My Darkest Days, 'Every Lie' - New Video

Do you like My Darkest Days? The Canadian band is one of my favorite modern acts. I really like their self-titled album. The band made a splash with their video for "Porn Star Dancing" and now they've got a new one for "Every Lie." The video actually has a plot and everything - just like the good videos back in the day.

Do You Like Stephen Pearcy's New Stuff?

Stephen Pearcy will release Sucker Punch in 2012. We have a few more months to wait, so in the meantime, Pearcy has released a couple of the songs on YouTube. I really like "Over & Over Again." It's true that Pearcy's voice sounds hyper-produced and "smoothed over" but I really dig the song and its sound. Do you?

New Crashdiet, 'Hollywood Teaze'

Crashdiet has a new song out called "Hollywood Teaze." The track is a bonus on the upcoming Generation Wild gatefold LP. That LP is up for pre-order now and will be released October 28.

The lyrics for "Hollywood Teaze" are very trite, but I love the video. I'm not quite sure if this song was specifically written for the bonus to the LP or if it was part of a new writing session. There's something about "Hollywood Teaze" that seems throwback to me, and I don't mean in an 80s way. I mean more in an alternative, yet post-grunge, sort of way. Then there's a happy chorus, so it's sort of all over the place. Regardless, any new Crashdiet is great news in my world.

What do you think of "Hollywood Teaze?"

'Tears Don't Put Out the Fire'

Remember Alien? The Swedish AOR act formed in 1986. I found the video for their single "Tears Don't Put Out the Fire" last night on YouTube. To my surprise, the band is just great! I was even more stunned to learn that Alien is apparently back together, playing a few shows here and there around Sweden. The members of Alien will even play Firefest later this month. Check them out:

'Rolling Stone' Is Just Wrong

Rolling Stone has great writers and the political commentary is usually amazing, but man, when it comes to music the editors and a majority of readers are just insane.

The magazine asked its readers to vote in an online poll for the worst songs of the ’80s. Starship's "We Built This City" came in at number one, but Europe's "The Final Countdown" was a close second. And it's not Glam, but "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! made the top 10, too which is absurd. Here's the full list:

01 – Starship – We Built This City
02 – Europe – The Final Countdown
03 – Chris De Burgh – Lady In Red
04 – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
05 – Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
06 – Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
07 – Bobby McFerrin – Don't Worry Be Happy
08 – Toni Basil – Mickey
09 – Taco – Puttin On The Ritz
10 – Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up

There's a lot of really good songs here, yes? I don't remember the Falco song, so I guess I'll let that one slide. And the Taco song is bizarre, but still. A vast majority of these songs were hits - like all the way to #1 - type of hit. And Starship was cool. There. I said it.

Honda Must Love Metal

Honda is using Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" to promote their 2012 Pilot. The commercial is too cute: a family, progressively - then collectively - singing "Crazy Train." Once again, a metal song takes center stage in a major advertising campaign. I think it says something when major corporations invest big money into ad buys with our music as the cornerstone of the messaging.

You might recall Honda used a Judas Priest song for their "The Van Beckons" campaign.

Jani Lane Died of Alcohol Poisoning

The Los Angeles County coroner has confirmed that Jani Lane died from "acute ethanol intoxication." In plain English, that's alcohol poisoning. The ruling closes the death investigation.

Jani died on August 11 at the age of 47.

For whatever reason, I was hoping the cause of death would be something different. Jani was too young to die but also in a lot of pain from his demons. 

In case you haven't seen it, here's Jani's segment on That Metal Show, taped just a few weeks before his death. He looks good, but thin, in the clip.