MK Magazine News 2008

View the trailer here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_af1O3Hp4k&feature=player_embedded

If you’ve taken a trip to Hollywood Boulevard lately and noticed a severe lack of frumpy superheroes and villains — made famous by Matthew Ogens’ documentary “Confessions of a Superhero” — be sure to thank to LAPD and its recently imposed, groan-worthy “Zorro Tolerance Policy” (see what they did there?). Basically, the law outlaws a group of aspiring actors from dressing up as recognizable characters and taking pictures with tourists.

However — true to their fictional counterparts — the Hollywood Heroes aren’t taking the new ordinance laying down. They are utilizing the medium that initially brought them into the public consciousness — with an all new documentary titled “Superheroes Strike Back!”

A law banning super-heroics in Hollywood? Web-swing, fly or teleport on over to ComicsAlliance and see it for yourself! (via ComicsAlliance) www.comicsalliance.com

The doc, which looks to be funded by Craigslist TV and will be distributed on YouTube this month, follows the aftermath of aMay 28, 2010 incident in which several of the actors were arrested for violating the LAPD’s costumed crackdown. In the wake of the arrests, Christopher Dennis (who portrays Superman) posted a call on Craigslist for his fellow Super-companions to rise up and fight back — only as the trailer shows — not everyone is onboard or shares Dennis’ ideas.

That, and apparently Elmo is one evil SOB — enough to bring even the Hulk to levels of despair.

That’s FOUR IN A ROW gentlemen! A big and well deserved kudos from AZ and your friends at MK!

“Asylum”, the new album from Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED, is likely to sell between 145,000 and 160,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at the top of next week’s The Billboard 200 chart, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on August 31.

The band’s previous three albums — 2008’s platinum “Indestructible” (first-week sales: 253,000), 2005’s double-platinum “Ten Thousand Fists” (first-week sales: 238,000) and 2002’s platinum “Believe” (first-week sales: 284,000) — also debuted at No. 1.

DISTURBED’s best-selling release to date is its 2000 debut, “The Sickness”, which has shifted more than four million copies in the U.S. alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The “Asylum” limited-edition CD/DVD came with the full album, including two bonus tracks (live recordings of “Down With The Sickness” and “Stricken”), expanded artwork, a DVD with the “Decade Of Disturbed” documentary plus nine “Disturbed Dissected” exclusive instrument video instuctionals, and an exclusive double-sided poster with guitar tabs. It is available only through Disturbed1.com.

The iTunes LP version of “Asylum” also included a download featuring the “Decade of Disturbed” documentary, two bonus tracks (live recordings of “Down With The Sickness” and “Stricken”), an additional exclusive bonus track (”Leave It Alone”), and two “Disturbed Dissected” exclusive instrument video instructionals.

DISTURBED’s “Asylum” video was directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober), who has previously worked with METALLICA, MASTODON and DEFTONES, among others. Roboshobo also helmed the video for “Another Way To Die”, the first single from “Asylum”.

A 75-plus-minute film, “Decade of Disturbed” was directed by Rafa Alcantara of Twentyfourcore Productions and it candidly captures the band’s ten-year history, with extensive behind-the-scenes and never-before-seen footage. “It basically tells the story of the band, from its inception to present day,” says DISTURBED frontman David Draiman.

“The band has had its share of ups and downs along the way and I think we tried to be as open and honest about all of it as we could. It’s very insightful and we hope it’s something the fans will appreciate.”

“Asylum” track listing:

01. Remnants
02. Asylum
03. The Infection
04. Warrior
05. Another Way To Die
06. Never Again
07. The Animal
08. Crucified
09. Serpentine
10. My Child
11. Sacrifice
12. Innocence
13. Ishfwilf (I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/2066301720/sticky-wicket-independent-feature

Dearest Friends and Family,

As some of you may know I have launched an Indie feature film project titled Sticky Wicket. It may shock some of you who know me well, that Sticky Wicket is a non-horror comedy. Over the past year my friend Jimmy and I brainstormed and went thru idea after idea to find something that would not only be sellable and meaningful, but easy enough to shoot on a shoestring budget. Inspired by the state of the economy and our own on again off again unemployment due to the freelance capacity we work in, we penned Sticky Wicket. Sticky Wicket is a dark comedy about friendship, unemployment and really bad choices. You can read a semi-full synopsis and project pitch here http://kck.st/9w5BHt and view a video as well.

