This is an amazing video by an amazing person, SupaDupaFlyGirl on Youtube. Liz really cares about people and tries to help everyone she can, and with an 18,000+ subscriber base on Youtube, she reaches a lot of people. This is a wonderful video she made about the effects of low self-esteem and eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia and smoking. These are things that effect many people every day and the world we live in unfortunately doesn't help people to feel that they are fine the way they are. Please watch and rate her 5 stars, it is well deserved.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Amazing video about eating disorders and smoking
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Myles Kennedy singing "Sorrow" with Sevendust
On Sevendust's new cd "Hope and Sorrow", Chris Daughtry sings on "The Past", Mark Tremonti of Alter Bridge plays on "Hope" and Myles Kennedy also of Alter Bridge sings on "Sorrow". Here is Myles singing "Sorrow" with Sevendust live. Lajon says it right, Myles is the best rock singer there is.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Latest Alter Bridge tour dates
| Hard Rock Live | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Club La Vela | Panama City Beach, Florida | ||
| Jannus Landing | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||
| Sammy T’s Music Hall | Huntsville, Alabama | ||
| The Tabernacle | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Club Fever | South Bend, Indiana | ||
| Lake County Fairgrounds | Grayslake, Illinois | ||
| Challenge Stadium | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Brisbane EC | Brisbane, Queensland | ||
| Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| Newcastle EC | Newcastle, New South Wales | ||
| Festival Hall | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Vector Arena | Auckland, Auckland | ||
| TBS Arena | Wellington, Wellington | ||
| Westpac Arena | Christchurch, Canterbury | ||
| Academy | Sheffield, Midlands | ||
| Glasgow Academy | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| UEA | Norwich, East | ||
| Brixton Academy | London, London and South East | ||
| Apollo | Manchester, Northwest | ||
| Civic Hall | Wolverhampton, Midlands | ||
| Rock City | Nottingham, Midlands | ||
| Guildhall | Portsmouth, South | ||
| E-werk | Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen | ||
| Docks | Hamburg, Hamburg | ||
| Vega | Copenhagen, Sjælland | ||
| Arenan | Stockholm, Södermanlands län | ||
| Rockefeller | Oslo, Oslo | ||
| Huxleys | Berlin, Berlin | ||
| Schlachthof | Wiesbaden, Hessen | ||
| Tonhalle | Munich | ||
| Xtra | Zurich, Zurich | ||
| Gasometer | Vienna | ||
| Alcatraz | Milan, Milano | ||
| Bikini | Barcelona, Barcelona | ||
| Macumba | Madrid, Madrid | ||
| Rock Star | Bilbao | ||
| Ancienne Belgique- Box Room | Brussels, Brussels-capital | ||
| Heineken Music Hall | Amsterdam |
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Alter Bridge @ The Webster Theater 7/30/08
Woooo! So Wednesday 7/30 I went to see Alter Bridge and Sevendust at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. Alter Bridge is one of my favorite bands and this is my 5th time seeing them and every time they are amazing. To me there is no better live band than Dream Theater, but Alter Bridge is a close second. Myles Kennedy is the best singer I've ever heard and Mark Tremonti is finally getting his due as the amazing guitarist he is. And btw, Myles is not far off as a player either.
So earlier in the day, The Rock 106.9 WCCC, the rock station in Hartford, had both bands in the Planet Of Sound studios for some acoustic performances. The station does this a lot and these POS broadcasts are always legendary. Some of the best acoustic music I've ever heard has come from these shows. Sevendust went on first and performed two songs which I uploaded here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4vkzf5 .
Then Alter Bridge came on and performed Before Tomorrow Comes, the latest single, and Rise Today and just blew everyone away. Myles truly shines in an acoustic environment because it shows how clear and powerful his voice is. And if you can find them, I would highly suggest picking up the albums from The Mayfield Four, Myles' previous band to hear more amazing-ness, Fallout and Second Skin. Summergirl will have you rewinding over and over again. I uploaded The POS songs here also : http://www.sendspace.com/file/itfi81
Those links expire after a few days so if you read this and they are gone, email me here and I will get them to you.
