R.I.P. Uncle BS…
Comedian Tim Wilson. What a funny guy. He will be missed.
Categories: General Tags: bob and tom, comedy, music comedian, tim wilson, uncle B.S., youtube
Ok, Now I am a Jeff Gordon fan…
I never got the whole NASCAR thing but to each their own but this prank is totally awesome and the guy got “owned”!
Categories: General Tags: autoblogger, Jalopnik, jeff gordon, NASCAR, pepsi MAX, prank, Travis Okulski, youtube
Super Duper Alice Cooper ~ Movie Trailer !!
I can’t wait for this to come out. Alice freaking Cooper like KISS Ruled the world in the 70’s for me! Who caught the chicken???
Categories: General Tags: 70's, alice cooper, KISS, movie, ruled the world, trailer, youtube
FreeBird’s Last Flight! “The Story behind the Music” Feb 27th
Everyone please come out for this inspiring event!
If you love Lynyrd Skynyrd, you’ll love this too!
For more info contact:270-577-7488
Categories: General Tags: behind the music, freebirds last flight, henderson, jo jo billingsley, johhny van zant, kentucky, lynyrd skynyrd, ministry, warehouse of worship
The Maiden Post
If you are reading this with anticipation of shocking breaking news about Iron Maiden, sorry to disappoint. This is my first post for Kick Acts Magazine, in fact, my first posted blog ever.
Chuck mentioned writing for Kick Acts to me, and it seemed completely foreign to consider. However, he had caught me in a moment of weakness (in the middle of a rushed show set up and sound check) and I stumbled and said sure!
I suppose we should cover the formality of me introducing myself in this first post. I am a 42 year old family man. Married to my wife for 20 years with 11 and 14 year old boys. Born and reared in Western Kentucky. Moved around a bit from 1993 to 2005, all work related. Settled back down in the Henderson area in 2005 and here ever since. Background in Sales Management, Operations Management, Live Audio, and Stage Lighting. Toured extensively from 1996 to 2001 as a Lighting Director and Production Manager coming off the road before our second child was born. Currently in an Operations Management role for a successful locally owned business as well as a Weekend Road Warrior in the role of Audio and Lighting Engineer for a regional cover band.
I will write based on my observations of the Tri State music scene, from the angle of the band and crew. Not going to be reviewing bands or critiquing clubs, not my thing. It will be me sharing funny, interesting, and if we are lucky, an occassional informative story of my experience from either working a show or seeing one. Intend on posting on Monday’s, we will see how that goes.
Until next week…
The Sauce
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Guns ‘N Roses – Sweet Child o’ Mine – Guzheng Cover
She covers the guitar parts, vocal parts and nails the solos too. Why do I even try to play?…
Categories: General Tags: cover, guns and roses, Guzheng, sweet child o mine, viral video
KickActs interviews “Pullman Standard”!
Recently James Lowe from Kickacts Magazine sat down with one of the very exciting artists on the scene. The following is a written interview we conducted with the artist!
Pullman Standard
Welcome to Kick Acts. Tell us a little about yourself and your band and were you can be found at on the web.
Austin: The First Pullman Standard show as a full band was in 2008, We have since played over 500 shows and self-released 2 E.P.’s and a full – length album. find our music everywhere but maybe start at our website www.PullmanStandard.com
Who are your musical heroes, influences & why?
Band: There is no one band that we look at and say thats who we want to sound like. We listen to everything, The Police, The Cure , Deftones , Jimmy Eat World , Anberlin , Explosions in the Sky , Smashing Pumpkins, Bruno Mars, Nine Inch Nails, The Offspring, No Doubt, Kings of Leon , Thrice, Neon Trees , The Killers , Queen … I love Pop it is a definate guilty pleasure … Pink , LMFAO , Kelly Clarkson , One Republic, Jason Derulo , Cher lloyde, Kesha
Do you have any advice for someone just getting started in playing music? Any pitfalls they should avoid?
Timmy: Stay focused , remember that this is something that you should love to do…. Nothing is achieved without hard work and tenacity. So work hard!