Some of you may be familiar with a website called Kickstarter.com. Kistarter is a place where artists, musicians, writers and filmmakers can raise funds by way of pledges to help finance their projects. In 23 days we have acquired 15 backers whose pledges come to a total of $967. We have 22 days to go and our goal is $4000. If we don’t reach are goal by Midnight, September 23 we will receive nothing and our backers will not be charged.

Before you read any further I want you to know that this message is not a plea for pledges. It’s a plea to help spread the word. Kickstarter provides you with a venue to post your project, but the footwork is your own. I need to reach beyond my facebook page and expose this project to the masses. On occasion I repost the project on my page asking people to spread the word and some have. I realize that posts quickly get pushed down the line of the newsfeed and many people never see it. The most effective way to accomplish this is to send out a mass Email. Helping me get this out there will help me enormously. If you do decide to share the link above on your profile page it’s even more helpful to write a little something. For example, who I am to you or who you are to the project and why you’re helping spread the word. It’s not much and helps people notice. As far as pledges go, people can pledge anywhere from one dollar to a thousand and everyone gets something in return. We are $3,033 shy of our goal. If we can reach 3033 people in 22 days who pledge one dollar each we will meet it.

Many of you, who know me, know that I’m a firm believer in creating opportunity and that when I say I’m going to do something, I do it. Five years ago I ventured from Chicago to LA for a fresh start and to pursue a dream. I’ve accomplished a lot and this is the next level. I am also looking for local friends who would like to pledge talent and skill. You may know some of the people who have jumped onboard so far. On the production side myself, JD Carlson, Sara Mattison, Greg Edwards and Imran Shaikh. On the talent side Jimmy Dean Carlson, Frank Fowle, Bob Max Peterson, Tania Shenstone, Kerri-Anne Lavin, Sara Mattison, Steve Kaminski and Jordan Schatz based on his availability. I still have five more roles to cast, three men and two women. If you’re local and interested let me know. Your help is greatly appreciated and thank you very much for taking the time to read this message.

Sincerely,
Paul J. Baio

Although the title of Jerry Lee Lewis’ new, star-studded album is Mean Old Man, the rock legend says it doesn’t refer to him. “No, it has nothing to do with me whatsoever,” the 74-year-old told Billboard. “It’s named for the Kris Kristofferson song [that opens the set], which I flipped out over when I heard it. I thought it was a hit piece of material, so I cut it.”

In addition to Kristofferson, the album features Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Slash, Ringo Starr, John Mayer, Ron Wood, Eric Clapton and James Burton, as previously reported on Gibson.com. The album will be released on September 7 in two editions – a 10-track, standard version and an 18-track, expanded version. The expanded Mean Old Man features songs with Shelby Lynne and Gillian Welch.

“My daddy likes singing with girls,” said Phoebe Lewis, Jerry’s daughter who also manages his career. “It’s just a collection of people who really love Jerry and wanted to be part of the album. The fact that they bring their own notoriety is just a plus. They’re like the ultimate sidemen and women.”

Some of the tracks are currently available on iTunes, including “Rockin’ My Life Away,” featuring Kid Rock and Slash.

Kid Rock has announced the follow-up to his block buster triple platinum 2007 album ‘Rock and Roll Jesus.’ Rock’s new album “Born Free,” was produced by Rick Rubin and mixed by Greg Fidelman and is set to hit stores on November 16th from Atlantic Records.

Here is part of the announcement with some comments from Kid Rock: The first single from the album will be, appropriately, “Born Free” which hits radio September 14th. “Born Free” is in many ways a transformational album for Kid Rock. While there is still the edge, wit, and swagger of previous albums, he doesn’t rap, there’s no metal – there isn’t even a parental warning sticker.