I didn't care to rush to see for the opening bands so I got to the show right before Alter Bridge was supposed to go on. However the techs took forever setting up and 45 minutes later they finally got Mark's guitar working. Later there was an issue with Myles' guitar also. I didn't stay for Sevendust as it was at least 120 degrees inside and I almost passed out, and as you'll hear in the download, AB and Sevendust haven't performed their collaborations from Sevendust's "Hope and Sorrow" cd yet because they haven't had time to rehearse them yet, so I knew I wouldn't be missing that. I really like Sevendust and if there wasn't a huge delay I would have stayed longer as I have seen them before and they are very energetic. I heard there was a tech delay with them as well. I know they weren't the headliner this time but I really wish AB had played Save Me as I was very fortunate to have seen them do it the last time they were at the Webster Theater. That night I screamed it to them and they looked at each other and shrugged and smiled and said "ok!". If you haven't heard it, it's from the Elektra movie soundtrack and it is one of their best songs.
So in closing I highly higly recommend anyone go out and pick up Alter Bridge's two cds, One Day Remains and the newest Blackbird. Truly one of the best rock bands out there and by far one of the best in a live setting you will ever see.
Set list:
Come To Life
Find The Real
Brand New Start
White Knuckles
Before Tomorrow Comes
Ties That Bind
Blackbird
Metalingus
Travelling Riverside Bliues (cover)
Rise Today
Monday, July 28, 2008
Alter Bridge and Sevendust acoustic show
The Rock 106.9 WCCC in Hartford, CT has a tradition that they have bands come in and do acoustic sets before their concerts that night at Planet Of Sound studios. These are legendary shows in the sense that some of the best acoustic performances these bands have ever done (Aaron Lewis, Shinedown, Zakk Wylde, etc...) have happened at these shows. Well Wednesday July 30th , before their concert at the Webster Theater, Alter Bridge and Sevendust will both be partaking in a Planet Of Sound session. Alter Bridge is probably my favorite band and I will be at the show that night. The acoustic broadcast starts at 1pm EST and will be streamed live on www.wccc.com and I urge anyone who enjoys rock music to check this out. If allowed, I will film whatever I can from the concert that night for both bands as well. I forget if they allow cameras or not. So check it out!
www.wccc.com
Saturday, July 26, 2008
3 Doors Down @ New England Dodge Music Center
I posted a review of Staind a few days ago so here's 3 Doors Down. On 7/18 they headlined a show with Staind at the New England Dodge Music Center in Hartford, CT. They played 17 songs and you knew every one of them but 2 or 3 of the new ones if you don't have the newest cd, hits from beginning to end basically.
They opened with a train sound effect and the place went nuts. They have a cool drum stage setup in the middle with 3 sets of stairs. They used oyro just enough for emphasis and it worked well. This is a great band and you can tell that singer Brad Arnold is truly happy to be there and touched to have the fans react ad they do. He's a genuine guy and performer and his voice was pitch perfect no matter what he was singing. This is a band I would recommend to anyone who likes rock music. I only wished I got to see the early tour of 3DD, Alter Bridge and Shinedown a few years ago as they are 3 of my top favorite bands. Maybe someday they'll do it again....
Set list:
Train
Kryptonite
Citizen Soldier
Away From The Sun
Duck And Run
Let Me Go
Be Like That
It's Not Me
Landing In London
The Road I'm On
Let Me Be Myself
Not My Time
Pages
Here Without You
Behind Those Eyes
Encore:
Loser
When I'm Gone
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Staind @ the New England Dodge Music Center
Friday 7/18 I went to see Staind and 3 Doors Down at the New England Dodge Music Center in Hartford, CT. It was an amazing show. I will review 3 Doors Down next time. Hinder and Jet Black Stare opened the show before Staind came out. I don't care for either band so I got there right before Staind went on. Being a big Staind fan and also a huge fan of Aaron Lewis I knew what to expect. I had seen Staind with Nickelback and Daughtry last summer and this was no different, hits from beginning to end.
