This is probably a record for the longest I’ve gone without posting since I started this blog.  Sorry, been at Comfest for 3 days and then another Clipper’s game after that.  I’ll fill you in on my Comfest stories later . . . too tired tonight.  So for something completely different; My buddy Steve sent me this article on EW.com’s Popwatch blog re: Burger King’s ad campaign for their new ‘Super Seven Incher’. Yeah, it’s even worse than that sou... Read Full Story

Wanna be depressed? Aw, c’mon, you know you do.  So Blabbermouth.net had a link to an interesting article on Forbes about the top earning musicians over the past 12 months.  No. 1 is Madonna, which surprises me since no one I know gives a damn about her anymore. No. 2 is Celine Dion – color me surprised again for the SAME reason as for Madonna.  No. 3 is Beyonce – ok, that chick is everywhere so it’s not surprising that my future second wife, I mean the lovely Queen ... Read Full Story

Just heard today from my peeps that Bigelf have been added to the second incarnation of the Progressive Nation tour with headliners Zappa Plays Zappa & the legendary Dream Theater! Of course, you realize this is partly my doing.  Yep, ’tis true.  Back in February when I saw the band, I told lead vocalist - keyboardist Damon Fox that he and the boys would be HUGE within a year - to which he replied “I hope so” with a smile.  Now it would seem they are poised to prove once... Read Full Story

Spinner.com - Did you hear about this, the cleaning crew for Bonnaroo found the corpse of a twenty-something male at the campgrounds?   It will be interesting to see how this unfolds - did someone leave the poor bastard (”hey guys, something is definitely wrong with Phil!”) or was he an unfortunate hanger-on who maybe overdid it. This marks the 7th death in eight years for the Tennessee concert event, makes me wonder how that stacks up to other large scale concert events like Ozzf... Read Full Story

Since I’ve received some inquiries, this Friday (6/19) is Daisy Duke’s Night at Hooters (at least in my area, it is). And yes, I’ll be there - kind of a celebrity-but-not-really appearance. So buy me a beer if you show up. . . For those of you unfamiliar with theme night at one [...] Read Full Story

As if Reverend Manson would be interviewed by Reverend Mortis, right?  pfffft!  No, below are 4 links to an interview with the self-proclaimed God of Fuck as found on Shockhound.  It’s good stuff, kiddies - this ain’t no MTV interview.  Here’s the press kit info and links; Chapter I - Manson talks about his identity issues, [...] Read Full Story

This was how I spent my Saturday night, hanging out on Park Street for the annual festival. What a blast! About a two block section of the city is closed off for this affair, with a decent sized stage set up at the corner of Park & Spruce streets.  I’d estimate 10 to 20,000 folks [...] Read Full Story

KNAC.com - According to Philthy Phil on KNAC, Activision has confirmed that the upcoming Guitar Hero: Van Halen will not include Michael Anthony or Sammy Hagar. WHAT!?! Look, I’m not a huge fan of the Van Hagar days, but many people are and they were an incredible commercial success. To say otherwise would be asinine denial, pure & simple. But worse, no Michael Anthony?? THEE bassist behind both incarnations of Van Halen throughout their storied career, not represented on the n... Read Full Story

CNN.com - Remember those nerds you used to make fun of in High School? The ones who grew up to be costume wearing superfreaks, I mean superfans, and hung out at conventions, usually winding down their evenings with a restraining order against them from Leonard Nimoy? Well CNN (linked above) has an interesting story about how people like that have started to take things. . . to the next level. Yes, I mean they’re patrolling the mean streets as costumed super heroes now (This should end... Read Full Story

Just got back from spending the weekend at Indian Lake & what a trip it was. I’ll give you the abridged breakdown on account of no one really cares about other people’s vacations. Friday - Set up camp, then went out to eat at an overpriced seafood place. Found a decent bar called Froggy’s At the Lake where a band called Time Machine was playing classic rock hits all night. I’ve included the link since about 134 bands seem to go by that name if you Google it. An... Read Full Story