Says Kid Rock, “The catalyst for this record was Detroit, and my thoughts on the world through the lens of Detroit. Watching everything go downhill over the past few years, the economy, the loss of jobs everywhere, I wanted to make a record that reflected the times but that still had soul.”

The bulk of the album was recorded live in a two week span in Los Angeles with a stellar cast of musicians including Heartbreaker Benmont Tench, Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith, David Hidalgo from Los Lobos and Chavez guitarist Matt Sweeney. Studios in Detroit, Nashville and Atlanta were used to incorporate collaborations with Bob Seger, Sheryl Crow, Zac Brown, Trace Adkins, and in a pairing surely never to be replicated – T.I. and Martina McBride on the track “Care.”

Kid Rock and Rick Rubin, as friends, have spent many hours talking about their respective histories – starting in hip-hop, crossing into and creating new territories – as well as the need for a great new American classic rock record that challenges the field. “Born Free” is in part the result of those conversations – an album that is meant to be played from start to finish.

Kid Rock’s last album “Rock ‘N Roll Jesus,” released in 2007, debuted at #1 and stayed in the charts for 100 weeks, becoming the biggest selling Rock album of 2008. His hit single “All Summer Long” hit #1 in 8 countries and provided Kid Rock the opportunity to expand his huge touring base outside of America.

Kid Rock has a unique ability to genre-hop, marking his territory everywhere. He hosted last years CMT Awards (whose ratings rose 19% over the previous year) and performed at events ranging from the Grammy’s to the VMA’s,EMA’s and CMA’s to the Hip Hop Honors. He has performed for and visited troops overseas numerous times, and remains one of entertainments most vocal supporters of our soldiers abroad. In the past year he has entered into a unique partnership with Jim Beam, while at the same time expanding his philanthropic efforts through his own Kid Rock Foundation.

Michael Monroe has tapped legendary producer Jack Douglas (AEROSMITH, JOHN LENNON, CLUTCH, SLASH’S SNAKEPIT, NEW YORK DOLLS) to helm his new solo album, tentatively due in early 2011. Monroe and his band spent a week earlier this month writing and recording demos at the Seawolf Studios on the Suomenlinna Island, about a 15-minute ferry ride from the Helsinki, Finland harbor. Michael said, “We chose about 16 out of over 20 songs we had written for the record.

“The newest stuff sounds especially great, and we now have a pretty clear picture of what our new studio album will sound like.

“We sent the demos to our producer, who also loved the material and can’t wait to start digging into it with us.

“Needless to say, we’re all really excited about the recording sessions.

“We’re flying to L.A. this Sunday to get started and will record through September.”

In other news, Monroe revealed in a new online posting that he broke two ribs while making a guest appearance during Slash’s performance at the Summer Sonic festival in Osaka, Japan in early August. Michael said, “I sang one song with him, ‘We’re All Gonna Die’. During the guitar solo, I ran along the aisle all the way to the mixing board, which I had already done a couple of times during my own show, but this time on my way back I slipped and fell, hitting my back on the metal barricade.”

He added,”I’ve never had a broken a rib before, so I didn’t know how it would feel. I just figured I had banged my back up real hard, so I just kept putting ice on it, but realized that I could only sleep laying on my back due to the pain.”

As previously reported, Michael Monroe will release a new live album, “Another Night In The Sun”, in Europe and Japan on September 22. The CD was recorded in early July during a private concert at the Tavastia club in Helsinki and will be mixed and mastered by Niko Bolas (NEIL YOUNG, FRANK SINATRA, KEITH RICHARDS, KISS, SPINAL TAP) in Los Angeles.

“Another Night In The Sun” features highlights from Monroe’s solo career, a few HANOI ROCKS classics and two brand new songs: “You’re Next” and “Motorheaded For A Fall”.

Michael Monroe’s solo band features bassist Sami Yaffa, who has played with a remarkable variety of bands including HANOI ROCKS, NEW YORK DOLLS and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, and guitarist Ginger, who has dazzled audiences over the world with his band THE WILDHEARTS. Also on guitar is Steve Conte, the NEW YORK DOLLS master fretman who has played with Willy DeVille and his own bands THE CRAZY TRUTH, CROWN JEWELS and COMPANY OF WOLVES. Rounding out the band is drummer Karl “Rockfist” Rosqvist, whose resume includes providing rhythm for the likes of CHELSEA SMILES and DANZIG.

