BnR Quickhits
This is the first BnR Quickhits. I am calling a Quickhit when a few things have happened in the music business, but we have been to lazy to report them. I would like to say that the Quickhits function would be a weekly feature, but I don't want to lie to you.
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page was in Japan on Monday (Sunday Eastern Standard Time) promoting the Mothership DVD/CD. At the press conference he stated that Led Zeppelin practiced just as hard for their one-off gig in London last year as they would for a full tour. So Page said after Robert Plant was done touring with Allison Krauss, Led Zeppelin would tour. Now I am sticking with my guns and saying it will be one gig here, one gig there, type thing.
REM
REM is touring. The band hasn't toured in sometime and the last real U.S.A performance they did was behind the "Vote for Change" tour which tried to oust Presidente Bush from office. Unfortunately, people want to listen to rockstars play music and not gripe about politics. So the concerts sold out and President Bush was reelected. This time around tentative dates have them running from Canada and finishing the tour in Atlanta, Georgia. We will post the dates when I find them.
New Kids on the Block
With the reuniting of such memorable disposable pop icons like the Spice Girls and Boyz II Men, the New Kids on the Block were rumored not to be denied. You may recall a show on VH1 where they tried to reunite bands that still had a high fan base, but due to internal conflict, the band split. Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, were in favor of the reunion. It was Donnie Wahlberg who refused to tour citing a "lucrative" acting career in such miniseries events like Band of Brothers and Saw I, II, III, and IV. Well the rumor was officially shot down by Danny Wood. This leaves the band and the fans to fade into obscurity.
Grammys
The Grammy awards are scheduled to be aired on the CBS Network on Feb. 10. The Writers Guild of America have decided to allow writers to write content for the show. This news saddens me because it officially kills my hopes for the 3 hour corporate circle jerk being canceled. The whole thing could be done in 1.5 hours. Have a silly tabloid newsreader like Pat O'Brien read the winners, add a small dash of musical performers, not Chris Brown, and presto changeo your awards show is 1.5 hours. The temporary lift on the Grammys by the Writers Guild still leaves the Oscars on. The Oscars are the biggest waste of 4 hours (5 if you count the red carpet licking). End all award shows. I don't need someone to tell me what I like or what is popular. Jethro Tull beat Metallica in the Best Metal Performance category, 36 Mafia have an Oscar. I rest my case on those two points.
Blind Melon
Blind Melon will release their first album in 13 years despite the fact Shannon Hoon is still dead. The album entitled For My Friends is due out April 22. Travis Warren is the replacement singer for Hoon. Check out the Blind Melon official Web site for more details and the first single.
Now I am going to watch Batman: The Animated Series. That is the only TV show that deserved the 3 Emmy's it won.
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page was in Japan on Monday (Sunday Eastern Standard Time) promoting the Mothership DVD/CD. At the press conference he stated that Led Zeppelin practiced just as hard for their one-off gig in London last year as they would for a full tour. So Page said after Robert Plant was done touring with Allison Krauss, Led Zeppelin would tour. Now I am sticking with my guns and saying it will be one gig here, one gig there, type thing.
REM
REM is touring. The band hasn't toured in sometime and the last real U.S.A performance they did was behind the "Vote for Change" tour which tried to oust Presidente Bush from office. Unfortunately, people want to listen to rockstars play music and not gripe about politics. So the concerts sold out and President Bush was reelected. This time around tentative dates have them running from Canada and finishing the tour in Atlanta, Georgia. We will post the dates when I find them.
New Kids on the Block
With the reuniting of such memorable disposable pop icons like the Spice Girls and Boyz II Men, the New Kids on the Block were rumored not to be denied. You may recall a show on VH1 where they tried to reunite bands that still had a high fan base, but due to internal conflict, the band split. Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, were in favor of the reunion. It was Donnie Wahlberg who refused to tour citing a "lucrative" acting career in such miniseries events like Band of Brothers and Saw I, II, III, and IV. Well the rumor was officially shot down by Danny Wood. This leaves the band and the fans to fade into obscurity.
Grammys
The Grammy awards are scheduled to be aired on the CBS Network on Feb. 10. The Writers Guild of America have decided to allow writers to write content for the show. This news saddens me because it officially kills my hopes for the 3 hour corporate circle jerk being canceled. The whole thing could be done in 1.5 hours. Have a silly tabloid newsreader like Pat O'Brien read the winners, add a small dash of musical performers, not Chris Brown, and presto changeo your awards show is 1.5 hours. The temporary lift on the Grammys by the Writers Guild still leaves the Oscars on. The Oscars are the biggest waste of 4 hours (5 if you count the red carpet licking). End all award shows. I don't need someone to tell me what I like or what is popular. Jethro Tull beat Metallica in the Best Metal Performance category, 36 Mafia have an Oscar. I rest my case on those two points.
Blind Melon
Blind Melon will release their first album in 13 years despite the fact Shannon Hoon is still dead. The album entitled For My Friends is due out April 22. Travis Warren is the replacement singer for Hoon. Check out the Blind Melon official Web site for more details and the first single.
Now I am going to watch Batman: The Animated Series. That is the only TV show that deserved the 3 Emmy's it won.
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