Happy New Year: The Year In Review

So, it is 4:14PM eastern time as I am typing right now and I wanted to reflect on some things that have happened in 2011 and hopefully predict some things for 2012. It has been a crazy year and somewhat of a let down year for me.

The plus side of the year was that I had the opportunity to do some new things in 2011 for my TV show "The Monster Hour". I did some interviews at the Boston World of Wheels where I was able to interview Butch 'Eddie Munster" Patrick and Jonathan Hillstrand of Discovery Channel's The Deadliest Catch. It was the first time I interviewed a person that was not in a rock band. I had some letdowns in the year when it came to the Vans Warped Tour (issues with the PR company) and the 2011 Mayhem Festival (No cameraman for this one). I made it all up with some interviews at the 2011 Rockstar Uproar Festival. I was able to interview Steven from Black Tide, Hell Or Highwater, and Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust. The rest of the year fizzled out in the shitter when it came to interviews and that certainly pissed me off. Overall, it was a decent year for The Monster Hour and I hope 2012 will give me the reason I need not to say, "Screw The Show". I can only hope!

2011 was a decent year for my radio show at Bridgewater State Universities WBIM which is called "Pedal To The Metal". I crossed into new territories with that show that I never imagined would ever happen to me. I was able to do phone interviews with Playboy playmates, Michael Sweet of Stryper, DK Revelle of Jetboy, Louis St. August of Mass, Doro Pesch, and Robert Mason of Warrant. I suffered a little bit of the same fate of the Monster Hour with this show when it came to interviews after a while, but I'm optimistic for the new year. I really enjoy doing this show a lot and it was a passion that I had been missing for a while. I didn't feel I was getting jaded towards this like I did for The Monster Hour.

I'm a very honest person and sometimes the things I say do not come with a filter. Maybe, that is a bad trait that I possess or maybe it's a good thing. I feel like I should be honest to whatever fan base I have if there even is one. I really do hope that 2012 will be a bigger year for me. So, I say drink up tonight, have some fun, and be safe. I want to see everyone in 2012. Happy New Year!!!

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Jon Bon Jovi Hoax

Whether you like someone because of what they've done artistically or you just flat out hate that person doesn't give anyone the right to claim that someone is dead. I've never been a big Bon Jovi fan, never have claimed to be, and most of my friends know that. Do I respect the man for what he has accomplished, of course! I would love to live one day in his shoes. Bon Jovi is one of the biggest selling acts to come out of the 80's and they still sell out where ever they go which a lot of bands from that era can't claim the same. He songs are really catchy and if your not careful, they get stuck in your head and that is probably what annoys most Bon Jovi haters (myself included).

The owner of a certain wordpress site did the unthinkable today by posting an article that Jon Bon Jovi had died by what looked to be a drug induced coma. That is not very nice! In fact, that is the lowest of the low and no matter how much I hated the guy I would never wish that upon him. This is where media literacy is needed in situations like this. When you decide to post an article, you better make sure you have the facts to back it up or you will look like an asshole. Right here is the very article that you can check out for yourself and below is a picture Jon posted on his bands Facebook page to prove he was still alive. http://dailynewbloginternational.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/international-rockstar-legend-jon-bon-jovi-dead-at-49/

2012

For 2012, I am probably going to do some different things with the show.Since we are only given two hour time slots, it seems that doing the album of the week plus a full play list will be a little impossible. So, what I may do is do the album of the week for hour one and then a regular play list for hour two. Every week, I am also going to give you the option to help me decide the album of the week every week. I will give you a list and you will vote on them. I may cut the segments due to the time constraints, so you may only get Mandatory Maiden and Three Shots of Lemmy. But the only thing I am thinking about right now is Vacation... See You in 2012

Remembering Chuck Schuldiner

I have to give props where there due and I give props to originators and Innovators. Chuck Schuldiner definitely possessed both of those qualities that I mentioned above. He is considered the father of death metal and made an impact on the world with music from his band "Death". It was ten years ago yesterday that Chuck passed away back in 2001 from his battle with cancer.

He influenced a whole slew of metal musicians and even artists like Max Cavalera, Trey Azagthoth, Mike Patton, Glen Benton, King Diamond, and Ville Valo had that much respect for him that they attended his memorial service. Korn, Kid Rock, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers auctioned off memorabilia to try and benefit Chuck when he needed money for his cancer research.

I will not sit here and say that I am the hugest Death fan in the world because I'm not fake, but I have a respect for him and I do own a Death record. I respect people that are different from the norm and do what they want to do and I felt Chuck did just that. So, here's a metal salute to Chuck Schuldiner!!!

Playlist For 12/13/2011

So, it was the last show of the semester and 2011 to be exact and I had some mess ups that came in with perfect timing and some jerk off looking to set up a live event while calling the request line while I was on the air. But we still had a great show with the album of the week and now Pedal To The Metal album Hall Of Fame member Ozzy Osbourne's The Ultimate Sin. Then we had an hour of 80's hair metal unplugged and some good ole fashion fun afterwards for the rest of the show. Here's The Playlist:

Album Of The Week
1. The Ultimate Sin- Ozzy
2. Secret Loser- Ozzy
3. Never Know Why- Ozzy
4. Thank God For The Bomb- Ozzy
5. Never- Ozzy
6. Lightning Strikes- Ozzy
7. Killer Of Giants- Ozzy
8. Fool Like You- Ozzy
9. Shot In The Dark- Ozzy