Band run more than an hour over curfew

Guns N’ Roses’ Reading Festival set ended in chaos tonight (August 27), when the sound was cut after the band overran by more than an hour.

The band, led by Axl Rose, took to the stage over an hour after schedule, at 10:30pm (BST), to play their headline slot at the festival. Despite earlier warnings from festival organiser Melvin Benn that he would not tolerate the band playing past 11:30pm, they still managed to play the majority of their set until roughly midnight - when they walked offstage after playing ‘Night Train’.

However, as the band tried to return for an encore, the sound was cut. Led by Rose, they still tried to launch into ‘Paradise City’, though only the drums could be heard as all other instruments had been switched off. As the crowd started to sing the track, Rose tried to greet members of the audience while singing through a megaphone - watch fan footage of the incident on the right now.

The band continued in this way for roughly five minutes, before finally coming together on the stage to bow and walk off.

Earlier in the day, Rose had tweeted: “Bkstage at Reading. Tour’s ON! Our apologies 4 any inconvenience. Peace!”

However, he failed to apologise to the crowd for being late, and barely spoke to the audience during the gig. He received a hostile reaction from some parts of the crowd throughout the gig, with some booing after every song and repeatedly chanting, “What a twat”.

Guns N’ Roses played:

‘Chinese Democracy’
‘Welcome To The Jungle’
‘It’s So Easy’
‘Mr. Brownstone’
‘Sorry’
‘Richard Fortus Guitar Solo’
‘Live And Let Die’
‘This I Love’
‘Rocket Queen’
‘Dizzy Reed Piano Solo’
‘Street Of Dreams’
‘You Could Be Mine’
‘DJ Ashba Guitar Solo’
‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’
‘Instrumental Jam’
‘Axl Rose Piano Solo’
‘November Rain’
‘Night Train’
‘Paradise City’ (with the sound cut)

www.thevoodooexperience.com

This year’s Voodoo Experience sports an eclectic lineup that ranges from Ozzy Osbourne to Treme Brass Band with Uncle Lionel Batiste/Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcolm and the list of artists taking part in the Halloween weekend festival in New Orleans has expanded.

Here is the announcement which includes the full lineup as it stands: The two main Voodoo Ritual stages line-up will now include The Whigs, White Rabbits, Dead Confederate, River City Extension, Miracle at St. Anna, O’ Brother, Speak and Michael Tolcher. This year’s Voodoo will once again celebrate the amazing list of electronic talent with the reintroduction of the Voodoo dance space, Le Plur, which was dormant since 2004. Voodoo’s expanded electronic celebration will now include Kelis, the Crystal Method, Kaskade and Swiss Chriss. They join the previously announced Deadmau5, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and Die Antwoord, among others.

“As we were putting together the line-up for this year’s Voodoo, we found such a large amount of talent in the electronic world that we knew this was the right time to bring it back,” says Voodoo Experience founder and producer Stephen Rehage. “Voodoo has always been about discovery and this year’s line-up represents every kind of music imaginable.”

