Friday, April 6, 2018

"Fight Back" May 1st...

Everything's OK It's...
D.O.A.

Get your punk on...!!!
D.O.A., Canada's legendary pioneering punks who set the bar high for punk and basically invented hardcore, are ready to rip it up on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. They have a brand new album called Fight Back and they are embarking on a worldwide tour to support this impressive new effort. The "Men of Action" are ready to take on all opposition and lay down a punk rock path of wild music and free thought. Their rough and ready line up is led by the godfather of Hardcore, Joe Shithead Keithley (guitar, vocals) he is more than ably accompanied by the manic rhythm section of Paddy Duddy (drums) and Corkscrew (bass).
Early reviews indicate that Fight Back is the most innovative D.O.A. album since War on 45D.O.A. has always been right on the pulse of what's going on in our screwed up world. Fight Back deals with what we have left, which in a lot of ways, is not much. 
"When you really think about it, income inequality and disparity is at the root of a lot huge problems, like environmental degradation, war, sexism and hate" said Keithley who has been fighting the good fight for the last 40 years. It's why he's made TALK - ACTION = 0 his lifelong mantra. 

Fight Back, released on Joe's own label Sudden Death Records, is a scathing and timely piece. Joe deals with all manner of unseemly low characters and issues. The album opens with acerbic "You Need an Ass Kickin' Right Now," next rips right into the startling "Killer Cops," then smashes into the anthemic "Time To Fight Back," which is street punk resistance at its fiercest. The album proceeds with the timely "Gonna Set You Straight" with violent and natural ease, and continues with the vitriolic "I Just Got Back From the USA." Then, the album takes a funny twist with "We Won't Drink This Piss" (down with bad corporate beer!) and "You Can't Stop Me," a song in which Joe delves into the character of Slapshot's playing coach Reggie Dunlop (a natural alter ego perhaps).
D.O.A. was formed amidst a whirlwind of controversy and upheaval. In 1978, three guys fresh out of high school from the backwaters of Canada's suburbs heard about the punk rock revolution. In February of that same year the band formed and started playing shows. They soon realized that there were no record deals coming in any time soon.
Keithley (aka Joey Shithead) who was working towards being a civil rights lawyer before he found punk rock, concluded that the band had to take the "do it yourself" approach long before DIY became a popular concept. He formed a fledging record label called Sudden Death Recordsand the label released D.O.A.'s first snarling slab of vinyl, the Disco Sucks 7" EP. 
Disco Sucks soon became an underground hit and the band started touring from Vancouver to their newly adopted "home base" of California five to six times a year. In 1980, Keithley coined the term "hardcore" and the band soon released their landmark album Hardcore 81. The album became a hit, the hardcore movement took off, and D.O.A. pushed that expression into common vernacular.
Over the last four decades, D.O.A. have released 17 studio albums, sold over a million albums, and played 4,000 shows on five different continents. The band's albums, shows, and attitude have won over three generations of fans and influenced the likes of Green Day, Nirvana, Offspring, Henry Rollins, David Grohl and The Red Hot Chilli peppers, to name a few. Keithley has also written two books: I Shithead: A Life in Punk and TALK - ACTION = 0.
From day one, D.O.A. has helped organize and lead hundreds of benefit concerts and protests for good and just causes like environmental issues, women's rights, food bank benefits, and First Nations' rights. They have organized protests and stood against war, racism, weapons proliferation, and countless other causes.
Keithley has been called a cultural politician, trying to change the world from outside the system. He's currently running for Mayor of his home town of Burnaby, under the Green Party banner, attempting to change the system from inside. Keithley and the band were also ardent supporters of the Occupy Movement, realizing this was a step towards equality in our world. He is always looking for a way to push "grassroots democracy" and like his idol Pete Seeger, he and the band won't give up.
When the band takes their wild, unbridled show live show on the road, it's a must see, because it's a chance to see one of the last real punk rock bands that gets out there, kicks ass, and tells it like it is. It's a perpetual atmosphere of chaos, veering out of control, but somehow, at the last minute, D.O.A. manages to reign all of it back in. And in an indescribable way, you are not quite the same person afterwards.
TIME TO FIGHT BACK AND CHANGE THIS WORLD
TALK - ACTION = 0
Ya Hey! D.O.A. - Forty years and going strong

The "Men Of Action" are returning to the US for some unfinished business.

