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June 11, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop BP Disaster Song In support of the victims down in the Gulf, a new Buckcherry tune is available for fans to download from their forthcoming completed album “All Night Long.” Not sure what making a song available to download is going to do to get people back into fishing boats so they can make a living or soak up the oil, or hell, even stop the oil from spilling into the Gulf … but, whatever. The song “Our World” is considered by the band a panacea … for those who don't know what that is, it means a cure all. On their site www.buckcherry.com where the song is being made available, there will also be a bunch of links up with info about how you can help. Way to capitalize on a disaster, Buckcherry. What a bunch of self serving bastards. Rambunctious fan During a performance in Milan, Slash got assaulted by a fan who jumped up on stage. Fan shot video of the event from behind the stage shows Slash shredding away on the solo for Guns 'N Roses “Sweet Child of Mine” and then some more-than-likely drunk fan climbs up on stage, and seriously flies horizontally and tackles Slash, apparently knocking himself off the stage and breaking Slash's guitar. The band continues to play, appearing not to notice. Slash then reemerges on stage with a new guitar ready to rock. Maybe dude was pissed that Slash was playing GNR. Where the hell was security? That wouldn't fly around these parts, that's for sure. Security around here has spotters for crowd-surfers and search lights for smokers. The MJ Effect There's nothing like the death of a legend to help boost artists' record sales. We'll call it the Michael Jackson Effect. Ronnie James Dio's classic album “Holy Diver” has reemerged on the billboard charts, making it in the top 200 Also, getting up on the charts was Dio's greatest hits record “The Very Best of Dio.” Just like Jackson, Ronnie's death sparked a huge interest in his legendary vocal presence and rocking underworld visions. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 10, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop The Rev OD'd It was an overdose ... an accidental overdose. It's being reported now that Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, Avenged Sevenfold's drummer, died of an occidental overdose in December of last year. More specifically, Sullivan died from “acute polydrug intoxication due to combined effects of Oxycodone, Oxymorphone, Diazepam/Nordiazepam and ethanol,” according to the Orange County coroner. After The Revs death, Dream Theater Drummer Michael Portnoy stepped up to the plate. Avenged Sevnfold will be headlining the WQLZ Capital City Rock Fest August 13th at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. Protesting BP You've been hearing about a slew of artists boycotting the Arizona immigration legislation, but Korn is taking their protest boycotts to the Gulf of Mexico and in particular protesting British Petroleum. The band is refusing to refuel their tour buses and rigs with BP gas and encouraging other touring artists to do the same this summer. Korn front man Jonathan Davis said that if the punishment for BP is strong enough, then they'll spend more money to ensure this type of thing doesn't happen again. “It's plain and simple capitalism.” Streaming Ozzy It was supposed to be the title track for Ozzy's new album, but fans rejected the name “Soul Sucka.” Now, the song that fans didn't want the album named after is available for streaming. “Soul Sucker” can be streamed online for the next five days at this location (fast forward the program to 1 hour 26 minutes). Or you can just stream the track online below. Noon today Want to hear the intro track to Stone Sour's forthcoming album? Hell, you want to download the song for free, legitimately? Beginning at noon today and then for the next few days only, you can download the track “Mission Statement” at Stone Sour's website. Meanwhile, a third video of unreleased material performed live has surfaced online. Check out the fan shot video for “Digital.” Shiprocked clarification A quick clarification to yesterday's Music Minute about Shiprocked 2010—Money will be raised for cancer, but cruise ticket sales have nothing to do with that. The cruises' crew, however, will be taking donations on board to benefit cancer research in honor of the late Ronnie James Dio. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 9, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Shiprocked Up for cruising around the open seas with a bunch of rock stars? It's not a new concept to be on a ship with line up of live music form national acts, but this may be new for the metal world. There have been cruise packages in the past where you can hang out with some softer rock type artists while living the life of luxury on a cruise ship. Now there is Shiprocked 2010! This three day cruise will set sail in November from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. On the stage will be great acts like Drowning Pool, 10 Years, Black Stone Cherry, Cinderella and even Sevendust. Tickets are $599 per person for the three day cruise. And the crew on board will be working for