Aaron Lewis truly is one of the most talented frontmen in any rock band. If you've never seen him perform solo, you are missing the best acoustic experience you could see. He knows a hundred songs and plays all kinds of covers including Staind and his forthcoming solo material. In the middle of the concert, he came out alone and played an acoustic version of Bob Seger's Turn the Page and it brought the house down. Mike M, the guitar player, moshes hard to every song whether it's a headbanger or a ballad. Quite funny to see. The first two songs had the bass up too high and Aaron couldn't really hear well but fortunately it got fixed. If you get the chance, check out Staind live and their 6th album out in August "The Illusion Of Progress".
Set list:
Price To Play
Just Go
Fade
Believe
Falling
Outside
Turn The Page (Aaron acoustic solo)
For You
It's Been A While
Right Here
So Far Away
Mudshovel
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Album sales week of 7/22
| LW | TW | artist / album | label | power index | % change | |
| -- | 1 | NAS | DEF JAM/COLUMBIA | 180,947 | -- | |
| NAS | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | LIL WAYNE | CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL MOT | 106,503 | -16% | |
| THA CARTER III | ||||||
| 8 | 3 | MAMMA MIA! | DECCA | 91,129 | +89% | |
| SOUNDTRACK | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | COLDPLAY | CAPITOL | 89,145 | -25% | |
| VIVA LA VIDA | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | CAMP ROCK | WALT DISNEY RECORDS | 76,697 | -12% | |
| SOUNDTRACK | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | KID ROCK | ATLANTIC | 74,133 | +19% | |
| ROCK N ROLL JESUS | ||||||
| -- | 7 | JOHN MELLENCAMP | HEAR MUSIC | 55,926 | -- | |
| LIFE DEATH LOVE & FREEDOM | ||||||
| -- | 8 | DAVID BANNER | SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN | 52,716 | -- | |
| GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD | ||||||
| -- | 9 | TAYLOR SWIFT | BIG MACHINE | 44,217 | -- | |
| BEAUTIFUL EYES | ||||||
| 6 | 10 | RIHANNA | DEF JAM/IDJMG | 42,202 | -17% | |
| GOOD GIRL GONE BAD | ||||||
| 7 | 11 | NOW 28 | CAPITOL | 39,661 | -19% | |
| VARIOUS ARTISTS | ||||||
| -- | 12 | O.A.R. | EVERFINE/ATLANTIC | 37,948 | -- | |
| ALL SIDES | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | TAYLOR SWIFT | BIG MACHINE | 36,285 | +23% | |
| TAYLOR SWIFT | ||||||
| -- | 14 | RANDY TRAVIS | CURB/WARNER BROTHERS | 32,673 | -- | |
| AROUND THE BEND | ||||||
| 11 | 15 | KATY PERRY | CAPITOL | 30,624 | -5% | |
| ONE OF THE BOYS | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | DISTURBED | REPRISE | 27,447 | -7% | |
| INDESTRUCTIBLE | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | JOURNEY | FRONTIERS | 26,931 | +14% | |
| REVELATION | ||||||
| 10 | 18 | USHER | LAFACE/ZLG | 26,191 | -22% | |
| HERE I STAND | ||||||
| -- | 19 | DARK KNIGHT | WARNER BROS. | 25,963 | -- | |
| SOUNDTRACK | ||||||
| 4 | 20 | BECK | DGC/INTERSCOPE | 25,228 | -68% | |
| MODERN GUILT | ||||||
| 15 | 21 | LEONA LEWIS | J RECORDS/RMG | 23,108 | -15% | |
| SPIRIT | ||||||
| 21 | 22 | DUFFY | MERCURY | 22,173 | +8% | |
| ROCKFERRY | ||||||
| 12 | 23 | JOHN MAYER | COLUMBIA | 21,703 | -32% | |
| WHERE THE LIGHT IS: LIVE IN L.A. | ||||||
| 23 | 24 | JONAS BROTHERS | HOLLYWOOD | 21,298 | +5% | |
| JONAS BROTHERS | ||||||
| 9 | 25 | G-UNIT | INTERSCOPE | 20,762 | -41% | |
| T.O.S. (TERMINATE ON SIGHT) | ||||||
| 28 | 26 | JASON MRAZ | ATLANTIC | 20,704 | +30% | |
| WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS | ||||||
| 19 | 27 | 3 DOORS DOWN | UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC | 20,101 | -9% | |
| 3 DOORS DOWN | ||||||
| 16 | 28 | PLIES | SLIP-N-SLIDE | 19,868 | -23% | |
| DEFINITION OF REAL | ||||||
| 18 | 29 | THREE 6 MAFIA | COLUMBIA | 18,789 | -19% | |
| LAST 2 WALK | ||||||
