TV ALERT: OSBOURNES: RELOADED

Show: Osbournes: Reloaded
Premiere Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Time: 9:25-10:00 PM
Channel: Fox

The family that reinvented television, The Osbournes, is back for another round with a new variety show on Fox, Osbournes: Reloaded.

"It's got bits of reality, comedy, sketches and musical performances," says executive producer James Sunderland. "It's going to be outrageous!"

Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly host the show and appear in funny skits (like working at a fast-food drive-thru and visiting other families that share their surname). There will also be some special guests.

For more on Osbournes: Reloaded, click here.

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NewsBLITZ: METAL & HARDCORE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK

Massaschusetts-based music photographer Jeremy Saffer has compiled 156 of his impressive photographs of metal and hardcore artists into one 120-page tome, Bring The Noise.

The hardcover book features a foreword written by Eighteen Visions bassist MickDeth and color photos of bands such as Lacuna Coil, Bleeding Through, All That Remains, Dimmu Borgir, Bring Me The Horizon, Norma Jean, Earth Crisis and Behemoth. Some of these shots have never-been-seen before.

"I'm really excited," says Saffer. "For me, it holds many amazing memories of photo sessions I've done throughout my career. Everything from shooting Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil in a bathtub full of black water and doing the first U.S. photo shoot Carcass has done in over 10 years, to covering the first shoot Earth Crisis did since their break up in 2002, and the many other amazing shoots I was lucky enough to do in my first few years as a photographer. This book sums up my career thus far, so I'm really pumped on having a bunch of diverse work from different genres of heavy music all collected in one book. This is a chance for people to really see what I've done thus far, from all the angles of my career."

Many musicians have praised Saffer's pictures:

"His photos speak to me; I admire his work, and all he captures with his lens," says Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta.

"The word 'talented' absolutely belongs to Mr. Saffer," describes Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia.

"A lot of us take pictures, but Jeremy takes photographs," states David Ellefson, formerly of Megadeth. "Even though his subjects are some of the biggest icons of rock who are worthy of a thousand words to tell their story, Jeremy says it all in one snap of a shutter."

Bring The Noise officially comes out April 21, but Saffer is already taking pre-orders—complete with a $10 discount and packaged with a limited-edition Bring The Noise/Jeremy Saffer guitar pick collection. Click here to place your oder now.

NewsBLITZ: JUDAS PRIEST & WHITESNAKE TEAM UP FOR TOUR!

In a rather odd pairing, British bands Judas Priest and Whitesnake are teaming up for a summer U.S. tour.

Judas Priest will be performing their classic album British Steel in its entirety on the jaunt. This will be the very first time the whole record—originally released in April 1980 and featuring "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight"—has been played live. "We're really excited and looking forward to presenting the album live on stage—fans will be able to enjoy a taste of true heavy metal when it was in its early, raw state," says the band. Priest—singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis—will perform other favorites as well.

Whitesnake—singer David Coverdale, guitarists Reb Beach and Doug Aldrich, bassist Uriah Duffy, keyboardist Timothy Drury and drummer Chris Frazier—will be supporting the much-praised 2008 album Good To Be Bad. "We're delighted to have the opportunity to play [America] again," says Coverdale. "We'll be prominently featuring songs from [Good To Be Bad] along with all the songs everyone knows by heart."

Judas Priest/Whitesnake Tour Dates:

July 3: Taste of Minnesota @ Harriet Island—St. Paul, MN
July 7: Comcast Center—Mansfield, MA
July 8: CMAC—Canadaigua, NY
July 9: Molson Amphitheatre—Toronto, ON
July 11: PNC Bank Arts Center—Holmdel, NJ
July 12: Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater—Wantagh, NY
July 14: Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre—Cleveland, OH
July 15: Moondance Jam—Walker, MN
July 21: PNC Pavillion @ Riverbend Music—Cincinnati, OH
July 29: California Mid State Fair—Paso Robles, CA
July 31: Sleep Train Pavillion—Concord, CA
Aug. 1: 98 Rock Jamboree @ Sleep Train Amp—Marysville, CA
Aug. 2: Gibson Amphitheatre—Universal City, CA
Aug. 4: SDSU Open Air Theatre—San Diego, CA
Aug. 5: Pacific Amphitheatre/OC Fair—Costa Mesa, CA
Aug. 7: Dodge Theatre—Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 8: Thomas & Mack Center—Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 10: Sandia Casino—Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 11: Red Rocks Amphitheatre—Morrison, CO

NewsBLITZ: FALL METALLICA DATES!

MusikBLITZ has been providing readers with a ton of summer tour dates. Now, thanks to Metallica, we can offer you fall concert dates!

