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DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show is on air tonight!

The Chariot will be calling in.

The Human Abstract will be in the studio.

They will be taking your questions and possibly playing acoustic.

As always the show is from 7-8pm PST /10-11pm EST

You can tune in live at Idobi Radio

You can send me IMs during the show to: staridobi

Hope you enjoy the show!

--DJ Rossstar

It was way back in 2003 that the All-American Rejects released their first DVD: Live From Oklahoma: Too Bad For Hell

Four years later, the Rejects are about to release their second live DVD on July 10th 2007.

According to Alternative Press, the DVD will be called Tornado and will include both a live concert filmed in Minneapolis back in December of 2006 and a behind-the-scenes-on-the-road documentary.

The band's second album, Move Along, came out back in 2005 and the band is currently working on the follow-up. (Which I am excited to hear!)

Taking Back Sunday will be playing four concerts for Boost Mobile RockCorps.

The BMRC is a national youth volunteerism movement that harnesses the power of music to motivate young people to get involved in their communities.

Don't have enough money to buy a ticket?  You don't need any!

According to antiMUSIC, the four shows are free.  You just need to volunteer 4 hours of community service to BMRC projects. (You will feel great about yourself after you volunteer your time)

Singer Adam Lazzara is very happy to be taking part in this concert series:

"Communities are lke gardens.  Without upkeep and care, wihtout maintance, it is impossible for them to grow, to produce anything of value.  By offering an incentive, Boost Mobile RockCorps is teaching this valuable lesson to our nation's youth - in whose able hands our community's futures lie.  We are honored to have the opportunity to take part - BMRC rules."

Here are the show dates:

July 26 Portland Chrystal Ballroom
Aug 2 Houston Warehouse Live
Aug 27 Philadelphia The Fillmore @ The TLA
Sept 2 Chicago The Metro

Alternative-Rockers Kaiser Chiefs are planning on releasing a new record.  However, this album won't sound like anything else they have ever put out.  It will be a joke album. (hahaha)

According to Ultimate-Guitar, the album was recorded spontaneously and was inspired by Ron Burgundy, the main charatcer in the movie Anchorman.

Singer Ricky Wislon reveals:

"We had this idea to record an album for 45 minutes off the top of our heads.  We just made it up as we went along.  I haven't listened to it since we recorded it.  I'd like to but I know I'd cringe because it's really bad and unfunny."

No word yet as to when the album will see the light of day.  Hopefully it will be funny, unlike people who walk around quoting Anchorman.

You Can't Do That On Television was a children's sketch comedy show that started off in 1979 as a local TV show in Canada and wound up being shown on Nickelodeon by 1981.

The show is best known for it's green slime (that would pour all over anyone that used the phrase "I don't know") and for one of it's cast members. (singer Alanis Morissette)

Being drenched in water and having a pie thrown in your face were also staples of this hysterical show.

Over 100 actors appeared on the show during it's 11 year run.

Here is the intro from You Can't Do That On Television:

Today's Therapists - Sound The Alarm

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy,  Sound The Alarm try to help you solve your problems...free of charge!





Zebraqueenjj: Why do people call each other names? I'm sick of it. Everyday I'm called a stoner, druggie, meth addict, etc. Just because I take methylphenidate (AKA Ritalin) for my ADHD. Not only that but people call me insane and other names like that. They also say I should go to a mental institution. I swear if I hear one more person say one of those things I'm going to GO insane! How can I prevent it?

STA: Just ignore them, people are often ignorant to things they don't understand. I'm probably guilty of the same ignorance at times, but it's human nature. It's easier for someone to make a joke of it then to understand. So if you can keep that in mind and ignore the haters, you'll be fine. And on top of that, some people are just assholes, the worlds full of them.

For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show is on air now!

Casket Salesmen will be calling in.

Weatherbox will be in the studio.

They will be taking your questions and possibly playing acoustic.

