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"[...] Blondie (hopefully sans fannypack, at left), Pat Benatar (mmm…ok) and the Donnas (who have a new album out [...]"
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REVIEW: Donnas Greatest Hits Not the Focus of New “Greatest Hits Vol.16″

Published June 30th, 2009 by Karen

Greatest Hits Vol. 16

The Donnas

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Recommended if you like:
the Ramones, Motley Crue, Poison, Thee Headcoatees.
Making boys cry.

BELOW: Hear the Donnas’ new album for free and check out a video hit from 2003.

It’ll probably never stop bumming us out that bands like the Donnas are unfailingly introduced as “all-girl band, the Donnas,” (seriously, nobody ever says “all-boy band, the Rolling Stones”), but these California girls are tough enough to handle it.

Friends since elementary school, the band is celebrating 16 years of catchy rock tunes with equal doses of Ramones-inspired bop and Motley Crue-style swagger, the Donnas have just released their first greatest hits collection. Jokingly titled Greatest Hits Vol. 16, the album is packed with b-sides, rarities and live takes of old favorites.

Oddly, the few hits included in this collection almost seem to be afterthoughts. Continue reading »

"[...] Best Place to Gawk at Bret Michaels’ Broken Nose and/or Count Mullets: Friday 7/3 @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Saratoga Springs, NY)..."
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Bret Michaels Injured at Tony Awards (video)

Published June 8th, 2009 by Wendy

Rock singer Bret Michaels had a collision with some stage scenery during last night’s Tony Awards show, according to an Associated Press report.

According to the AP, Michaels, who is the star of the reality show “Rock of Love,” went onstage with his hair-metal band Poison during the telecast’s opening production number, which featured performances from the season’s Broadway musicals.

They performed “Nothin’ But a Good Time” with the cast of “Rock of Ages,” and as Michaels exited the stage, a falling set piece smacked him on the head and knocked him to the ground. Though it looked like the scenery broke his nose, it did not, according to a Tony spokesperson, who said the incident happened because Michaels “missed his mark.”

The musical Rock of Ages celebrates 1980s hair music and features songs by Journey and other classic rock bands. It stars Constantine Maroulis as an aspiring rock star.

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Rock of Love 3 Auditions PLUS Free Poison mp3 music downloads

Published July 18th, 2008 by Karen

Who wants to sleep with Bret Michaels? Get on the bus!

No, that’s not the follow-up to who wants to be a millionaire (well, not yet), it just a simple question—one that the ladies of the world should be asking themselves now that VH 1 has officially announced plans for a third round of the rock-themed dating show.

This time around, the line-up of faux blond ladies will compete for the love of the faux blond singer while traveling the country in a tour bus—just like real groupies! Being a rockstar may be the only profession that makes riding a bus sound cool.

Seriously, who is still into this guy? He hasn’t had a hit song in nearly 20 years and who knows how long he’s been wearing the wig (not to mention the eyeliner and pink lipgloss).

Sure, some ladies of the ‘80s may have grown up with crushes on the big-haired blond singer, making the first season of the Poison singer’s dating show, Rock of Love, something of a novel idea, but, after watching the show and realizing what a skank-a-thon it was and what a dope Michaels is (toupee and all), shouldn’t our fascination have passed?

The success of season two speaks for itself. But we have questions!

Where do these chicks come from?
What makes them go on TV for a chance at STDs, er, love, with a washed-up “star”?
Why didn’t their families/friends stop them from auditioning in the first place?
So many questions!

How long will people watch this garbage? We don’t know, but we’re certainly not going to tune in.

Now, Rock of Love 3 with Courtney Love instead of Bret Michaels? That might be interesting!

Free Bret Michaels Poison mp3 music downloads:

Poison—“Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
Poison—“Nothing But a Good Time”

"real old bald guy trying to find love! He is just promoting himself because he has had no major hit in the past decade. Everyone know he's bald under..."
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Rock of Love 2 Winner Wonders What’s Under Bret Michaels Bandana?

