During a discussion yesterday about the impact of music on our lives the topic of defining songs came up. The question was posed “What single song defines who you are?” I pondered this question for a bit and came to only one conclusion, Rainbow- “Long Live Rock N’ Roll”. It simply states my feelings on the music I love. There is not a second of any day when a song is not running through my head. Someone once told me that if they were to cut me music notes would bleed out of me. “Long Live Rock N’ Roll” indeed!
How would you act if you had the chance to open for Queensryche on tour? Probably geek out and act fool like I would. Not these lads from Ireland. This band hit the stage running and didn’t let up until their set was done.
Fresh and with a kickass rockin’ sound, The Voodoos brought their A game to the show.
I got to meet the band after the show and chat a bit. I found them quite charming and still full of piss and vinegar. We picked up their debut CD and asked them to sign it. I gave them my copper and gold Sharpies to use and they fell in love with them, so they were donated for the cause, use them well boys!
thanks guys
“V” for Voodoos!!!
Thanks for the show, and the hospitality guys, hope to hear more from you soon!
I met Randy a few years back and was amazed by his playing and his style. I stayed in sort of a disjointed contact with him through the internet throughout that time. I found out in passing that we shared some common friends in the music world. Randy even played on my good friends Scattered Hamlets’ new release Skeleton Dixie. Randy and I finally caught up and had a great conversation about the events in his life. Enjoy and leave some feedback!
Special Announcement: WORNSTAR CLOTHING has a new secret weapon. Kurt Arft officially joins the Wornstar team as GM. Kurt has been a big supporter since the beginning and has volunteered his time over the past couple of years and stepped up to help Stephen and Sylvia without question. He’s been a true loyal friend so it was easy to bring him on board as an essential piece to our ever growing puzzle. Join us in officially welcoming Kurt to the team. www.facebook.com/kurt.arft
I want to personally congratulate my good friend Kurt. There is no one more deserving than this hard working guy! I know he will take Wornstar even further than they have already gone! I am a Wornstar for life!!!
I get to interview some awesome bands. Usually they are uneventful mellow and smooth interviews. Not with Throw The Temple. Right out of the gate this was no ordinary interview. Fun, hectic, crazy, and all over the map, this was one of my favorite interviews to have done.
yeah I’m trying not to laugh
Here is the link tot he interview:
Please be warned I’m not responsible if you lose your mind while viewing! Please check out our pages Rock U-Night and on facebook at Rock U-Night Facebook!!!
I have been a Black Sabbath fan since the moment I heard “Planet Caravan” when I was 6 years old. Since then I have felt like I was with them from high to low. Listening to Sabbath has taken my mind to different planes of existence and back, floating away on the guitar licks of Tony Iommi, my heart beating in time to the drumming of Bill Ward, the dark and monstrous basslines of Geezer Butler, finally, the madcap lunacy of the voice of Ozzy Osbourne. From the self titled Black Sabbath to Never Say Die!, Sabbath was there for me. And then things changed.
1979- Ozzy and Sabbath had parted ways!!!! Say it wasn’t so!!! What was going to happen now? I so wanted to hate Heaven And Hell, but I couldn’t. I was familiar with Ronnie James Dio from his prior work but didn’t think he could replace our beloved Ozzy, but it worked. Then Bill Ward was gone as well and Vinny Appice was in. This marked the start of many lineup changes to come. The Mob Ruleswas released and was a truly amazing piece of work.
Well, as we all know, Ozzy launched a stellar solo career and Sabbath released several more records with varying lineups. There were several reunions but no full blown release with the classic lineup until now (well sort of).
Enter 13 – The long standing rumors were true, Black Sabbath: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, and Bill were going to record a new record!!! Then, amidst great controversy, Bill Ward was no longer part of the project. Brad Wilk from Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave was to fill in behind the kit. I will withhold my personal feelings on the matter. I heard that one of my favorite producers of all time, Rick Rubin, was working with Sabbath on this. It is my opinion that pretty much anything Rick works on is amazing (note that I said pretty much and not everything). I am hopeful that 13will return us to the storytelling, journeys of Sabbath past…. we can dream….
My good friend Mike Kimura took time out of his busy schedule to fill us in on what’s going on with his two bands Voice Of December and Darken The Day! Awesome guy to know and very cool interview. Be sure to check out both bands and give them a like! Here’s the interview:
Great interview with the legendary Stacey Blades. We talked about the past, present, and future of Stacey’s endeavors. Very personable guy easy to talk with, and very humble. I was lucky enough to run into him at NAMM 2013.
Enjoy this awesome interview and support this hard working rocker! Here is the link to the interview:
I have met many great people in the music community Chad Erickson is one of them. He has made awesome leather works for a lot of people in the music world. He recently made a custom leather cuff for me with the Hellion logo. Check out his page and give him a like at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Carvedrockleather/
Adam Joad from Scattered Hamlet guitar strap.
Randy “The Arsonist” Cooper guitar strap
the Hellion custom cuff
custom strap for Justin Manning from Crowned By Fire!
the Hellion Rocks 