Yes, the mighty metal men are coming back to North America, starting in September, with a 26-city jaunt in support of last year’s Death Magnetic.


Metallica Tour Dates:

Sept. 14: Sommet Center—Nashville, TN
Sept. 15: US Bank Arena—Cincinnati, OH
Sept. 17: Conseco Fieldhouse—Indianapolis, IN
Sept. 19: Bell Centre—Montreal, QB
Sept. 28: AT&T Center—San Antonio, TX
Sept. 29: American Airlines Center—Dallas, TX
Oct. 1: Bank Atlantic Center—Fort Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 3: St. Pete Times Forum—Tampa, FL
Oct. 4: Phillips Arena—Atlanta, GA
Oct. 12: MTS Centre—Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oct. 13: Target Center—Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 15: Quicken Loans Arena—Cleveland, OH
Oct. 17: JPJ Arena—Charlottesville, VA
Oct. 18: Charlotte Bobcats Arena—Charlotte, NC
Oct. 26: Air Canada Centre—Toronto, ON
Oct. 29: Scotiabank Place—Ottawa, ON
Oct. 31: Colisee Pepsi—Quebec City, QB
Nov. 9: Van Andel Arena—Grand Rapids, MI
Nov. 10: HSBC Arena—Buffalo, NY
Nov. 12: Times Union Center—Albany, NY
Nov. 14: Madison Square Garden—New York, NY
Dec. 5: Mandalay Bay—Las Vegas, NV
Dec. 7: Idaho Center—Nampa, ID
Dec. 8: ARCO Arena—Sacramento, CA
Dec. 10: Honda Center—Anaheim, CA
Dec. 12: HP Pavilion—San Jose, CA

P.S.—For all you gamers out there, Guitar Hero: Metallica hits stores on March 29.

NewsBLITZ: THE OFFSPRING RETURN TO THE ROAD!

After a nearly-four-year hiatus from the touring scene,
The Offspring is returning to concert venues across
North America this May.


A bevy of The Offspring's contemporaries will serve
as supporting acts:
Alkaline Trio and Street Dogs (May 19-June 9)
Shiny Toy Guns and Street Dogs (June 10-17)
Dropkick Murphys (June 19-30)
Pennywise (July 2)
Sum 41 (July 7-18)

The Shit Is Fucked Up Tour Dates:
                 
May 19: Austin Music Hall—Austin, TX
May 20: Nokia Theatre—Dallas, TX
May 22: City Market—Kansas City, MO
May 25: Gateway Arena—Sioux City, IA
May 26: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center—Rapid City, SD
May 28: Red Rocks Amphitheatre—Morrison, CO
May 30: Pearl Concert Theater—Las Vegas, NV
June 1: Mesa Amphitheatre—Phoenix, AZ
June 3: Open Air Theatre—San Diego, CA
June 5: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater—Irvine, CA
June 9: WaMu Theater—Seattle, WA
June 10: UBC Thunderbird Arena—Vancouver, BC
June 12: The Stampede Corral—Calgary, AB
June 13: Northlands-Hall D—Edmonton, AB
June 15: Prairieland Park—Saskatoon, SK
June 17: MTS Centre—Winnipeg, MB
June 19: Roy Wilkins Auditorium—St. Paul, MN
June 20: Charter One Pavilion at Northerly
           Island—Chicago, IL
June 21: Time Warner Amphitheater at Tower
           City—Cleveland, OH
June 23: The LC Pavilion—Columbus, OH
June 24: PNC Pavilion at Riverbend—Cincinnati, OH
June 26: Summerfest—Milwaukee, WI
June 27: The Lawn—Indianapolis, IN
June 28: Freedom Hill—Detroit, MI
June 30: CMAC—Canandaigua, NY
July 2: The Molson Amphitheater—Toronto, ON
July 3: Woodstock en Beauce Festival—
           St-Ephrem de Tring, QC
July 7: Starland Ballroom—Sayreville, NJ
July 8: Roseland—New York, NY
July 10: Tsongas Arena—Boston, MA
July 11: Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion—
           Gilford, NH
July 14: Charlotte Boutique Amphitheatre at
           The Music Factory—Charlotte, NC
July 16: Hard Rock Live—Orlando, FL
July 17: The St. Augustine Amphitheatre—
           St. Augustine, FL
July 18: Pompano Beach Amp—Pompano Beach, FL

More details can be found on
The Offspring's official website.

NewsBLITZ: VANS WARPED TOUR 2009

Get ready punks—the 2009 Vans Warped Tour is coming to town!

The 15th installment of the popular festival will hit 46 towns between June 26 and Aug. 23. Tickets will go on sale April 1 on the revamped official Warped Tour website.

