"We know once it's released, people will refer to it as "Dr Pepper for the ears" because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds -- an instant classic."
Axl has been working this next installment of Guns N' Roses awesometastyness for not less than 17 years, and apparently had nothing to do with this Dr Pepper campaign (I guess the Doctor just really likes GNR?).
I don't know about you, but I could go for two things right about now:
1) An ice-cold Dr Pepper. After all, it's just what the Doctor ordered.
2) Some gnarly male, soprano glam-rock vox!
The second best thing about this news (the first thing, of course being a free can of Dr Pepper), is that it gives us who are always looking to be on the cutting edge of our vernacular, a brand new slang term that we KNOW is fresh! Let's start applying it to other areas. Here are some examples:
In School: "That test was like Dr Pepper for my brain!"
In Church: "God is like Dr Pepper for your soul!"
On a date: "You are so hot...you're like Dr Pepper for my eyes!"
These are just a few examples, but I'm sure you can find other places in your life that give you a refreshing blend of bold things. Go ahead, use the phrase; tell 'em Rockworms told you to!
Dr Pepper wasn't available for comment, but we're pretty sure if he had been, he would have said something awesome.
There is a name that we at Rockworms must never utter. A name that is so vile, so congesting to other music sites that to waste our space and resources on it would be shameful.
But yesterday, former Black-Flag frontman and all around awesome dude, Henry Rollins scooped the world with a story claiming that (name not to be said) doesn't even use (his/her) own VOICE on (his/her) own records!
Rollins, who has recorded in various mediums from music, to comedy to spoken-word has heard from varying sound technicians and producers that (he/she) has an older black lady come into the studio, lay down vocals and (he/she, who is not to be named) sings OVER those track and creates a sort of "duet".
Rollins said: "They have the black
chick come in and sing, and (name who is not to be said) sings over it, and they mix them
together. (Name who is not to be said)
gets (his/her) phrasing basically from this older R&B woman. I found that
out talking to an engineer. (Name who is not to be said) apparently isn't actually the worst singer, she just has no feel. So they bring in this older black woman who sings
the song, then (name who is not to be said) sings to it, and they kind of make a mix of the
two voices, and that's what you hear on the records."
Amazing. We hope to hear more from Rollins, but less about (him/her) in the future.
The husband of a female singer whose voice I liked but could never bring myself to actually intentionally listen to has passed away.
According to a less-than-informative article in our friendly, non-sueing, sister publication, the A-P, Corrine Bailey Rae's husband was found dead in his Leeds flat on Saturday. Offical toxicology reports are still out, but a man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying him with drugs. Hard, dirty, sexy drugs.
The late Mr. Rae, first named Jason, was a saxophonist in the group "The Haggis Horns". Yup. I'm leaving him alone.
Ms. Bailey Rae, who you most likely know from her constant play in Starbucks stores or possibly her two-episode arch on NBC's short-lived, yet brilliant Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, has been nominated for the Grammy for Best Song in both 2007 and 2008.
Props to Mike Keliher for an original idea this morning. We've all heard of the Rickroll (you haven't? geez... here you go then. And by the way, President Kennedy is dead. He was shot!), and quite frankly we're all getting a little sick of them. Even this new surge of "live rickrolling" is still not doing it for me.
Mike's early morning tweet brought a needed twist to the rickroll:
Attn all: Let the record reflect - I'm pretty sure I just invented "snow-rolling":
Then he linked to this video:
If you're under 25, this may be a history lesson for you. Even if you're old enough, you still may not have heard of Snow. I'm not altogether certain these guys were popular outside of suburban Minnesota circa 1993. So watch, listen, and absorb.
I want to encourage everyone--young and old--to follow the wisdom of Mr. Keliher, and find new and creative ways to "Snow Roll" your friends. Think of it like the web-version of tea-bagging, or the brown-eye. You're showing them something they really did not want to see! So I'm putting it out to the massess (or in this case, the dozens...ok let's be honest, Adam, Kyle, and my mom), to start the Snow Roll phenomenon!
Well i'm back from a brief hiatus, and a few hard days work, but have no fear, worthless news is here.
First off, The Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records? Apparently Virgin is using their image in promotions such as the PepsiStuf promotion. Cited reasons for the lawsuit by the Pumpkins include "threat to our artistic integrity" and, get this, potential damage to the goodwill and public image they have accumulated over the years. What the heck does that mean?
Maroon 5 and the Counting Crows are running an Amphitheater tour this summer, and depending on the show date, you'll get Sara Bareilles or Augustana as your opener. Or, if you live in Minnesota....you'll GET NOTHING....
And finally, we give a final shout out to Neil Aspinall , who passed away. Neil was a boyhood friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison. He also was a Beatles road manager and former Chief Executive at Apple Corps, who gave us the Beatles Anthology and Beatles One. He was 66
There is a name that we at Rockworms must never utter. A name that is so vile, so congesting to other music sites that to waste our space and resources on it would be shameful.
The husband of a female singer whose voice I liked but could never bring myself to actually intentionally listen to has passed away.
