August 2, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop It's about time We've been patiently waiting for new Filter for years, especially after front man Richard Patrick hooked up with the semi-super group Army of Anyone. Well the wait is almost over with the planned release of “The Trouble With Angels” August 17th on Rocket Science records. With a revisit to his industrial roots, Patrick brings the band back to the sounds of “Short Bus” and “Title of Record.” Rocket Science owner Kevin Day says the new album “is exciting because it's a strong return to the sonically dark jet engine growl that Filter invented and defined. ” The first single, “Inevitable Relapse” abuses the hell outta autotune and is making it's way around the Internet. Hear the first single at the band's MySpace page while fan-shot footage of the tune “Drug Boy” was captured and uploaded to YouTube. Be sure to check it out online before it's taken down! Only time will tell All you maggots who are waiting for brand new Slipknot, you may have to wait indefinitely. While out on the road overseas with Stone Sour, Corey Taylor told reporters that the rest of the band is still dealing with the death of bassist Paul Gray. Taylor said “none of us can even fathom what to do yet.” Taylor also went on to talk about Gray's role in the band as being extremely valuable. “Not only was he just such a big part of my life, but he was the spirit of Slipknot; he wrote most of the music. Not a lot of people know that, so I've really been trying to get the word out about him and give him the recognition that he deserves.” Taylor also went on to tell reporters that he is fortunate to have Stone Sour to help deal with the day-to-day of missing Paul. Something else that Taylor says helps him cope is that he and his wife are helping take care of Paul's family. Taylor will be with Stone Sour at the Prairie Capitol Convention Center Rock Fest August 13th along with Avenged Sevenfold, Hellyeah, Sick Puppies and many more. 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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July 31, 2010 Tune in to your three hours of influence from 4 to 7p CST only on 970 WMAY. Tonight: News on the March with Wikileaks and domestic spying ... also, an exclusive interview with Michael Finton, AKA Talib Islam. Don't forget, you can also join the chat room with live streaming video with Saturday Session's tiny chat room (available from 4 to 7 CST only). If you missed out on last week's show, be sure to check out the post for links to Bishop's documentation of the Lindsay Lohan Double Rainbow Freedom Trip! News on the March A prominent part of the program, Bishop covers under-reported news from the past week you may have missed out on because Obama was on "The View" or the close eye the mainstream puts on celebrity. Be sure to check out all the stories Bishop follows through Bishop's Shared Items, some of which there is not enough time to cover on Saturday Session. One thing News on the March will focus on is the Wikileaks issue and what are the most recent developments? The mainstream attempted to cover the issue, but did they go far enough? How will, what is being called the modern-day Pentagon Papers, alter the course of the war in Afghanistan? Is there more that Wikileaks plans to release? Also with News on the March, tune in to find out a new project the CIA and Google are taking part in. The FBI wants access to your emails without you knowing about it and there's more fallout from this year's G20 Summit. Was there blatant police abuse on the streets of Toronto? Immigration is a big issue, one that seems to be splitting the country rather sharply. Immigration must be addressed but is giving more power to the police over the people the right answer? Operation Tripwire In 2004, an initiative called Operation Trip wire was kicked into existence by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, a fusion between the FBI and the Justice Department. Was Michael Finton a target of that operation? Finton is being charged by the federal government of working with Joint Terrorism Task Force informants and operatives attempting to use what Finton believed to be a weapon of mass destruction to kill federal agents or employees. The bomb was a fake and the al Qaeda member Finton was working with was an undercover agent of the FBI. That went down on September 23rd, 2009. The public became aware of Finton and another suspect falling to the same demise down in Dalas, TX ... on the same day. In the affidavit against Finton, the under cover agent tells Finton "that two or three other such attacks might happen on the same day." Is he crazy? Finton is scheduled to undergo psychiatric evaluation soon to find out whether he is mentally competent to stand trial later this year. He is also requesting a new attorney because the public defender appointed by the Feds regularly worked in the Federal building Finton targeted in late September, 2009. Finton, also known as Talib