Thursday, March 8, 2018

Michael's Musings

Want Me To Give U My Pearl Necklace???
Michael Shinafelt
"If I gave you diamonds and pearls, Would you be a happy boy or a girl, If I could I would give you the world, But all I can do is just offer you my love" - Diamonds and Pearls, Prince

This past Sunday the Oscars happened. Today is my Mom's 79th Birthday. Tomorrow is Friday...and the beat goes on.

If you were a dream, what dream would you be? It's time for me to cut loose, footloose with my most random of thoughts. You know you want it!

Frances McDormand had her Oscar stolen while enjoying her win at an after party. WTF was the perpetrator planning on doing with it?! Seriously!

Do you feel dirty now that you are out of the womb?

Fine as a swine, oink!

This shit is why I was a dropout debutante

I would like to expand a little on Barbara Streisand cloning her dog. I don't get the point of cloning, it's not like you can clone a living things soul.

You gotta get outta town and just grow those eyebrows back

There is a Good Witch in my life, of the male variety

So I took which Real Housewife of Beverly Hills are you quiz. I got Lisa Rinna. The more you know.

Adam Rippon, Adam Rippon, Adam Rippon
LA Zoo Story
Me & Mom
Happy Birthday to my Mom, Jan Shinafelt. Love you!

Yep, I have now officially lost 30lbs and counting, mic drop!

I am supposed to report to Jury Duty on Monday FML

Sometimes you need a mid-morning nap with a side of booty

Keeping it alternatively real, is there any other way???

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Let's Get Physical, Again...

You Know What I Mean?
Juliana Hatfield
A shout goes to my partner in Real Housewives of Beverly Hills crime Jackie Kilmer for bringing this to my attention. 

What is it that was brought to your attention Michael, you are asking? Juliana Hatfield doing a cover of the Olivia Newton-John smash Physical from her fourth coming groove Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John on April 13th.

In case you don't know it I am a rabid ONJ fan. She was my first girl crush growing up. She was many a gay guys girl crush of a certain age actually, you know that outfit at the end of Grease? Mic drop!

Nothing can ever replace Olivia, but I love, love, love that Hatfield is doing a whole album of covers to one of the undisputed Queens of music.

Get Physical after the jump, or jump and get Physical. The decision is yours.


Juliana on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/julianahatfield/?hl=en

Monday, March 5, 2018

In Case You Missed It...

Daddy's Boy
Adam Rippon
While he may have taken the Bronze Medal in figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Adam Rippon deserves a Gold Medal for his red carpet look at yesterday's Oscar ceremony.

In case you missed Rippon's Gay personified ensemble, a tux accessorized with a harness. Well here it is and it's spectacular!

Nothing says spank me Daddy like a good harness to compliment your bow tie. In my humble opinion this was the best outfit at the event, Nicole Kidman's dress being a close second.

Oh Adam, the things that are running through my mind as I look at you in this. 

What? No, I'm not going to tell you what they are, fluff up your pillow and dream.

Now that's entertainment! 

Adam on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/adaripp/?hl=en  

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Make Out! It's The Oscars

Pardon My Tongue
Adrien Brody & Halle Berry
Here it is and here it shall be the 90th edition of the Academy Awards will be televised, today. Am I excited? Hell to the f#cking no! Will I watch? Here and there is the answer to that question.

While it has been an extremely lackluster year for movies, don't kid yourself, it really has. The only real reason to tune in would be the possibility of a moment like the one I nabbed above. 

"Yes" when Adrien Brody won Best Actor for The Pianist he inexplicably grabbed presenter Halle Berry and made out with her.

I am sure it was a in the moment thing where Brody got swept away in the emotion of winning, but it was indeed an odder way of expressing that than Sally Field's "you like me" speech - which is endearing to this day.

So let's cross our fingers something off the cuff happens today otherwise it's going to be a bumpy ride. By that I mean boring.

Michael has left the building...

Go Oscar on the WWW at:
http://oscar.go.com/

Saturday, March 3, 2018

ONAMANIA

Never Fear ONA is Here!

Let the mania commence!
Sultry singing sensation ONA is set to kick off her ‘Undisclosed Location’ tour in support of her forthcoming debut album, ONAMANIA, launching March 13th in Austin, Texas at SXSW Music Festival.
 
The tour will spotlight the sizzling star in a very provocative stage show across the U.S., an innovative ‘virtual concert’ model that is just one part of ONA's overall revolutionary NSFW music monetization lifestyle. Her second tour date is scheduled for March 24 in Hawaii, with further dates to be added throughout 2018.
 