Do you have a greatest gig story you’d like to share?
Timmy: We got to perform for the great Don Was , look him up, he is a cool guy.
On the same token as the above question. How about a “worse gig” ever story.
Timmy: I think the only thing that can really make a gig crappy is a bad promoter. We have played in some pretty bad weather conditions and pretty unorthidox venues but we always make the best of the shows.
Austin : We performed at the Dallas TX Rock n Roll marathon in Mid march and it was 22 degrees on the stage and it was super windy… I couldnt feel my fingers as i tried to get through each song.
Do you have any other hobbies other than playing music? Collect stamps? Collect hats from off the side of the road? Draw pictures of boobs?
Timmy: All my friends use to make fun of me , but i like building miniature stuff… Model Trains, Model Cars, RC planes… But i love vintage Cars, would love to rebuild something from the 1950’s
Austin: Im a big fan of Vintage and Foreign films , Random Novels
What do you think about the present music scene or lack of? Care to address that?
Although three out of four of us are from San Diego we are based out of Los Angeles… North Hollywood to be exact. The scene here is over saturated to say the least and its hard to ever get any body out to a local show because most of the smaller venues have been taken over by pay to play promoters that dont really care about the scene and make you sell a whole bunch of tickets for a thirty minute time slot. But i guess thats one of the beauties about touring.
Tell us something about each of your band members that we wouldn’t expect to hear… Like their hobbies or something like that…
Timmy: I am an avid motorcycle enthusiast
Austin: I am into geology and cartography and land study
Gilly: I am a big big fan of the spiderman comic series
Core: I have a dog named Charlie its a german shepherd
Hypothetical situation. You’re stranded on Gilligan’s island and you get to hook up with only one of the girls… Is it Ginger, Mary Ann or Mrs. Howell and why?
Timmy: Mary Ann, so cute…I guess i have a thing for simple er low maintenance girls
Austin: Ginger?
Gilly: Mrs Howell… Cougar
Core: Did i mention I have a dog named Charlie and its a German shepherd???lol
Our last question is called “Shout it out Loud”. It’s were you get to say anything you would like to say, so go ahead and “SHOUT IT OUT LOUD!”
We are doing a lot of touring this year … Please come out and support us if you see that we are in your town… And on that note, support your local music scene.
Categories: General Tags: facebook, james lowe, jiggy jaguar, Los Angeles, North Hollywood, pullman standard, San Diego, youtube
Tales from the “Choping Block”
Incredible artist by night. Locked away lonely butcher by day. He sees life from the other side of the glass. His “Tales from the Chop” are real. His outlook is slightly twisted. A part time Bouncer amongst the rows of dry goods when he is not cutting up the day’s morsels. His humor moves at the brush stroke of madness..He is for all practical purposes, a poetic Sweeney John. Hack on!
Deathisode 1.
Okay…So, today at work this Swamp Ape (A southern term for Bigfoot) came lumbering through, complete with offspring.
The piece of trash, sporting long blonde hair that looked as if it were washed in mayonnaise, was busy on her phone and was not paying attention to Chaka.
The kid started puncturing a package of ground beef with his fingers and licking them.
This happens more often than you might think….
Neglectful, trashy inbreds letting their kids tear up everything in sight and act completely oblivious to the situation.
Well…Not on my watch.
First, I stepped in and told the kid to stop, picked up the damaged package and presented to Mrs. Yeti and explained what had happened.
She looked at me and said, “Well, I didn’t see him do it and I ain’t payin’ for it.”
I returned fire by saying, “No worries. It’s not as if we would make any money off of your welfare card, anyway.”
We continued to exchange barbs and realizing she was dealing with a higher primate went off in a huff, child following behind, mumbling some crazy moon language that I couldn’t understand.
Before making a complete exit, I was able to take a few fingers of ground beef from the damaged package and drop it inside the hood of her coat.
I was hoping that it might not be found, rot and stink up their house…
Then I realized, by the look of them, that they would never even notice. It would just blend in with the other odors of their natural habitat.
Double Cola Revenge Play of the Day.