I Need A New Playlist

Ok kids, it's time for a new gym playlist. I'm about to get serious about my running again after a super long winter and a chaotic month of moving between a house, an apartment and finally my new place. So the deal is this: I've been using the same workout playlist for two years. Seriously. It's sort of a pain to move everything around on my iPod, so I just tend to dump music on it and forget about it. This is fine... until the playlist gets so stale I want to scream. So I need some really good music selections.

Keep in mind I like cardio, specificlaly running but I'll also do the elliptical machine. I like to lift some light weights sometimes too, but I'm not big into strength training (although I should be). I tend to like to keep my workout playlists to metal - every once in awhile a pop song gets mixed in. Also, I don't want any classic glam mentioned - I own all those songs anyway and most are already on at least one of my iPods (one I use for my car, the other for training). So fire away. I'm anxious to hear what you like to listen to when working up a sweat!

Grand Rocktember 2 Lineup

Plan for this one, folks: Grand Rocktember 2 this September at Hinckley Amphitheater. The venue is about an hour north of Minneapolis. If you're not in the States, Minneapolis is located in Minnesota. The festival will take place the weekend of September 12 and 13, so the weather should be amazing. 

Friday, September 12 lineup:

* Sweet
* April Wine
* Foghat
* Blue Oyster Cult

Saturday, September 13 Lineup:

• Jack Russell's Great White
• Lita Ford
• Winger (full band)
• Firehouse
• Warrant
• Scrap Metal-Eric Martin (Mr Big), Derek St Holmes (Ted Nugent), Stephen Pearcy (RATT), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter) and Gunner & Mathew Nelson
• Dee Snider

Pre-Sale: June 4 at 10 a.m.
On Sale: June 7 at 10 a.m.

Ticket Prices: TBD, check out the event website for more information.

'American Idol' and 'Still of the Night'

I still don't have cable hooked up at my new place yet, so I couldn't watch American Idol last night. Thanks to the poster NC Rocker, I was just pointed to YouTube and contestant Caleb Johnson's amazing performance of the Whitesnake classic "Still of the Night." Holy cow, he did amazing!

I Wish I Was In Italy...

The Frontiers Rock Festival lineup looks amazing. Easily the best Glam lineup going this year and it's all going down starting today in Milan, Italy. I'm definitely jealous of anyone attending this event!