My friends in Big Cock are making a new record and they need your help. The new trend is using Kickstarter - a fundraising tool - to make records. The new record will be called Four Play (get it, ha).
Here's a little info on the record from Big Cock and Kickstarter:
We want to make "Four-Play" bigger and bolder than any of our previous albums and we'd love to have you all involved:
The sound is going to be bigger, the production more extravagant. We want to make a Big Cock album you can take home and show the folks.
So what can you do? Visit the Big Cock Kickstarter page and make a pledge. Pledges start at just a buck and then go up in phases. In each phase, backers get a special reward.
One of my friends gave me an iTunes gift card for no reason. She's just that awesome! So, I accepted the card (free music!) and placed it in my purse. The other day I moved the card to the drawer of my night stand. Why did I do this? Because I had no idea of what to buy. It's true: I'm sitting on free music and just have zero idea of what to purchase. So I'm leaning on you like I have so many times in the past.
What would you buy if someone handed you an iTunes gift card? I want something awesome (obviously) and I'd prefer something new. I don't want ANY classic Glam (because I've basically got it all) and I'm trying to get into some new bands. Remember, if it isn't necessarily melodic, then I like it heavy. Mix the two and you're golden. So help me here: what should I buy with my gift card? I always love your band selections and to hear of all the great tunes you've discovered. Go!
Holy Glam! I pride myself on completely avoiding the Rebecca Black "Friday" debacle. Well, that is until I stumbled upon a Glam version last night. Truth be told, the "hair metal version" actually makes "Friday" bearable. The guitars are great. The song was remade by someone named Mike Walter. I hope we hear more from him soon.
Here's the original version of "Friday." You've been warned. It's bad.
It's Monday... again. To make the transition back to work a little easier, I present you with an awesome video: Def Leppard and Bon Jovi together in concert back in 1992. They are performing a cover of Bad Company's "Can't Get Enough." I love this clip as it is both Jovi and Def Lep at their prime.
Have you heard? Pop singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home yesterday. There's no official cause of death at this point, but we all know Amy had her demons: she battled drug addiction and mental illness. Amy was just out of rehab and apparently getting ready for another tour. Her death means the so-called "27 Club" gets another member. Other musicians that died at age 27 include Kurt Cobain, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix.
I must interject a hearty "What a waste!" right here. Here's Amy's biggest hit, "Rehab."
I have a "new" Glam band to tell you all about! The band is called Naked and they hail from Finland. I put the word new in quotes because the band really formed a decade ago. They are just new to us here at BBG! Naked has just released Double Down here in America. Watch the video for the single "Sonic High" below. When I watched (and listened) to the clip for the first time, I could actually feel my lips curl up into a smile. Talk about a throwback 80s sound. I love it. Here's some more info on Naked:
Finnish glam rock band Naked is coming to America for their U.S. Summer tour, in support of their fourth studio album Double Down (T-Bag Records). Often topping Europe charts with their previous three albums, Naked is releasing Double Down as their first US release. The single “Back to Haunt You” is a catchy in-your-face rock anthem that brings people to the dance floor. The single already received frequent airplay overseas and topped European download charts.
Lead singer/guitarist The Muff and guitarist Zack Scleidecker formed Naked in 2001, with Iiari on bass and Mr. Tikka on drums. They were quickly signed to Love Records, the legendary label that represented Hanoi Rocks in the 80’s. Their debut album This One Goes to Eleven was released in 2004. The video for their first single “Sister,” directed by Stefan Lindfors (HIM) landed heavy rotation on MTV Europe. The success prompted the band to release their sophomore album in 2005, Let’s Get Naked…And Start A Revolution, which included a 60-piece gospel choir track “Hallelujah.” In support of the album, Naked toured throughout Europe with stops at Italy, Russia, Germany, Finland and Sweden, including shows with The 69 Eyes.
Naked decided to shake things up and recorded the third album, Superstate with everyone playing live in the studio. The band embarked on an international tour that started with supporting The Killers in Europe and ended with a sold out show at the Liquid Room in Japan.
Naked will be touring the U.S. to support the release of Double Down. Here are the East Coast tour dates:
7/23 Backstage Coffee House - Edison, NJ @ 6pm 7/24 Otto's Shrunken Head - NYC @ 9:30 pm 7/25 Greenhouse - NYC @ 11 pm 7/26 Trash Bar - Brooklyn, NY @ 10:30 pm 7/28 National Underground - NYC @ 11:30 pm
Do we owe our favorite rock bands anything? I mean, we buy their albums, T-shirts and concert tickets - isn't that enough?
The other day Nikki Sixx (of Motley Crue in case you stumbled upon this blog by accident) tweeted that he didn't like the crowd at a New York date of their current tour. From what I can tell, no one from Poison tweeted anything negative about the crowd. Nikki's tweet (since deleted) was basically that the crowd was lame. I assume he meant not rowdy. I'll agree it sucks to be in a crowd of people all just sitting or even staring off into space. Here lately, my biggest pet peeve is people watching an entire show... through their cell phone. So I do understand where Nikki is coming from in that regard. But is it okay for rockers to complain about paying fans from the stage... or via social media?
Nikki isn't the first rocker to rant about crowds and he won't be the last. It's hard when a band plays to a super small crowd (now I'm thinking back to Nelson at Rocklahoma a few years ago) or to crowds that get so insane it is dangerous (like when I saw Avenged Sevenfold in Columbus once and the crowd of mostly kids surged, busted the barrier and nearly took down the media area and almost ended the show), but still, performing as promised is just part of the deal. The prices of concert tickets is out of control (we've already had that discussion) so I feel like bands should be at least a little grateful for their fans that are still willing to pay to come out and see a show. And that goes for bands playing at every venue level, from the corner bar to Madison Square Garden.
I dunno. I just don't think it is very nice for any musician from any genre to complain about fans. That doesn't mean artists need to blow smoke or say "Our fans are the best!" or "This crowd is the craziest!" if it isn't true. What's that saying? If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all?
Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 12:01AM 