a great cause too! Money raised on board will be donated to cancer research in honor of the late great Ronnie James Dio. For more details, visit www.getshiprocked.com. Debuting tunes The past few days, video of Stone Sour debuting songs on stage have been surfacing. The first preview of the new album came out of a show in Germany. “Mission Statement” was captured by fan shot video. Front man Corey Taylor said the band was looking for an anthem to start the new album with and “Mission Statement” is that tune. Starting tomorrow for 48 hours only, “Mission Statement” will be available for download so fans can start wetting their pallet for the new album “Audio Secrecy” which is due out in September. The second song debuted on stage was “The Bitter End,” which was also performed by the band at the Germany show and captured by fan shot video. New RATM? In huge news, the chances of Rage Against the Machine getting back together for a recording session are greater now than they ever have been since the band stop putting out new material back in 2000. In an interview with NME, Rage front man Zach de LaRocha said “I think it's a genuine possibility. We have to get our heads around what we're going to do towards the end of the year and finish up on some other projects and we'll take it from there.” But not too long ago, Rage guitarist Tom Morrello said that fans shouldn't hold their breath for a new album from the politically charged hip-rock band. De LaRocha made his comments after a free RATM show in London last week. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 8, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Cheng waking up Good news on the Deftones front: Chi Cheng, their original bassist, is showing some signs of recovery. After nearly two years of being in a coma-like state after a tragic car accident doctors notes show that Cheng is showing some progress and neurological reactions to verbal stimuli. It appears that Cheng's doctors started him on a new revolutionary protocol of already approved medications and electric stimulation. The new treatment won't be cheap, however. Folks from www.OneLoveForChi.com are determined to raise $500,000 which would help cover the treatments that costs $2,000 a day. The Deftones had originally recorded a new album with Cheng before the accident and put that album in the vault. They then found a new bassist and recorder an entirely new album that was release earlier this year. The Deftones are set to tour with Alice in Chains and Mastodon this summer into the fall. Dr. Ozzy? Going on a bender for a few days is one thing, but for over 40 years?!?! That's why this is so bizarre, if you ask me! Ozzy Osborne is the new health-advice columnist opining on issues about your body for The Sunday Times. In response to being asked to write for the magazine, Ozzy was really shocked but, ultimately it made sense to him. The dark prince said “I've seen literally thousands of doctors over my lifetime, and spent well over £1m on them, to the point where I sometimes think I know more about being a doctor than doctors do. ” Hoping to teach others from mistakes he's made in the past, Dr. Ozzy will answer questions and provide commentary on health in his weekly post. I guess taking a bunch of prescription drugs, smoking dope and cigars like it's going out of style and touring the world with a rock band qualifies you to be a health columnist. Well, that should teach you aspiring doctors, that instead of going to medical school for years putting yourself into massive debt, you should just become a rock star, abuse the hell out of your body, and spend a ton of cash on doctors. Then you'll be qualified to write a health column. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 5, 2010 Today's Saturday Session is a best of as Bishop will be out for WQLZ's Big Hog Giveaway. Get all the details here. Tonight on the show: Spy Chips From April 17th's Saturday Session: Bishop chatted with Dr. Katherine Albrect, author and activists with SpyChips.com, about a variety of things concerning your privacy. What does Google have the ability to do better than the government's own CDC? Is there really part of the recently passed health care legislation that talks about implantable Radio Frequency Identification chips? What exactly can RFID do anyway and why should we care? Find out more with a jam-packed hour No. 2--Katherine Albrect on Saturday Session. Shadow Government Catch the interview with Grant Jeffrey about his book "Shadow Government." Bilderberg This weekend, the annual Bilderberg Conference is taking place in Spain. Head over to Bishop's favorite YouTube videos to keep updated on the very latest about the group and what their agenda is. Bishop re-airs the interview with globe-trotting investigative journalist Daniel Estulin. Ventura From March 20th's Saturday Session: He's considered one of the most controversial and intimidating men in the mainstream media. Many outlets refuse to even acknowledge his new book and his point of view. But tonight on Saturday Session at 5p CST, Bishop welcomes the former navy seal, pro-wrestler, and Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura to the show. Tune in to hear Jesse discuss his new book "American Conspiracies" and the new season of his TruTV show "Conspiracy Theory". Saturday Session will have Jesse on for a full hour and may be able to take your calls. So, get your questions ready and call in at 217.629.7970. Contact Greg Bishop can be contacted many different ways. Check out Bishop's Google Profile to get links and phone numbers. To call the Saturday Session on WMAY, dial 217.629.7970 or email bishop@wmay.com. You can also join the video chat room with live streaming video ( |
