Twisted Sister Listening Party

Twisted Sister is on the road, celebrating a big milestone: the 25th anniversary of Stay Hungry.  To mark the occasion, the band will rerelease a deluxe version of the album via Rhino. Today, I'm happy to bring you an exclusive listening party so you can preview many of the songs on the two CD release.

Click here for the exclusive stream.

Stream key:

From Disc 1 (Entire Album):
Stay Hungry
We're Not Gonna Take It
Burn In Hell
Horror-Teria (The Beginning)
Captain Howdy
Street Justice
I Wanna Rock
The Price
Don't Let Me Down
The Beast
S.M.F.

From Disc 2:
Death From Above
We're Not Gonna Take It (Early Demo)

The 25th anniversary Stay Hungry rerelease is out June 30 and yes, you can pre-order the disc.

Adam Lambert Wins First Award, I Fear Desmond Child

Last night, Adam Lambert won the “Young Hollywood Artist of the Year” at the 11th annual Young Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles. The show wasn't televised, but some highlights will be on Entertainment Tonight.

I think it's pretty impressive Adam won the big award of the night considering he hasn't even released his first album yet. Hell, the writing process just started. All sorts of writers are working up songs and I do hope Adam stays true to his word and he maintains a high level of input. One of the biggest writers apparently pitching songs is Desmond Child.

This makes me nervous.

Desmond Child wrote dozens of big Glam hits. Name a Bon Jovi song and Desmond probably had a hand in it...Then again, he also wrote all those 90s Aerosmith ballads...you know, the songs that took all the Rocks out of my beloved favorite band. I need some grit and grime with my rock thank you. Rock songs needn't be polished like a diamond. I hope Adam dirties it up if he does, in fact, go the rock route. 

There may be more Adam news this week, so be ready. The big news is an Adam Rolling Stone cover, which would be out this Friday. The rumor is that the cover is quite risqué. I hope so - I expect nothing less.

Click here for Getty Images of the Young Hollywood Awards red carpet.

Here's some red carpet randomness.

Bret Michaels Beheaded at 2009 Tony Awards

There are no words. Watch the end. Jeebus.

Wait, here's a closer view. Damn.

So Many Seasons

I just saw the video for "So Many Seasons" by Tuff for the very first time about two hours ago. Where has this clip been my whole life? The song "So Many Seasons" is on the album What Goes Around Comes Around. Ah 1991, I miss you!

Watch the clip. Tell me, is there any better song for a summer Sunday? Nah, I didn't think so!

Ok, Who Bought the New Chickenfoot Disc?

Chickenfoot - the supergroup featuring Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani and Chad Smith - just released its self-titled debut. I went to the local Wal-Mart (yeah, I stay classy) but couldn't find a copy of the disc. Digital is fine, but I still want a traditional copy for the album art.

Note: From now until June 8th, Amazon.com is offering the digital download of Chickenfoot for only $3.99.

So what is great on this much anticipated debut? Quite frankly, a whole lot - but what do you expect when Sammy is involved? Hagar is just a great musician and frontman and his songs are fun. He gets the idea of being the total package: rockstar second, entertainer first.

"Oh Yeah" is the first single and it's probably my favorite track on the disc. I also really like "Soap On A Roap."

I was really hoping to see Chickenfoot on tour this summer, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. None of the dates match my free time/vacation/location schedule. 

For the most part, the Chickenfoot disc is lighthearted fun. No one in the band is known for making uptight albums, and this amazing debut falls right in line with the traditional care free attitude that tends to surround any Sammy Hagar project. It rocks and you want it - trust me.

All this talk of Sammy makes me want to go to Cabo...

Great News for Lynam

My friends Lynam have exciting news: Tragic City Symphony will be re-released on Mascot/Megaforce records. Some other legal mumbo jumbo thrown in and the crux of the matter is that the album will be distributed by Sony/Red records.

The band is giving fans/grassroots support all the credit: we made the single "Save My Soul" go all the way to number five on the active rock independent chart!

The band's next single is "Lindsay Says."

If you've never seen Lynam live, you'll have the chance this summer. The band is playing with Framing Hanley and Red. Plus, Lynam is on the Shiprocked roster - meaning five glorious days with the Birmingham natives. Shiprocked will be the highlight of my year. So far, Lynam is my favorite band on the bill. You can still get cabins for that cruise, but the floating festival is selling out fast. Other bands on the Shiprocked bill include Queensryche, Skid Row, Tesla and more.

Toys! Toys! Toys in the Attic!

It's happening! Aerosmith will do all of Toys in the Attic on tour this summer. Holy Glam! Rocks would make me happier but Toys is also a great choice.

This sort of makes me feel like those (way) overpriced tickets I bought are a little more worthwhile now.

You know what is most exciting for me? Hearing bloody "Round and Round" and "No More No More" live for the very first time.

I can't even express how much it's going to rule. I'm going to lose my voice from screaming for sure.

"Round and Round"

"No More No More"