'White Trash Millionaire' - Black Stone Cherry

Oh. My. Glam.

Have you heard the new Black Stone Cherry single "White Trash Millionaire?" The song is awesome. The guitar riff is so fat and the band is dead tight. I think this will be a radio hit for the band for sure. The song will be on the upcoming album Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea.

I can't say enough how much I love this song - sure, it's more commercial than some of Black Stone Cherry's other tunes, but come on...rock with me here. Do you dig it?

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea will hit stores on May 31st, 2011.

Black Stone Cherry is about to start a tour- here are the dates:

4/8   @ Lucky Star Casino- Clinton, OK (with Hinder)
4/9   @ St. Mary's University – San Antonio, TX (Fiesta Oyster Bake w. Hinder, Saving Abel)
4/12 @ Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO (with Hinder)
4/13 @ The Great Salt Air – Salt Lake City, UT (with Hinder)
4/15 @ Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA (with Hinder)
4/17 @ Knitting Factory Concert House – Spokane, WA (with Hinder)
4/19 @ Knitting Factory Concert House – Boise, ID (with Hinder)
4/21 @ Roseland Theater – Portland, OR (with Alter Bridge)
4/22 @ Knitting Factory – Reno, NV (with Hinder)
4/23 @ House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV (with Alter Bridge)
4/24 @ The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA (with Alter Bridge)
4/26 @ SLO Brewing Company – San Luis Obispo, CA
4/27 @ The Grove – Anaheim, CA (with Alter Bridge)
4/29 @ The Great Salt Air – Magna, UT (with Alter Bridge)
4/30 @ Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO (with Alter Bridge)
5/2   @ House of Blues – Chicago, IL (with Alter Bridge)
5/3   @ House of Blues – Chicago, IL (with Alter Bridge)
5/7   @ Metrolina Expo – Charlotte, NC
5/8   @ NorVa – Norfolk, VA (with Alter Bridge)
5/10 @ Valarium – Knoxville, TN (with Alter Bridge)
5/11 @ Cannery Ballroom – Nashville, TN (with Alter Bridge)
5/12 @ Piere's Entertainment Center – Ft. Wayne, IN (with Alter Bridge)
5/15 @ The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
5/17 @ The Palladium – Worcester, MA (with Alter Bridge)
5/18 @ Northern Lights – Albany, NY (with Alter Bridge)
5/19 @ Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY (with Alter Bridge)

'Bad Company' vs. 'Bad Company'

I love the Five Finger Death Punch cover of "Bad Company." That is all.

And here's the original. Both are badass, yes?

Daily Performance Lineups for Rock on the Range 2011 Announced

The daily performance lineups have been revealed for the Fifth Anniversary of ROCK ON THE RANGE--America’s premier destination rock festival--May 21-22 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

A limited number of ROCK ON THE RANGE Saturday and Sunday single day Stadium GA tickets will be available for only $59.50 beginning March 28 at 10:00 AM EST. In addition, as a way to honor those who serve their country, ROTR will again offer a $30 single day Stadium GA ticket to members of the military.  To qualify for the $30 ticket, concertgoers must present a photo ID with military ID to the Columbus Crew box office Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm between May 1 and 21, 2011. Two-day weekend Stadium GA festival passes (which include entrance to the Friday pre-party) start at just $99.50 plus service and transaction fees.

The daily artist lineups for ROCK ON THE RANGE are as follows:

Friday, May 20 Pre-Party (doors open at 6pm):

Steel Panther, Danko Jones, Lez Zeppelin

Saturday, May 21 (doors open at 11am):

*Monster Energy Stage: Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Staind, Alter Bridge, Hinder, Sick Puppies, Rev Theory, Finger Eleven

*The f.y.e. Stage: Danzig, Escape The Fate, My Darkest Days, Crossfade, Asking Alexandria, Trust Company

*Jägermeister Stage: P.O.D., Black Veil Brides, 2 Cents, Egypt Central, Bad City, Downplay

Sunday, May 22 (doors open at 11am):

*Monster Energy Stage: A Perfect Circle, Disturbed, Stone Sour, Bullet For My Valentine, Black Label Society, All That Remains, Saving Abel, 10 Years

* The f.y.e. Stage: Hollywood Undead, A Day To Remember, Trapt, Cavo, PopEvil, Hail The Villain

*Jägermeister Stage: The Damned Things, Fu Manchu, Evans Blue, Art Of Dying, Red Fang

ROCK ON THE RANGE 2011 will once again activate their annual “Go Green Initiative” whereby concertgoers trade their old, broken or unused cell phone and video games for ROTR award points that can be redeemed for special ROTR prizes.  Drop boxes will be located throughout the Columbus Crew Stadium during the festival.

