I was in the car with the Glam husband last night and we were listening to Hair Nation on the satellite as per usual. Well, “32 Pennies” came on and I wasn't paying much attention...
“This is the worst song ever,” says the Glam husband.
My reply was “Huh? Oh, '32 Pennies.'”
From that moment on I've had the damn chorus “Ooo ooo!” going through my head.
Walking around Lowes, “Ooo ooo!” to taking a shower “Ooo ooo!” to cleaning “Ooo ooo!”
I finally had to sit down and just listen to the song a few times to get over it. I disagree with the Glam husband. I certainly don't think “32 Pennies” is the worst song ever. Of course, I'm pretty sure he meant “'32 Pennies' is Warrant's worst song.” And, maybe it is. After all, it's no “Uncle Tom's Cabin.”
Have a Happy Fourth of July, dear readers. “Ooo ooo!”
Have you heard Shinedown's new tune, "Diamond Eyes (boom-lay boom-lay boom)?" I love it. The song was written and recorded for the movie The Expendables due in theaters next month. You can buy the track now through Shinedown's iTunes page. Check out the song:
Here's the theatrical trailer for The Expendables. I know nothing about films as I rarely go to the movies, but I am guessing this will be a summer blockbuster.
The Rock N America festival has announced its full lineup. Rock N America is being held on July 23-25 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the Zoo Amphitheatre. Tickets for the event can be pruchased at www.rocknamerica.com. $5 from every Single Day Friday ticket sold will go to benefit Cancer Research in the name of Ronnie James Dio.
Friday's Lineup consists of the following bands in no particular order: Twisted Sister, Great White, Faster Pussycat, Bullet Boys, Trixter, Axe and Toxin. On the Festival Stage see Dirty Penny, The Glitter Boys, Gods of Pain, Bad Things, Pretty Little Suicide and more.
Saturday's Lineup consists of the following bands: Scorpions, Cinderella, Michael Schenker Group, Firehouse, Steelheart, L.A. Guns featuring Tracii Guns, Pretty Boy Floyd, John Corabi and Baton Rouge. Bands on the Festival Stage consists of Better than Ever, Down N Dirty, Dagger, Axeticy, Rising Wind and Gods of Pain.
Sunday's Lineup consists of RATT, Dokken, Lita Ford, Lizzy Borden, Warrant, Slaughter, Lynch Mob, Enuff Z' Nuff, Dirty Penny, Texas Hippie Coalition and Lillian Axe. Bands on the Festival Stage is Bad Things, Pretty Little Suicide, Moto Christ, Star City Meltdown and Better than Ever.
[Set times announced soon. When those are released, I will post an update].
Whitesnake wine is here, people. I guess it's cool now for our Glam heroes to get into the booze business. After all, both Vince Neil and Sammy Hagar have their tequila interests...so why not Whitesnake?
I'm not a wine drinker. Actually, I can't drink wine because I'm so prone to migraines and wine is a known headache trigger. Still, I will probably buy a bottle of the Whitesnake Zinfandel to place on my kitchen counter because I think it's a conversation piece. By the way, the wine is available today here in America. Other parts of the world will have to wait a little longer. Retail is $24.95 a bottle.
Here's hoping Whitesnake is back on the road next year!
I interview a lot of musicians. The interviews are basically routine, consisting of a few questions surrounding a new album, song or tour and maybe something personal if the interview subject is so inclined.
It’s very rare that something either goes completely wrong or totally hilarious. Last night I was talking to drummer Herman Rarebell. He’s got a new album out and I’m going to feature him on Noisecreep. In the middle of the conversation, he casually mentions that Pete Way is sitting on his couch.
As in, Pete Way of Fastway and UFO and a slew of other bands.
Me: "Excuse me, did you just say Pete Way is on your couch?"
Herman: "Oh yeah, you want to talk to him?"
Um...yeah.
So, for five minutes I chatted up Pete Way. He had a bad case of the hiccups and he has a thick accent, so understanding him was interesting to say the least. He mentioned couch surfing despite owning a couple homes, being separated from his wife and working on new music with Rarebell and a chance meeting with Phil Mogg. It turns out Rarebell and Way saw Phil Mogg walking his dog! Neither Rarebell or Way knew Mogg was around so the meeting was completely chance. Of course, the musicians got together. Perhaps something new will come of that...who knows?
The incidence of Way running into Mogg was serendipitous. Me talking to Rarebell and getting hooked in with Way was also serendipitous.
So,this got me thinking: do you have any serendipitous stories as they relate to music? I’d love to hear them and I know you do. Some of you have amazing stories of meeting your music heroes while simply hanging out, going about your own business.
Recently, I've had more than one person come up against me, saying I possibly couldn't truly love glam because I didn't live it.
"You're too young!" is the constant refrain.
At first, I laughed it off. Now, I'm just annoyed.
How dare people put an age requirement on fans of any type of music? Just because I wasn't on the Strip to see Poison party at the Rainbow in 1987 doesn't mean I can't truly love and appreciate the band. In fact, I'd argue saying a person is "too young" for this and "too old" for that is bigotry. Isn't the point of music to bring people together? This really has my hackles up. I don't even have much more to say on the subject, except love whatever form of music you choose - no matter your age. And don't judge others, based on age or taste. That's just ignorant.
Now, all that said, here's the most awesome video of Poison I have ever seen. "I Want Action" from around 1987 (in Ibiza maybe?). The performance is bonkers. There's a crazy pool party in the middle of the show, too. And look at the hair! In all honesty, this is maybe the best live glam clip I've ever seen. I can't believe it's taken me this long to find it!
Last night, the documentary channel was airing Festival Expressfeaturing awesome acts like The Flying Burrito Brothers, Janis Joplin, The Band, The Grateful Dead and more. The film centers around the 1970 Canadian train tour of those acts.
Now, that's a tour! And the tickets were like $13!
The documentary kept flashing between performances and there were interviews, too. Now, I know The Flying Burrito Brothers are not Glam, but Gram Parsons was in the band for awhile...which makes me think of The Byrds [Festival Express doesn't feature Parsons. I *think* he left the Flying Burrito Brothers a month prior]. Parsons was in that band for a hot minute, too (along with a lot of other guys). I love The Byrds. Basically, all 60s protest music! And really, if not for The Band and The Dead, there might not have been Aerosmith...and eventually Motley Crue.
Levon Helm is the drummer for The Band and I got to see him last summer open for The Black Crowes. That was awesome and the crowd was going nuts! I always liked the song "The Weight"
Now the Byrds are awesome. Famous to be sure, but never as big as their due. Perhaps that was because of all the lineup changes?
There's a funny part of Festival Express that shows many of the musicians - including Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia - sort of stoned into outer space. The musicians are trying to sing but it's sort of a debacle. The footage is a little grainy - I love that someone way back when had the forethought to tape the music history. Festival Express is available on DVD. Maybe you've seen it - but it was completely new to me. Here's the trailer:
Now, I came to the party too late to experience the 60s and 70s first-hand. I wasn't on the Sunset Strip for the Glam 80s, either! I did, however, get to experience the grunge 90s by wearing some ugly flannel to school once in awhile. I think I got shortchanged! Now, I know some of you are younger like me...but some of you - and you know who you are - experienced the music of the 60s and 70s firsthand. Perhaps you'd love to weigh-in and share some stories?
Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 12:01AM