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June 4, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Getting animated Apparently the diabetes, appendicitis, sub-arachnoid hemorrhage, and hole in his heart have had no ill effects on Bret Michaels' career. He's tackled Celebrity Apprentice, performed on American Idol and now gets animated in a Nick at Nite claymation TV Show. The June 11th season premier of “Glenn Martin, DDS” is where Michaels lends his voice and character to the small screen. In the segment Michaels' likeness appears on (bandana, sudo-beard, rock t-shirt and all), the main characters of the show are taking part in a wedding game and the Poison front man is asking some silly questions and positing some lame jokes just before high-kicking a Howie Mandel clay figure in the face. That's the best part of the entire clip, you can view online. Intimate tour Beginning July 6th, Smashing Pumpkins will be touring around in very intimate settings. The 14 date tour will be the first time Corgan has appeared as the Smashing Pumpkins since December 2008. Fans will be introduced to all new members of the band except for Corgan, who is the only remaining founding member of the group. The upcoming shows will feature some classic Pumpkins tunes along with some obscure stuff and new material from “Teargaren by Kaleidescope,” the most recent and freely released stuff from Corgan's vault. Select fans will be invited to view the sound checks where the band will play never before released material. If you want to get a heads up on the invites, be sure to comb over SmashingPumpkins.com to find a way to enter info to join a fan club or some B.S. like that. Interestingly enough, the Pumpkins won't have a stop in Chicago, the home of Corgan and crew. Check out some of the new tunes from the Pumpkins in the player below. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 3, 2010 This weekend will be absolutely huge with WQLZ and you don't want to miss out on any of the exciting fun The Rock Station has in store for you! Friday afternoon, The Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning Show will be coming to town. They're here for the entire weekend! There's plenty of oprotunity for you to meet Free Beer, Hot Wings, Eric Zane and Producer Steve! Friday Fundraiser Fun! Friday night, it's Dumber than Zane Trivia Night! This is a very important evening to help out a fellow broadcaster, WQLZ's Bodine. Bo's son Joshua has a rare genetic disease, Faconi Anemia, and has been in a Cincinnati hospital. Joshua is ready to come home, but will have to make regular trips back to Cincinnati for treatments. The little guy will have to have an oxygen tank and a wheelchair. Dumber Than Zane Trivia Night will focus on raising funds to help Bo's family purchase a handicap accessible vehicle so Joshua can get to his treatment in Cincinnati. Get all the details online at WQLZ.com and get tickets, or make donations, by calling 217.629.7077! Special Brodacast At 10am on Saturday morning, The Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning show will do a show live from the WQLZ Studio! Hear the show live Saturday morning online at WQLZ.com. If you missed the last few years of the morning show's shenanigans, be sure to check out videos of The Forbidden Mattress Story, Producer Joe's Electric Fence Rodeo, & Producer Joe's Lincoln Truth Challenge. Saturday's giveaway Then, it's the 2010 Big Hog Giveaway. For the past 3 months, WQLZ listeners have been registering to be qualified to win a brand new Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide. See a video of the bike below! Registration is closed now, but there will be a few chances to become qualified this Saturday at the Fieldhouse off Sangamon Ave. in Springfield. The party starts at 2pm with live music, food, drinks, Free Beer, Hot Wings, Eric Zane and you!!! Even if you aren't qualified, you're still invited to the party. Come on out and have a rockin', kick-ass time! Again, don't miss out on this exciting weekend, Dumber Than Zane Trivia & The Big Hog Giveaway) with 92.7 WQLZ, The Rock Station! |
