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Rocket Rocker Newz for 1/7/10

A Collaboration Made In.....Wonderland???

Leave it to Twitter to have the latest breaking Rock news today. Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 has been leaving some very cryptic tweets lately. Something about a collaberation. Honestly, I didn't think twice about it with the first weird tweet. But now, the light is shining and it all makes sense with his latest post:

"The song that PeteW and I collabed on is for the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack."

Fall-Out-Boy frontmant, Pete Wentz also confirmed the same info when he emailed MTV stating the the collaberation was ready for the soundtrack, which will also include a new song from All Time Low.

Disney has no official track listing for the movie's soundtrack as of yet, but they say it'll be only a few more weeks before it becomes official.

So What Is Korn's New Stuff Gonna Sound Like???

Apparently a lot like the old stuff.  At least according to Jonathan Davis in a recent interview with Blabbermouth.net.Which has me salivating for the new album now. Click HERE for the full scoop.

"Snuff" Film.....hehehe, sorry. I couldn't resist.

Slipknot has release a short film for their song "Snuff", from their latest album All Hope Is Gone. As of January 12th, you'll be able to purchase the film via iTunes. Or you watch it all you want right here:-)

Has It Really Been 20 Years of Bad Religion?

Yes, yes it has. Damn. But in honor of its 20th Anniversary since its release, Bad Religion has repressed their full-length 1990 album, Against The Grain, on vinyl.

Mastadon Is Going Hollywood

The band has signed on to write the score of a new comic book movie based in DC Comic "Jonah Hex." Rumors are rolling that Josh Brolin and Megan Fox are in lines to star in the film. Oh joy.

Rocket Rocker Newz for 1/6/10

Happy hump-day everyone! I hope it lives up to its name for ya! :-)Here's whats crackin' in the world of rock:

Puddle of Mudd Talks Spaceship

Altitude TV caught Wes Scantlin and Paul Phillips of Puddle of Mudd not to long ago. They talked  touring with Shinedown and Skillet, Wes's broken foot, and most importantly the new video for Spaceship!!!! *I will try to supress any fan girl screaming on air, I promise. *

Metallica's Dropping Prices!!!.....on real estate....

Kirk Hammett, Metallica's lead guitarist, put his four-story rocker mansion on the market back in March of 2007. The original asking price? Not a note lower than the fine tune of $12.5 million. *insert wolf whistle here* But apparnelty, that was just too much. Finally...he dropped the price down $8.995 million. But it still took some time, and negotiations. The estate has finally sold, but the final price has been undisclosed. Make me think he had to drop even farther for a final sale. Definately a buyers market out there!

Muse Is Kickin' Ass and Taking Names....

According to the Alternative Rock Chart from Mediabase, Muse is playing hardball in the rock world. They've been sitting at #1 for 18 consecutive weeks now. They have officially broken the record for the loongest run at No. 1 in the history of the chart, held previously by The Foo Fighters. That's not the only place they are bringing they're A-game. Muse also recently won the Best Art Vinyl for 2009 for The Resistance artwork.






Chris Cornell Is Pissed..........(what is it this time?)

Okay okay, I give it to him...he might actually have a reason to have his panties in a twist this time. Looks like a stolen video of his 2004 wedding has ended up for sale....on Craigslist. The video itself was actually be advertised as "lost" footage of Britney Murphey, who was maid of honor in the ceremony in 2004, and was found dead in her Hollywood home late last month. Blabbermouth.net has reported that the offending video has been removed, but that the Soundgarden frontman is persuing legal actioan against the vendor of the video.

The button pushing Monkey!!!!

We've named him Ham....in honor of the first monkey ever strapped to a rocket by NASA. According to one beloved listener...who goes by the name of Frank N Beans .....Ham is responsible for ALL the awesomeness that is The Rocket 99.5. Ham is the button-pushing monkey who chills in the studio for the 19 hours that I'm not on air and makes sure stuff runs smooth.

So.....ALL HAIL HAM!!!!!

Work and Exercise!

this cracked me up:-) Hopefully your workplace isn't like this:-)

Rocket Rocker Newz for 1/5/10

Holy crap....just so you guys know, writing 2010 has been the bane of my existence for the past 5 days! Any-who....here's what's up in the rock world...