This year, the big news is: there will only be one main stage instead of two. "We went to one main stage for a couple reasons," explains tour founder and producer Kevin Lyman. "Many of these bands have been around for a long time and have lots of songs to choose from, so this year, instead of limiting them to five or six songs, they will have 40 minutes to play all your favorite songs from the past and a couple of new ones. " Additionally, the much-lauded Old School Stage will return to some cities

3OH!3, A Day to Remember, A Rocket to the Moon, A Skylit Drive, Alexisonfire, Anti-Flag, Attack Attack!, Bad Religion, Bayside, Big D and the Kids Table, Black Tide, Bouncing Souls, Breathe Carolina, Breathe Electric, Brokencyde, Cash Cash, Channel 3, Chiodos, Dance Gavin Dance, Dear and the Headlights, DI, Dirty Heads, DOA, Escape the Fate, Every Avenue, Fishbone, Flipper, Flogging Molly, Forever the Sickest Kids, Gallows, Guttermouth, Hit the Lights, I Set My Friends on Fire, In This Moment, Innerpartysystem, Ivy League, Jeffree Star, Kiros, Less Than Jake, Lights, LoveHateHero, Madina Lake, Manic Hispanic, Meg & Dia, Millionaires, NeverShoutNever, NOFX, Outernational, P.O.S., Punk Rock Karaoke, Runner Runner, Saosin, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Senses Fail, Shad, Shooter Jennings, Silverstein, Sing it Loud, Streetlight Manifesto, TAT, The A.K.A.s, The Adicts, The Architects, The Ataris, The Devil Wears Prada, The Dickies, The Duane Peters Gunfight, The Exploited, The Goodnight Anthem, The Main, The White Tie Affair, There For Tomorrow, Therefore I Am, Thrice, Total Chaos, TSOL, TV/TV, UK Subs, Underoath, Valencia, Vanna and Westbound Train are some of the acts slated to perform this year.


VANS WARPED TOUR 2009 DATES:
June 26: Pomona Fairplex—Pomona, CA
June 27: Pier 30/32—San Francisco, CA
June 28: Seaside Park—Ventura, CA
June 30: Cricket Pavilion—Phoenix, AZ
July 1: NMSU Practice Field—Las Cruces, NM
July 2: AT&T Center—San Antonio, TX
July 3: The Showgrounds @ Sam Houston Race Park—Houston, TX
July 5: Superpages.com Center—Dallas, TX
July 7: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre—Indianapolis, IN
July 8: Post Gazette Pavilion—Pittsburgh, PA
July 9: Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre—Cleveland, OH
July 10: Arrow Hall—Toronto, ON
July 11: Parc Jean Drapeau—Montreal, QC
July 12: New England Dodge Music Center—Hartford, CT
July 14: Merriweather Post Pavilion—Washington, DC
July 15: Toyota Pavilion—Scranton, PA
July 16: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center—Buffalo, NY
July 17: Susquehanna Bank Center—Camden, NJ
July 18: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum—Uniondale, NY
July 19: Monmouth Park Racetrack—Oceanport, NJ
July 21: Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts—Boston, MA
July 22: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre—Virginia Beach, VA
July 23: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre—Charlotte, NC
July 24: Central Florida Fairgrounds—Orlando, FL
July 25: Cruzan Amphitheatre—Miami, FL
July 26: Vinoy Park—Tampa, FL
July 28: Lakewood Amphitheatre—Atlanta, GA
Ju;y 29: Riverbend Music Center—Cincinnati, OH
July 30: Marcus Amphitheatre—Milwaukee, WI
July 31: Comerica Park—Detroit, MI
Aug. 1: First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre—Chicago, IL
Aug. 2: Canterbury Park—Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 3: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre —St. Louis, MO
Aug. 4: Sandstone Amphitheatre—Kansas City, MO
Aug. 7: Idaho Center Amphitheatre—Boise, ID
Aug. 8: Utah State Fairgrounds—Salt Lake City, UT
Aug. 9: Invesco Field—Denver, CO
Aug. 12: Race City Speedway—Calgary, AB
Aug. 14: Thunderbird Stadium—Vancouver, BC
Aug. 15: Gorge Amphitheatre—Seattle, WA
Aug. 16: Washington County Fairgrounds—Portland, OR
Aug. 19: Save Mart Center—Fresno, CA
Aug. 20: Shoreline Amphitheatre—Mountain View, CA
Aug. 21: Sleep Train Amphitheatre—Sacramento, CA
Aug. 22: Cricket Amphitheatre—San Diego, CA
Aug. 23: Home Depot Center—Los Angeles, CA

MARCH NEW ALBUM RECOMMENDATIONS!

