Favorite TV Shows Community, The Office, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chuck, Burn Notice, Bones, Saved By The Bell, New York Undercover, Scrubs, Smallville, Transformers, Ghostbusters and Chappelle's Show, just to name a few. Oh yeah, the Nick Toons from the '90s, like Doug and Ren & Stimpy, were dope. Favorite Movies Terminator 2: Judgment Day (saw that when I was 8 years old. Gotta love cousins who don't care about movie ratings), Office Space, Superbad, Old School, Wedding Crashers (I love Rachel McAdams), Jurassic Park, Above The Rim, Friday, The Hangover, Serendipity (shut up, I love Kate Beckinsale too), Underworld, and Napoleon Dynamite (which I saw TWICE in theaters before it got popular with bandwagon fans). Favorite Music Now this is the tough one. Well, here goes. I love The Cure, Aaliyah (R.I.P. Baby Girl), 2Pac, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Rise Against, Mat Kearney, The Starting Line, Feist, My Chemical Romance, New Order, Depeche Mode, Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly, Lifehouse (shut up), Avenged Sevenfold, Eminem, Kid Rock, White Stripes, Interpol, The National, Editors, Joe, Joshua Radin, Anberlin, and so many more artists that it would take forever to list. As you can see, I like a lot of different music. Favorite Sports Teams Of course I have to list my hometown teams, like the Red Wings, Pistons and Tigers. Lions who? Don't get it twisted. I am not a bandwagon fan. I've supported the Pistons through the teal jersey era and went to Tigers games when they were losing 100+ games a season. Favorite Video Games Street Fighter II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy VIII, Metal Gear Solid, NHL '94, NBA Live '98, NBA Jams, Master Blaster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, Goldeneye 64, Persona 3 and a couple of TurboGrafx-16 games. Yes, I own a TurboGrafx-16. Don't judge.
Dave Kim
Brann’s Steakhouse and McDuff’s Bar and Grille Rule Supreme at King of the Wing
Wing experts in Grand Rapids gathered at John Ball Park last Saturday (May 18) and sampled from some of the best West Michigan had to offer. There were plenty of cooked poultry and Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy to be consumed. Check out our photo gallery below.
Pop Evil Come Home for ‘Onyx’ CD Release Show at The Orbit Room
Last week Pop Evil released their third studio album Onyx to much anticipation. Friday (May 17) was "Onyx Day" and GRD helped the band celebrate with an in-store signing at Best Buy, bowling at AMF Eastbook Lanes, and a mind-blowing show at The Orbit Room. Check out photos in our gallery to see what went down.
Stone Temple Pilots Recruit Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington as New Singer
The rock world was in a bit of shock Saturday night (May 18) as Stone Temple Pilots revealed their newest member: Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.
Hollywood Undead Hype The Crowd at The Orbit Room
Los Angeles, Calif. rebels Hollywood Undead took over The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids last night (May 15). Check out photos from the show below.
Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Motörhead + More Set for Riot Fest 2013
Lollapalooza may be the most recognized music festival to be based out of Chicago, IL, but Riot Fest has definitely become a must-see weekend destination for rock fans as well. The three-day event will feature Chicago's own Fall Out Boy, punk-pop veterans Blink-182, metal gods Motörhead and more this fall.
Stream Pop Evil’s New Album ‘Onyx’
West Michigan's own Pop Evil just dropped their brand new album Onyx this week! Stream the record in its entirety below.
Listen to New Skillet Song ‘Rise’
Memphis, Tenn. rockers Skillet are gearing up to release their ninth studio album Rise next month. Listen to the title track below.
Bullet For My Valentine ‘Riot’ at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids
Welsh metal act Bullet For My Valentine have never been short on fans in Grand Rapids. That fact was proven again during a SOLD OUT show at The Orbit Room on Saturday night (May 11). Check out our photo gallery from the show below.
Pop Evil Fight Back in Music Video for ‘Trenches’
GRD faves Pop Evil have been hard at work promoting their upcoming album Onyx, due out next Tuesday (May 14). The band just premiered the brand new video for the first single "Trenches," and it's as intense as you'd expect from PE.
Stream Mindless Self Indulgence’s New Album ‘How I Learned to Stop Giving a Sh-t’
Mindless Self Indulgence are getting ready to release their brand new album, How I Learned to Stop Giving a Sh-t and Love Mindless Self Indulgence, next week. Because we're so generous, stream the entire record now before it hits stores!
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Calls Psy “the Herpes of Music”
People who know me are well aware of my contempt for Psy. I should be the one enjoying Internet fame. It seems I'm not the only one who has a negative opinion about the South Korean viral star. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has called the "Gangnam Style" leader an STD of the music industry.
Red Wings Fan Jiggles Boobs on National Television
The Detroit Red Wings earned a hard-fought victory against the Anaheim Ducks last night (May 6) to tie their quarterfinal Stanley Cup playoff series at two games a piece. Center Damien Brunner scored the game-winning goal during the first overtime period, cashing in on a rebound against Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller. While that's great news for Wings fans, the real highlight was a young woman in a