Next Big Thing?

Do you all remember when "Cumbersome" by Seven Mary Three was the next big thing? I was reminded of the song while listening to traditional, commercial radio last night. Seven Mary Three is a good band and they are still going strong. Still, I'm not sure they ever eclipsed the madness of "Cumbersome." I remember hearing that song nonstop while I was in high school -- WEBN, a Cincinnati rock station, played that track incessantly. Hearing "Cumbersome" last night brought back some good memories... and made me wonder about the next big thing in rock. What band is considered the next big thing? The most famous modern metal band around these days is Avenged Sevenfold - and they've been at it for a long time now. Does the Glam world even have a "next big thing?" What do you think?

Seven Mary Three - Cumbersome from The Daily Hit on Vimeo.

Behold The Show Of My Dreams

I really want to attend this show - the Ohio Metalfest! My husband isn't to keen on the idea, but there's so many bands I love all wrapped into one day... it's just too good to pass up!

Glorious Baby Jane

Clearly I just need to move to Gothenburg, Sweden. All the great sleaze bands are from that area, including Baby Jane. The positive of finding good Swedish bands is that they are generally really Glam -- or at least melodic. The negative is that very few of the Swedish sleaze acts ever tour anywhere near me. I love everything about the song "My Behavior" (video below). There's a gang chorus, some guitar solos and a singer with a bad attitude. In fact, the guys look like a group I'd hang out with if given the opportunity.

The single is from the 2012 release In the Spotlight. Check it out.

Crashdiet Releases Live Album

Crashdiet just released a digital live album. It's called Scandinavian Hell Tour 2013 Live and it is a thank you to fans for keeping their most recent tour afloat financially. You can download that album here.

The album features 16 songs (including my favorite "It's a Miracle!") Here's the list:

1. Change The World
2. Circus
3. Tikket
4. Anarchy
5. Breakin' The Chainz
6. Rebel
7. Chemical
8. Queen Obscene
9. Got A Reason
10. It's A Miracle
11. Garden Of Babylon
12. Riot In Everyone
13. Excited
14. Liquid Jesus
15. Generation Wild
16. Cocaine Cowboys

Chris Holmes Plays Las Vegas

Guitarists Chris Holmes and Randy Piper performed with the Sin City Sinners last Friday night in Las Vegas. As you can imagine, the set was heavy on W.A.S.P. tunes. I was stunned to see a recent video featuring Chris on guitar but maybe he's more out and about these days than I thought. I hope so.

Bruno Mars To Perform At Super Bowl Halftime Show

Over the weekend, the NFL announced that Bruno Mars will perform at this season's Super Bowl Halftime show. Personally, I'm a huge Bruno Mars fan. He sounds like Michael Jackson! Mars has crazy talent and his songs are catchy and fun. I think his halftime show will be good. Still, I'm surprised that Bruce Springsteen didn't get the halftime slot since the Super Bowl will take place in New Jersey at Met Life Stadium. We all know how popular Springsteen is around New Jersey and New York (and the rest of America!)

New York is also acting as host city and it will be the first cold weather Super Bowl, happening on Feb. 2.

WE'RE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!!! #PepsiSBHalftime

— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) September 8, 2013

Halestorm and Tom Keifer Perform Together

On Friday night, Lzzy Hale of Halestorm invited Tom Keifer up on stage to perform "Nobody's Fool." The fun went down at the House of Blues in Atlantic City during the WMGM 2nd Birthday Bash.

This is very cool and I hope the people in the audience were impressed by this impromptu duet.