Here are MusikBLITZ’s top picks from all of the new releases that have come out in the month of March:

The Answer's Everyday Demons (The End Records): Irish rockers The Answer got a big career boost last fall when they opened up for AC/DC's North American tour. Now the quartet’s debut U.S. album—which debuted at No. 25 in the U.K. and No. 8 on Japan's international chart—is in stores. "The future of classic rock is in good hands," says Classic Rock magazine about The Answer.

Burn Halo’s Burn Halo (Rawkhead Records/Warner Music): Former Eighteen Visions singer James Hart's new band bleeds sex, drugs and pure rock 'n' roll. The album’s raunchy first single, "Dirty Little Girl," and the track "Anejo" both feature a guest appearance by Avenged Sevenfold's Synyster Gates. The Alternative Press even loves this band saying: "The songs are way more Mötley Crüe than Nickelback... The first single is dynamic and attractive, chock full of gritty guitar riffs and throbbing drums—and it doesn’t leave you feeling dirty for listening to it.” In April, Burn Halo will hit the road as part of the Sno-Core Tour along with Static-X and Saliva.

Dope’s No Regrets (E1 Music): According to frontman Edsel Dope, the Chicago-based band’s fifth CD is "a record for the fans [that] also has enough hooks, energy and good times to engage a new group of disciples with each and every listen." Lead single "Addiction" has guitar God Zakk Wylde shredding on it. Currently, Dope is on tour with Wylde's Black Label Society and Sevendust.

Filter’s The Very Best Things—1995-2008 (Rhino Records): This 14-track compilation features the band's greatest hits, rare radio edits and soundtrack songs such as "Hey Man, Nice Shot," "Take A Picture," "(Can't You) Trip Like I Do" and "Welcome To The Fold."

Papa Roach's Metamorphosis (DGC/Interscope Records): "This record has a huge rock edge with tinges of punk and metal," says frontman Jacoby Shaddix about the band's fifth album. "It has that groove and aggression we''e always had, but there's also a new flare." Adds bassist Tobin Esperance: "The sound of the new record is electric. It's balls-to-the-wall, organic rock 'n' roll with raw, in-your-face emotion. On the flip side, there's melody, vulnerability and honesty." Singles "Hollywood Whore" and "Lifeline" have already garnered major attention.

Queensrÿche's American Soldier (Atco/Rhino Records): Concept album kings Queensrÿche examine the consequences of war from the perspective of soldiers on their latest progressive metal opus. Each song was inspired by an iterview singer Geoff Tate conducted with a veteran. "My father was a career military man, but until very recently he never spoke about what he went through," explains Tate. "I think that reticence is true of a lot of veterans, which means most people never truly understand what it means to be a soldier at war. Hearing what he and some of our fans have endured made me want to share their stories with the world. This is an album about the soldiers, for the soldiers, as told by the soldiers themselves." Fans can hear snippets of songs by calling the Queensrÿche hotline at 206-260-1215.

Static-X's Cult Of Static (Reprise Records): The industrial metal band returns with their sixth album. "Over the years my voice has been destroyed from excessive touring—and I love it," exclaims frontman Wayne Static. "The vocals on the new record are raw and brutal." Highlights include first single "Stingwray" (inspired by the car Wayne's wife, former porn star Tera Wray, drives) and album opener "Lunatic" (originally found on the Punisher: War Zone movie soundtrack, the song has now been rerecorded and features a guitar solo from Megadeth's Dave Mustaine). If you pick up Cult Of Static at Best Buy, you get two bonus tunes and a membership card that allows one to access a special third track and also have the chance to win concert tickets and meet-n-greet passes.

Sum 41's All The Good Shit: The Best Of Sum 41—2000-2008 (Island Records): Fourteen tracks have been culled from the band's five releases for this collection, including tracks like "Fat Lip," "In Too Deep," "Pain For Pleasure" and a live version of "Hell Song." (Two additional tracks can be found on albums purchased at Best Buy.) Plus, All The Good Shit comes with a bonus DVD showcasing 13 of Sum 41's music videos.

Various Artists' Now That's What I Call Power Ballads (UMVD): The latest release in the popular franchise has 18 of the most beloved ballads from the '80s. Favorites from the likes of Poison, Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick, Slaughter, Extreme, Tesla and Warrant are all on this compilation.

Various Artists' Punk Goes Pop 2 (Fearless Records): The eighth album in the "Punk Goes..." compilation series, which debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard Top 200, features creative punk-rock takes on some of today's hit pop tunes. Bands like Alesana, Silverstein, Escape The Fate, Bayside and Four Year Strong revitalize songs by Justin Timberlake, Pussycat Dolls, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Katy Perry and more. Check out the music video for A Static Lullaby's cover of Britney Spears’' "Toxic" here.

