Top 5 Band Logos Missing From The 25 "Best Band Logos" [Pointless Logophilia]

Ah, nothing quite fills a slow-ass holiday Monday better than list gripery. At first, as I read this rundown of the 25 "Best Band Logos," all I could think was "they better remember the Misfits...

Published: 2008-02-18 Provider: Idolator Keywords: 2-tone,anal cunt,dead kennedys,funkadelic,parliament,pointless logophilia,run-dmc,Top

The Misfits Announce Anniversary Tour

Influential punk band The Misfits have unveiled the itinerary for a 30th anniversary tour billed as the "Anniverscary Tour". The nationwide trip into rock nostalgia will sadly not include

Published: 2007-08-29 Provider: Artist Direct

Yet Another Trucked-Up Story About Glenn Danzig

Long-time Danzig devotees will remember that the former Misfits singer's tour truck was stolen last fall, shortly after a gig at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre. As it turns out, KNAC.com conducted an...

Published: 2007-02-12 Provider: Idolator Keywords: danzig, glenn danzig

Tour Tracker: Scott Weiland, OneRepublic and the Misfits

Photo: Getty Scott Weiland hits the road sans Stone Temple Pilots, OneRepublic plot a headlining tour and the Misfits ditch Motorhead for their own autumn trek, complete with a Halloween show in NYC. Follow the jump for the full list of dates. Scott Weiland November 11 - N. Kansas City, MO @ Voodoo Lounge November 12 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue November 14 - Chicago, IL @ Cabaret Metro November 15 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall November 17 - Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre November 18 - New York, NY @ Fillmore November 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts November 22 - Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre November 23 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva November 25 - Atlanta, GA @ Centerstage November 28 - Houston, TX @ Wherehouse Live November 29 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre December 1 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre December 4 - San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom OneRepublic October 23 - Fairfax, VA @ George Mason Patriot Center October 24 - Selinsgrove, PA @ Susquehanna University October 26 - Toledo, OH @ Civic Center October 27 - Champaign, IL @ University of Illinois October 30 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre October 31 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth November 2 - Kenosha, WI @ Cartage College November 3 - Cedar Falls, IA @ University of Northern Iowa November 5 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre November 6 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore November 7 - Ogden, UT @ Dee Events Center November 10 - Richmond, BC @ River Rock Show Theatre November 11 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre November 14 - San Francisco, CA @ Masonic Auditorium November 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium November 16 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl November 18 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues November 19 - Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall November 21 - Biloxi, MS @ Imperial Palace Casino November 22 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle November 23 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues November 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory November 26 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom November 28 - Wallingford, CT @ Che

Published: 2008-09-08 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Metallica Bring Metal Thunder and Heavy Pyro to Bonnaroo

Throughout Metallica’s two-hour headlining set at Bonnaroo on Friday night, singer James Hetfield kept teasing that the band would be playing new songs from their just-finished album, at one point saying: “If you want, we’ll just play some old stuff. But what if I said “No!” Alas, the crowd would have to settle for the band’s metal classics, and one of the heaviest Bonnaroo sets ever. (There were some hints that would be the case: The band had played only old songs at the warm-up show the night before in nearby Nashville, Tennessee at the very small Basement club.) Metallica absolutely killed with a set heavy on classics like “Master of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Matters” and “The Unforgiven” as well as some deep cuts like the Misfits cover “Last Caress/Green Hell” (from the Garage Days EP). Metallica wrapped things up with massive, ear-shattering pyrotechnics during the one-two punch of the set closer: “One” and “Enter Sandman.” As for anything related to the new album - aside from a pocket of fans shouting “Play new songs!” - Lars Ulrich offered only this just before leaving the stage: “We’ll be back in October with a brand new record and a tour. Thank you!” • Rolling Stone at Bonnaroo 2008 • Bonnaroo 2008 in Photos • MGMT’s Guide to Hippie Dances at Bonnaroo [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-06-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Bonnaroo, Metallica

Exclusive: Stream the Entire Les Savy Fav Live Album “After the Balls Drop”

