The Foo Fighters debuted a video yesterday for “These Days,” which includes footage of the band’s December 13 concert in Auckland, New Zealand that literally caused earthquake-level tremors. Foos frontman Dave Grohl recalled the seismic-shaking show, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “I didn’t notice when it was happening, but our sound guy who was in the middle of the field could feel the ground moving up and down. It was f***ing crazy.” Strap in and watch the video below!
Today is Eddie Van Halen’s birthday, and to celebrate this guitar god’s 57th, we thought we’d let you have a sneak preview of their next single “Blood and Fire”.
You’re welcome.
The constant slow leak of new tracks off the forthcoming Van Halen album A Different Kind of Truth continued yesterday with the exclusive release of a 90-second preview of “Blood and Fire.” The album arrives on February 7. The Van Halen 2012 North American tour takes flight at a SOLD OUT show on February 18th in Louisville!
Flea.
Silly String.
Does it get much better than that?
Before frontman Anthony Kiedis was sidelined with a tour-postponing foot injury, the Red Hot Chili Peppers managed to find time to shoot a video for their latest “I’m With You” single, “Look Around.” The new clip takes the song title literally, and features a rotating camera looking in on all four Peppers in their own room. Chad Smith is in a bathroom with his drum kit built around the toilet, while newcomer Josh Klinghoffer is in a nearly empty room with little more than his guitar and a chair. But the band members aren’t the only stars. Kiedis is joined by his young daughter Everly and Flea dances around with silly string and a lady friend sporting matching mint-colored hair.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are taking a break while Kiedis recovers from multiple injuries to his foot. Their U.S. tour behind “I’m With You” was scheduled to start last week, but has since been rescheduled to kick off March 29th in Sunrise, Florida.
Check out the video for “Look Around”!
Pinball and AC/DC enthusiasts are celebrating the release of the AC/DC pinball machine. Fans will flip over the fact that this new customized pinball machine allows players to rock out to 12 of the band’s classic cuts, including “Back in Black,” “Highway to Hell,” and “You Shook Me All Night Long” while racking up the points. The AC/DC pinball machine, manufactured by Stern Pinball, Inc, is available from $5699-$8499.
We particularly like the song choices.
You can check out a larger, more detailed photo of the game here.
Dave Grohl likes to keep himself busy. The Foo Fighters frontman, who also plays drums in Them Crooked Vultures, has collaborated with members of the 80’s rock band Ratt for a new side project he’s currently referring to as “TBA.”
A great name for a project, if we do say so ourselves.
Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini took part in the recording, although Pearcy is keeping mum about the details. “We’ll let (Dave) tell you about it when he’s ready, kidz,” he wrote on Twitter. “We’re just privileged to be a part of that.” And speaking of Ratt…alt-country rocker Ryan Adams covered the band’s classic tune “Round and Round” on NPR earlier this week. Click here to listen.
Rockers Killswitch Engage have announced that they have split with lead singer Howard Jones. “We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we’ve had him in the band,” read a statement from the heavy metal rockers. “Out of respect for everyone involved we will not be discussing the specific reasons behind this decision.” The band adds that finding a replacement for Jones is “priority #1,” and that they “look forward to having a new record…in the not too distant future.” Jones, who appeared on four Killswitch albums, was the band’s second lead vocalist. He replaced Jesse Leach in 2002.
Some rumors are just too good to be true. Our hopes are dashed. And they were high hopes.
Ha ha … you see what we did there?
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour is denying rumors that the band plans to reunite for the 2012 Olympics in London. “There is no truth to the recent media speculation,” read a statement from Gilmour’s rep. Meanwhile, EMI plans to release “Immersion” and “Experience” editions of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. The new releases feature a 7-disc set that includes a DVD with film clips from the 1980 Wall tour and a “Behind-The-Wall” documentary, as well as CDs of excerpts from Roger Waters’ original demos and work-in-progress versions of songs on the final album. Both editions hit stores February 28th.
This Tuesday, something awesome is happening at one of Captain Spiff’s favorite hang-out spots!
From the Owensboro Green Drinks Facebook Page:
Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks.
We have a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Come along and you’ll be made welcome. Just say, “are you green?” and we will look after you and introduce you to whoever is there. It’s a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organising network.
These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. It’s a force for the good and we’d like to help it spread to other cities.
January 10th, they’re meeting at Gambrinus Libation Emporium on 2nd Street in Downtown Owensboro from 5:30-8:30pm.
In a scathing, obscenity-laced interview with Rolling Stone, the Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney blames much-maligned Canadian hitmakers Nickelback for killing rock and roll. Carney told the magazine, “Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world. So [people] became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be s***. F*** that!” Carney wasn’t quite finished skewering Nickelback or the people who mention his band in the same sentence as the alleged murderers of rock. He said, “Rock & roll is the music I feel most passionately about, and I don’t like to see it…ruined and spoon-fed down our throats in this watered-down, post-grunge crap. When people start lumping us into that…, it’s like, f*** you, honestly.”
Captain Spiff says: “Temper, temper. Why not concentrate more on becoming the NEW biggest band in the world and changing that? Really.”
Are you sick and tired of celebrating the same old winter holidays?
Do you belong to a diverse group of individuals who all celebrate different gift-giving December holidays?
Are you sick and tired of having different Christmas/Chanukah/Solstice/Kwanzaa/Tom Waits’ birthday celebrations?
Do you just flat out love bacon?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are soooo in luck. There is a holiday just for you.
The name?
Bacon Day!
Bacon Day is a fairly easy holiday to celebrate. Since it is only a few years old, (three, in fact), there aren’t as many established traditions as let’s say, Passover has. There are a few, however.
The 4 Commandments of Bacon Day
1.)Thou shalt eat much bacon, both in variety and in quality. If it says bacon on the package, it shalt be consumed by thou on Bacon Day.
2.) Thou shall watch movie starring Kevin Bacon, movies with Bacon in the title, (ex. Canadian Bacon), or movies about Bacon and preprocessed Bacon (Babe, etc..)
3.)Thou must invite to thine gala as many people as you know. Thou must also encourage them to invite people, for meeting new people is one of the most important parts of Bacon Day.
4.) Thou must get at least one person a gift on Bacon Day.
Other traditions include (but are not limited to):
Playing loud and diverse music, to expand your musical horizon and make everyone happy.
Spirituous beverages may be served on Bacon Day.
Dressing up as your favorite pork product.
Sneaking a kiss under the pork fat mistletoe.
Taunting Vegetarian and Vegans.
Congregating to toast Bacon and Bacon Day.
E-mailing everyone you know, wishing them a very happy Bacon Day.
And, of course,
Receiving strange looks when telling the uninitiated about Bacon Day.
HAPPY BACON DAY!
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