Rock Guitarist Marino De Silva Jailed for Charity Fraud
So, I used to know this one dude, he promised everything in the world, said he had worked with everyone (with no evidence of course) claimed to be Grammy Nominated, was currently working side production for some huge star whenever you talked to him. Then when you caught on to his bullshit he would go around to the rest of the circle of people you knew and tried to throw you under the bus. This dude is sort of like that. In this article from ClassicRockMagazine.com Marino De Silva decided to tell his pals that he was dropping discs of [...]
Corey Taylor Winner of the Metal Hammer Legend Award
I've crossed paths with Corey Taylor a hand full of times in my life. The biggest was when I filmed interview footage of them at Blackbird studios in Nashville while Stone Sour was recording Audio Secrecy. Being from Iowa and being active in the music scene you tend to bump into the Slipknot cats from time to time. So I have to say on a personal level these guys are all champs. I've never had a bad experience with any of them, as a matter of fact Corey made sure that we got our interview footage with him at Namm [...]
Mark Tremonti Project with Wolfgang Van Halen Story
Last week I posted some rehearsal footage that was floating around the tubes with Wolfgang Van Halen rehearsing with the Mark Tremonti Project. At the time I didn't really know what the situation was other than he was lined up to tour at least for a bit with Mark. Here is an interview detailing the situation. It's pretty much starting to look like WGVH is a stud!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdSwr9SSEk
Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban Joining American Idol
In my who cares post of the day, it was announced that Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban will be joining American Idol. I will admit, I used to watch this show. It used to be fun. You had Simon who was a total dick, and could be because he created industry juggernaut profit monsters, one right after the other. Whether you thought it was an ass or not his opinion counted because he had an eye for that. Then you had Paula, who was really just the drunken feel good judge but we still liked her as a balance to [...]
Berklee College Of Music Is Gonna Run You A Couple Of Bucks
When I was a kid I really really really wanted to go to Berklee, mostly because a lot of my heroes went there. Now, I don't remember how much jack it took then, I was busy trying to score change for a pack of smokes and a couple of Lil' Debbies on the way to my next gig. But I do remember that according to my calculations it would have taken a lot and I didn't have very much. This deficiency created a pretty big barrier between me and my dreams of soaking up musical knowledge at Berklee. So today [...]
Mudvayne Bassist Ryan Martinie Summer Tour With Korn Behind The Scenes
Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about Mudvayne. My old band got to play some shows with them before they blew up and became the cool kids on the block. And it's one of my fondest memories up to one member of the band. Since then I talked with Ryan and Matt at a bar during Namm a couple of years ago. And I still have very fond memories up to one member of the band. Later after that while doing interviews for the magazine, we interviewed the guys from Hell Yeah, again very fond memories of everyone [...]
Diamond Nitrox Quick Demo Video with Ibanez RG Giger
Here is a demo of the Diamond Nitrox. So many moons ago I was asked to film and take part in a project demoing a bunch of heads. My footage wasn’t used. But since I filmed the entire thing I had my footage sitting in my video vault with the other misfit toys including my sex tape from that romantic summer I had with Megan Fox and of course my pro bowl season with the Vikings. But that was a different time and now all I have left are the memories. And this video of my noodling with the Diamond [...]
Apple to murder Pandora in cold blood.
Now, first of I want to say that I am at heart an Apple baby. I love their stuff it really does work great. That being said with the iPhone 5 announcement I am really seriously considering jumping ship to an Android device. I know the popular thing is to say "Android has been doing (insert your function here) for years" But in most cases, the devices are garbage the O.S. is buggy and the UI's generally suck. But... I want a bigger screen so I'm waiting for the new Moto Razr HD Maxx rather than go after the slightly [...]
Led Zeppelin Releasing Concert Film
Zeppelin is releasing a film called "Celebration Day" according to Yahoo . The concert footage was from a charity performance in London and was called the first headline show for the band in 27 years. The film is scheduled to have a limited theatrical release on November 19th. Following is the track listing of the upcoming film, which will last just over two hours. 1. Good Times Bad Times 2. Ramble On 3. Black Dog 4. In My Time Of Dying 5. For Your Life 6. Trampled Under Foot 7. Nobody's Fault But Mine 8. No Quarter 9. Since I've Been Loving [...]
They Killed Tupac Again
According to CNN Digital Domain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Digital Domain (DDMG) which just went public in November last traded shares at .55 cents with their peak being $9.20 in May. Digital Domain has been a heavy hitter in the special effects industry working on films like "Transformers" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" but most recently made news with virtual Tupac at this last years Coachella music festival. Here is a video of Virtual Tupac if by chance you've lived in a dark room listening to Rebecca Black all these months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbrFmPBV0Y