This past New Year’s Eve, while many were staring at Dick Clark or standing frigidly in Times Square, art-punk icons Les Savy Fav were preparing to bring their trademark live performance to a sold-out audience of diehard fans at NY’s Bowery Ballroom, which the band will release as a digital album entitled After the Balls Drop on April 29th. But you don’t have to wait until then to hear the live album, as we’re exclusively streaming the entire affair here. “The atmosphere of the show was unique. Our shows are known for being somewhat unique, so it was sort of a double-down, triple unique,” singer Tim Harrington says of the band’s first live album in their thirteen year tenure. It was a night for the band to delve deep into their catalogue, to bust out live renditions of their then-new album Lets Stay Friends and to play a few choice covers of songs. “We thought, ‘What would a party band do,’ Harrington says of the night. “‘If I were DJing, what songs would I just play that you know everyone would just get psyched on?’” Unfortunately, Harrington’s favorite memory of his band’s post-New Year’s Eve show didn’t make After the Balls Drop, due to right issues: The day before, Harrington went to a wholesale distributor of party supplies in NY’s Chinatown area to purchase about a hundred and twenty three-foot-long tubes that shot out confetti when twisted. The tubes were handed out during that show, and fired in unison during the band’s performance of AC/DC’s “TNT.” “It was such a cacophonous mess. It was like swimming in a sea of confetti, or a Backstreet Boys video on crack,” Harrington remembers. Thankfully, covers of the Misfits‘ “Astro Zombies,” Nirvana’s “Sliver,” Pixies‘ “Debaser” and Creedence’s “Hey Tonight” remained unscathed by legalities. ̶

Published: 2008-04-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Rock Reality Show Recap: “Gone Country” Season Finale Shocker

Every Week on CMT’s new reality show Gone Country, a motley mix of Nashville misfits try to make it big on the Chesney tip. We’ll be watching (and chuckling): Sixty Minutes of Kentucky-Fried Reality in Eight Sentences: After seven weeks of watching CMT, it’s the episode you’ve all been waiting for: the hour-long finale. Tonight, our seven contestants perform the songs they’ve been learning all season in front of a Nashville audience. We know going into the episode that Sisqo doesn’t win, given his hilariously brief reunion with Dru Hill last week. “I don’t want to lose, because I’ve never lost a competition in my life,” boasts frontrunner and series MVP Bobby Brown. The contestants make their way to the Wild Horse Saloon — “the biggest honky-tonk in Nashville,” according to host John Rich — for the final performances. No-chance-at-winning Carnie Wilson kicks off the show, followed by Julio Iglesias Jr., who makes the ladies swoon. Maureen McCormick/Marcia Brady shakes off her paralyzing stage fright to sing her ode to her deceased mother. The crowd loves it, and Dee Snider predicts for the second time that McCormick will win this thing. The Honky-Tonkin’ Highlights: Diana DeGarmo, who was criticized by Rich last episode for being “too Aguilera,” belts out a countrified version of her song, turning her into the favorite to win this thing. “That was frighteningly good,” Rich says. But DeGarmo has one more hill to climb: Mt. Bobby Brown. Despite a pre-performance diet of Grey Goose-on-the-rocks, Brown brings the house down with his rousing performance, reminding the viewers at home that before he became a walking punch line, he was once a talented performer. Before we find out who wins the battle of DeGarmo vs. Brown, we must an endure a Sisqo performance (complete with ridiculous dancing) and Dee Snider’s juvenile “Rock Out with Your Rooster Out,” which starte

Published: 2008-03-10 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Reality Show Recap: Hopefuls Croon Original Tunes on “Gone Country”

