New Year's Rockin' Eve - Motley Crue Style!

Here's a great clip of Motley Crue ringing in 2004 to the tune of "Girls, Girls, Girls." This is a smokin' performance - I think you will agree! (Too bad the audience is just sorta standing around).

Do you have Glam New Year's Eve plans?

Make a Resolution to Rock and Get Wild in 2009, Special NYE Ticket Promotion

ALGONA, IOWA (December 31, 2008) - Forget the same old resolutions. Each year, millions of people vow to lose weight, quit smoking, save money. In 2009, make a resolution you'll actually want to keep: vow to party your ass off at Rock Gone Wild! Nowhere else in America will you get more than 40 national recording artists on two stages over four days of hard rock and heavy metal. Even better, platinum and VIP packages mean you'll get food, entertainment and beverages of all sorts at one convenient price - talk about an economic stimulus plan! Get a jump on that resolution: now until midnight E.S.T. on January 2, 2009 purchase two (2) general admission tickets receive two (2) additional tickets FREE! That's four tickets for the price of two. Tickets are available now by visiting www.rockgonewild.com. Rock Gone Wild is slated for August 20-23, 2009 in Algona, Iowa.

Bands already announced for Rock Gone Wild 2009 include Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, Skid Row, Candlebox, Tantric, Kix, Saxon, Great White, Hardcore Superstar, Saigon Kick, Tigertailz, Lizzy Borden, Dangerous Toys, Helix, Rhino Bucket, Junkyard and the Gypsy Pistoleros with many more to come!

For a limited time, fans can visit www.rockgonewild.com and enter to win two (2) FREE general admission tickets. Daily winners will be announced starting January 5, 2009.

Rock Gone Wild fans are able to purchase tickets at all three price levels: platinum, VIP and general admission. Platinum ticket holders are allowed exclusive access to the Sinners Lounge. The Sinners Lounge features buffet style lunch, dinner and nightly snacks daily, liquor and beer, soft drinks and water - all to enjoy in an air-conditioned tent. The Sinners Lounge is the perfect nightclub setting for all rock fans! Platinum ticket holders sit in the first ten rows. Only a few tickets remain at this price level.

VIP ticket holders also get special Rock Gone Wild privileges. These ticket holders will sit in rows 11-30, enjoy buffet style lunch, dinner and late night snacks daily, plus beer, soft drinks and water. VIP fans will enjoy their food and drink in air-conditioned tents. General admission tickets are also available. To purchase tickets, please visithttp://tickets.rockgonewild.com.

Rock Gone Wild will take place at the Freedom Park festival grounds, located at 2507- 160th Avenue in Algona, Iowa.

Visit www.rockgonewild.com and http://anatomyofafestival.wordpress.com/ each Tuesday in 2009 for a new band announcement or other exciting news and contests!

If you build it, they will rock.

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Only My Heart Talkin'

What do you get when you mix Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler and an awesome guitar riff? Why, "Only My Heart Talkin'" of course! The track is one of the best rock ballads of all time. Do you agree?

File Under: Songs I Haven't Heard in 20 Years...

Wow.

Talk about a blast from the past. I haven't thought about Shark Island in, oh, about a lifetime...I heard the band mentioned two weeks ago and I have on good rumor that Shark Island will be playing at least one festival this summer. Which one? I cannot say.

Anyway, Shark Island reunited a couple years ago and released a new album called Gathering of the Faithful. Shark Island released three albums prior - with their debut in 1986. Despite the three releases - and a ton of shows on the Sunset Strip - the band just wasn't able to make a go at fame. At any rate, I got a hoot out of watching the classic video for "Paris Calling" - I even remember this one from the classic MTV days. Singer Richard Black sure looks Glam.

Shark Island - Paris Calling

Little Angels

Looking for some great Glam from the 80s? Look no farther than the British band Little Angels. I don't think the band ever achieved much success in the United States - but they were fairly famous in their native U.K. I actually had no idea how many records Little Angels released. According to the Wikipedia article on the band, Little Angels have seven albums in their discography:

The 1987 EP (1987)
Too Posh To Mosh EP (1988)
Don't Prey for Me (1989)
Young Gods (1991)
Jam (1993)
A Little of the Past (1994)
Too Posh to Mosh, Too Good to Last (1995)

The band had quite a few member changes, especially in the drummer role. Just last month, Little Angels drummer Michael Lee passed away.

Between the recording, line-up changes and endless touring, the band managed to make some music videos in support of their work.

Here's my favorite Little Angels song "Kickin' Up Dust"

Here's the video for "Boneyard"

Here's the video for "I Ain't Gonna Cry"

You know, it just dawned on me: I've never once heard a Little Angels song on either Hair Nation or The Boneyard. I think this band must be added to the rotation!

I Sorta Like Tokio Hotel

Like the title of this article says, I sorta like Tokio Hotel. I say "sorta" because I'm still a little on the fence. I haven't quite decided what to make of the German band just yet. I mean, the lyrics and music are pretty darn good...but I'm not 100% there yet.

It's near impossible to peg Tokio Hotel for a specific genre - and I think that's great. The band has an amazingly unique sound - sort of melodic, a little pop with just a touch of "heavy" if you know what I mean.

If you're not familiar with Tokio Hotel, the album Scream is the place you want to start.

Here are a few video clips:

"Monsoon"

"Ready, Set, Go"

The Best Albums of 2008

A lot of Metal bloggers around the Interwebs are writing their "best of 2008" lists today and Bring Back Glam! is no exception. Without any more introduction here are my picks for the 10 best albums of 2008.

10. Black Butterfly - Buckcherry
* Key track: "Rescue Me"

09. Cosmic Universal Fashion - Sammy Hagar
* Key track: "Loud"

08. All Comes Down to You - Tonight You Rock
* Key track: "Are You Lonely"

07. Light from Above - Black Tide
* Key track: "Shockwave"

06. Circus - Britney Spears
* Key track: "Kill the Lights"

05. Scream, Aim, Fire - Bullet for My Valentine
* Key track: "Waking the Demon"

04. Saints of Los Angeles - Motley Crue
* Key track: "Saints of Los Angeles"

03. Tragic City Symphony - Lynam
* Key track: "Save My Soul"

02. Along Came a Spider - Alice Cooper
* Key track: "Vengeance is Mine"

01. Chinese Democracy - Guns n' Roses
* Key track: "Prostitute"

The most played track on my iPod this year was also a 2008 single. The winner is "Waking the Demon" by Bullet for My Valentine.

Compare my choices and join the conversation. Please click and read the blogs below:

Heavy Metal Addiction -- http://hardrockheavymetal.wordpress.com/
Hard Rock Hideout -- http://hardrockhideout.wordpress.com/
Heavy Metal Time Machine -- http://metalmark.blogspot.com/
Rock and Roll and Meandering Nonsense -- http://rnrnonsense.toomanyvoices.com/
All Metal Resource -- http://allmetalresource.com/
Imagine Echoes -- http://www.imagineechoes.com/
Metal Excess -- http://metalexcess.wordpress.com/
The Ripple Effect -- http://www.ripplemusic.blogspot.com/
Rock Of Ages -- http://rockofages.wordpress.com/
Layla's Classic Rock -- http://laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com/
Hair Metal Mansion -- http://hairbangersradio.ning.com/
The Metal Minute -- http://rayvanhornjr.blogspot.com/