One of the perks of living in a high priced, high stress, high-octane city like LA or New York is The Warm Up Show. Often limited to friends and uber fans, or kept a secret until the last minute, the warm up show allows a bigger act to play in a small intimate setting and … More A Tale of Two Warm Up Shows: She Wants Revenge & Hot Hot Heat
The 2008 Air Guitar tour starts next month in a kitschy club near you Before another air chord is struck, let’s all reflect on last year’s finals in Los Angeles, with yours truly covering the event: from http://www.agletproductions posted with vodpod http://www.usairguitar.com/tickets.htm
Really? TMZ is considered a real news program? Well, now, we’ve already figured out that CNN, Fox and other “news” programs are heavy on the program part and are delighted if some news seeps in…but this is just horrendous. Our nation is already teetering on the ridiculous. If TMZ is our source for news, I … More TMZ considered a viable news source. In other news, hell is experiencing a cold snap.
MAY DAY! Weiland’s Pilots crash at Jimmy Kimmel The mid nineties remind me of crazier days, when I had a two seater beater sports car that I drove way too fast. My friends and I wrote on our arms, riot grrrl style and picked fights with poor unsuspecting bimbos at clubs. I was doing stand … More Stone Temple Pilots at Jimmy Kimmel – Scott Weiland’s swan song before the slammer
I covered the red carpet at the first annual NME USA awards last Wednesday. For those of you not familiar with NME, it’s a huge music mag in the UK…kind of like their Spin or Rolling Stone magazine. They have an awards show over there and now they’re bringing it stateside. The trophies were handed … More Alice Cooper, Blood, and Fog at the NME USA awards
For whom the rocked bells toll I covered the Rock The Bells press conference yesterday. Legendary line up including the reunion of both De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest. Look for my interviews with: Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest and Murs. Also, I sat down with my new bff, Pete Rock, at his … More Rock The Bells 2008 interviews: The Pharcyde, Murs, A Tribe Called Quest!!!
South by So tired! I attended the SxSw three ring circus, which has expanded to an 8 ring cirque de soleil of hyped hyphy drunk proportions. I took part in the Eastsport media lounge where Vlaze teamed up with Urb magazine, Girlie Action pr, VH-1 Classics and several sponsors. The bands would come in and … More Ali On The Air at SxSw 08 – photo blog
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