NewsBLITZ: BRET MICHAELS GETS HIS OWN BEHIND THE MUSIC!

Last week, VH1 announced that it's bringing back it's popular documentary series Behind The Music. Lil Wayne and Scott Weiland were officially announced as just two of the subjects that the show will focus on.

However, MusikBLITZ has learned that one of the other subjects is none other than Mr. Rock Of Love Bus, Bret Michaels. VH1's film crew was on hand March 21 to capture the singer's live show at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, N.J. And, Bret's show even started a bit later than planned due to interviews he was doing for the program.


New episodes of Behind The Music will begin airing in July.

NewsBLITZ: THIS WEEK IN MÖTLEY CRÜE

Mötley Crüe continues to make headlines, with the following new items developing over the last week:

1. On March 16, the full lineup for Crüe Fest 2: The White Trash Circus was finally announced during a press conference at Fuse's New York City. Godsmack, Theory Of A Deadman, Drowning Pool and Charm City Devils will all be hitting the road with the Crüe this summer, starting July 19 in Camden, N.J. and ending Sept. 5 in Darien Lake, N.Y. "This is what we imagined when we came up with the idea of Crüe Fest last summer—putting together the most kick ass bands on one bill for a day of rock," says Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx. "All of the bands on this tour compliment the others—musically, theatrically and passionately." The Mötley men arrived at the press conference in an old-fashioned ambulance, accompanied by two scantily clad "nurses." Why the throwback to the Dr. Feelgood days? The band is using Crüe Fest 2 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first No. 1 record by playing the entire album from beginning to end each night of the tour. Visit the official Crüe Fest 2 website for additional information and the latest tour dates.

Godsmack's Sully Erna, Drowning Pool's Ryan McCombs, Nurse #1, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, MicK Mars, Nurse #2, Theory of a Deadman's Tyler Connolly and Charm City Devils' John Allen

2. The Crüe is offering a free MP3 download of their new single, “White Trash Circus.” Get the song here.

3. A DVD documenting the inaugural Crüe Fest hits stores March 24. Footage from the 2008 jaunt featuring Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Trapt and Sixx A.M. make up the 2-disc set.

4. And, lastly, Carrie Underwood has recorded a version of the Crüe ballad "Home Sweet Home." The song will air each week as the farewell theme for the voted-off contestants leaving American Idol. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from the digital single will benefit The Humane Society of the United States. "I’ve always loved this song and, besides being very fitting for Idol, to me, the title is also very fitting with animal rescue and finding animals their own homes," says Underwood. Carrie has shown her love for Mötley Crüe in the past by performing "Kickstart My Heart" live onstage in Nashville with Vince Neil during one of his solo shows in 2008.

KID ROCK & LYNYRD SKYNYRD: ROCK & REBELS TOUR

Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd are teaming up once again, this time for the summer Rock & Rebels Tour.

Rock is touring in support of his No. 1 2007 release Rock 'N' Roll Jesus, which has now sold more than 4 million albums worldwide. His new single from that album is the tune "Blue Jeans and a Rosary."

Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Lynyrd Skynyrd have sold more than 30 million albums in their long career. The band's most famous song, "Sweet Home Alabama," has been downloaded as a ringtone more than 2 million times. This month, Lynyrd Skynyrd inked a deal with Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records, who will release their new effort later this year. "We're busy putting the finishing touches on our next record,being produced by Bob Marlette and can't wait for the fans to hear it," says singer Johnny Van Zant. "Our brother Billy Powell recorded six tracks before his sudden passing and we are confident he'd be very happy with the end result."

Rock & Rebels Tour Dates:
June 26: Cruzan Amphitheatre—West Palm Beach, FL
June 27: Ford Amphitheatre—Tampa, FL
June 28: Lakewood Amphitheatre—Atlanta, GA
June 30: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion—Houston, TX
July 1: Superpages.com Center—Dallas, TX
July 7: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center—Buffalo, NY
July 8: PNC Bank Arts Center—Holmdel, NJ
July 10: Blossom Music Center—Cuyahoga Falls, OH
July 11: Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis—Indianapolis, IN
July 12: First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre—Tinley Park, IL
July 14: Post-Gazette Pavilion—Pittsburgh, PA
July 21: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis—Maryland Heights, MO
July 22: Riverbend Music Center—Cincinnati, OH
July 24: Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek—Raleigh, NC
July 25: Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater—Virginia Beach, VA
July 26: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte—Charlotte, NC
July 29: Comcast Center—Boston, MA
July 31: Hershey Park Stadium & Star Pavilion—Hershey, PA
August 1: Nissan Pavilion—Washington, DC
August 2: Nikon at Jones Beach Theater—Wantagh, NY

TV ALERT: THAT METAL SHOW

Show: That Metal Show (with guests Gary Cherone & Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme)

Premiere Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Time: 11PM
Channel: VH1 Classic

Tonight on That Metal Show, Extreme's Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt sit down with the three co-hosts to talk all things metal. The newly-reformed Extreme released a new record, Saudades de Rock, in 2008 and went out on a well-received reunion tour.