And the music will never stop for those interested in exploring the New Orleans musical landscape, with official Voodoo After Dark parties already confirmed at legendary venues throughout the city including One Eyed Jacks, d.b.a, House of Blues, Republic New Orleans, The Howlin Wolf and Tipitinas Uptown.
The Voodoo Experience 2010 line-up (as of 8/26) is as follows:
Muse
Ozzy Osbourne
Weezer
MGMT
Drake
Metric
Hot Chip
Interpol
Paul van Dyk
Deadmau5
Street Sweeper Social Club
Paul Oakenfold
Jakob Dylan and Three Legs
Ferry Corsten
Buckwheat Zydeco
Florence and the Machine
Raphael Saadiq
Eagles of Death Metal
Cage the Elephant
Minus the Bear
Janelle Monae
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Galactic with Guests
The Airborne Toxic Event
Jonsi
Innerpartysystem
Afrojack
Kelis
Die Antwoord
the Crystal Method
Kaskade
Swiss Chriss
The Whigs
White Rabbits
Dead Confederate
River City Extension
Miracle at St. Anna
O’ Brother
SPEAK
Michael Tolcher
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Rebirth Brass Band
Crookers
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Stanton Moore Trio plus Anders Osborne and Robert Walter
Voice of the Wetlands All Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Waylon Thibodeaux, Big Chief Bourdeaux, Johnny Vidacovich, and Johnny Sansone
Boys Noize
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Theresa Andersson
Basin Street Records Revue featuring Kermit Ruffins, Dr. Michael White and Jeremy Davenport
Toubab Krewe
Jon Cleary Piano, Bass and Drums
Treme Brass Band with Uncle Lionel Batiste
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin Malcolm
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
The New Orleans Bingo! Show with special guests
The Happy Talk Band
Fleur De Tease Burlesque Revue
Rotary Downs
DJ Soul Sister
Paul Sanchez Rolling Road Show ft. John Boutte
Quintron & Miss Pussycat
Honey Island Swamp Band with guest Gal Holiday
Rosie Ledet
Fatter Than Albert
Leo Jackson and the Melody Clouds
AM
Fitz & The Tantrums
Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights
Shannon McNally
Creole String Beans
Feufollet
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Locos Por Juana
Flow Tribe
Consortium of Genius
Luke Winslow-King
Noisician Coalition
DJ Quickie Mart
The Vettes
Debauche
Helen Gillet
The Local Skank
COOT
MC Sweet Tea
Rival Sons
Lost Bayou Ramblers, and many more.

Ray Davies’ website has been gradually revealing artists who will be appearing on the former Kinks frontman’s forthcoming album. Featuring a host of collaborations, Davies’ new album will feature alt-rock heroes Spoon, Pixies main man Frank Black, singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams and the late, great Alex Chilton.

Other tracks are likely to include a version of “Better Things” with Bruce Springsteen, “Celluloid Heroes” with Bon Jovi and – according to a blog post by Smashing Pumpkins producer Kerry Brown – a new take on “Destroyer” with Billy Corgan.

According to RayDavies.info, the album does not yet have a name, nor has it been confirmed if all the songs will be covers of Kinks material. However, it does indicate that Davies would like to release the album by the end of the year.

A new MOTÖRHEAD compilation, “Aces Up My Sleeve - The Collection”, will be released in the United Kingdom on October 18 via Spectrum Audio/Universal Music.

2010 celebrates the 35th anniversary since the former HAWKWIND bassist and Jimi Hendrix roadie, put together one of the loudest, nastiest and filthiest-sounding bands of all time to. That man is Lemmy and the band is MOTÖRHEAD.

It seems appropriate to look back once more at the incredible legacy this lot have left us. You’ll know all the tracks inside out, including “Ace Of Spades”, which is bigger, brighter and better as the years go by. “Eat The Rich” to “Bomber”, “Iron Fist” to “Killed By Death”, “Overkill” to “Stay Clean”… they’re each fully matured and individual, albeit clearly belong to the same band.

This compilation spans the ten-year period from the 1977 single “Leaving Here” (MOTÖRHEAD’s first single) to the aforementioned “Eat The Rich”. Each track is unique, every song is special. A period of tremendous activity and dynamic from one of our greatest-ever bands.

“Aces Up My Sleeve - The Collection” track listing:

01. Ace Of Spades (album version)
02. Bomber
03. Iron Fist
04. Leaving Here
05. Killed By Death
06. Louie Louie
07. Stay Clean (album version)
08. Overkill
09. Please Don’t Touch
10. Dead Men Tell No Tales (album version)
11. The Chase Is Better Than The Catch (album version)
12. Eat The Rich (album version)
13. I Got Mine (album version)
14. Nothing Up My Sleeve
15. Heart Of Stone
16. Motörhead (Live)
17. Damage Case (album version)
18. (We Are) The Roadcrew (album version)
19. Shine
20. Iron Horse / Born To Lose (live)