tickets and found out after the fact they had to work or could not make the show for some reason.
But to those who bought a bunch just to make money, I say shame on you.
I guess in the future when a Rockaholic pre-sale fires up do whatever you can to make sure you are close to a computer so you can be one of the first to get your tickets.

Sorry about the rant.

Till next time!

M