This Sunday (May 8th) our very special in-studio guests are the Dance Hall Pimps and Kristeen Young.
Originally from St. Louis, though now New York-based, Kristeen Young is more Kate Bush than Kate Bush (she has a staggering 4-octave vocal range). The insanely talented singer/songwriter has a new Tony Visconti-produced EP out called “V The Volcanic” and is in the midst of a 4-week residency at LA’s Hotel Café.
LA’s Dance Hall Pimps blend blues, rockabilly and Americana with punk rock and more than a hint of goth. Catch the 21st century show band’s eclectic electric mix at The Viper Room on Saturday May 14.
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Its December 25th 1986, and Nikki Sixx is alone in his mansion, crouched naked under his Christmas tree with a needle in his arm, scribbling in his diary about watching his holiday spirit coagulate in a spoon. He writes, ”Merry Christmas its just you and me, diary. Welcome to my life.”
This is just one scene from a particularly harrowing chapter in Motley Crue bassist and founder Nikki Sixx’s new memoir The Heroin Diaries – a collection of riveting entries from his personal journals spanning one year from 1986 to 1987, a year he considers the height of his downward spiral into drug addiction. It’s a story about drugs, depression, and the train-wreck of self-destruction – but ultimately it’s one man’s story about survival told with unflinching and unapologetic honesty.
INTO: Silliness, having adventures, geeky indulgences, tattoos, fierce Japanese fashion, bright colors, kick ass music, loving life.
NOT INTO: Incorrect spelling and grammar, hate.
MAKES ME HAPPY: The night sky, my cat, manga and anime, sunshine, Yu Gi Oh: The Abridged Series, dry British humor, nature, hockey, Nostalgia Critic, Brian Drummond as Ryuk.
MAKES ME SAD: Snow and cold, stupidity, ignorance.
HOBBIES: Adventuring, crushing extreme.
5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Food, air, sun, my cat, music.
VICES: Candy, caffeine, manga, makeup, things are that kawaii desu *v*.
I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Piercing the heavens with my drill.
WHY DO YOU LOVE IT?: Because I used to be very overweight, and after losing 70 pounds myself I can give other people advice as well as keep in touch with what I need for my body .
BEST RANDOM QUOTE: “How do I get my lazy ass out of bed?”
MOST HEATED DISCUSSION THREAD: Weight Loss Pills. The group is there to help you out on your journey through losing weight, and there are never any easy ways. But some people come in looking for short cuts, and want information on weight loss pills. That threads basically tells them how it is; you have to work for it and we’re here to support.
WHO’S WELCOME TO JOIN?: Anybody who wants to get motivated!
For nearly ten years, the citizens of America have been waiting to hear one short phrase: “Bin Laden is dead.” Americans have wanted this revenge since that awful September day that we’ll never forget. We may all have our differences, but one thing every American could agree on was that we needed to kill the man responsible for taking so many American lives that day.
“My first reaction was that Ron Moore must have gone crazy.”
– Bear McCreary
Composer Bear McCreary is the composer of the best show on TV: Battlestar Galactica. In addition to his superb work on that program he somehow has found the time to compose excellent music for Eureka, the forthcoming Sarah Connor Chronicles, and the feature soundtrack to Wrong Turn 2.
Bear made some time in his hectic schedule to discuss his upcoming projects. All of Bear’s soundtracks are available (usually signed) from La La Land Records. One word of caution: care has been taken not to spoil anythig huge about BSG, however those not wanting to know anything about events through season 3 should stop reading right now.