As always the show is from 7-8pm PST /10-11pm EST

You can tune in live at www.idobiradio.com

You can send me IMs during the show to: staridobi

Hope you enjoy the show!

--DJ Rossstar

mewithoutYOU are offering fans the chance of a lifetime.

Not only will we be able to see them on tour through June (Click Here for tour dates), but they are giving some of us  the opportunity to eat dinner with them and perform on stage with them.

According to Alternative Press, dining with the band can be won by arriving at the venue that night around 2 hours early and entering the potluck.

For those who are not lucky enough to win the potluck, you are allowed to perform with the band on stage that night if you bring a "non-guitar instrument" to the show (They want you to practice  beforehand!)

Click Here to read more about these creative and original offers.

In a Buzznet Exclusive, DJ Rossstar talks with Andrew and Agustin of Test Your Reflex before their show at The Key Club in Hollywood, CA.

In this interview you will learn about their first commercial, the creation of the new album, Agustin's birthday messages and much much more!


DJ Rossstar Interviews Test Your Reflex

It's been 8 years since the tragedy that struck Columbine High School.

For those of you who may be too young to remember, Marilyn Manson's music was sited as a major influence in the terrible acts carried out by the two student killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.

Manson is still talking about what he went through during that time.

Drowned In Sound has Manson as saying:

"I always knew that I never felt guilty or that I did something wrong. I despised people who accused me of doing that. The whole point of my name was to make a statement about the very same thing I was being blamed for.  "I almost feel cheated if Columbine is talked about and I'm not mentioned because I went through so much bullshit and torment, emotionally and personally, and so much concentrated effort to destroy me that I feel I'm being left out when I'm not mentioned.  No one else can take credit for or take responsibility for what I already got blamed for. I don't wanna take responsibility because I already took it."

Today's Therapists - No One Goes Home

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy,  Craig from No One Goes Home offers advice to keep you happy at home.





Zebraqueenjj: Why do people call each other names? I'm sick of it. Everyday I'm called a stoner, druggie, meth addict, etc. Just because I take methylphenidate (AKA Ritalin) for my ADHD. Not only that but people call me insane and other names like that. They also say I should go to a mental institution. I swear if I hear one more person say one of those things I'm going to GO insane! How can I prevent it?

Craig: It takes a lot of courage to handle a problem like ADHD, and you should be aware of that. Not everybody has to face the challenges that you've been handed. Opinions are like rear-ends; everyone has one, and they all stink! You have to have onfidence in yourself first and foremost, no one else's words should be able to bring you down. Most of time, insults to other people are a result of person's insecurities. It's easy to cut someone else down in order to make themselves feel better, that way they don't have to pay attention to how little they think of themselves. Just know that you are above their level, and shouldn't give them the satisfaction of winning.

For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

The Get A Life Tour will be hitting college campuses from September 1st - October 15th (locations TBA)

Created by the masterminds behind Warped Tour and Taste Of Chaos (Kevin Lynman and John Reese) this event will combine live music, extreme sports, a job fair and more. (I think this is an incredible idea!)

Alternative Press reveals that The Used, Say Anything, The Bled and Street Drum Corps will be performing on the tour.

How do you feel about this new tour?

Whethere you like his music or not, you know you would be interested in watching a movie about Marilyn Manson's life.

The majority of press on Manson during the past few months has been on his recent divorce with Dita Von Teese and relationship with 19 year old actress Evan Rachel Wood.

According to Entertainment Wise, director Tim Burton wants to make a movie about the divorced couple.  The movie would be based around their lives.

“I'm fascinated by Dita and Marilyn. They're like a living Brothers Grimm fairytale," Burton says.

Pop-Punkers Green Day will be covering the famous theme song from The Simpsons TV show for The Simpsons Movie due out July 27th 2007.

There is not word yet on if Green Day's version of the song will contain lyrics or not. (either way it will be amazing!)