The ROCK ON THE RANGE celebration will start early on Friday night, May 20 with the nation’s biggest pre-festival Anniversary Party at the venue, featuring performances from two of the world’s craziest throwback rock artists--Steel Panther and Lez Zeppelin, along with rock band Danko Jones and the Scratch ‘N Sniff rock DJs spinning throughout the night.  Best of all, admission to the Anniversary Party will be absolutely FREE with every ROCK ON THE RANGE weekend ticket purchase!

Presented by Right Arm Entertainment, AEG Live and Crew Stadium, ROCK ON THE RANGE is a two-day, multi-stage music and lifestyle event featuring a potent lineup of bands on three stages.  The nationally renowned festival centrally located in the heart of the country has annually drawn crowds in excess of 30,000 per day since its inception in 2007.

 

Tommy Lee Developing Reality TV Show

Remember when Tommy Lee had that reality TV show a few years ago where he went to college? I sort of liked that show...he played drums in the marching band. Anyway, Tommy is working on a new reality show for the Syfy Network. It will be called Culture Shock with Tommy Lee - and he'll be uncovering various rituals, symbols, and other mysteries of secret societies. It's sort of like a mystical travel show I guess.

Is it wrong that I think this might be fascinating...or at least entertaining?

Apparently Tommy is going to learn about the history of each society and then join in the ceremonies and what not.

No word yet when the show will debut, but now I have to remember to keep an eye on the Syfy Network (and that isn't something I normally do, mind you). What do you think about this? Awesome or not?

Oh and then there's this: I totally forgot about Tommy's pop phase. I went to grab a cool drum solo clip to go along with this post and found the video for "Good Times" (from the album Tommyland: The Ride) and then I remembered how...interesting... Do you remember this video? Oh man, just watch.

 

Live Album Cop Out

Are live albums in 2011 a cop out? I think I'm going to have to say “yes.”

Here's why: back in the 70s and 80s...if you wanted to hear your fave band live, you saw them in concert. If you were too young or broke or lived in a remote location, a live album was your second best option for that special concert experience. While live albums have always been controversial in the fact that questions are nearly always raised to their validity (was this song touched up in the studio? Or this one? Or all of them?), at least the older the live disc, the more raw (usually). Now, live albums are basically always touched up to the hilt, so what is the point? Plus, every concert ends up on YouTube anyway...giving the fan the special chance of seeing and hearing the concert in its true form.

Even in the past, it seemed like bands only made live records as part of a contractual obligation to a label. Since few new acts (and even legacy acts) have the same sort of expansive, multi-album contracts that were once common, funding for live albums is getting less and less. I understand that a self-funded live album is a quick way for a band to get a new product in front of fans...but still. While I like live albums, I can't recall any in recent memory that I considered groundbreaking. It's pretty hard to compete with iconic live records like One Night at Budokan (Michael Schenker Group) or Live at Leeds (The Who).

I think in 2011, I'd just rather save my cash for shows...and watch other performances via YouTube. But then, that's me. What do you think: are live albums in 2011 a cop out?

Rare Glam: Scarlet Fever

You want rare Glam? Then, my loves, you've got it. Today, I present Scarlet Fever. This east coast Glam band only had one full length release called, of course, Just What the Doctor Ordered. The album came out in 1989.

Be advised that Scarlet Fever is of the trash Glam variety and should therefore be right up the alley of a lot of people who frequent this site on a regular basis. I hear Poison, Kix and The London Quireboys here.

I haven't seen this album on eBay...I'm sure it is out there on the overpriced resale market somewhere...maybe you own a copy? Listen and let me know what you think.

Rockets to Ruin, 'Got Me Down' -- New Video

If you've been with me awhile, then you know I'm a fan of Rockets to Ruin. Well, the band has a new video, which is exciting stuff. The video is for the song "Got Me Down" and will be on the upcoming release Mutual Disrespect. While that album doesn't have an official release date, rest assured it is coming.

Mutual Disrespect was produced by Jan Nerud.

The album will feature these songs:

Helpless
Got Me Down
Devil Girl
Back Off
Get It On
Bonnie and Clyde
Screamin' At Me
Helpless (Acoustic Version)
Gotta Go, Gotta Roll

In the past, I've said Rockets to Ruin reminded me of Buckcherry. This new single "Got Me Down" sounds much less sleazy...I'm hoping the rest of  Mutual Disrespect has that glam/sleaze feeling. I really feel like these guys fit right in the sweet spot somewhere between Rhino Bucket and Junkyard...or at least they used to...time will tell when the new album is released I guess.

The video was shot and edited by Steve Fasone.