The Guy Who Sang “Hungry Eyes” Gets Popped For DUI
Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by spencer in Crime, Music
Eric Carmen (not to be confused with Eric Cartman), best known for his hits “Hungry Eyes” and “All By Myself” done got himself 180 days in jail for drunk driving.
From E Online:
The 1980s hitmaker, best known for “All By Myself” and “Hungry Eyes,” was sentenced Wednesday to 180 days in the slammer stemming from a drunk driving arrest last fall in Ohio.
Bedford Municipal Court Judge Peter Junkin ordered the 59-year-old ex-Raspberries frontman to report to Solon Jail on April 25, but the judge suspended the majority of Carmen’s [...]
Kylesa, Ruth Interviews on Synthesis.net
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Daniel Taylor in Music
A couple of new interviews over at the old homepage, including noted Capt. Zachary P. Ahern’s interview with Georgia metal band Kylesa, and my own sit down with Ruth frontman Dustin Ruth.
Another Punk Rock Icon… RIP Lux Interior of The Cramps
Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by spencer in Music
sucks.
http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/cramps-lux-interior-rip/
For Immediate Release:
February 4, 2009
Lux Interior, lead singer of The Cramps, passed away this morning due to an existing heart condition at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, California at 4:30 AM PST today. Lux has been an inspiration and influence to millions of artists and fans around the world. He and wife Poison Ivy’s contributions with The Cramps have had an immeasurable impact on modern music.
The Cramps emerged from the original New York punk [...]
Lamb of God Interview on Synthesis.net
Posted on 22. Dec, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Chico, Music, Videos
Check out the video above, featuring Armed For Apocalypse guitarist Cayle Hunter chopping it up with Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe before an offday headlining show on the band’s recent tour with Metallica.
Video of Blake Schwartzenbach’s Thorns of Life in Brooklyn
Posted on 20. Nov, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music
Former Jawbreaker/Jets To Brazil frontman and inventor of modern emo Blake Schwartzenbach is back with a new outfit called Thorns of Life, which he says “sounds like a storehouse of fond hatred from the last few years and in the now.†EMOVEMBER IS OFFICIALLY HERE. Anyways, there is some video of the band playing a Brooklyn house show last week floating around on YouTube, one of which is posted above.
Escape the Fate Interview on Synthesis.net
Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music, Videos
Escape the Fate, and more specifically the exploits of former frontman and current prison bitch Ronnie Radke, have garnered a lot of attention on this blog. Video Matt, being a journalist and videographer of the highest caliber decided to take it upon himself to get the scoop on what’s up with Escape the Fate in the post-Radke era from bassist and ETF co-founder Max Green, the results of which can be seen above.
Katy Perry’s Parents Speak Out Against Her Lesbo Ways
Posted on 18. Aug, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music
Though Katy Perry is stacking ultimate fame via her #1 single “I Kissed A Girl” (remember the time Jill Sobule already wrote that song? I DO!) her fundamentalist Christian parents are not amused:
Instead of getting praised, the daughter of evangelical Christian preachers is deemed “shameful and disgraceful” with the lyrics of the song that promotes “sin”.
Speaking to DailyMail.co.uk, Perry’s mom, Mary Hudson said, “I hate the song. It clearly promotes homosexuality and its message is shameful and disgusting.” She added that this is no longer a secret, saying, “Katy knows [...]
Ronnie Radke From Escape the Fate Gets Four Years for Battery
Posted on 05. Aug, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Crime, Music
Last time we checked in with the elusive Ronnie Radke, Tiger Beat cover boy and former frontman for shithead rock band Escape the Fate, he was on the lamb, wanted for Battery in connection with an altercation that claimed the life of 18-year old Michael Cook. However, it seems Mr. Radke could only escape his fate for so long, and today he was sentenced to four years in jail. Somewhere, a fat teenage girl’s make-up is running down her face…