The single will be released on July 24th 2007 and, according to Spin, will be released as a regular CD single,  a CD single in a limited edition, 25,000 copies only, pink doughnut case and as part of a digital score album. (I will be getting the song in all 3 forms!)

Remember when you laughed that rapper 50 Cent had his own flavor of Vitamin Water?

You won't be laughing any longer after you hear that the Glaceau company (which included Vitamin Water) was bought by The Coca-Cola Company thus leaving 50 Cent with $400 million since he owns 10% of the company.

According to I'm Not Obsessed, the company was bought for $4.1 billion!!!!

I suggest investing in a beverage company asap.

Justin Timberlake has added CEO and chairman of a record label to his growing list of talents. (singer, entertainer, actor)

Timberlake's label, Tennman Records, is a joint venture with Interscope Records and according to Celebrity Mound, the label already has 7 bands on it.

Without revealing too much information about the new label, Timberlake says, “We are all excited about the talent we have to offer already on our roster and I cannot wait to introduce the world to my new discoveries.”

In the next few weeks, the label's first signings are supposed to be anounced. Any guesses?

Dennis The Menace, the animated series, aired Saturday mornings on CBS from 1986-1988. (78 episodes)

Based on the comic strip, the show focused on a young boy named Dennis whose mischievous personality gets him involved in wild adventures.  Dennis' neighbor Mr. Wilson is constantly being bothered with Dennis' antics.

Also included in the cartoon is Dennis' family: Alice and Henry Mitchell and Ruff The Dog and Dennis' friends: Joey McDonald, Margaret Wade and PeeBee Kappa amongst others.

Here is the incredibly catchy intro to the cartoon:

With Warped Tour beginning a month from today, (June 29th 2007 in Pomona, CA) DJ Rossstar got the chance to speak with some of the bands performing on this year's tour at the Warped Tour Kick-Off Party at the Key Club in Hollywood.

Learn about their plans for Warped, experiences at past Warped Tours and everything in between!


Video 1: Interviews with Street Drum Corps, The Almost, I Am Ghost




Video 2: Interviews with Drop Dead Gorgeous, Psychosis and Bleed The Dream




Video 3: Interviews with Blessthefall, I Am Ghost, New Years Day

Tune in at Idobi Radio

IM me at staridobi and let me know you are listening!

Guests tonight:

Ronen Kauffman (Author of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye)
Treaty Of Paris (Airport Tapes and Records)

--dj rossstar

Jordin Sparks in the winner of this year's American Idol.  A show that is supposed to be based on singing and talent.

Apparently, one woman, Meme Roth, of National Action Against Obesity, thinks that weight should be a factor in the decision making process.

I Don't Like You In That Way has a direct quote from Roth who feels that Sparks is sending a bad message to an already obese society:  "When I look at Jordin, what I see is heart disease, I see diabetes, I see high cholesterol."

Do you agree with Roth's statement?  Should weight be an issue in the selection of an American Idol or is Roth just looking to promote her group?

The title says it all.  I know everyone sings (I'm sure you do in the car or shower!) but not everyone films it and puts it up online for the entire world to see!

Without further adue, here is a video of Rosie O'Donnell singing while getting her make up applied:



Anyone want to challenge her in karaoke???!!!

The Deftones are currently on tour with Fall Of Troy but that hasn't stopped them from creating new music.

According to Alternative Press, the band has been setting up a jam room backstage each night on the tour as they start to create the follow up to 2006's Saturday Night Wrist.

Singer Chino Moreno had this to say about the jam room:

"We're going in there and playing as five of us in the room with just our instruments, no other distractions.  That's how we started out, basically, when we first started the band -- us in the garage, no ProTools or anything to get us ahead of ourselves. We'd just play things over and over again, until we remembered it -- that's the rawest way you can do it, and the best, I think."

For fans of Moreno's side project, Team Sleep, Moreno has confirmed that in early 2008 we will be seeing a second album from them!

Green Day have become the 24th group to become part of Hard Rock's Signature Series T-Shirt program.

