7/21/2010 Joey Jordison Discusses Rob Zombie, Murderdolls and Slipknot With Mayhem TV
Joey Jordison is a busy man. Having made his name as Slipknot's masterful drummer, filling in on drums for artists of all different walks of life (out currently on Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival with Rob Zombie), taking on production duties for bands like 3 Inches of Blood, and playing guitar in his other project Murderdolls, some might say that's a bit of an understatement. But regardless of how you chalk it up, Jordison touches base on all of the above in the video from Mayhem TV below. Watch as Mistress Juliya catches up with the devout drummer and jack of all trades on his current drumming gig, the upcoming Murderdolls album and the future of Slipknot.
Joey will be doing daily meet & greet's at this summer's Mayhem Festival. Find out how to secure your spot on line right here.
7/20/2010 'Rolling Stone' Slideshow: Korn and Rob Zombie at Mayhem Fest
The third annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is making it's way across the US with co-headliners Korn and Rob Zombie topping the bill. At one of the fest's earlier dates this summer, Rolling Stonewas on hand to shoot both band's behind-the-scenes and on-stage. Check out some killer photos from the set below and go right here to see them all.
Remaining dates for this year's Mayhem Festival are as follows. Find out how to meet Korn at the stop near you at this location, and find out how to meet Rob Zombieright here.
7/21 Riverbend Music CenterCincinnati, OH
7/23 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
7/24 Comcast Theater Hartford, CT
7/25 Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, Canada
7/27 Comcast Center Mansfield, MA
7/28 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
7/30 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL
7/31 Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville, IN
8/01 Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
8/03 Time Warner Pavillion @Walnut Creek Raleigh, NC
8/04 Verizon Wireless Music Center Virginia Beach, VA
8/06 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI
8/07 First Niagara Pavilion Burgettstown, PA
8/08 Jiffy Lube Pavilion Bristow, VA
8/10 1-800 ASK GARY Amphitheatre Tampa, FL
8/11 Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL
8/13 Superpages.com Amphitheatre Dallas, TX
8/14 Zoo Amphitheatre Oklahoma City, OK
Korn photographed backstage at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mountain View, California, on July 11, 2010.
Korn perform at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mountain View, California, July 11, 2010.
Rob Zombie performs at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mountain View, California, July 11, 2010.
Rob Zombie surfs the crowd at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival in Mountain View, California, July 11, 2010.
7/20/2010 Ratt Back on the Road, Vocalist Recovered From Surgery
After a very successful Spring tour, iconic ‘80s hard rockers Ratt are excited to continue their “World Infestation” with Germany’s Scorpions.
Due to emergency surgery, vocalist Stephen Pearcy was recently forced to cancel a string of European dates; however, the Ratt family is happy to report he has made a full recovery and is eager to get back on the road.
“Despite the forced break with my surgery, I'm feeling better and being out here on tour with the Scorpions is rehabilitating, to say the least,” Pearcy said. “We’re doing different songs from Infestation and they are going over great! We’re mixing up our set and kicking some ass. It’s a Scorpion sting with some Ratt ‘n’ Roll!"
The upcoming tour supports April’s Infestation, which “plugs directly into the sound and spirit of their glory days” (Revolver). The record is an aural assault armed with “killer tones and great technique” (Guitar Player). Infestation debuted at #30 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart and #4 on the Top Hard Music chart. It is being hailed by many as one of the best albums of the band’s storied career. Check out the video for the single, “Best of Me,” which literally offers a sneak peek into the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.
For all summer tour dates, Ratt is offering a limited number of exclusive VIP Packages which include a meet and greet with the band at the show of your choosing! For exclusive details and to purchase these special packages, check out Ratt Ticketing.
Tour dates are as follows:
July 19 – Mahalia Jackson Theater - New Orleans, LA (w. Scorpions)
July 21 – Nokia Live - Grand Prairie, TX (w. Scorpions)
July 22 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
July 23 – AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX (w. Scorpions)
July 25 – Zoo Amphitheatre - Oklahoma City, OK (Rock N America Music Fest)
July 29 – Key Club – Los Angeles, CA
July 31 – 910 Live – Tempe, AZ
Aug 1 – Pacific Amphitheatre / FAIR - Costa Mesa, CA (Orange County Fair)
Aug 3 – Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA
Aug 4 – Raley Field - Sacramento, CA (w. Scorpions)
Aug 5 – The Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, NV
Aug 6 – Warnors Theatre – Fresno, CA
Aug 7 – 4th & B – San Diego, CA
Aug 13 – Scriba Town Inn Summer Concert - Oswego, NY
Aug 14 – Atlantic City Hilton Resort Grand Theatre - Atlantic City, NJ
7/20/2010 Live Review: "Steve Miller Band Digs Deep Into The Past in L.A."
While on his Bingo! summer tour, Steve Miller recently stopped by the Greek Theater in LA, and TheOC Register's music blogger was on hand to take it all in.
In a review of the show, the publication writes, "Usually the worst thing a classic-rock performer can do is fill the majority of a live show with newly released material. But an exception can occur if the new material is good — and the performance of it is excellent... New tracks are generally buzz-killers at classic-rock shows — yet because the Bingo songs brought out the best of Miller’s fabulous guitar playing, they were actually the highlights. That’s really quite an achievement considering his deep catalog of hits."
Offering some solid insight into the setlist, the site continues, "For the latter part of the show, Miller, an avid promoter of the Kids Rock Free program at the Fender Center in Corona, brought out a KRF student, 15-year-old Dillon Brown, soon to be a sophomore at Santiago High in Corona. The kid traded leads with Miller on 'Rock’n Me,' and you had to figure, 'That was nice to bring him out there for a song.' But Brown was with the band as it returned for an encore, playing on all three selections — 'Fly Like an Eagle,' 'Swingtown' and 'Jungle Love.'
"In addition to the aforementioned encore songs, the set included several radio staples: 'Jet Airliner,' 'Take the Money and Run,' 'The Joker,' 'Abracadabra.' But the seven covers from 'Bingo' really stood out most, especially 'Tramp' and 'Ooh Poo Pah Doo.' Former Checkmates singer Sonny Charles, who joined the Steve Miller Band a couple years ago, provides most or all of the lead vocals on those and other Bingo songs. He sounds great, though when he’s not at the microphone he sure shows that he’s got all of his Four Tops dance moves down perfectly. (Such music also needs a great backbeat drummer, and Miller’s got one in Gordy Knudtson.)"
Read the full review right here, pick up a copy of the stellar blues homage Bingo! at this location, and for a full list of tour dates and more information on how to catch Steve Miller on tour this summer, go right here.
