THE STRUTS ARE COMING! Yes! Today, England’s newest export, The Struts, will be in the hardDriveRadio Studios here in NYC. Got questions? Get in touch!
Was just perusing Lou Brutus‘ Facebook. He’s shot many photos while on the road with Slipknot. There’s a book in there somewhere, I am sure!
So, speaking of…..Slipknot is bringing its “Scream Park” attraction to the Monster Energy Aftershock Festival‘s Pre-Party on Friday, Oct 23rd from 7:00 p.m. to midnight at Gibson Ranch in Sacramento, CA. Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan have partnered with Sacramento-based Scream Park California to produce an event that will feature three haunted houses and live horror entertainment. Scream Park will also have an on-site presence at the festival itself on Oct 24th and 25th.
A limited number of guests can gain admission to the Monster Energy Aftershock Pre-Party by showing proof of purchase of an Aftershockticket. This will allow free access to the Aftershock Pre-Party, which will include live music and food trucks, and a discounted price of $15 go through the Scream Park haunted houses. This year’s Aftershock festival will feature Slipknot, Faith No More, Deftones, Shinedown, Jane’s Addiction, Marilyn Manson, Stone Temple Pilots, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Bring Me The Horizon and many more across four stages. God Bless Danny Wimmer Presents!
The Pulse Of Radio reports another annual edition of the MTV Video Music Awards has come and gone, and once again the alleged awards ceremony is being criticized for a distinct lack of rock acts in the lineup alongside the usual pop freakshow. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong took to Twitter to berate the network over this, writing, “Just watched VMAs. seriously @MTV not a single young rock n roll band?” Armstrong added in a second tweet, “there r great up and coming rock bands headlining festivals AND on social media. what thee hell?” The only representation for rock at the show was Fall Out Boy winning the Best Rock Video award for “Uma Thurman and Twenty One Pilots — a Modern Rock act with heavy pop elements — performing live. Ratings for last Sunday’s (Aug 30th) event were down by half a million viewers, continuing a slide that started in 2015 and has led to rumors that the 2015 show could be the last. Meanwhile, Green Day was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year and is reportedly at work on its first new studio album since 2012. Did you know? In the 1990s, bands like Nirvana, Faith No More and Pearl Jam regularly delivered electrifying performances at the VMAs, but those days are long gone.
Five Finger Death Punch spoke with a German media outlet, EMP Rock Invasion. Check out Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory here. Thanks Blabbermouth.
Here is the link for the acoustic performance video we shot with Ghost back on Aug 24th. I think it came out pretty freakin’ awesome, don’t you? Also thanks to Blabbermouth for posting. Much appreciated!
Stole this off the toolband.com website:
Can I have your full attention please – yes, YOU – checking to see if this is new album news? It’s not, but I am certainly excited to announce that MORE TOOL MULTI-PURPOSE BLANKETS have been produced – 3 DIFFERENT ONES in fact – all in VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES!SPECS: Blanket made from recycled Tool shirts. Hand-sewn to soft, comfortable fleece. Comfortable enough for home use, durable enough for festivals.Very limited quantity and availability.
– Individually cut-n-sewn in the USA
– Dimensions 75″ X 75″
– Topside 100% cotton shirts and contrast fabric
– Bottomside Fleece
– Polyester thread & polynylon corner folds
– Reinforced double stitching
$199.99!
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Remember, if you want one, don’t procrastinate! Don’t go to the nearest courtesy phone, or wait for a healing thighbone… Don’t look for unreal blue butterfly eyes on a lark, or attempt to grasp the physics of an anti-quark. Don’t go out to get a Thai noodle salad massage, or look for a doghouse with a two-car garage… TIME IS A WASTING… Why are you still reading this? I’m willing to bet you an undertaker’s wart that these new TOOL collectible blankets… go fast!
I love Lzzy Hale like a sister! She is the MOST amazing person you will ever meet! And like me, she and fellow Halestormer Joe Hottinger LOVE cover songs! When they are back in Nashville, they get together with other musician friends to jam at some clubs down there. Here she and with a group of friends doing a cover of Jefferson Starship‘s “Jane” & AC/DC’s “Shoot To Thrill”. I guess there is NO rest for the wicked when they are off the road! Halestorm heads back out on tour on the 11th. (Thanks Blabbermouth!)
Oh and Lou Brutus mentioned he saw Lemmy from Motorhead at Ironworks BBQ in Austin, TX yesterday. (It IS the best BBQ in Austin in my mind anyhow.) Sadly, Lemmy, who suffers from a blood disease, haematoma, had to pull out of his gig last night at Emo’s after only three songs. The band has been forced to cancel many gigs the past year or so. Lemmy’s a hard-living dude. He needs to chill, me thinks!
That’s all the Dirt that’s fit to print this morning! See ya tomorrow!