According to Top-40 Charts, the band has designed a T-shirt that features a large graphic of singer Billie Joe Armstrong playing guitar with the words Working Class Hero under him (the John Lennon song that they covered for the Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur album) The back of  the T-shirt features all their signatures.

"We are excited to be a part of the Signature Series program and proud to partner with Hard Rock for such a great cause.  The program is going to provide tremendous support for Amnesty International and Instant Karma, a campaign that we sincerely believe in and are committed to,"Armstrong says.

Sales of the T-shirt will help the campaign to save Darfur and will be sold exclusively at Hard Rock locations around the world starting June 12th 2007 (I will absolutely be buying one!)

If you can't make it to a Hard Rock location, you will be able to order one here.

Cartel are probably spending today saying their goodbyes as the band will enter a giant transparent bubble tonight to record their new album and won’t come out until they are finished! (They will be living in the bubble as well)

The bubble is located on Pier 54 in New York City, but if you don’t have a chance to drop by in person, you can watch the recording process when it airs as a four-part reality series on MTV starting tonight!

Die-hard fans can follow the process every day and all day long at drpepperbubble.com and will have a chance to see it all with 23 webcams being used.

If you want to get one last look at the band before their big journey, you can check out their Buzznet Photo Page 

As soon as Cartel leave the bubble they will be answering 15 of the best questions submitted by fans on Buzznet.  Be sure and go here to leave your question for the band!

Garfield and Friends was a two-in-one cartoon that aired Saturday mornings on CBS from 1988-1994.

The Garfield segment focused on the life of Garfield, a fat orange cat, as well as characters like Odie, John Arbuckle and Nermal.  You also know of Garfield from the famaous comic strip and recent movies.

The other segment was known as U.S. Acres (my favorite of the two) and focused on a group of farm animals, each of which had outrageous personalities.  I found myself laughing a lot during this show.    Characters included Orson Pig, Wad Duck, Booker and Sheldon.

The Garfield segments had 242 in total while U.S. Acres only had 121.

Recently, the Garfield and Friends seasons has been put out on DVD so go get them!

Here is the intro from the show:

Acute (Help Records) will be studio guests tonight, Wednesday May 23rd 2007 on
DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show.

The show airs live from 7-8pm PST/ 10-11pm EST

Faberdrive (Universal Records) will be calling in for a live phone interview.

You can listen to the show on Idobi Radio

If you have questions for the guests, send them to the screen name: staridobi

Also, don't forget to watch Green Day perform on American Idol tonight!

--dj rossstar

It's only fitting that the band Fall Out Boy appear on The Simpsons Movie soundtrack.

I mean, after all, their band name comes from and obscure Simpsons character!

According to Absolute Punk, the soundtrack will be released on July 10, 2007

Here is the official tracklisting:

U Can't Shine Like Me- Lil' Romeo
If You Let Me Go - Jay-Z featuring Omarion
So Emotional - 1 Chance
High Away from You - Lifehouse
I Don't Wanna Understand - Jennifer Lopez featuring Three 6 Mafia
I Believe You - Lyfe Jennings
The Way You Roll With Me - T.I.
Dancing Machine - Maroon 5 featuring Lil' Flip
Simpson - Beanie Sigel featuring Jazze Pha
Since You Get Off The Computer - Fall Out Boy
Back Again - Kai featuring Akon
I Will Kill You - Panic! at the Disco
You Gave My Heart - Keyshia Cole featuring Ludacris
The World Is Yours - N.W.A.
In the Rain - Young Jeezy featuring Lil' Wayne
Lockdown - Joe Budden featuring The Game and Mike Jones
Roll Tide - Ja Rule featuring Lloyd and Nelly
I'm Your Mama - Chris Brown featuring Nas
Go to Bed - David Banner
I Don't Wanna Your Stupid Of Me - Ben Folds
Get Off The Porch - Obie Trice featuring 50 Cent and Eminem

Today's Therapists - Bayside

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy,  Nick from Bayside offers advice and shows he could have a second career as a therapist.