Islam, requested specifically that Bishop from WMAY visit him where he is being held in Springfield for an interview ... something Finton's public defender opposed (hence the reason why the public defender requested to be removed from the case). Tonight, catch the interview with Michael Finton you will not hear anywhere else! Only with Saturday Session on 970 WMAY, the News and Talk of Springfield will you catch this exclusive interview. Did he do it? Why? How did he get in contact with the confidential human source? Is Finton planning on changing his plea from not-guilty? Are terrorist acts ever justified, in Fintons view? Don't miss this exclusive interview tonight with Saturday Session. Contact Greg Bishop can be contacted many different ways. Check out Bishop's Google Profile (after Session's conversation with Katherine and Google working with the CIA, who knows how much bigger Google will get) to get links and phone numbers. To call 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 (available during the show, 4 to 7p CST, only) |
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July 29, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop New album Many critics claim they piggybacked off the quick stardom the masked maniacal nine of Slipknot grabbed with their heavy metal masked music. Nearly a decade later, the art-metal act Mushroomhead, with their unique brand of face paint and visuals, are back on the scene with a new album. Their seventh studio album has been revealed. Expect to see “Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children” on the shelves at your independent record store September 28th. Since they were founded in 1993, the Ohio based do-it-yourself band has been shocking and inspiring the metal world by headlining arenas and joining alliances with other great acts like Lamb of God, Deftones, Rob Zombie, Slayer and others! Politics and music With the Arizona immigration law up in the air after a federal judge put it on hold, many more artists from across the music spectrum are jumping on board for what Rage Against the Machine front man said is support of basic human dignity. In an interview with CNN about their benefit show in L.A., RATM Guitarist Tom Morello called the Arizona law a “thinly veiled soft-core apartheid.” If you head over to Sound Strike's website, you will see the growing list of artists that are on board with boycotting Arizona and the law there set to enforce the federal immigration laws on a local level. A few artists that have signed on include Nine Inch Nails, Anti-Flag, and trip-hop artist DJ Spooky. Some artists that have been on board with the boycott since Sound Strike first made their voice heard on this issue include RATM, Serj Tankian, Rise Against, Street Sweeper Social Club, Sonic Youth and even joke rockers Tenacious D. The Arizona law was supposed to be enacted today but has been put on hold by a federal judge that agreed with the Obama administration that immigration enforcement is the role of the Federal Government. 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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July 28, 2010 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Another tour If you missed out on seeing Stone Temple Pilots on their last tour, you may have another shot to see the band on another tour. Starting mid-September, STP will be hitting the road once again and they'll be down in St. Charles, Missouri at the Family Arena September 30th. Ticketmaster is pushing a promotion with ticket sales for STP shows where if you purchase tickets through Ticketmaster, you can download STP Live in Chicago for free. Tomorrow, STP will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Swapping for the better You gotta love metal family feuds. Musicians have always been kinda slutty bouncing from one act to another. It is no different when heavy metal is involved. A great example is the case of Rob Zombie and Ozzy Osbourne. Recently, Zombie took on Slipknot's Joey Jordison's drumming skills after his other drummer Tommy Clufetus left Zombie for Ozzy. This isn't the first time there has been a swap between the two groups. Back in 2006, Ozzy snagged bassist Rob Nicholson from Zombie's live band. Well, the media caught up with Zombie and asked him his thoughts on Ozzy poaching band mates from the horror rocker's live lineup. Zombie said, even thought he doesn't own anybody, “I think there's ways to do things in a respectful way and there's ways to just be shitty, and I feel that the way things have gone down lately has been pretty shitty. But whatever... What comes around goes around. But I'm just happy because every time I've lost somebody, I've gotten somebody ten times better, so I'm thankful for that.” Zombie also went on to tell Artisan News Service that the live band he has now is indeed the closest band he's ever played with … so that's an advantage. 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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