US TOUR DATES (w/ MDC as main support):
5/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
5/22 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
5/23 - Fort Collins,CO @ Hodi's Half Note
5/24 - Denver, CO @ Streets Of London Pub
5/26 - Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling Festival
5/29 - Laguna Niguel, CA @ Karmann Bar
5/30 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Viper Room
5/31 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
6/02 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
6/03 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
6/04 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
6/05 - Harlingen, TX @ Hop Shop
6/06 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda
6/07 - Houston, TX @ The Secret Group
6/08 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
6/09 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar and Grill
6/10 - Tulsa, OK @ Shrine
6/12 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
6/13 - Des Moines, IA @ Lefty's Live Music
6/15 - Billings, MT @ The Pub Station
6/16 - Spokane, WA @ The Pin!

US & CANADA TOUR DATES (w/ Down By Law + Kevin Seconds (of 7 Seconds) playing solo:
07/06 - Vancouver, BC @ First Annual Fight Back Festival, Rickshaw Theater
07/11 - Regina
07/12 - Winnipeg
07/13 - Thunder Bay
07/14 - Minneapolis
07/15 - Green Bay
07/16 - Madison
07/17 - Milwaukee
07/18 - Chicago
07/19 - Detroit
07/20 - Cleveland
07/21 - Buffalo
07/22 - Brooklyn
07/23 - Philly
07/24 - TBA
07/25 - Toronto
07/26 - Ottawa
07/27 - Montreal ¹77 Festival
Follow Joe and the D.O.A. gang on Twitter and on Facebook 

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Michael's Musings

Seriously?!
Michael Shinafelt

This weeks word is seriously. What's that you say? I know, I know I have never had a word of the week before. Well this week I do, get over it.

Seriously can take on many forms. It can mean seriously WTF?! Or seriously you really did that? Or seriously you just said that?

I will be addressing all forms of the word in printed matter this week. Shall we play games???

Donald Trump wants to enlist the military to build the wall between the US & Mexico. Ummmmmm...does he realize most of the military is made up of Latin immigrants? 

The Bible, read in the condescending voice of a 14 year old atheist

I have learned how to prepare nutritious foods for hermaphrodite aliens

The Real Housewives of New York premiered last night. The bitches are back!

Went to the drop dead beautiful Lynda Carter's star ceremony on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Yes, I really did.

Hate your job? Try astral projection 

Honestly I am truly disturbed by the fact that we live in a society where adults mock teenage survivors of a mass shooting


The Horror!
Joan Collins
Joan Collins is going to be on Season 8 of American Horror Story. Way to gay Ryan Murphy!

Beware of the Sourpatch Kid that thinks

When you accidentally dial a wrong number always say: "Is this the cocksucker residence?"

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel".- Maya Angelou 

Always remember, Lala Kent still uses a baby bottle, she's 27

Don't do anything I wouldn't do...Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!

Now it's time to say goodbye and follow me at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Taco Tuesday

Any Questions???
Photo:
Michael Shinafelt
Today marks an Entertain Me first. That's right minions I have never acknowledged Taco Tuesday before on my little slice of the WWW...until today.

Why, you might ask? Because you don't shed 30 lbs, like me by eating them. Especially if they come from Taco Bell. So why celebrate it today? Well because I randomly came across the most ludicrous quote from Justin Bieber comparing "The Bell" to Church. What's that you say? Oh I believe in one of them, the one that actually is tangible - without further showboating here is the weirdest TT quote ever!

Is That A Taco In Your Hand Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Justin Bieber

"You don't need to go to church to be a Christian. If you go to Taco Bell, that doesn't make you a taco.” - Justin Bieber

I don't know about you, but I am now ready for many tacos stuffed with beef & cheese. I'm not really a vegan.

Bieber on Twitter:

Monday, April 2, 2018

Monday Motivation

I'm Gumby Damn It!
Adam Levine
After a quite eventful April 1st - you know Easter, April Fools Day, Passover & Rent Due. It's time to decompress and hit the mat. That's correct I am going to yoga today, woo hoo!