Clandestinedisco: First and foremost, im trying to me my (what my friends call my little emo self. haha yes, very funny.) normal self, as what most varieties of lyrics depict, but my parents are trying to make me something im not. ive been a vegetarian for at least 3 years and they still wont let me be, my normal attire wont stop them from criticizing me, and just my friends whom have no business being in the conversation of my parents that is currently brought up is nagging at my subconscious. ive tried to ignore it for many months and almost years, and now ive seem to have come to an impasse. any advice would be good right now. im kinda, almost desperate enough to go to desperate desperate measures.

Nick: Sometimes even parents are wrong! just be a confident and decent citizen and they will have nothing to complain about in the long run. in the end they should be proud of what you have become, not dissatisfied with how you present yourself.

For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

In response to my video message from Monday about flawless albums, Cute Is What We Aim For, New Years Day and Quietdrive have sent in videos to Buzznet to tell us about their personal favorite albums in which every song in great.

Post your videos responses and they will featured on the main page of Buzznet as well!



Jeff from Cute Is What We Aim For





Ashley and Keith from New Years Day






Brandon from Quietdrive

It's May 22nd 2007 which means by now you should have gone to your local record store and bought The Bravery's new album The Sun and The Moon.

The next time you see the band perform, you will know the lyrics, however, the band has been playing some of the new songs on the road for the past few weeks.

NME has frontman Sam Endicott speaking about the experience:

"I was a little scared at first because if you don't recognize the songs you're not gonna jump up and down, so I didn't know how people would react.  But the reaction's been really good. I think people get into it because every song is different from every other."

The band plans to do dance remixes and acoustic versions of their new songs that will be available online or on vinyl singles:

"We did an acoustic version and a dance remix version of the first single 'Time Won't Let Me Go', and I'm trying to do that for all of the songs," Endicott said.

"It's cool to see the different directions you can go with them. Plus a song like 'Time' -- it's so not a disco song that it's really fun to make a disco song out of it. Whereas doing an acoustic version of 'An Honest Mistake' was lots of fun because it's so different."

You know those scenes in Spider-Man 3 in which Peter Parker puts on the black suit, covers one eye with his hair and appears to be wearing eyeliner?

Well, a number of people have been telling Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz that he and Parker look very similiar in those scenes.

In fact, according to The Rock Radio, even Wentz' own nephew brought it up to him.  "My nephew, who doesn't know anything at all, says I was in a movie. I was like, 'All right...' I've heard about this from so many people," Wentz says.

Although Wentz has yet to see Spider-Man 3, it was reported that at a recent show in Illinois, he yelled "Spider-Man 3 sucks" at the crowd.

Do you think that Parker is ripping off Wentz' style?

 

It's hard to believe but it's been 10 years since Foo Fighters released their most popular album so far, The Colour And The Shape.

The album spawned four big singles: Everlong, My Hero, Monkey Wrench, and Walking After You.

According to Billboard, the band will be celebrating the anniversary of the album by re-releasing it on July 10th 2007 with some covers and B-Sides to it.

Absolute Punk reveals that the songs will include: Killing Joke's "Requiem," Gary Numan's "Down in the Park" and Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street," plus the B-sides "Drive Me Wild," "Dear Lover" and "The Colour and the Shape."

In response to my video message from Monday about flawless albums, Madina Lake,  Scenes From A Movie, Peachcake and The Secret Handshake have all written to Buzznet about their personal favorite albums from start to finish.


Madina Lake



Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

First record I obsessed over.. Lyrics music artwork and every band member blew me away. They were way more than a band.

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

That tour was the first huge concert I went to and no band since has put on a better live show. Its also the most moving record I'd ever heard.muse absolution to me I finally found a band I liked as much as the pumpkins albeit late to the game. Best band out there today.

Rage Against The Machine  - Evil Empire.

