Thriller and the Top Selling Albums of All-Time

Be prepared to hear a lot about Thriller, the top selling record of all time, which was released by Michael Jackson in 1982.
Sales topped over 100 million copies worldwide, a feat that will probably never be equaled in a time when 95% of the music downloaded is pirated off of peer-to-peer file sharing networks for [...]

Michael Jackson Gone Too Soon

Michael Jackson has died from cardiac arrest. I just heard the news a few minutes ago…what a bummer. Michael was on the verge of a major comeback, scheduled to do 50 nights at London’s O2 arena, and it would have been great to see him back in top form.
Michael Jackson’s worldwide appeal was simply incredible.  [...]

Phil Spector’s “Sensative Needs”

One-time Ramones producer and all around creepy psychopath, Phil Spector, has been assigned to a “sensitive needs facility” in California’s largest state prison to serve his sentence for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.
As a medium security inmate, Spector can make some requests for items he wants in his cell, and his wife acknowledges her husband is [...]

Perez Hilton Gets Bitch Slapped By Will.i.am

Perez Hilton got smacked in the face after he called Will.i.am (see official site) a “fuckin’ faggot” outside an after party in Toronto last night. Will.i.am’s manager was the one who delivered the blow. Apparently, Will.i.am had asked Perez to stop hazing Fergie on his blog (See “Fugly Fergie“).
But the question is, [...]

Surprise Blur Show!

Blur played a surprise show at the Rough Trade East record shop in London yesterday following their reunion show on June 13th at The East Anglian Railway Museum in Colchester, the site of their first show in 1988.
Can you imagine what it must have been like stumbling on Blur as they played in a record [...]

New CD Art Work

We’ve been working on art work for the upcoming Swagger Sticks CD. Here’s the latest mock up. Let me know what you think.

Brett Michael’s Smashed Face

I saw this picture of Brett Michaels on Facebagg.com. Bummer man!

U2’s Bono Punished For Supporting Artist Royaltys

Which top-selling artist purportedly had his new single yanked from some radio station playlists in retaliation for supporting royalties for musicians?
No one involved will name the recording artist, but his no-play treatment by several radio stations is alleged in a complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission. It claims recording artists are being threatened and [...]

Bang Your Head: Brett Michaels’ Tony Award Mishap

Brett Michaels, star of the horribly vapid (and addictive) reality show Rock of Love, and one of my favorite 80s metal bands, Poison, got smacked in the face by a prop after his recent performance at the Tony Awards.
Reps for Michaels deny previous reports that Michaels “missed his mark.” Apparently the prop was not used [...]

“The Sticks” Debut CD Coming Soon!

Hello Swagger Sticks Fans! It’s been a while since I’ve written update on the progress of The Swagger Sticks debut CD. Friends have been asking me when the CD is going to be done and I’ve also I’ve gotten emails from people who’ve read the blog and are interested in some new indie/D.I.Y. rock. Are [...]