By JD on 9/29/2008 5:26 PM

What up Rockheads, sorry for the lack of blog's lately but it' s been a bit quiet in the music biz except for the DJ AM and Travis Barker plane crash but here's an update on the guys and some other tidbits for you to munch on...

Travis Barker is pimping out his hospital room as he recovers from burns sustained in an airplane accident on September 19th. According to Barker's pal, music producer Jermaine Dupri, the drummer has outfitted his room with iPods, computers, and various other high-tech gadgets. Dupri told People magazine, "He's just now getting everything in the hospital set up for him. You got to make sure he is comfortable."

Dupri estimates that Barker will be laid up at least another two weeks at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center, where he's undergone several surgeries for his second- and third-degree burns. Barker is expected to send a message to fans and supporters from the hospital this week.

Barker and ... Read More »

By JD on 9/24/2008 5:24 PM

With former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and turntablist DJ AM still hospitalized in critical condition after their brush with death, officials are investigating whether or not a blown tire led to the fiery crash that killed four people and left Barker and AM severely injured on Friday (September 19th). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that the Learjet attempting to take the men from South Carolina to California had an inoperable wheel during its botched takeoff, and this may have contributed to the aircraft's deadly collision. The NTSB has contacted Goodyear tires for further information, and the tire manufacturer said in a statement that it "will cooperate fully" with the investigation.

Barker and DJ AM -- whose real name is Adam Goldstein -- had performed at a concert in Columbia, South Carolina before boarding the chartered plane bound for the Los Angeles area. They suffered second- and third-degree burns and are recovering at an A ... Read More »

By JD on 9/16/2008 6:51 PM

Mudvayne has revealed the details of its first North American tour in three years, as well as more information about the band's upcoming album, The New Game. Through a program called "The Album Is The Ticket," fans who pre-order the record at BestBuy.com will have an opportunity to buy a ticket to the tour through a code accompanying each copy or pre-order of the CD. The code will take buyers to a private fan club area at TheAlbumIsTheTicket.com where they can buy their ticket and also receive a one-year membership in Mudvayne's fan club.

Singer Chad Gray said in a statement, "Traditionally, over the life cycle of an album, a fan purchases a CD, DVD, tickets to a show and a fan club membership, generally spending over $100 for the experience. For the launch of The New Game, fans can experience all of these elements for well under $40."

The New Game is due out on November 18th and follows up Mudvayne's last all-new studio effo ... Read More »

By JD on 9/15/2008 5:24 PM

Hey everyone hope the weekend went well... it was definitely an interesting one here in the tri-state area with Sunday being so crazy with the football and the weather. For those of you who are without power is Urban Active Fitness is offering free use of their showers in Bellevue, Western Hills, Eastgate, Hyde Park, Deerfield and Skytop. So if you need to get cleaned up and are without the means at the moment stop in one of their locations. Also in Florence Garzelli's is offering blackout specials on food and beverages so stop in at 42 and Weaver Rd and get your munch on!

Alright now that that is out of the way I have to put in some words on my first Cincinnati Bengals experience. I was in attendance at the game in some pretty choice seats in section 118 and unfortunately the wind was so crazy that neither team could throw very well which really sucked for the Bengals cause their air attack is where this teams best weapons are with Housh, Ocho and Palmer. Hopefully they can get o ... Read More »

By JD on 9/5/2008 6:09 PM

The track listing for Mudvayne’s upcoming new album, ‘The New Game‘, has been revealed, check it out below:

1. “Fish Out Of Water”
2. “Have It Your Way”
3. “A New Game”
4. “Dull Boy”
5. “Do What You Do”
6. “The Hate In Me”
7. “Scarlet Letters”
8. “Same Ol?”
9. “Never Enough”
10. “A Cinderella Story”
11. “We The People”

A November release date is expected and I am fucking stoked for some new shit from these guys they fucking rock!

Alice in Chains are set to hit the studio in October to begin recording their first album since their 1995 self-t ... Read More »

By JD on 9/2/2008 5:01 PM

Metallica have streamed a studio version of their new track “Cyanide” at this location.

The music video for their single “The Day That Never Comes” can be streamed at this location.

The bands new album ‘Death Magnetic hits stores on September 12th.

Metallica have streamed clips of each song from their upcoming new album ‘Death Magnetic‘, check em out here.

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By JD on 8/29/2008 9:31 PM

In the tradition of Labor Day here in Cincinnati I figured I'd give you this list to keep in the back of your minds... have a safe holiday weekend!

10. What you call a fireworks display, the police call arson.

9. Best part was when the bug zapper fell in the pool

8.The only celebrity they can bring in is the Geico lizard

7. Al Gore shuts it down because of atmosphere-warming sulfure emissions

6. It starts at noon

5. It's really just a couple of guys yelling, "Ka-Boom"

4. The Finale of the show is when a stick of dynamite blows up your car

3. Fireworks form a colorful image of CNN personality Larry King

2. You're handed a program and a business card of several personal injury attorneys when you show up

1. When you complain that it's over after it's underwhelming two minutes, your wife/girlfriend ... Read More »

By JD on 8/28/2008 5:09 PM

A 27-year-old blogger named Kevin Cogill was arrested on Wednesday (August 27th) at his Los Angeles home on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws for leaking nine Guns N' Roses songs online, according to the Los Angeles Times. Cogill, who used the name Skwerl, was accused of posting the songs at a website called Antiquiet in June, where they were available for public access. The site crashed from the amount of traffic it received once word of the leaked tracks got out. Cogill admitted to federal agents that he posted the songs and was expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon.

Cogill operates Antiquiet himself and used to work in the distribution department of Universal Music, which owns Guns N' Roses' catalog.

It is not yet known how Cogill obtained the tracks, which are taken from the yet-to-be-released Guns N' Roses album, Chinese Democracy. He told Rolling Stone that he received them from an &quo ... Read More »

By JD on 8/26/2008 6:37 PM

I've heard these before but since the Olympics just wrapped up I thought I'd revisit them for you all...

Top 9 Olympic Commentator moments

9. Weightlifting commentator: "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing" (The snatch is a type of weightlifting event FYI)

8. Dressage commentator: "This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother."

7. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: "I owe a lot to my parents, expecially my mother and father."

6. Boxing Analyst: "Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious."

5. Softball announcer: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."

4. Basketball analyst: "He dribbles a lot and the oppostitio ... Read More »

By JD on 8/26/2008 5:43 PM

Hey Rockheads before we get into the new blog I just wanted to apologize for taking so much time off. With Helluva Week, Mayhemfest plus traveling it's been tough to get any info worth a shit to put out there but I'm back now so let's get into some headlines:

Slipknot releases its fourth major label album, All Hope Is Gone today! The CD is the band's first new studio offering in more than four years, following 2004's Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). Lead vocalist Corey Taylor has injected a lot of religious, Biblical and numerological references into his lyrics this time, and told us he's wanted to tackle these themes for nearly two years: "When it came time to write and put stuff together, I had stuff that I really wanted to say. Stuff that was just very blatant, but very powerful. And I was able to fit it together with the music, so that was, you know, kind of a lucky thing. It was just time for me to start talking about these concepts, you know. I'd kind of done the thing ... Read More »