| 27 | 30 | CHRIS BROWN | JIVE/ZLG | 16,240 | 0% | |
| EXCLUSIVE | ||||||
| -- | 31 | HOLD STEADY | VAGRANT | 15,377 | -- | |
| STAY POSITIVE | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | NATASHA BEDINGFIELD | EPIC | 14,702 | +2% | |
| POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE | ||||||
| 36 | 33 | ALAN JACKSON | ARISTA NASHVILLE | 14,653 | +17% | |
| GOOD TIME | ||||||
| -- | 34 | ALANIS MORISSETTE | MAVERICK/REPRISE | 14,242 | -- | |
| FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT | ||||||
| 31 | 35 | JACK JOHNSON | BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC | 14,037 | -3% | |
| SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC | ||||||
| 20 | 36 | MOTLEY CRUE | ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC/MOTLEY | 13,767 | -34% | |
| SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES | ||||||
| 38 | 37 | KENNY CHESNEY | BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE | 13,711 | +14% | |
| JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES | ||||||
| 22 | 38 | TOBY KEITH | UME/SHOW DOG | 13,598 | -33% | |
| 35 BIGGEST HITS | ||||||
| 26 | 39 | SHINEDOWN | ATLANTIC | 13,249 | -19% | |
| SOUND OF MADNESS | ||||||
| 46 | 40 | FRANK SINATRA | REPRISE | 13,107 | +18% | |
| NOTHING BUT THE BEST | ||||||
| 35 | 41 | CARRIE UNDERWOOD | ARISTA/RMG | 12,894 | +2% | |
| CARNIVAL RIDE | ||||||
| 33 | 42 | MARVIN SAPP | VERITY | 12,860 | -2% | |
| THIRSTY | ||||||
| 43 | 43 | DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE | ATLANTIC | 12,653 | +11% | |
| NARROW STAIRS | ||||||
| 29 | 44 | WEEZER | DGC/INTERSCOPE | 12,542 | -21% | |
| WEEZER (RED ALBUM) | ||||||
| 37 | 45 | SUGARLAND | MERCURY NASHVILLE | 12,510 | 0% | |
| ENJOY THE RIDE | ||||||
| 41 | 46 | METRO STATION | COLUMBIA | 12,073 | +2% | |
| METRO STATION | ||||||
| 25 | 47 | MAROON 5 | A&M/OCTONE | 11,864 | -31% | |
| IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG | ||||||
| 30 | 48 | MARIAH CAREY | ISLAND/IDJMG | 11,433 | -26% | |
| E=MC2 | ||||||
| -- | 49 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | COLUMBIA | 11,228 | -- | |
| MAGIC TOUR HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||
| 47 | 50 | FLOBOTS | UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC | 11,212 | +1% | |
| FIGHT WITH TOOLS | ||||||
Friday, July 11, 2008
StickAID 2008 Charity 24 Hour Chat for UNICEF
Stickaid 2008 Press Release
http://www.justgiving.com/stickaid2008
“Stickaid 2008” will take place on July 19th between
The event will be taking place on a fast expanding website called ‘Stickam.com’, in which people can create an account and broadcast themselves through web cam. They do this in their own chat room in which they can interact with others locally, and from around the world.
This will be a repeat of last year’s highly successful event where the title of STICKAID was first used. Over 250,000 people witnessed the live chat over the 24 hours, with 850 people present during the final hour to watch him complete this challenge. The target was set higher than the debut year of £500 in 2006, with it being increased to £5000. Although this target was not met, £3,337 was still raised for UNICEF, and the 2008 target has been put to £10,000. Myles explains "The thing with targets is, once they are met, people tend to stop feeling a need to donate. Therefore by raising the target to £10,000 this year, I feel we will clear last years donation total; not only because of a higher target, but because this event is going to be different, bigger, and better!"
Myles will not be launching the event live from either, with it being confirmed that STICKAID 2008 will take place in the Stickam.com HQ,
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Album sales week of 7/8
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