Every Week on CMT’s new reality show Gone Country, a motley mix of Nashville misfits try to make it big on the Chesney tip. We’ll be watching (and chuckling): Thirty Minutes of Kentucky-Fried Reality in Three Sentences: Our competitors learn that they’ll be judged on the songs they’ve slowly been learning over the course of the season. Alabama’s Randy Owen helps John Rich evaluate the tracks, and the results are grim: Rich calls the lyrics to Dee Snider’s “Rock Out With Your Rooster Out” “second grade,” and that’s coming from a man who penned the line “Save a horse, ride a cowboy.” Sisqo’s track also disappoints Rich, who says the former “Thong Song” singer “has a mountain to climb.” The Honky-Tonkin’ Highlights: “I’ve been through a whole lot. I’ve been shot, stabbed. Lemme tell you about it, because I’ve got nothing to hide,” says series MVP Bobby Brown before airing his track. The song is surprisingly heartfelt, almost driving Owen to tears and getting a round of applause from his castmates. Maureen McCormick also gets the thumbs up, setting up the inevitable battle of “Bobby vs. Marcia Brady” for the Gone Country belt. After Carnie Wilson strikes out with the judges, former American Idol hopeful Diana DeGarmo, the series’ dark horse, is accused of being “too Aguilera.” The Grand Ol’ Finale: “I’ll kill for country music,” Rich warns our contestants, concerned that the seven wannabes aren’t giving it their all. To quote DeGarmo, “Rich made Simon Cowell look like a pussy cat.” DeGarmo closes out the episode in tears, transforming herself into some kind of feel-good character and making her most likely to wrestle the championship away from Bobby Brown at next week’s series finale concert. Meanwhile outside, Brown prays to God — or talks to himself — for help winning next week’s finale.

Published: 2008-03-03 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Reality Show Recaps

Reality Show Recap: Bobby Brown Discusses His “Log Cabin” on “Gone Country”

Every Week on CMT’s new reality show Gone Country, a motley mix of Nashville misfits try to make it big on the Chesney tip. We’ll be watching (and chuckling): Thirty Minutes of Kentucky Fried Reality in Five Sentences: Bobby Brown’s sleepwalking/urination problems continue as our hopefuls learn to dress the part of a country stud, complete with rhinestone blazers, big leather boots and ridiculous hats. Dee Snider, who used to dress like a woman as a member of Twisted Sister, stamps his foot because he’s forced to “wear a jacket.” Next up, our contestants practice their ability to do press junkets. Brown unofficially wins this competition by prefacing an interview by announcing he hates interviews and that he won’t hesitate to go to the journalist’s house “ski-masked up.” Someone needs to inform Brown that this show is Gone Country and not Gone Compton. The Honky-Tonkin’ Highlights: Any time you have Carnie Wilson referring to Bobby Brown’s genitalia as “a weapon,” you have a guaranteed highlight. Wilson and McCormick go to wake a slumbering Brown, but instead get an explicit eyeful of Brown (we assume he forgot to zip up after sleep-pissing on the ground). To quote Brown, “I got big feet. Big feet means I have big hands. One big body part leads to another. Marcia Brady saw my log cabin.” We’re officially traumatized. The Grand Ol’ Finale: Of course, you can’t go country until you learn how to line dance. So that’s our final workshop of this very busy episode. Dancing to “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” Sisqo blows the pack away with his urbanization of the line dance, while Julio Iglesias Jr. continues to show his inability to adapt to the country lifestyle by first chastising his songwriters and then completely turning the line dance into a Sir Mix-A-Lot video. But the real MVP, at least for the television audience, is Dee “Two Left Feet” Snider, who c

Published: 2008-02-25 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Reality Show Recaps, Rock Daily

Rock Reality Show Recap: “Gone Country” Puts Sisqo to Work, Makes Bobby Brown Cry

Every Week on CMT’s new reality show Gone Country, a motley mix of Nashville misfits try to make it big on the Chesney tip. We’ll be watching (and chuckling): Thirty Minutes of Kentucky Fried Reality in Four Sentences: “I usually fight people that try to wake me up,” prefaces a hungover Bobby Brown as Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady, if you haven’t been following along) mocks him into arising with songs. The Diddy of this Nashville version of Making the Band is John Rich, who tells our seven contestants that this week’s challenge is about community, which is Tennessee-speak for hosting a car wash with all proceeds going to a local children’s hospital. Sisqo vacuums the cars a little too well, offering an interesting insight into what he’s possibly been doing post-”Thong Song.” Then it’s off to the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital so our clique can serenade the kids with “Old McDonald.” Seriously. The Honky-Tonkin’ Highlights: Bobby Brown transforms from town drunk into Mother Teresa in one commercial break, as the former Mr. Whitney Houston consoles the family of a terminally ill child. After meeting the young girl (cameras weren’t allowed access), Brown is devastated and in tears, which makes the rest of his castmates cry. Is this moment the catalyst that turns Brown from the series’ joke into the series’ winner? The Grand Ol’ Finale: The seven return back to John Rich’s cabin to write songs based on their hospital experiences and cry more. It’s an old-fashioned Kleenex fest, as Brown breaks down when talking to the others about his own children and how much he misses them. And that’s our episode. Next week: Marcia Brady is mortified after seeing Bobby Brown’s genitalia.