Brett Michaels Announces.....wait for it.....Another Reality Show!!!! (Duhhhh)

Yes yes, surprise surprise. What I found funny? Apparently Poison has broken up. At least according to the Associated Press when they called him the former singer of Poison. But let's face it....anyone could make the same assumption when comparing his Reality TV time to his actually Poison time. So what's next for the unlucky-in-love Brett? I'll try not to gag as I type this....Celebrity Apprentice Season 3. *choking back the giggles*

Sorry, I can't even type the title of the show without imagining Trumps's hair-peice turning into one of those furry things (Tribbles) form the old school Star Trek series.

But back to Brett... looks like he's not alone in his desperate grab for more reality-based attention. The Rock of Love star will be facing off with Sharon Osbourne,  some TV chef named Curtis Stone, baseball rockstar Darryl Strawberry, Sinbad, wrestler Goldberg,  and many more. Apprently Brett is already dubbing himself the show underdog. Again, surprise surprise. The show will premeir Sunday, March 14th on NBC with a special 2-hour episode. Oh joy, oh joy.

Chevelle Announces More Tour Dates

Didn't get enough of them at Club 101 back in October? Well tough. Cuz from what I've been looking at, it doesn't look like they'll be heading back to Souther NM anytime soon. So why do I even bring it up? To tease you of course! And to complain.....looks like Three Days Grace and Flyleaf have agreed to open for the first three dates on the list. Nice line up. Check out full tour dates at Chevelle's myspace. Now excuse me while I try to mask the scent of jealousy permeating from my studios.



The Big Four of Thrash

F*#k you Europe!!!!!!! In more newz spawned by my jealousy, I am green-eyed to announce that The Big Four of Thrash are uniting for one epic metal show.....in Switzerland. The flyer says it all. Any rich rockers out there feel like sponsoring their favorite Rock Jock in a European adventure???

Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan's Family Issues Statement

Posted on the A7X myspace Monday:

We would like to thank all of Jimmy's fans for the heartfelt comments that have been posted – it is comforting to know that his genius and antics were appreciated and that he was loved so much. Our hearts are broken – he was much too young to fall.

February 9, 1981 – December 28, 2009
Óg agus saor go deo (forever young and free)

Barbara & Joe, Kelly & Katie
& the extended Sullivan family

Rocket Rocker Newz

Well, here we are. 2010! Woot Woot! Its gonna be hard to be 2009 in my book, lots of great stuff blew me away. So let's just say that I'm excited to see what's gonna blow me this year. hehehe. Sorry. I've now been rockin' Las Cruces every afternoon for the past 6 months, and I gotta say....I knew this job would rock, but I honestly had no idea how hard. So, I'll be adding another element of the Lynz experience just for you. Right here at my blog, I'll keep you up to date on the latest newz coming out of the rock world with my Rocket Rocker Newz. So anytime you need to know what vital happenings are warping  your rock universe, one stop and you'll be set! Enjoys rockers, enjoy:-)

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Knights of the Soundtable

Are you a Knight of the Soundtable??? Well if you are, you are in for one hell of an update. Soundgarden is reuniting! Really! Which is hard to believe when you take into account that very recently, Chris Cornell compared reuniting Soundgarden with "playing in the back of a Chinese resteraunt." But we all know Chris is all ego, and his talk never walks the walk....because despite Cornell's disparraging comments, the Seattle rockers are gearing back up for the fans! And Chris took to his Twitter recently so say, "The 12 year break is over and school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!"   Visit www.soundgardenworld.com for more deatails on the reunion and fan opprotunities.

Godsmack Frontman Smacked with Millions in Car Crash Settlement

So if you want millions of dollars, get in a car wreck with a rock star. Godsmack's frontman, Sully Erna, recently settled in the multimillion dollar range for an accident he was involved in back in April of 2007, now they are just waiting for the judge to finalize the whole thing. Lindsay Taylor, 27 suffered a sever brain injury in the 3 car accident when she was riding in the backseat of the car Erna rear-ended, according to her court documents. Wanting a new Godsmack album? Yeah, we wish....looks like it could take even longer now.

Testament To Play Entire Album during North American Carnage Tour!

For this story, I bring you the interveiw of Testament's frontman, Chuck Billy, provided by KNAC.com:

"Last night we just made a crucial decision, so you're going to be the first exclusive to hear. We decided last night that instead of putting -becuase we only have a 40-minute-set to pick- instead of playing a medley of songs, we decided we're going to the entire The Legacy record start to finish, it its entiretly for the show.

So there you go! Can't wait to rock it on 1/27 at the El Paso County Collesuim!