Hair Metal Unplugged
10. Don't Tell Me You Love Me- Night Ranger
11. Way Cool Jr.- Ratt
12. All She Wrote- Firehouse
13. Got To Choose- Kiss
14. Paradise- Tesla
15. One In A Million- Guns N' Roses
16. Bang Bang- Danger Danger
17. Turn Up The Radio- Autograph
18. Ballad Of Jayne- LA Guns
19. Into The Fire- Dokken
20. High Enough- Tommy Shaw & Jack Blades
21. I Saw Red- Jani Lane

The Rest Of The Show
22. Money Talks- AC/DC
23. Teas'n, Pleasn- Dangerous Toys
24. Yankee Rose- David Lee Roth
25. All In The Name Of...- Motley Crue (CC)
26. New Thing- Enuff Z'Nuff
27. It's A Party- Buckcherry

Three Shots Of Lemmy
28. Run Rudolph Run- Lemmy
29. Killed By Death- Motorhead
30. Killers- Motorhead

The Rest Con't
31. The Ides Of March/Wrathchild- Iron Maiden (MM)
32. For Whom The Bell Tolls- Metallica
33. Sleepless Nights- King Diamond

Legend:
(CC)= Crucial Crue
(MM)= Mandatory Maiden

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Remembering Two Legends On December 8th

Today is such a sad day for any real music fan to have to remember. Two legends of two different worlds died on December 8th. I am going to give a small retrospect on the both of them in this blog.

On December 8, 1980, the rock world lost a man that meant so much to so many people around the world. His influence on the rock and pop world is so evident in anything that is done today and his music is still worshiped by so many. John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his home in New York. It was the saddest day in history that even Howard Cosell interrupted his broadcast of a football game to announce that John Lennon had been shot. There will never be another artist like John Lennon and there will never be a man that tried to do so much for world peace and love like John Lennon. God Bless John Lennon

On December 8, 2004, the heavy metal world lost one of it's brightest stars when a crazed individual shot and killed Dimebag Darrell. I always tried to imagine the shock and heartbreak that fans must have experienced when Lennon was shot and unfortunately I had to live that the day Dimebag died. The master of his instrument and the brainiac behind such brilliant albums from Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel, and Damageplan. I always heard stories that Dime was one of the most sincerest artist that the metal world had. He was someone that always went out of his way for his fans and never complained about it. If there ever was an argument about metal being dead, it definitely died the day Dimebag did. God Bless Dimebag Darrell Lance Abbott.

Playlist For 12/6/2011

I've decided that every album that gets played from beginning to end is going to be inducted to the Pedal To The Metal Album Hall Of Fame. So, today we played Kiss's greatest live album, Alive!, from beginning to end. Then we had a rockin playlist that featured some great bands and segments like Cruicial Crue, 3 Shots Of Lemmy, etc. Here's The Playlist:

Album Of The Week & (VOW)
1. Deuce- Kiss
2. Strutter- Kiss
3. Got To Choose- Kiss
4. Hotter Than Hell- Kiss
5. Firehouse- Kiss
6. Nothin' To Lose- Kiss
7. C'mon And Love Me- Kiss
8. Parasite- Kiss
9. She- Kiss
10. Watchin You- Kiss
11. 100,000 Years- Kiss
12. Black Diamond- Kiss
13. Rock Bottom- Kiss
14. Cold Gin- Kiss
15. Rock And Roll All Nite- Kiss
16. Let Me Go, Rock N' Roll- Kiss

Rest Of The Playlist
17. Gods Of War- Def Leppard
18. If You Really Really Love Me- Steel Panther
19. Rising Force- Yngwie J. Malmsteen
20. Dreams In The Dark- Badlands
21. All She Wrote- Firehouse
22. Dangerous But Worth The Risk- Ratt
23. Face Down In The Dirt- Motley Crue (CC)
24. Nothin for Nothin- Cinderella
25. Up All Night- Slaughter

3 Shots Of Lemmy
26. Born To Lose- Motorhead
27. Shake Your Blood- Probot Feat Lemmy
28. I Ain't No Nice Guy- Motorhead Feat. Ozzy and Slash

29. Suicide Solution- Ozzy Osbourne
30. Sister Christian- Night Ranger
31. Coming Of Age- Damn Yankees
32. Wildest Dreams- Iron Maiden (MM)
33. Jet City Woman- Queensryche
34. Future Of Mankind- Judas Priest
35. Machine Gun- Warrant
36. Guns For Hire- AC/DC

Legend:
(VOW)= Vinyl Of The Week
(CC)= Crucial Crue
(MM)= Mandatory Maiden

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Happy Birthday Randy Rhoads

I just wanted to wish one of the greatest guitar players to have ever lived Randy Rhoads a happy birthday. If he had lived he would've turned 55 today. Randy is someone that was taken away from us too soon. He was never able to live to his full potential and the albums that he did record like Blizzard Of Oz, Diary of A Madman, Tribute, and Quiet Riots Randy Rhoads years are the only things we have to remember the phenomenal guitarist. God Bless Randy!

Tomorrow's Show 12/6/2011

It's been a while since I posted one of these, but I'm doing because as far as I know there is only two shows left in the semester. So, tomorrows show should be a good one. Starting at 3PM, we are going to do the album of the week and this week it's Kiss Alive and I am going to play the actual vinyl so it will satisfy the Vinyl of the week segment as well. We also have another edition of "3 Shots of Lemmy", Mandatory Maiden, and another segment of Cruicial Crue. Next week's show we are going to be playing some heavy metal Christmas songs to help us get into the mood of Christmas. so stay tuned.
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Happy Birthday Ozzy!!!

That is right! Legendary Heavy Metal frontman Ozzy Osbourne turns 63 today. It's been a long and eventful life with hopefully more to come from the awesome muscian, author, and a man who has done TV and Movies. So, God Bless Ozzy!!! I look forward to seeing Black Sabbath on tour in 2012 and hopefully that brand new album as well.