Jim Florentine, Don Jamieson, Eddie Trunk, Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

For more info on That Metal Show, click here.

FUR FLIES! Project Runway Diva Pussy Whipes BF

WOW. Her cat? Nice choice of weapon Kenley!! I am dying for someone to find some video footage of this. I really hope someone helps this chick get some help - she's obviously imbalanced - anyone who watched her on Project Runway knows this. I want to see Nina Garcia kick her ass!

Two songs are now playing in my head. As an ode to Kenley Collins and her lover, enjoy:

Doctor Feelgood?

I thought the Crue could have done a much better job of finding "sexy nurses."




Either way, please for the love of god someone tip off Motley Crue that Vince Neil needs to be replaced. Over a week ago in New Jersey he complained of being sick. CherylBLITZ will tell you about last night's show in NYC later...

BLITZ EXCLUSIVE: Motley Crue

With VINCE NIEL all plastic surgery'd out, NIKKI SIXX sober and TOMMY LEE thinking he's still 25, Motley Crue wants to attempt going back to their bad boy, rockstar ways. In an attempt to cause ruckus like its 1987 again, the Motley Crue (former) bad boys are planning a secret "Dr Feelgood"-esque fiasco for Monday afternoon. For their unnecessary press conference (announcing lineup for CrueFest 2 summer festival), the aging rockers will arrive in NYC riding a vintage ambulance filled with "half naked chicks dressed as sexy nurses." (A few other unmentionable words were used).

TV ALERT: THAT METAL SHOW

Show: That Metal Show (with guest Frank Bello of Anthrax)
Premiere Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009
Time: 11PM
Channel: VH1 Classic



This weekend, That Metal Show has Anthrax's Frank Bello in the studio and also has co-hosts Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson on Anthrax's tour bus questioning all of the members during a stop in New York City (for a sneak peek of this interview, click here).

For more info on That Metal Show, click here.

NewsBLITZ: ANVIL IS BACK!

There's been much talk about the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil, and music fans will finally learn the band's full story thanks to VH1 as the company has acquired the rights to the critically-acclaimed film, handling its television premiere (set to air sometime this summer) and subsequent DVD release and also distribute it theatrically (starting April 10 in New York and Los Angeles before a national roll-out).

The movie is the true-life story of Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their band, Anvil. The "demigods of Canadian metal" released one of the heaviest metal albums in history back in 1982—Metal on Metal. The record was a major influence on many future metal icons like Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. However, Anvil took the path straight to obscurity following the initial hoopla. The film follows the group's last-ditch quest for fame and fortune. Reps say the flick is "a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream year after year." Musicians such as Slash, Lars Ulrich, Scott Ian and Tom Araya make appearances in the flick.

"This film is so much more than a documentary about the roots of metal. It's a story about the power of perseverance and the friendship and the passion that drives them," says VH1 president Tom Calderone. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil has a huge heart and will resonate with all of our viewers. This is the type of project that drew me into the VH1 fold and makes me especially proud to work here." Meanwhile, documentarian Michael Moore called the film "the best documentary I've seen in years" and the London Times says it's "possibly the greatest film yet made about rock 'n' roll."

And, in order to pick up where they left off 25 years ago, the band recently signed with a new manager and new agents in both the U.S. and the U.K. and has VH1 Classic serving as the exclusive presenter for their new tour.

VH1 Classic Presents: The Anvil Experience will hit seven cities this April and, at each tour stop, Anvil! The Story of Anvil will be shown and will be immediately followed by a short performance by the band.

The Anvil Experience Tour Dates:
April 6: Blender Theater—New York, NY
April 12: Slim's—San Francisco, CA
April 14: El Corazon—Seattle, WA
April 16: The Palladium—Worcester, MA
April 17: Trocadero—Philadelphia, PA
April 21: Crofoot Ballroom—Pontiac, MI
April 22: Metro—Chicago, IL

For more information on Anvil, click here.

NewsBLITZ: MUSIC FESTIVAL SEASON IS UPON US!

