2 weeks ago
Johnny Depp is throwing shade at actors and actresses who use their fame to become recording artists.
In interviews before the world premier of his new movie, "Mordecai", Depp told reporters in Berlin, "That whole idea for me is a sickening thing, it's always just made me sick."
2 weeks ago Oh right-- Silverchair. Whatever happened to them?
Well, lead singer Daniel Johns appeared in Sydney, Australia, last weekend at Triple J's Beat The Drum music festival.
For an audience of about 25,000, he covered Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," turning it into a slow piano ballad accompanied by a harp.
2 weeks ago Linkin Park's tour cancellation is not good news for Grand Rapids, since they've cancelled the rest of the tour through February 14th, and we won't get to see them here at the Van Andel. Their shows begin again in May.
But Chester injuring his leg, and forcing the cancellation of the shows reminded me of some shows I saw back in 1992, when Alice in Chains was opening for Ozzy on the No More Tours tour, and Layne was in a wheelchair!
Smashing Pumpkins now have a visual representation of their current single 'Being Beige.'
An English producer has accused Detroit's own Jack White and Eminem of abandoning their hometown.
2 weeks ago While watching this video, I was surprised that this hasn't been done like this before. How come there aren't a million videos filmed from inside a guitar? The strings do some amazing things!
How cool would it be to watch a show from inside the guitar, and see the crowd cheering, or drinking at a bar, or whatever, from inside the soundhole of a guitar?
2 weeks ago WGRD debuted Motley Crue's final single "All Bad Things" during Liquid Lunch today!
We first heard the song when they kicked off their final tour here in Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena this past summer.
Check out "All Bad Things" and the new music video below!
Motley Crue also revealed details on the last leg of their final tour, called the Final Tour.
Last year, Foo Fighters fans were on the edge of their seats as bassist Nate Mendel announced a new project under the moniker Lieutenant.
2 weeks ago I was looking forward to watching the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.
It was not because I'm a huge fan of either team, but because Alice in Chains was scheduled to perform during the halftime show. Is that weird?
Unfortunately, when the halftime show came on, I was stuck watching the talking heads as they broke down the first half and hearing "Man in the Box" playing in the background.
2 weeks ago Pop Evil have had an amazing few years, with their growing success, and the huge success of the Onyx album over the past couple of years. They wrapped up their touring behind the album a few weeks ago at The Intersection on December 20th, with a sold out show!
Now, the guys are already back at it, working on demos for their next album!
They've headed to Seattle for the work on this one, and they've sent us this special Grand Rapids update this week, covering what they've been doing.
"Everybody has the Blues. Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to love and be loved."
Did you know that Eminem has more Oscars than Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp? Combined? Eminem won the Oscar for Best Song (“Lose Yourself”) in 2003, but didn’t even bother showing up to the awards presentation because he thought there was no chance we’d ever win. This and more on Eminem and ‘8 Mile’ in the latest installment of You Think You Know Movies!