Honest furious and flew in the face of anything safe or trendy.

Primus - Pork Soda

Just go listen to it!
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Snorks was a cartoon that aired on NBC from 1984-1989.

The snorks can best be described as small and colorful beings that live under water in Snorkland.  To hep move themselves through the water, they each  have snorkel on their head which make a "snork" noise whenever they get excited about something.

The adventures of the snorks are usually cenered around main characters All-Star, Casey, Daffney, Dimmy Finster, Tooter, Junior and a pet octopus.

The show lasted for four seasons (65 episodes) and yet to be released on DVD!

Here is the intro to Snorks:

Hey everyone -

Tonight (11pm PST) I will hosting Havoc On The 101 on DirecTV Channel 101

If you haven't tuned in yet, Havoc on the 101 is a video/chat show in which you can vote for the video you want to see as well as text in messages from your cell phone that will appear on the television for everyone to see.

You can also converse back and forth with me through text as I will be hosting the show tonight from 11pm-3am PST / 2am-6am EST.

I know that it is on late but I suggest you check it out, at least for the first hour before you go to sleep :)

--dj rossstar

Rapper Method Man was arrested in New York this past week when police found 28 grams of marijunana in his car.

According to Spin, Method Man was pulled over for expired vehicle tags but was caught with visible drug paraphernalia (and the car reaked of the marjuana smell!) A search of the car revealed more drugs under the driver's seat.

Method Man was charged for four different things: unlawful possession of marijuana, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, driving an uninspected motor vehicle and criminal possession of marijuana.

Method Man is out of jail and a court date has yet to be announced!

Should someone face jail time for these charges?

Hopefully, a good number of us will never have to spend time in jail.  However, if you are curious as to what it would be like inside jail, a prison in Italy has just opened a restaurant inside of one.

Located at Volterra, near Pisa, this restaurant has only been opened for 2 months and is always backed up for weeks with reservations.

According to Neatorama, the restaurant is located inside a deconsecreated chapel set behind 60ft high walls, watch towers, searchlights and security cameras of the daunting 500-year-old Fortezza Medicea.

There is an extensive security check done before you are allowed to enter the restaurant and the waiters are actual robbers, murderers and members of the Mafia.

My Chemical Romance are planning ahead for their stint this summer on the Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park.

For those who like change, the band has discussed changing their stage show around. (Although, there is no word on if the setlist itself will change)

Ulitmate-Guitar spoke to singer Gerard Way who explains:

"These guys have been so accommodating to us. They're letting us bring whatever we want, which is amazing. We're just trying to figure out the quickest way to do that. We're going to try to bring as much as what we've been doing in the arenas right now to this show, but maybe in a... We definitely want to change up the aesthetics of it, how it looks to fans."

What would you like to see on stage during MCR's set? Is there anything they should get rid of?

For most of us on Buzznet, our album collection ranges in the hundreds.

However, there are only a few albums that come to mind as perfect from start to finish.

DJ Rossstar is interested in hearing the Top 5 albums in which you love every single song on it.  There is not one song that you skip over!  Every song is as good as the next one.

Don't be shy! Discuss!

Below is a video of DJ Rossstar and Mark Edge's Top 5:

Hey guys! 

There is a ton of great things on Buzznet and I figured I would bring some to your attention so you don't miss out!

First of all, please go to Anberlin's page and check out their most recent video posts, drop a note, leave some love& buzz:
http://anberlin.buzznet.com/user/video/play/363971/

I have interviewed them several times and they are great guys!!


Also, we have some great new bands on Buzznet that you should add as your friend AND leave a comment to:

• http://wearethefury.buzznet.com
• http://devilwearsprada.buzznet.com
• http://thenoisettes.buzznet.com
• http://theautomaticautomatic.buzznet.com
• http://astaticlullaby.buzznet.com

I hope you check these pages out and I am open to any recommendations you guys might have.

