rodney atkins ~ if your going through hell
Rodney Atkins was born in Tennessee on 28 March 1969, and put up for adoption not long after his birth. As an infant in a Home for Children in Greeneville, Tennessee, he was so sick that two couples who had taken him home returned him a few days later. A third couple, Margaret and Allan Atkins from Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, adopted him as well and, even though his ailments worsened, refused to give him up. His adoptive mother had been raised in a coal mining family near a tannery camp, and his dad survived an upbringing marked by poverty and episodes of abuse.
During high school, Atkins played guitar in his spare time at events and festivals. He went to college at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee, where he worked various jobs in order to pay for his education. He also went into Nashville to play gigs and write songs.
He was signed to Curb Records since 1997. Atkins charted his first single on the Billboard country charts that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the Top 5 hit "Honesty (Write Me a List)."
If You're Going Through Hell, his second album, was released in 2006.
it isn't winter until i skate
Guest post written by Dwight Knicks
One of the first dates that I took my now wife on was ice skating. But I made the mistake of never asking her if she liked to ice skate before that. I confused her talking about watching figure skating for her knowing how to do it. Well, it ends up that she held onto me the whole time at the date because she was so bad at skating, so maybe it wasn't such a bad date idea after all. Now we've made it a tradition to go ice skating at least once every year. Needless to say, she can skate now.
It's getting that time again for winter weather so I went online about a week ago with our clear wimax and looked for times and reservation slots to go ice skating. We always go on the weekends, which can be tough because that's obviously the most popular time to skate.
I planned for us to go ice skating in a couple of weeks and then right after that we'll be having everyone over for Thanksgiving.
One of the first dates that I took my now wife on was ice skating. But I made the mistake of never asking her if she liked to ice skate before that. I confused her talking about watching figure skating for her knowing how to do it. Well, it ends up that she held onto me the whole time at the date because she was so bad at skating, so maybe it wasn't such a bad date idea after all. Now we've made it a tradition to go ice skating at least once every year. Needless to say, she can skate now.
It's getting that time again for winter weather so I went online about a week ago with our clear wimax and looked for times and reservation slots to go ice skating. We always go on the weekends, which can be tough because that's obviously the most popular time to skate.
I planned for us to go ice skating in a couple of weeks and then right after that we'll be having everyone over for Thanksgiving.
cage the elephant ~ in one ear
Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The band signed with Relentless Records after showcasing at the 2007 South by Southwest music festival, and then moved to London, England. They released their debut album, Cage the Elephant, on 23 June 2008 in the UK and 21 April 2009 in the US/Japan/Australia/Canada. The album obtained mostly favorable reviews. Their single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.
The release date of their second album is set for January 11 , 2011.
members:
* Matthew Shultz – vocals
* Brad Shultz – guitar
* Lincoln Parish – lead guitar
* Daniel Tichenor – bass, backing vocals
* Jared Champion – drums, percussion
rise against ~ savior
Rise Against is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999.
Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it released two studio albums, The Unraveling (2001) and Revolutions per Minute (2003). Both the albums met with considerable underground success and in 2003, the band signed onto the major label, Geffen.
The band's major label debut Siren Song of the Counter Culture brought the band mainstream success, producing several successful singles. The band's fourth studio album, The Sufferer & the Witness debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 chart and received positive reviews from critics. The band's fifth studio album Appeal to Reason was released on October 7, 2008 and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart. All three albums released via Geffen were certified platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. The band actively promotes animal rights and are straight edge, PETA supporters and vegans. Rise Against is currently recording a sixth studio album, which is due for release in 2011.
mcr - kick off tour
My Chemical Romance made a dramatic return debuting a clutch of songs from their new album in London.
The New Jersey-born rock stars unveiled their new style at the Hammersmith Apollo with singer Gerard Way debuting his new bright red hair, appearing as his new alias Party Poison. The group also unveiled their new drummer Mike Pedicone, formerly of the Arizona hardcore band The Bled.
They opened the show with new single 'Na Na Na', the band went on to preview three more new songs, 'Planetary (Go!)', 'The Only Hope For Me Is You', and 'The Kids From Yesterday', which closed the show.
My Chemical Romance are preparing to release their fourth album 'Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys' 22 November 2010. These are their first shows since the departure of drummer Bob Bryar, although the band have yet to announce a permanent replacement.
Many of the audience, who Way had adopted as 'Killjoys', were dressed up in outfits inspired by the Mad Max style video to 'Na Na Na'.
what do you want to hear?