Europe used to be the only place to go to see daylong music festivals featuring a whole bunch of your favorite artists. The U.S. is finally catching up. And here are a couple of rock festivals MusikBLITZ suggests you check out this May:

THE BAMBOOZLE
Where: Meadowlands Sports Complex—East Rutherford, NJ
When: May 2-3, 2009
Artists Performing: Bayside, Billy Talent, Cobra Starship, Fall Out Boy, Gwar, Demi Lovato, Metro Station, New Found Glory, No Doubt, Gavin Rossdale, Sum 41, Taking Back Sunday, Third Eye Blind + more
Notes: The Bamboozle promises “over 200 of the most talked about bands in pop, punk, mainstream, emo and more” on 10 stages during its 2-day festival.
Website: http://www.thebamboozle.com/



ROCK ON THE RANGE
Where: Crew Stadium—Columbus, Ohio
When: May 16-17, 2009
Artists Performing: Alice In Chains, Atreyu, Avenged Sevenfold, Black Stone Cherry, Buckcherry, Flyleaf, Hoobastank, Korn, Mötley Crüe, Saliva, Saving Abel, Shinedown, Slipknot, Static-X, Trapt, The Used + more
Notes: For the third year in a row, more than 35 acts will don the multiple stages at this 2-day rock spectacular. “Being asked to headline Rock On The Range is an absolute pleasure,” says Slipknot singer Corey Taylor. “The lineup looks great; the shows look fantastic. And I, personally, think it will be an absolute blast for everyone.” Adds Mötley Crüe bass player Nikki Sixx: “We’re really excited to play one of America’s great rock festivals.”
Website: http://www.rockontherange.com/

M3 ROCK FESTIVAL
Where: Merriweather Post Pavilion—Columbia, MD
When: May 30, 2009
Artists Performing: BulletBoys, Gilby Clarke, Dokken, Extreme, Jetboy, Keel, Kix, L.A. Guns, Jani Lane, Ratt, Slaughter, Twisted Sister, Y&T + more
Notes: This all day festival, presented by radio station 98 Rock, features some of the finest bands from the ’80s and promises “10 hours of music, wicked booths and attractions and a whole lotta hair.”
Website: http://m3rock.webs.com/


If anyone goes to any of these fests, MusikBLITZ would love to hear all about them!

NewsBLITZ: NEW CRUE VIDEO + CRUE FEST 2 UPDATE!

Yes, we’ve been a little Mötley Crüe obsessed here at MusikBLITZ lately. In fact, JennBLITZ saw the band this past Friday night at The Borgota in Atlantic City; CherylBLITZ will be seeing the band on March 16 at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Yet we are still getting excited about this summer’s Crüe Fest 2: The White Trash Circus.

Anyway…we’re still one week away from the full reveal of Crüe Fest 2’s official lineup. However, the Crüe has announced that they will be playing their 1989 album Dr. Feelgood in its entirety during every single tour stop in honor of the best-selling record’s 20 year anniversary. Dr. Feelgood was Mötley’s first No. 1 album on the Billboard charts and it went on to sell more than seven million copies worldwide, producing five Billboard Hot 100 hits. Later this spring, Eleven Seven Music/Mötley Records will re-release the beloved album.
"On this summer’s Crüe Fest we really want to give the fans something they’ve never seen before,” says bassist Nikki Sixx. “And since its the 20th anniversary of the release of Dr. Feelgood, we figured what better way to celebrate than to play it live top to bottom every night.” So get ready to hear songs like “Slice Of Your Pie,” “Rattlesnake Shake” and “She Goes Down” in addition to Crüe standards like “Kickstart My Heart” and “Same Ol’ Situation.”

What else? Oh, the Crüe has released a brand new video for the song “White Trash Circus” from their latest CD, 2008’s Saints Of Los Angeles.





See MusikBLITZ’s initial Crüe Fest 2 posting here or visit the tour’s official website here.

NewsBLITZ: BON JOVI BOOK COMING NEXT FALL!

To celebrate Bon Jovi’s 25th anniversary, HarperCollins will release the first-ever official book on the band, Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful.

The book, which comes out next fall, will contain never-before-seen photos and exclusive text from the group (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, David Bryan and Tico Torres). Says HarperCollins: "From intimate moments to basking in the limelight, the book offers fans an honest, unposed and unscripted portrait of this legendary band at work and at home."

"We are honored to be collaborating with one of the most successful bands in rock history," explains Marta Schooler, Publisher of Collins Design. "Bon Jovi's continuing success has been no less than remarkable and we are thrilled to be publishing the must-have book for all their fans."

Beatin' mother fuckers like Chris beat Rihanna

I've been trying not to get on a soap box about Rihanna and Chris brown...I've actually been envying their camps' efforts to keep things under wraps - not just with the February 8th incident - but with both artists' personal info during their careers. It seems like Rihanna's team is better under control with her attorney now finally releasing statements regarding her possibly testifying, etc. In my opinion, Brown's publicist / managers / hanger on-ers need to approach this more seriously and not tip off paparazzi when he's jetskiing in Miami and partying until 3am. But hey, what do I know about that stuff?