Published April 18th, 2008 by Karen

It has been a busy week in the music world, but our favorite story of the week is Bret Michaels FINALLY revealing what is under his bandana. Bald? Wig? Weave? Keep reading…

VH1 wrapped up another season of the surprisingly popular celebrity skank-a-thon, oops, we mean, dating show, Rock of Love.

The show stars Bret Michaels, singer for ‘80s glam rock band Poison, known for songs such as “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” and “Talk Dirty to Me.”

This season’s winner of Bret’s, um, love, was a girl named Ambre. You can see the dramatic final scenes, here.

Unfortunately, Michaels didn’t find true love, he’s already talking about the possibility of Rock of Love 3.

Of course, the biggest mystery of the show isn’t finding out who Bret’s new special lady is, it’s finding out what secret is concealed beneath his ever-present bandana.

Once part of his signature style, in recent years onlookers have started to suspect that the bandana covering his shiny blond hair is there to conceal Bret’s baldness and to hold on his wig.

Turns out, they were right. Sort of.

AP reports that Bret finally revealed what is under his scarf, “My hair is combined of my hair and the finest extensions Europe has to offer. I do the show without it on all the time and they won’t film me. They are like, “Put your bandanna back on. It is your image.” It is my signature thing.”

Now, if someone could just convince him to stop wearing so much lipgloss…

Seriously though, maybe he should take a cue from Jessica Simpson and launch his own line of hair extensions for aging rockstars?

In other news, Bret’s Poison bandmate, drummer Rikki Rockett, was arrested in March on sexual assault charges.

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Poison Rikki Rockett Arrest and Top Five Rockstar Crimes

Published March 28th, 2008 by Karen

AOL reports that 46-year-old Rikki Rockett, drummer for big-haired ’80s glam-metal band Poison, has been arrested at a L.A. airport on sexual assault charges from Mississippi.

Poison? The lamest, least-threatening band ever? That’s messed up. We’d expect this sort of thing from, I dunno, Motley Crue or something, but Poison? Weird. Poison frontman Bret Michaels has shown some bad judgment by starring in a skank-a-thon reality/dating show (Rock of Love), but at least he’s not a criminal.

Of course, Rockett isn’t the worst character in the music world.
So, today we’re taking a look at some famous musical criminals.

Yes, bad music should be a crime, but today we’re sticking with actual lawbreakers.

First, watch Rockett and Poison rock the 1986 hit, “Talk Dirty to Me” (video).

Top Rock Crimes and Scandals

Lead Belly—“Bourgeoisie Blues”
One of the most important figures in American folk and blues music, singer/guitarist Lead Belly (AKA Huddie William Ledbetter), was convicted of murdering a relative in 1918, and was accused of attempted homicide in 1930. Pretty tough stuff for a guy who made such nice music.

Chuck Berry—“Johnny B. Goode”
One of the pioneers of rock guitar, Chuck Berry was convicted of armed robbery (car theft) in 1944 and faced another scandal, and 5 years in prison, in 1959 after being implicated in a prostitution business. Maybe he should run for mayor of NY?

Phil Spector
This legendary music producer created his signature “wall-of-sound” recording style in the ‘60s and worked with groups like the Ronettes, Ike & Tina and the Beatles. Legendary tales of his erratic behavior include stories that he brandished a gun in the studio while working with artists such as John Lennon, Leonard Cohen and the Ramones. In 2003, he faced trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Mayhem

Artimus Pyle of Lynryd Skynyrd—“Free Bird”
Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this creepy fella was arrested twice for failure to register as a sex offender, following his 1993 conviction on charges of sexual battery against two children ages 4 and 8.

And now, the scariest band ever:

Although not widely known in the U.S., this black metal outfit is probably the most feared band in its native Norway. Although many of the stories surrounding this band are merely urban legends, it is true that band members have been tangled up in a gruesome series of events including murder, suicide and possible cannibalism. In fact, one of the band’s album covers features a photo of the suicide scene. You can read the very gory details here and here, but you’ve been warned. They might be scary maniacs, but they do have a MySpace page with music. Then again, lots of people on myspace are probably scary…We’re just sayin’…

And…
Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Rockstars have been getting into trouble since rock’n’roll first began. Leave a comment and let us know which crime or scandal you think is the most noteworthy.