PHOTOS: Holiday Gift Guide: The Rocker
Posted on Nov 22, 2010 @ 02:18PM - Add a comment
PHOTOS: Holiday Gift Guide: The Rocker
Neon Angels: The Runaways Movie
Posted on Mar 19, 2010 @ 12:34PM - 1 comment
The new film The Runaways, opening in theaters today, tells the tale of five trailblazing female rockers who started the first seminal all-girl rock band in Los Angeles in the mid-‘70s. Led by guitarist Joan Jett and fronted by vixen-singer Cherie Currie, The Runaways played DIY rock with the same spite and conviction as the boys, changing a woman’s role in rock and roll forever -- and paving the way for bands like The Go-Gos, L7 and The Donnas.
Based on Cherie Curie’s book Neon Angel: A Memoir of A Runaway, the film focuses on Cherie’s journey from humdrum teenage boredom to international rock stardom, and the perils that she falls prey to along the way. Cherie, portrayed flawlessly by Dakota Fanning, embraces the glamour and excitement of her new world only to discover not everything is what it seems.
The band’s Svengali-manager Kim Fowley sees dollar signs in the “jail-bait” rock group and manipulates their image to his liking, sexing up frontgal Cherie through naughty lyrics and sleazy photo shoots, causing rifts in the band with jealousy and a classic bout of lead singer syndrome.
2010 NAMM Show Sealed With A KISS
Posted on Jan 13, 2010 @ 02:21PM - Add a comment
NAMM, the music industry’s premiere trade show, begins their annual four-day showcase of the latest innovations and technologies in the biz this weekend, with a special guest, to boot: KISS legend Gene Simmons.
The music-marketing mogul will be amongst the many manufacturers, retailers and distributors in attendance at the show, which runs Thursday until Sunday at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Vendors on hand to showcase their wares at this year's extravaganza include: Beamz Interactive, Blackbird Guitars, Cort Guitars, EigenLabs, Evans/D'Addario, Fender, Hohner, i-Tab.com, IK Multimedia, LOUD Technologies, Mark Wood Violins, PRS Guitars, Roland Corporation, SANYO, St. Louis Music, Taylor Guitars, Traveler Guitar, Wia Music, Yamaha Corporation and YouRock Guitar, amongst others.
For more info, check out http://www.namm.org.
Thursday Threads: Celebs In Rocking And Shocking Fashion
Posted on Jan 07, 2010 @ 02:41PM - Add a comment
Thursday Threads: Celebs In Rocking And Shocking Fashion
Enter Savings: Bang Your Head To Metallica For Less Than A Buck
Posted on Oct 01, 2009 @ 01:57PM - Add a comment
Cash-strapped Metallica fans can now pick from a huge catalogue of the band's concert music at less than a buck a track, or $10 per concert: Starting Thursday, songs from each every live show that the iconic group has recorded in more than five years will be available on their Web site for 99 cents-per-song; recordings of full shows are priced from $9.95 to $12.95, depending on quality.
Drummer Lars Ulrich explained how the nature of the new promotion is consistent with the band's long-renowned, fan-friendly philosophy.
Green Day: Through the Years
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 @ 05:11PM - Add a comment
We're taking a look back at Green Day.
Katy Perry Reacts To Bizarre Japanese Nickname
Posted on May 28, 2009 @ 10:26AM - Add a comment
She might not be an angelic amazon, but Katy Perry's no "small devil rock princess," the nickname her Japanese fans have given the talented singer.
At an AIDS fundraiser at the H&M store in Harajuku Wednesday, a reporter told the I Kissed A Girl singer about the nickname. A surprised Perry responded: "Small devil rock princess? I'm 5'8", I'm tall-ish! I'm not that little of a rock princess and I don't have any horns like Vivienne Westwood."
