The other day I interviewed Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil of Motely Crue. As you know, Motley made their "huge - colossal - earth-shattering" tour announcement Tuesday night. Both Nikki and Vince were up bright and early the next morning for a satellite media tour of television stations all over the country. I interviewed the pair for my old
station in Dayton, Ohio.
As you'll soon see, Vince and Nikki were less than interested in doing press and were also crabby as hell. Whatever.
Just click the video below. Because I did the interview as a true satellite, you can't hear my questions. My husband slated the questions, so you will see what I was asking and then be able to see Vince and Nikki give their answers.
Special thanks to Heather, Brad, Stacy and Peter for making this happen...even if Nikki kept messing with his hair. And iPhone. And nose. And ear.
It's time to list your favorite song lyrics - preferably one specific line.
Here are my all time faves:
1) "So we took our dreams, ran like hell/Lived our youth from the wishing well" - "Danger" by Motley Crue
2) "Well it looks like the road to heaven/But it feels like the road to hell/When I knew which side my bread was buttered/I took the knife as well" - "Freedom 90" by George Michael
3) "I just had to let it go/Took all the pennies I had/Threw 'em in the wishing well/And I wish you well" - "Down Incognito" by Winger
4) "Today was the day for action/Leave my bed to kill instead/Why should it happen?" - "Draft Morning" by the Byrds
5) "Like gasoline you wanna pump me/And leave me when you get your fill" - "Unskinny Bop" by Poison
Obviously I have a lot more favorite lyrics. The selections above are pretty random out of my list. A mix of Glam, pop and war protest for you on this Thursday.
It's all you: what are some of your favorite lyrics?
Do you like Lynch Mob? The band will be at Rocklahoma and is also touring with Warrant, Cinderella and Lynam this summer. It's an understatement to say George Lynch is an amazing guitar player. Beyond the axe work, Lynch Mob has a some great songs:"Tangled in the Web" and "No Good" are prime examples.
I think my favorite Lynch Mob tune is "River of Love." I heard that on XM the Boneyard yesterday and it put me in a really good mood. Here's the video:
Here are the tour dates for those interested:
July 2 - Stockton, CA - Stockton Arena 3 - Alpine, CA - Viejas 4 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson/ Greek/ Blockbuster 5 - Henderson, NV - Sunset Station Casino (Cinderella only) 9 - El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum 10 - Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Amphitheater 11 - Amarillo, TX - Azteca Music Hall 12 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma 14 - Wichita Falls, TX - Kay Yeager Coliseum 15 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Gardens /Sunset 16 - Dallas, TX - Nokia / HOB 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Amphitheater 18 - Kansas City, MO - Sandstone Amphitheater 24 - Myrtle Beach, SC - HOB 25 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Forum 26 - West Palm Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Ampitheater 27 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live 29 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavillion 30 - W Detroit, MI - DTE
August 1 - Clearfield, PA - Clearfield County Fair 2 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino 3 - Niagra Falls, NY - Uncasville Seneca Niagra 5 - Atlantic City, NJ - HOB 6 - Reading, PA - Sovreign Center 8 - Lacrosse, WI - Military Base 9 - Oshkosh, WI - Leach Amphitheater 10 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair 16 - Winter Park, CO - Hawgfest 17 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavillion 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheater
I highly doubt Columbus, Ohio is getting two shows - but these dates are not on Ticketmaster, so I can't be sure. I also don't know if Lynam is actually playing Rocklahoma - but I would love that! Right now, Lynam does have Rocklahoma listed on their Myspace page tour routing but festival officials have not added them to the schedule that is online.
Here are my friends Lynam performing "By Your Side" about a year ago in Boise.
***It's time for a roll call: who is going to this tour?
Just a little over two hours ago, Motley Crue staged a full-on multimedia blitz. Blending cable television, massive search engines and music websites like Bring Back Glam! Motley Crue announced their summer tour – now officially known as Crue Fest - featuring SIXX AM, Papa Roach, Trapt and Buckcherry. Several websites were selected to stream the press conference live. If you were here at 7pm EST, then you know Bring Back Glam! was one of those sites.
Unfortunately, in life and in marketing, things don’t go as planned. The satellite feed provided by Yahoo! didn’t work. After watching the press conference on Fuse TV and monitoring BBG!, the decision was made to sit tight and stick with the Yahoo! player. At about 15 minutes into the press event, Motley Crue’s world premiere video for “Saints of Los Angeles” began broadcasting on Microsoft’s new Silverlight player. At this time, I made the decision to switch the code, adding the other player to Bring Back Glam! The switch was made within one minute that Motley began broadcasting on the Internet. I hope you stayed with Bring Back Glam! during the blitz-wide technical issue. While rock n’ roll is often offensive, sometimes unrehearsed and always fun… music is a business. Writing about music is my business, and I hope you will continue to choose Bring Back Glam! as your number one source for music news.
MÖTLEY CRÜE has set a June 17 release date for its new album, "Saints of Los Angeles". The CD will be issued through Mötley Records, the band revealed today (April 15) at a press conference in Los Angeles.
In support of the album, MÖTLEY CRÜE will embark on a 40-plus-city North American amphitheater tour, beginning July 1 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla., and wrapping Aug. 31 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Pittsburgh.
Produced by Los Angeles-based Live Nation, Crüe Fest '08 will also feature rock acts BUCKCHERRY, PAPA ROACH, TRAPT and CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's side band SIXX: A.M.