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gaslight anthem ~ old white lincoln
The Gaslight Anthem - an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon (lead vocals, guitar), Alex Rosamilia (guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion, tambourine). They released their first album, Sink or Swim, on XOXO Records in May 2007, and their second album, The '59 Sound, on SideOneDummy Records in August 2008. The band's third album, American Slang, was released on June 15, 2010.
cars reunion?
Back in July 2010, the band posted a photo of themselves in the studio on their Facebook page, with the caption “Anyone in the mood for a reunion by The Cars?” The photo showed band mates Ric Ocasek, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson (bassist Benjamin Orr died of pancreatic cancer in 2000).
Billboard is reporting that the band has reunited to record their first album in 23 years and may support it with a tour.
Last week, The Cars posted a 73-second snippet of a new song, "Blue Tip," on their Facebook page, but provided no additional information.
Veteran engineer Paul Orofino recorded new songs with the band at his studio in Millbrook, N.Y. this summer; no details have been officially announced.
Sources tell Billboard the group is strongly considering touring, but dates have yet to be confirmed.
The Cars have been very influential: their polished 1978 debut set the mainstream tone with songs like “Just What I Needed,” “Good Times Roll” and “My Best Friend’s Girl.”
Billboard is reporting that the band has reunited to record their first album in 23 years and may support it with a tour.
Last week, The Cars posted a 73-second snippet of a new song, "Blue Tip," on their Facebook page, but provided no additional information.
Veteran engineer Paul Orofino recorded new songs with the band at his studio in Millbrook, N.Y. this summer; no details have been officially announced.
Sources tell Billboard the group is strongly considering touring, but dates have yet to be confirmed.
The Cars have been very influential: their polished 1978 debut set the mainstream tone with songs like “Just What I Needed,” “Good Times Roll” and “My Best Friend’s Girl.”
them crooked vultures ~ new fang
Them Crooked Vultures is a rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme. The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances. The band's first single "New Fang" was released in October 2009, followed by the group's self-titled debut album the following month, debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200.
the calling ~ wherever you will go
The Calling ~ an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. The group disbanded in 2005.
keane ~ somewhere only we know
Keane ~ an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1997. The group currently comprises Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, backing vocals), Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, guitar) and Richard Hughes (drums, percussion). Jesse Quin (bass guitar, percussion) is unofficially the fourth member of the band, and joined in 2008 as a permanent studio member and performer. Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001.
Keane achieved mainstream success with the release of their debut album, Hopes and Fears, in 2004. The album won multiple awards and was the second best-selling British album of the year. Their second studio album, Under the Iron Sea, continued the band's success, topping the album charts in the UK and debuting at number-four on the Billboard 200 US chart. Their third album, Perfect Symmetry was released in October 2008. Their fourth record, Night Train, was released in May 2010, debuting at number 1 on the UK Chart and at number 25 at Billboard 200 US chart.
Keane are known for using a piano as the lead instrument instead of guitars, differentiating them from most other rock bands. The inclusion of a distorted piano effect in 2006 and various synthesizers were a common feature in their music that back then combined the piano rock sound used during their first album and the more electronic sound which developed on the second and third albums. Since the start of their career, the band has sold over 10 million albums worldwide. From their album Perfect Symmetry in 2008, they included the electric guitar, making the sound of the band much more varied, but not leaving of side the traditional piano.
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exotic fair food
Guest post written by Dawn Newsome
I love to always try things at least once in life. That goes for even the weird stuff. But that especially goes for food. I just think that life is too exciting to just eating the same old things all the time. So I really like going to the fair and trying all the crazy food that they come up with.
I was online the other day with my DIRECT TV internet and decided to look up some of the crazy concoctions that were popular at fairs across the country this year. Boy did I find some crazy stuff, like deep fried butter and deep fried beer, which I'm not really sure how they get that to work.
I saw some of those things (and still didn't figure out how they do the deep fried beer thing) but opted for some chocolate covered bacon. Now, I really do love bacon and I thought that I should give it a try. The thing is that it wasn't as weird as I thought. The sweet chocolate really balanced out the salty bacon and I ended up getting another piece of it.
I love to always try things at least once in life. That goes for even the weird stuff. But that especially goes for food. I just think that life is too exciting to just eating the same old things all the time. So I really like going to the fair and trying all the crazy food that they come up with.
I was online the other day with my DIRECT TV internet and decided to look up some of the crazy concoctions that were popular at fairs across the country this year. Boy did I find some crazy stuff, like deep fried butter and deep fried beer, which I'm not really sure how they get that to work.