NewsBLITZ: DRAGONFORCE ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR

DragonForce will be bringing its guitar-based metal act to the U.S. this spring. There will be a limited number of discounted tickets in each market to give every fan access to the band's shows.


DragonForce Tour Dates:

April 15: House of Blues—Anaheim, CA
April 17: Knitting Factory—Boise, IA
April 18: Knitting Factory—Spokane, WA
April 19: Wilma Theater—Missoula, MT
April 21: The Venue at Playmakers—Fargo, ND
April 22: Sokol Auditorium—Omaha, NE
April 24: Pop's—Sauget, IL
April 25: The Rave—Milwaukee, WI
April 26: Bogarts—Cincinnati, OH
April 27: Newport Music Hall—Columbus, OH
April 28: The Orange Peel—Asheville, NC
April 30: Mr. Smalls—Millvale, PA
May 1: Town Ballroom—Buffalo, NY
May 2: The Intersection—Grand Rapids, MI
May 4: Lupos at the Strand—Providence, RI
May 5: Toad's Place—New Haven, CT
May 7: Higher Ground—So. Burlington, VT
May 8: Northern Lights—Clifton Park, NY
May 9: Crocodile Rock—Allentown, PA
May 10: The Norva—Norfolk, VA

BOOK REVIEW: "BACKSTAGE PASS" BY GABY TRIANA

I recently stumbled across a really cute Young Adult/Teen novel about the daughter of a rockstar, Gaby Triana's Backstage Pass. The easy-to-read book, which originally came out in 2004 via HarperCollins, is now available as both a hardcover and a paperback.

The book tells the tale of 16-year-old Desert McGraw—the daughter of Flesh, lead singer of famous rock band Crossfire, and the band's manager, Matti. Desert has spent her entire life on the road, sleeping on buses and in hotels as she travels the world with her dad's band. Her pop's band members and road crew are like family members; she doesn't have any close friends since she is never in one place. When her father decides to set up shop in Miami for a while to record a new Crossfire album, Desert thinks this is the perfect time for her to lead a "normal" life with real friends, in a real school. Can Desert deal with normalcy? Or will she learn that home is where the heart is?

This book deals with the problems faced by many children of musicians and tells the stories in a lighthearted and fun manner. But the book, created for teens, doesn't eschew the more mature problems like philandering, groupies and backstabbing.

The fictional Desert's view of life probably mimics the current views of real life celebrity children like Madonna's 12-year-old daughter Lourdes or what Kelly Osbourne (Ozzy's daughter) thought about while growing up.

Backstage Pass is a good book for music lovers to read—whether you're young or just young at heart.

For more on author Gaby Triana, visit her official website.

TV ALERT: THAT METAL SHOW

Show: That Metal Show (with guest Vinnie Paul)
Premiere Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009
Time: 11PM
Channel: VH1 Classic

Season two of VH1 Classic’s heavy metal chatfest That Metal Show kicks off this Saturday night! For those unfamiliar with the series, hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson spend 30 minutes each week talking about the current state of metal music, interviewing special guests, debating, playing trivia games and visiting various locations (such as concerts and the Hard Rock Cafe).

This week’s special guest is former Pantera/Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. He’ll be dishing about his latest musical projects and will surely discuss his late brother, the guitar great Dimebag Darrell.

Jim, Don, Eddie & Vinnie Paul

Other guests who will appear on this season of That Metal Show include Extreme’s Gary Cherone & Nuno Bettencourt, Duff McKagan, Queensrÿche’s Geoff Tate and Heaven & Hell’s Ronnie James Dio and Geezer Butler.

For more info on That Metal Show, click here.

TV ALERT: BRET MICHAELS—THE E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY

Show: Bret Michaels—The E! True Hollywood Story
Premiere Date: Friday, March 6, 2009
Time: 9PM
Channel: E!

Bret Michaels has become an A-list star once again thanks to his hit VH1 reality series Rock Of Love. And now E! is taking a close look at the life of the notorious Poison frontman via their investigative series True Hollywood Story.

E! says: “Bret Michaels would seem to be living the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll dream: fame, fans and females, females, females! But it hasn’t always been so glamorous. THS follows Michaels’ rise from rat-infested Hollywood apartments to stadiums filled with screaming fans.”

The hour-long episode features new, exclusive interviews with Bret and his family, friends and colleagues; rare performance video of Poison’s earliest incarnation, Paris; never-before-seen photos and home videos; and more.

Bret & Poison will be on the road this summer, touring with Def Leppard and Cheap Trick. Click here for tour dates.

For more info the show, including sneak previews and times for additional airings, click here.