Tickets will go on sale via www.LiveNation.com beginning Friday or Saturday, depending on the market. Fans that can't wait for the onsale can get their tickets immediately by going to TheRockvine.com. Citi cardmembers will also have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi's Private Pass Program, available to all Citi cardmembers at www.privatepass.citi.com starting now and running through Friday, April 18 at 10pm.
Says Nikki Sixx of MÖTLEY CRÜE, "We are SO excited not only to headline our own annual summer festival, but also to be able to share the stage with the next generation of great rock bands. There's not a lot MÖTLEY CRÜE hasn't done so to say this summer's festival is going to be about rock 'n roll excess is an understatement. A night of hit songs by great bands and a trail of panties coast to coast ... Crüe Fest, hell yeah!"
Today's event featured the premiere of MÖTLEY CRÜE's brand new single, "Saints of Los Angeles", which the band played live during a brief but raucous performance. The song, which also includes backing vocals by Josh Todd (BUCKCHERRY), Jacoby Shaddix (PAPA ROACH), James Michael (SIXX: A.M.) and Chris Brown (TRAPT) is the title track of the new album. Lyrically, the new album follows the story of the band's NY Times best-selling memoir "The Dirt", a no-holds-barred tell-all that features every gritty detail of the band's exploits as one of the world's biggest rock bands. The first single and video were serviced today to radio and television and the digital download was instantly made available for purchase at the iTunes Music Store. In an industry first, the song was also made available as a download for the Rock Band video game simultaneously with its single release.
Come back at 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern to watch Motley Crue announce their summer tour package. This very special announcement promises a lot of excitement for Glam fans like you and me.
Here are all the Motley Crue tour dates: All times are local unless otherwise noted.
Jul 01, 2008 West Palm Beach FL US Cruzan Amphitheatre Jul 03, 2008 Tampa FL US Ford Center Jul 05, 2008 Charlotte NC US Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jul 06, 2008 Virginia Beach VA US Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater Jul 08, 2008 Wantagh NY US Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Jul 09, 2008 Buffalo NY US Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Jul 12, 2008 Philadelphia PA US Susquehanna Bank Center Jul 13, 2008 Washington DC US Nissan Pavilion Coming Soon Jul 15, 2008 Detroit MI US DTE Energy Music Theater Jul 16, 2008 Chicago IL US First Midwest Bank Amphitheater Jul 18, 2008 Indianapolis IN US Verizon Wireless Music Center Jul 19, 2008 Milwaukee WI US Marcus Amphitheater Jul 20, 2008 St. Louis MO US Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Jul 22, 2008 Houston TX US Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Jul 23, 2008 San Antonio TX US Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Jul 24, 2008 Dallas TX US Superpages.com center Jul 26, 2008 Albuquerque NM US Journal Pavilion Jul 27, 2008 Denver CO US Coors Amphitheater at Fiddler's Green Jul 29, 2008 Salt Lake City UT US USANA Amphitheater Aug 01, 2008 Phoenix AZ US Cricket Wireless Pavilion Aug 02, 2008 Los Angeles CA US Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Haven Aug 05, 2008 Sacramento CA US Sleep Train Amphitheater Aug 06, 2008 San Francisco CA US Shoreline Amphitheater at Mountain View Aug 08, 2008 Seattle WA US White River Amphitheater Aug 09, 2008 Portland OR US Rose Garden Arena Aug 11, 2008 Vancouver BC CA GM Place Aug 13, 2008 Edmonton AB CA Rexall Place Aug 14, 2008 Calgary AB CA Pengrowth Saddledome Aug 15, 2008 Saskatoon SK CA Credit Union Centre Aug 17, 2008 Winnipeg MB CA MTS Centre Aug 19, 2008 Cincinnati OH US Riverbend Music Center Aug 20, 2008 Cleveland OH US Blossom Music Center Aug 22, 2008 Boston MA US Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts Aug 23, 2008 Holmdel NJ US PNC Bank Arts Center Aug 24, 2008 Uncasville CT US Mohegan Sun Arena Aug 28, 2008 Toronto ON CA Molson Amphitheatre Aug 29, 2008 Albany NY US Saratoga Performing Arts Center Aug 30, 2008 Scranton PA US Toyota Pavilion Aug 31, 2008 Pittsburgh PA US Post-Gazette Pavilion
If you are a S.I.N. fanclub member, you can buy Motley Crue tickets pre-sale...starting at 9am today. That's right: Motley Crue are selling tickets to their fanclub members before today's official tour announcement. It costs $40 to join the S.I.N. fanclub. If you've visited Motley.com within the last 24 hours, you'll notice a whole new look. The tour is a LiveNation package...remember the big 100 million dollar deal Motley "didn't" sign awhile back? Well, expect the band to announce their new contract later this afternoon. As such, when you visit Motley's official website, you'll notice a whole new look...and the store is now owned by LiveNation.
Good luck, ticket buyers. I am gunning for front row. Here are (as of midnight) unconfirmed tour stops.
Jul. 01 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL Jul. 03 - Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL Jul. 05 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC Jul. 13 - Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA Jul. 24 - Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX Jul. 27 - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre - Englewood, CO Aug. 02 - Glen Helen Pavilion - Devore, CA Aug. 31 - Post Gazette Pavilion At Star Lake - Pittsburgh, PA
Here's "Primal Scream" - listen to this while waiting for seats.
During today's announcement (which you'll be able to watch right here on BBG!) the band will perform songs that will air tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check your local listings for broadcast times.
Also, if you will be busy during Motley's announcement (shame on you!) text "follow bringbackglam" to Twitter at 40404 and I'll post the update. This is free, but check to make sure you have a text plan from your cell provider.
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 12:01AM 