I saw some of those things (and still didn't figure out how they do the deep fried beer thing) but opted for some chocolate covered bacon. Now, I really do love bacon and I thought that I should give it a try. The thing is that it wasn't as weird as I thought. The sweet chocolate really balanced out the salty bacon and I ended up getting another piece of it.
kaiser chiefs - everyday i love you less and less
Kaiser Chiefs are an English alternative rock band from Leeds. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs, a team for which former Leeds United defender Lucas Radebe played.
members:
* Ricky Wilson – lead vocals, percussion
* Nick Hodgson – drums, backing and co-lead vocals
* Andrew White – guitar, live backing vocals
* Simon Rix – bass, live backing vocals
* Nick "Peanut" Baines – keyboards
your favorite fall tv show premier
The article written by Adrian Hickman
My favorite Fall TV Show Premier was by far Dexter. This is because the show finally went away from the sort of hokey super hero versus super villain type plots and focused more on the lead character, Dexter, and his own homicidal tendencies. They also killed off the most annoying character on the show, his wife Rita, and left some uncertainty as to who is to blame for her death. While the addition of Doakes 2.0, also known as Quinn, continues to be banal, and the fact that Dexter's sister will sleep with the neighbor's dog if it barked at her funny is a slap against feminists everywhere, I still find the show to be incredibly engaging simply because the premier chose this new direction for its protagonist.
What awaits us this season we do not know, although it is likely Dexter will get away with his serial killing again, lest the show disappear altogether. Nevertheless, it does seem that the writers are making a conscious effort to remind us that Dexter is no saint, that he is a man who has a lust for blood, especially when that blood is pouring out of someone's open wound, albeit he also has a kinder side, as he removes his victims from this world with relative haste. In any case, it should be a fun season. Dexter is available only on Showtime on satellite TV from www.directstartv.com/localchannels/.
My favorite Fall TV Show Premier was by far Dexter. This is because the show finally went away from the sort of hokey super hero versus super villain type plots and focused more on the lead character, Dexter, and his own homicidal tendencies. They also killed off the most annoying character on the show, his wife Rita, and left some uncertainty as to who is to blame for her death. While the addition of Doakes 2.0, also known as Quinn, continues to be banal, and the fact that Dexter's sister will sleep with the neighbor's dog if it barked at her funny is a slap against feminists everywhere, I still find the show to be incredibly engaging simply because the premier chose this new direction for its protagonist.
What awaits us this season we do not know, although it is likely Dexter will get away with his serial killing again, lest the show disappear altogether. Nevertheless, it does seem that the writers are making a conscious effort to remind us that Dexter is no saint, that he is a man who has a lust for blood, especially when that blood is pouring out of someone's open wound, albeit he also has a kinder side, as he removes his victims from this world with relative haste. In any case, it should be a fun season. Dexter is available only on Showtime on satellite TV from www.directstartv.com/localchannels/.
miike snow ~ animal
Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Band members Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg were childhood friends who spent time playing in bands and working on various projects in studios throughout Gothenburg.
Karlsson and Winnberg collaborated under the moniker Bloodshy & Avant, and enjoyed a significant amount of success as producers and songwriters. They have worked with artists such as Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Kelis and won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the track "Toxic" by Spears.
The name Miike Snow is said to have come from one of their friends called Mike Snow with the spelling of Miike coming from the Japanese film director Takashi Miike.
members:
Andrew Wyatt
Christian Karlsson
Pontus Winnberg
panic at the disco ~ i write sins not tragedies
Band Members:
Current
* Brendon Urie – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards (since 2004)
* Spencer Smith - drums, percussion (since 2004)
Former
* Ryan Ross - lead guitar, vocals, keyboards (2004–2009)
* Jon Walker - bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals, keyboards (2006–2009)
* Brent Wilson - bass guitar (2004–2006)
Touring
* Ian Crawford - lead guitar, backing vocals (2009)
* Bartram Nason - cello, keyboards, electric drums (2006)
* Bradley Potter - lead guitar, backing vocals (2006)
* Eric Ronick - keyboards, backing vocals (2006–2008)
* Dallon Weekes - bass guitar, backing vocals (2009)
keith urban - raining on sunday
the band:
Keith Urban - vocals, guitar
Robbie Harrington – Bass
Scotty Huff – Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Electric guitar
Tim Horsely – Drums
Jason Mowery – Fiddle, Mandolin
the vines - ride
The Vines are an Australian alternative rock band. Since 2006 their line-up has consisted of vocalist and lead guitarist Craig Nicholls, rhythm guitarist Ryan Griffiths, bassist Brad Heald and drummer Hamish Rosser.
They appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in October 2002 (the first Australian band to do so since Men at Work in 1983) with the words "Rock is Back: meet the Vines" boldly emblazoned underneath.
The Vines won an ARIA in 2002 for Breakthrough Artist and receiving nominations for six other awards in as many years. In 2003, their debut album Highly Evolved went double platinum in their home country of Australia.
In 2006, The Vines created a decorated heart card to benefit People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In 2007, the group joined the organization in calling for an end to Canada's seal hunt.
a silent film ~ you will leave a mark
A Silent Film is a four piece from Oxford, England.
Their sound combines the elegance of well-structured songwriting and an attention to textural detail with a love of contemporary genres ranging from dance and electronica to rock and pop.
roadrunner records store - discount
Roadrunner Records is offering 15% off EVERYTHING in The Roadrunner Records Store
Just enter FALL10 at the checkout to take advantage. All orders will also include FREE SHIPPING so there are no additional charges at checkout.
This is for a limited time so hurry and get some early holiday shopping done!
Just enter FALL10 at the checkout to take advantage. All orders will also include FREE SHIPPING so there are no additional charges at checkout.
This is for a limited time so hurry and get some early holiday shopping done!
modest mouse ~ missed the boat
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon.
harry potter group halloween costumes
Guest post written by Kimberly Stuart
We're big fans of everything Harry Potter in our household and any time that there's a Harry Potter weekend on TV, which is about every third weekend, all we do is sit around and watch it. After we went to the grand opening of the Harry Potter Wizarding World a few months ago, we knew that we wanted to dress up as characters for Halloween.
Now, because we're such big fans, I've been using my clear tv bundle a whole lot lately to look up things that we can incorporate into our outfits.
My husband is going to dress up like Hagrid and I'm going to be Hermoine. Then our two sons are going to dress up like Harry and Ron, which I was afraid was going to start a fight over who was going to be Harry, but our youngest wanted to be Ron. So that avoided a Harry Potter catastrophe right there. We have the cloaks for our outfits, now I just have to get working on making our wands.
We're big fans of everything Harry Potter in our household and any time that there's a Harry Potter weekend on TV, which is about every third weekend, all we do is sit around and watch it. After we went to the grand opening of the Harry Potter Wizarding World a few months ago, we knew that we wanted to dress up as characters for Halloween.
Now, because we're such big fans, I've been using my clear tv bundle a whole lot lately to look up things that we can incorporate into our outfits.
My husband is going to dress up like Hagrid and I'm going to be Hermoine. Then our two sons are going to dress up like Harry and Ron, which I was afraid was going to start a fight over who was going to be Harry, but our youngest wanted to be Ron. So that avoided a Harry Potter catastrophe right there. We have the cloaks for our outfits, now I just have to get working on making our wands.
vampire weekend ~ cousins
Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York City, formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "Mansard Roof", "A-Punk", "Oxford Comma", and "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa". The band's most recent album, Contra, was released in January 2010.
* Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar
* Chris Baio – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Rostam Batmanglij – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
* Chris Tomson – drums, percussion
avenged sevenfold tour plans
Due to overwhelming ticket demand, Avenged Sevenfold is moving a number of shows on its upcoming European tour to larger venues. Concerts in Paris, Munich and Sweden have all been switched to bigger venues, with tickets for the original shows still being honored and more being made available. Other dates on the tour are close to selling out.
Guitarist Zacky Vengeance told fans they will see the biggest production the band's ever brought out: "This is the biggest playground for us in the history of our being in Avenged Sevenfold, I think. It's really sad that Jimmy's not here with us to share it, because he would be so proud of what we're doing right now. The stage setup is what we've always dreamed of. It came straight from our hearts and our minds and our creative vision, and we've finally brought everything we've ever wanted to do to life."
~Nightmare is the first release from Avenged Sevenfold since the death of drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan last December following an overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol.
Guitarist Zacky Vengeance told fans they will see the biggest production the band's ever brought out: "This is the biggest playground for us in the history of our being in Avenged Sevenfold, I think. It's really sad that Jimmy's not here with us to share it, because he would be so proud of what we're doing right now. The stage setup is what we've always dreamed of. It came straight from our hearts and our minds and our creative vision, and we've finally brought everything we've ever wanted to do to life."
~Nightmare is the first release from Avenged Sevenfold since the death of drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan last December following an overdose of prescription drugs and alcohol.
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