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Very well, where do I begin? I’m a SoCal native from the ‘burbs with family scattered all over the country. I’d have to say that growing up; Snoop Dogg and Bone Thugs were just as much of an influence on me as Nirvana and Alice In Chains. Some of my interests outside of the radio industry include the LA Lakers, politics, local music and white tennis shoes…
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03/05/2009
IOWA TO GET CRAZY WITH ROCK GONE WILD
Iowa is going to rock this summer. That’s because it’s where the inaugural Rock Gone Wild festival will be held. Warrant, Skid Row, Lita Ford, Great White and Puddle of Mudd are just a few of the 50 groups playing the four-day long event. It all takes place from August 20th to the 23rd in Algona, Iowa. Head to RockGoneWild.com for more info.
03/04/2009
THESE GO UP TO ELEVEN...
Spinal Tap is hitting the road…kind of. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, the guys behind the characters in the band, are heading out on a 30-date concert tour this year, just without the costumes. It’s called Unwigged & Unplugged and on the trek, the comic actors will perform the music of Spinal Tap as well as of the Folksmen, the group they portrayed in A Mighty Wind. According to Billboard, the tour kicks off on April 17th in Vancouver and runs through May 31st in Milwaukee. The trio still plan on releasing a Spinal Tap album on May 26th, complete with new songs and “original studio versions” of the live songs from This is Spinal Tap. 03/04/2009
SUBLIME GET NEW SINGER
MTV News reports that the surviving members of Sublime have found a new singer. The only details reveal that it’s a “Southern Californian singer by the name of Rose.” Sublime lost their lead singer, Bradley Nowell, to a drug overdoes in 1996 just months before their debut album came out. 03/02/2009
RACHAEL RAY CONFIRMS SXSW PARTY
Fans of music and food can head to celeb chef Rachael Ray’s Web site now to see the details of her South by Southwest party in Austin this month. The Hold Steady, the New York Dolls and others will play the party on Saturday, March 21st. You can check out the menu for the day on her site and if you’re heading down south for the fest, be sure not to miss the delicious food! 03/02/2009
ROCK MEMORABILIA UP FOR BIDS
Some memorabilia from Van Halen, Rush, Kiss and others is up for bids and it’s all for a good cause. According to the L-A Daily News, rockers have donated some of their equipment to help a California sheriff’s deputy who is fighting leukemia. You can bid on a snare drum signed by Alex, Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen, an autographed drum head from Rush’s Neil Peart, a Paul Stanley autographed guitar or a guitar signed by Velvet Revolver’s Slash, Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan and Dave Kushner. Proceeds from the sales will help the officer pay his medical bills. The auctions are up on eBay now but bid fast because they end today.21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, NEXT
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