March 2021 New Music Playlist

The last day of the month and fiscal quarter - and it is time for another new music playlist. For a wrap-up of March music, I present tunes from Saxon, Rob Zombie, A Day To Remember and Evanescence. I think this represents the best of heavy music for the month.

The new Saxon album is called Inspirations and it is all covers. I selected "Immigrant Song" because it is one of the best rock tracks ever released. I have not listened to the entire new Evanescence album yet, but singer Amy Lee was on NPR earlier this week and her interview was interesting. I hope you enjoy the playlist and let me know if I forgot anything you would have included!

A Blast From The Sunset Strip Past

Wanna see a grainy piece of glam history? Last night, Eric was scrolling YouTube and found this little gem of Axl Rose, Tracii Guns and Shark Island all on stage together in 1985. There's probably two minutes of stage talk at the beginning before the music starts and the guys launch into a cover of "Rock n' Roll."

I always wonder how much other rare video is around, tucked on tapes in someone's attic out in California and everywhere else with a big rock scene. #Nostalgia

Stephen Pearcy Live Show This Friday

Heads up: Stephen Pearcy will host a livestream concert this Friday night from the Whisky in Los Angeles. If you want to hear your RATT favorites, there is still time to get tickets. Virtual admission is ten bucks and you can re-watch the show after the fact as well. Click the link in the Tweet below for tickets and more info.

4.2.2021 Are you ready? Go #roundandround with the founder lead singer STEPHEN PEARCY of RATT live from the sunset strip.https://t.co/48PxlrpMoQ @TheWhiskyAGoGo Pearcy's Ratt Bastards "LIVE", get your front row seat.@ratt #stephenpearcy #concerts @EddieTrunk @SIRIUSXM @asytv pic.twitter.com/Bjux7EEiUM

— STEPHEN E PEARCY (@StephenEPearcy) March 29, 2021

News Of The Week Roundup: Week 12, 2021

Happy Sunday! Last week was pretty productive for me, both for the day job and on home improvement projects. Yesterday was warm and sunny, so I put in some new shrubs and ordered patio furniture. Here is a recap of the big or weird stories from the week.

Another week, another mass shooting in America. On Monday, a gunman killed 10 at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. The gunman is alive and in jail. Still no word on motive - but does that even matter? Also, there was a mass shooting in Virginia Beach, too. That one wasn't "bad enough" to get a lot of cable coverage.

“We could hear a man chuckling,” Angelina Romero-Chavez said. “Gunshots were close. We believe it was him chuckling.” Romero-Chavez and her boyfriend, Amos Plentywolf, hid inside a storage room during the Boulder King Soopers shooting that killed 10. https://t.co/K2Usocl8GG

— The Denver Post (@denverpost) March 28, 2021

The Ever Given is stuck in the Suez Canal. The stuck shipping boat is causing a mess of epic proportions that will likely mean higher prices on everyday goods and shortages of things like toilet paper. Plus there are a lot of live animals on board which will likely starve to death because the ship does not have enough reserve feed for them.

The narrow area of the Suez Canal where one of the world’s biggest ships got stuck carries significant challenges for the specially trained pilots who steer them close to shore. Here's what can cause these vessels to get pushed off course. https://t.co/nHCnlTWCKd

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 25, 2021

This article has an odd take on the shipping disaster:

File this under the "no shit, Sherlock" category:

After spring break, coronavirus cases appear to surge in young Floridians https://t.co/6PXxLvd5DI

— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) March 28, 2021

Good news on the American economy during the pandemic. For the first time since COVID-19 took over the world, unemployment claims dropped sharply.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance unexpectedly fell sharply last week amid signs that hiring has picked up in the U.S. economy.

Claims totaled 684,000, the first time the number has been below 700,000 during the Covid-19 era. https://t.co/2VM7E8agNZ

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) March 25, 2021

Imagine waking up to find a gun in your face and an intruder demanding your cats. It happened in Michigan.

Mich. Man Wakes up to Intruder Holding Gun to His Head, Demanding His 2 Cats​ https://t.co/2dBkWfxwZ4

— People (@people) March 25, 2021

And I leave you with this:

CIA Admits Role In 1985 Coup To Oust David Lee Roth https://t.co/8B4uVPCbj7 pic.twitter.com/3GGGPMkKss

— The Onion (@TheOnion) March 24, 2021

Does This Mean Poor Ozzy Has To Tour Again?

I have not been following this story very closely, but apparently Sharon Osbourne is off The Talk. CBS canned her over racist comments. There have been allegations like this surrounding Sharon for years. Holly Robinson Peete said Sharon was racist toward her all the way back on season 1 of The Talk. Apparently Julie Chen alleged the same thing.

I do not think I have ever watched The Talk ever. I work during the day and I am not into these types of shows anyway. But I do wonder if Sharon's sudden loss of income will mean poor Ozzy being trotted out on the road again? For the sake of his health, I hope not.

Sharon Osbourne Is Out at ‘The Talk’ https://t.co/g52SBbGB9x

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 26, 2021

Dirty Honey - 'Tied Up'

Here it is: a new song from Dirty Honey! The track is called "Tied Up" and you can stream it below. It is available for purchase on all streaming platforms now. New music for your weekend!

Heads Up: New Dirty Honey Music Coming

Keep your eyes peeled on the Dirty Honey social accounts late tonight or early tomorrow: the band is teasing new music! This will be another single from their forthcoming album. I don't remember being this excited for a new album in a very long time.