March 29, 2012 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop
Shinedown is expected to have quite the showing in the first week of sales for Amaryllis. Industry experts indicate that their fourth studio attempt could sell upwards to 90,000 copies in the first week. That’s a pretty good indication that Shinedown will be around for the long haul as their staying power with fans is evident with healthy sales in the first week. Plus their latest single “Bully” is top of the charts. New singles soon In just a matter of weeks, we’ll have our hands on the latest single from Linkin Park called “Burn It Down”. A video should accompany the singles release as well sometime mid-April. The band recently shared with the press that their previous record may have gone to far with the use of electronica and the new album will be more down-to-earth. Expect Linkin Park’s fifth attempt sometime this summer. Rush album update Word on the street, (actually in the music blogs) is that Rush will soon be releasing a new single for their upcoming album Clockwork Angels. The single is said to be called “Headlong Flight” and will hit the airwaves April 19th. Rush had originally released two songs online: “Caravan” and “BU2B” reports indicate they had to re-record those because of a record label change. The band will release Clockwork Angels on May 29th via Roadrunner Records. 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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March 28, 2012 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Soundgarden on a soundtrack The first new song in 15 years from Soundgarden will be released on a motion picture soundtrack soon. “Live To Rise” is the title of the new song that will appear on the soundtrack for Marvel’s The Avengers. Expect to pick up the Soundgarden tune on soundtrack May 1st. Marvel’s The Avengers hits theaters May 4th. Corgan on Jones If you didn’t catch the hour-long chat that Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan had with liberty loving radio host Alex Jones, you’ve gotta check it out. Billy talks about his hard work coming from a lower-middle class upbringing to the successes he created for himself. He also talks about how new technology caught the music industry off guard to the point where they were for years in denial. Corgan then sheds light on his politics. Watch that very intriguing discussion online (embedded below). Corgan says his album Oceania should be coming out sometime this summer. Next stage of treatment Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says he has completed chemotherapy and is no ready to start three weeks worth of radiotherapy. For anyone who has battled cancer or knows someone who has battled cancer you know how grueling these treatments can be. Iommi is battling lymphoma. What’s helping him get through it? Working on a new Black Sabbath album, that’s what! We’ll keep you posted on his progress. 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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March 27, 2012 Download a copy of the Springfield City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting online at the city's website. Ordinances to be considered by the Committee of the Whole The Committee of the Whole consists of all ten Alderman, the Clerk, and Corporation Council. During which, voting members decide what ordinances will be put on the Consent Agenda and the ones that will be put on the Debate Agenda for the following full city council meeting. Representatives from other offices are on hand to answer questions from the committee and that's surely going to happen tonight during the Committee of the Whole. Here's what you can expect from tonight's meeting. Needed funds With less than an month into the new fiscal year, the Springfield Fire Department is asking the city council for three-quarters of a million dollars. The request is above what was agreed upon in the fiscal year 2012's. FY 2013's budget began on March 1st a budget that was approved by the Springfield City Council. Now an ordinance requesting the unappropriated funds is in front of the Springfield city council committee of the whole to "clean up" the previous fiscal year. A hiring lag from last fiscal year plus additional overtime expenses are reasons for the $725,000 request from the Fire Department. Fire Chief Ken Fustin may be asked to address the council for the needed funds. The office of Human Resources is also asking for unappropriated money, but only $11,000 to make up for a unplanned budget shortfall. Workers' compensation claims Also on tonight's agenda is roughly $245,000 dollars in worker's compensation payments and a request from the Office of Budget and Management for an additional $2 million because of and increase in medical claims in the last quarter of Fiscal Year 2012. In another ordinance a year-long contract with Cannon Cochran Management Services is up for Committee Consideration. Cannon Cochran would serve as a third party administrator for worker's compensation programs. In December, not even four months ago, the City of Springfield signed on to a joint agreement with Sangamon County to have Triune Health Group manage worker's compensation services, a move expected to save the city and county millions of dollars. Update: Placed on Debate Agenda because of unanswered questions. Coroporation Council Cullen says Cannon Cochran Management Services performs different duties than Triune Health Group performs and is necessary. Another contract on the agenda is a year-long agreement with two different law firms to perform legal services for worker's compensation claims. The two firms are Livingstone, Mueller, O'Brien & Davlin and Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen and Cochran. They'll evenly split $150,000. The later law firm is the former employer of the City of Springfield Corporation Council Mark Cullen, a law firm that was the centerpiece of a recent investigative article written by Illinois Times' Bruce Rushton. Update: Cullen says that the public should not have any concern that his former lawfirm is incapable of doing the job. He says the three attorneys from the two lawfirms are competent attorneys and performing their duties at a very competitive rate of $150 an hour. The Council Roundup Update: Without fail every week The Springfield City Council discovers something that will get listeners talking and this week it all starts with a phone call made during Tuesday's Ray Lytle Show. Don't miss all the action with The Council Roundup. Be sure to catch The Council Roundup every Wednesday morning at 9 on The Ray Lytle Show. The Council Roundup with Greg Bishop and Ray Lytle--a comprehensive look at the Springfield City Council with complete (taken-out-of-context) quotes form Springfield's elected and appointed officials. The facts come from the tape and commentary from Lytle and Bishop. It's appointment listening and it's only on 970 WMAY, The News and Talk of Springfield. |
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March 27, 2012 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Global Warming Tour
Summerland Tour In other tour news, there’s a strange combination taking to the road. It’s called the Summerland Tour and will feature Everclear, Sugar Ray, The Gin Blossoms, Lit, and Marcy Playground. Expect the tour to take off from Saratoga, California June 28th. The tour will snake its way to the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, August 3th. They're done
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Big plans for Aerosmith as the band gets ready for their “Global Warming Tour.” That’s the real name … “The Global Warming Tour.” The band will hit the road with their first show June 16th in Minneapolis. Front man Steven Tyler said that the old Aerosmith is back “with a new vengeance.” July 22nd, Aeroforce One will fly through Chicago at the United Center. There are 
The band that brought you tunes like “Are You Gonna Be My Girl,” “Cold Hard Bitch” and “Look What You’ve Done” is no more. Jet has made the decision to pursue separate creative endeavors. They would like to thank the fans for making their story possible. 