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June 3, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop No. 2 isn't No. 1 Not bad for being on hiatus for nearly all of the last decade. Stone Temple Pilots' new self-titled album landed at No. 2 on the Billboard charts. Within its first week of release, the self titled album sold over 62,000 copies to land the album, not only on top of the rock charts, but 2nd on the top 200! This is the band's 6th top 10. All their albums have landed on the top 10, except for their greatest hits album “Thank You.” Re-releasing gold Sevendust will be re-releasing their self-titled album that was certified gold back in 1999. The Atlanta quintet has been pumping out albums since 1997, making huge waves across the metal world. A re-issue of their debut album will be digitally remastered with 5 additional tracks and an accompanying DVD with never before released live footage. The tracks will include some tunes that have never been added to state-side releases. A special treat will be a cover of Alice Coopers' “School's Out.” Their debut self-titled album sold over 700,000 copies, certifying it as a gold album, and now even more sales will be tacked on to its sales with “Sevendust (Definitive Edition)”. Upcoming single Black Label Society will be releasing a new single later this month. “Parade of the Dead” brings new music for Wylde fans who have been patiently waiting through an emergency room visit, a new drummer and uncertainty in the band's future. The new album, “Order of the Black” has an August 10th release date already set up and ready to go. What's crazy about the planned release of “Order of the Black” is that there will be four distinctly different album covers for the four different regions the album will be released. Black Label Society will be headlining the second stage of the short-run OzzFest this year. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 2, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Reunion? This would be a dream come true for a bunch of you older rockers … hell, even some of you younger pups may be wishing for this to happen. Well, now there is a bunch more hope than there ever has been. Ozzy has been talking with Rolling Stone Magazine about the possibility and potential of a Black Sabbath reunion. Ozzy stopped by the magazine to talk about his forthcoming album “Scream” but also talked about Dio and that you can never rule anything out when it comes to a reunion. Ozzy said “I never say never anymore because you never know what's going to come around.” Ozzy will be playing some choice Sabbath songs while out touring, but the idea of the band getting back together is extremely enticing and would, no doubt, be extremely profitable for Ozzy and the guys! New streaming single They're gonna be here is Springfield for Rock Fest at the Prairie Capital Convention Center August 13th and now their new single is available to stream online. Hellyeah's latest album “Stampede” will be out July 13th with special edition downloads available and a DVD due out June 29th. But today, you can hear the new single "Hell of a Time" which was sent to rock stations yesterday. Hellyeah will be on the side stage for the Monster Energy Drink Uproar Festival which will be making a slight detour in Springfield at the PCCC. Most of the bands from Uproar will be at Rock Fest at the PCCC except for the headliner Disturbed. Hear the new Hellyeah single "Hell of a Time" below. Highway from hell Even rock stars get jerked around by the law once in a while. AC/DC's tour caravan was stopped on a remote Romanian highway by employees of the national road company. The drivers were accused of not paying a toll. They were told to pay 50 euros per vehicle which turned out to be around 2,500 euros before they could even leave the country. But, the band's caravan drivers claim to have never received receipts for the fine and now an investigation into the incident is ongoing. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 1, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Finishing up All That Remains is finishing up the last tid-bits of their most recent attempt. This will be the fifth album for the metalers from Massachusetts. To engage fans more than they already do, the band has set up a site with streaming video of the madness that surrounds them. The video appears to be a live streaming video of the studio with a chat room. There you may see the band or the producers popping in and out. You can get the broadcast schedule for AllThatRemainsTV.com at the band's various social networking sites. The new album should be out sometime this fall. New videos A couple of new videos for you to check out this morning include Korn's latest and Kittie updates fans while on the road with the Insane Clown Posse. The Canadian all-girl metal band claims that ICP was the only group crazy enough to bring them out on tour and they couldn't be happier. The video shows some behind the scenes shenanigans from in and around the tour environment. Meanwhile, Korn's video for the song “Oildale (Leave Me Alone)” premiered over the weekend on MTV2 and is now available online. The gritty video shows a rundown neighborhood surrounded by oil wells and residence with no teeth. Korn's forthcoming album is out July 13th. New EP & it's free! After taking a very small break from the music scene to enjoy a honeymoon with his new wife, Trent Reznor is back in commission as a producer. His latest project is, you guessed it, working with his new bride, Mariqueen Mandig on How to Destroy Angels. You can download the six track EP for free from their website, HowToDestroyAngels.com. A fiery video for “The Space in Between” is available online for your viewing pleasure. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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