Monday is usually my day off from the gym, but due to mitigating circumstances I must get there today - thus Monday, when I do go is yoga day.

Today's Monday Motivation is yogi Adam Levine for various reasons. One of the main ones being, well you know, his flexibility as demonstrated in the images above. Obviously Adam has been participating in the sacred art for quite some time to be this pliable.

Me? I am a late comer to the table and am as flexible as a brick. I am more so than I used to be, but have a long way to go.

Thus today's yoga motivation mantra is: "Bend it like Adam." or at the very least picture Adam bending in my head when things get tough if you get my drift (I think you do...)

Namaste

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

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Spanks Easter Bunny!

I Want A Bunny With A Slow Hand...
Miley Cyrus
"Treat me like I'm a bad girl, even when I'm being good to you, I don't want you to thank me, you can just spank me" - Hanky Panky, Madonna 

Happy Easter Peeps (he he he) - I happen to follow Miley Cyrus on Instagram and Thursday all these rad shots kept filling my feed from an Easter photo shoot she did.

Well what to my wandering eyes did appear, but one of Miley getting it in the rear from none other than the Easter Bunny!

That's correct, Miley was a real smack bottom for the EB as you can bear witness to in the image above.

Is there anything left to say other than...Happy Easter?!

Yeah, I thought not. Keep Calm & Easter!

Miley on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/mileycyrus/?hl=en  

Saturday, March 31, 2018

I See The "Red Sun Rising"

Rise Up!
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 #12 on Billboard’s Active Rock Chart and is available for purchase on iTunesApple 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” and “Left For Dead” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuG2DijMs90 as instant grat tracks.  The epic video for “Fascination” pays homage to Georges Méliès 1902 Silent film Le Voyage dans la Lune and 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 RustonThread 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 Band Store: https://red-sun-rising-music.myshopify.com/ and  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” and “Emotionless.” 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 are currently on their U.S. headline tour in support of the forthcoming album release. Red Sun Rising will be performing at all of the major rock festivals this year and will join The Used as direct support beginning May 1 and will also join Godsmack& Shinedown on their late summer tour beginning August 14. For all upcoming show dates, see below. 

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


Headline Tour Dates

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 28 – Jacksonville, FL –Welcome to Rockville

April 29 – Sunrise, FL – Fort Rock

May 1 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen *

May 2 – Richmond, VA – The National *

May 4 – Charlotte, NC – Carolina Rebellion

May 5 – Akron, OH - Musica

May 8 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre *

May 9 – Kitchener, ON – Elements *

May 11 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom *

May 12 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde Theatre *

May 13 - Somerset, WI – Northern Invasion

May 15 – Billings, MT – Pub Station

May 17 – Fargo, ND – The Sanctuary *

May 19 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre *

May 20 – Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range

May 22 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom *

May 24 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium *

May 25 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma

                                                  Dates with The Used * 

Below dates are with Godsmack & Shinedown 

Tue-Aug-14-18
Little Rock, AR
Verizon Arena
Wed-Aug-15-18
Biloxi, MS
Coast Coliseum
Thu-Aug-16-18
Atlanta, GA
Lakewood Amphitheater



Sat-Aug-18-18
Virginia Beach, VA
Veterans United Amphitheater
Sun-Aug-19-18
Bristow, VA
Jiffy Lube Amphitheater



Tue-Aug-21-18
Saratoga Springs, NY
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Wed-Aug-22-18
Meadowbrook, NH
Bank of NH Pavilion



Fri-Aug-24-18
Hartford, CT
Xfnity Amphitheater
Sat-Aug-25-18
Mansfield, MA
Xfinity Center
Sun-Aug-26-18
Camden, NJ
BB&T Amphitheater



Tue-Aug-28-18
Pittsburgh, PA
KeyBank Pavilion
Wed-Aug-29-18
Syracuse, NY
Lakeview Amphitheater



Fri-Aug-31-18
Scranton, PA
Montage Mountain PAC
Sat-Sep-01-18
Holmdel, NJ
PNC Amphitheater
Sun-Sep-02-18
Wantagh, NY
Jones Beach Amphitheater

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