The singer’s debut album, co-produced by ONA and KB2, a production team based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, will be released on June 8 and continue to explore the various musical forms touched on in ONA’S 2016 EP Sex Rock - hard-driving rock, lush bedroom ballads, dirty grind funk, and epic orchestral pop.
 
ONA is quickly becoming a major media phenomenon, and she’ll be capitalizing on her momentum by spending the year traveling - a year-long road trip across America digitally broadcasting photos, videos and a live show to her 1.5 million+ fans via Snapchat, Instagram Live and her personal webcam.
 
On the night of each tour date ONA will perform songs from ONAMANIA via Instagram Live, and then she'll perform the rest of the album for ticket holders at a private (NSFW) webcam link - a night of chatting, dancing, stripping and a happy ending for ONA (and hopefully her fans).
 
Tickets are available for purchase at onamania.com.
 
Find out more about ONA at the following:

Friday, March 2, 2018

Got Deathwish? Red Sun Rising

Sunflower Power!
Red Sun Rising
I see the Red Sun Rising....

Rock radio hit-makers Red Sun Rising return with their brand new music video for their first single, “Deathwish”, off of the band’s forthcoming sophomore release Thread out on March 30th (Concord Music/Razor & Tie). The anthemic single “Deathwish” is currently #17 on Billboard’s Active Rock Chart and is available for purchase on iTunes, Apple Music, and Amazon.  The apocalyptic video, directed by Brad Golowin can be viewed here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0crY95eobHU

In addition, the band have offered “Fascination” as their 2nd instant grat track.  The epic video for the song pays homage to Georges Méliès 1902 Silent film Le Voyage dans la Luneand shows off the band’s intricate detail to their musicianship with their 3 part harmony choruses and more.  View the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk58EKCFqUY
Produced by Matt Hyde (Deftones, AFI, Porno For Pyros) and mixed by Jay Ruston,Thread continues to expand on Red Sun Rising’s concept of mixing different genres and influences to create a unique sound. Physical pre-order’s for the highly anticipated release are available for purchase on Merchnow.

When asked about the upcoming album, lead singer Mike Protich stated, “This album feels like a rebirth. Although Red Sun Rising played 140 shows on our last tour, it was not until we made this album that I felt we became a band.  The growth and evolution of RSR that you will hear in our sound and our songwriting builds on our ‘Thread’ mentality (songs that people can love and sing with us but don’t fit a mold).  We aren’t chasing trends and never will.”

Red Sun Rising made headlines with their debut full-length album Polyester Zeal and earned their own piece of rock radio history with two back-to-back #1 hit singles off of their debut album on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart.  This marked the first time in over a decade that a band has achieved back-to-back #1s on the Rock Chart with its first two singles, “The Otherside”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1cj2M_Mprw and “Emotionless -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awyBrr0P69A&list=RDZteET49NfHs.” Adding to their radio success, the band was nominated in the “Best New Rock/Alternative Rock Artist”category (Foals, Kaleo, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Strumbellas, Red Sun Rising) for the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards.  RSR was also named New Artist of the Year at the 2016 Radio Contraband Awards.

The band will hit the road this spring with their U.S. headline tour in support of the forthcoming release. Red Sun Rising will be performing at all of the major rock festivals this year as well. For all upcoming show dates, see below.

Red Sun Rising is Mike Protich (vocals/guitar), Ryan Williams (guitar), Ricky Miller(bass/vocals), Dave McGarry (guitar/vocals) and Pat Gerasia (drums). 


Headline Tour Dates
March 18 – Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
March 21 – Baltimore, MD – Sound Stage
March 22 – Portland, ME – Empire
March 23 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
March 24 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Wonder Bar
March 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Foundry
March 28 – Johnson City, TN – Capone’s
March 29 – Nashville, TN – Top Golf
March 30 – Little Rock, AR – Rev Room
March 31 – Dallas, TX – Trees
April 3 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
April 5 – Tucson, AZ – Club XS
April 6 – Phoenix, AZ – Pub Rock
April 7 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
April 8 – Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar
April 10 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
April 11 – Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver
April 13 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
April 15 – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
April 16 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
April 18 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
April 19 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon
April 20 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
April 21 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock
April 22 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
April 24 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
April 29 – Sunrise, FL –Welcome to Rockville
May 4 – Charlotte, NC – Carolina Rebellion
May 12 – Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion
May 18 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range
May 25 & 26 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma


Red Sun Rising Links