Published: 2008-02-19 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Reality Show Recaps

Rock Reality Show Recap: Getting Drunk is Bobby Brown’s Prerogative on “Gone Country”

Every Week on CMT’s new reality show Gone Country, a motley mix of Nashville misfits try to make it big on the Chesney tip. We’ll be watching (and chuckling): Thirty Minutes of Kentucky Fried Reality in Seven Sentences: Thirty seconds into this week’s episode, Bobby Brown is boozing. “Y’all like coffee. I like alcohol,” boasts Brown after the rooster crows on the John Rich estate. After meeting Gretchen Wilson, “the Redneck Woman,” our contestants are faced with this week’s task: shoveling horse shit and corralling stallions. After a horse attacks one of the show’s cameramen, a frightened and inebriated Brown opts to help Dee Snider shovel the shit. On top of that, Brown accidentally swallows a mouthful of Skoal, which gets him high. Our cast then goes to a local watering hole to watch Cowboy Troy perform, but Brown (who’s plastered at this point) refuses to participate in the festivities, storming out of the bar to pass out on the tour bus. Meanwhile, Dee Snider wins the horseshoe-throwing contest. The Honky-Tonkin’ Highlights: Instead of passing out, Brown spends time with Carnie Wilson on the tour bus. Wilson, at this point, just wants Brown to sleep off the booze, but Brown has other ideas. While a motherly Wilson helps take off Brown’s white Adidas, Bobby unleashes a fart aimed toward Carnie. “His butt was about like one and a half feet from my mouth, and it was like a snappy wet river,” Wilson remarks. At this point, Wilson wisely exits the tour bus. The Grand Ol’ Finale: A hungry, drunk Bobby tries to tell his shoes to get back on his feet. Later, the six other contestants board the bus, but Brown flees to hit up a BBQ joint. At 3:45 A.M., Brown finally rejoins his castmates, with a cheese steak in tow. Back at Rich’s mansion, everyone goes to bed … but Bobby Brown isn’t done yet. Brown, you see, suffers from sleepwalking, so at 4:45 A.M., Brown goes to urinate, except he doesn’t go to the bathroom

Published: 2008-02-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Reality Show Recaps, Rock Daily

Rock Reality Show Recap: Sisqo Haunts Nashville With “Thong Song” on “Gone Country”

Every Week on CMT’s new reality show Gone Country, a motley mix of Nashville misfits try to make it big on the Chesney tip. We’ll be watching (and chuckling): Thirty Minutes of Kentucky Fried Reality in Five Sentences: Bobby Brown passes his time at John Rich’s gorgeous estate by drinking way too much, sending him into a unshakable hangover on the first day of competition and forcing him to miss the guitar-smashing exercise (how country is that!). The other six contestants travel to the supermarket to pick up ingredients so they can cook for Rich’s grandma. How playing Iron Chef is going to turn Sisqo into Cowboy Troy is beyond us. Rich alerts our magnificent seven that they have to perform in front of a packed Nashville club, who later bear witness to Sisqo performing a country-friend version of “Thong Song” and Brown singing “My Prerogative.” The Honky-Tonkin’ Highlights: The funniest moment this week is awarded to CMT’s commercials for My Big Redneck Wedding, which looks like the greatest show ever, or at least the best show since Dateline started busting child molesters. CMT, where have you been all our lives? The Grand Ol’ Finale: Foreshadowing the show’s most interesting subplot, tempers flared between Bobby Brown and Dee Snider after the spotlight-hogging Brown hopped onstage and started singing background vocals during Snider’s rousing performance of Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” To quote John Rich, “For a minute there, it looked like they were going to slug each other in the jaw.” Late-night fisticuffs at a Tennessee saloon? Sounds like Snider and Brown have definitely “gone country.” Alas, Snider miraculously kept his cool, but still angrily threw his microphone down while leaving the stage. Be sure to tune in next week, when Bobby Brown farts on Carnie Wilson. And no, we’re not making that up.

Published: 2008-02-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Reality Show Recaps, Rock Daily