--dj rossstar

Since the very first announcement of the reunited Smashing Pumpkins, it was known that Billy Corgan would return to vocals/guitar and Jimmy Chamberlin would return to drums.

Fans continued to wonder if James Iha and D'arcy Wretsky (the other two original members) would be rejoining the band as well.

According to andPop, the two other members have been announced and are not Iha and Wretsky. 

Instead, Ginger Reyes (ex-Halo Friendlies) and Jeff Schroeder (Lassie Foundation) will be taking over the bass and guitar duties.

The new Smasing Pumpkins album, Zeitgeist, is due out on July 7th 2007.

For those wondering about the sound of Korn's eight album, due out in July, guitarist Munky has revealed that it will be one of the heaviest albums that they have ever recorded.

Ultimate-Guitar has Munky's thoughts on the upcoming release. 

Highlights from Munky's dialogue include:

"It's very musical.  I would compare it to [2002's] 'Untouchables'. It has a lot of highs and lows throughout it, and it's very gothic, I think. It kind of took on this whole gothic feel, which we didn't set out to do. When we were done with it, we sort of just sat back, and we were all kind of laughing about it, because it has that vibe throughout. I think our fans are going to be stunned by how heavy [the album] is, as far as an emotional sense."

For those wondering if drummer David Silveria will return to the band, (he is currently on hiatus) Munky reveals:

"He just needed to step back for a minute, because you lose perspective about real life. It's hard work, and everybody works hard, but after so long, it becomes kind of like a make-believe world that you're living in. ... But after we do these couple of tours, and by the end of the year, I think he'll be ready. But I don't want to put pressure on someone. If he's ready, he'll call us and tell us. I can't keep calling him and asking, 'Are you ready, are you ready, are you ready?' That would just push a guy like David further away."

Today's Therapists - Less Than Jake

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy,  JR from Less Than Jake gives you some helpful advice via videos!




Prettyasapicture: OK, so my friend, Julia, told me about two weeks ago that she was bisexual, which is cool by me. But she also told me that she likes our other friend Cory, who likes my brother. Cory and I are in a band together, and Julia usually comes and just chills because she hates spending time at home. So we started having practice at my house recently because we have like, enough amps to fill a small country, whatever. Cory knows that Julia's bi, but doesn't know that Julia likes her. So my Cory's making off-color jokes about my brother (EX: Pretends to give her guitar head then says, "That's what I'm gonna do to your brother." Bassist runs away in terror.) and Julia's really uncomfortable, but trying not to show it. Julia doesn't want to tell Cory that she likes her, because Cory's straight and she doesn't want to trash the friendship over this. To make things more complicated, I recently found out that Julia is cutting herself, and I want her to stop. I tried telling her stuff like, "I used to and I'm better now." and stuff like, trying to get her to stop, but she does anyway. I really feel like I should tell my guidance counselor, but our friend Justin already told him that Julia was planning on killing herself a while back and he didn't do anything to help her. Plus, I don't want to lose Julia's trust.
SO:
1) How can I get Julia to stop cutting?
2) What should I tell Julia the next time she asks me for advice on Cory?
3) How can I get Cory to stfu about my brother (and my brother's penis)?

please answer ASAP, i have practice on Friday.


JR:



For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

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I find this story very interesting.....

Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump has revealed to Ultimate-Guitar that their hit single "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" was originally written for Gym Class Heroes.  Well, at least part of the song was....

Here's what Stump had to say about the song:

"The music came from a groove I had written for Gym Class Heroes, the hip-hop group, and it was supposed to be a hip-hop songs and it didn't really work as that.  But I still, I was nodding my head to it. I liked it.  I have this thing where if, before I make the melody if I read words, no matter what they are, they're going to end up in it, and I make the mistake of reading some Fall Out Boy lyrics and it's a Fall Out Boy song.  So, that's what happened to it."

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Hangin' With Mr. Cooper was an ABC sitcom that aired from 1992-1997.

During the first season, the show centered around housemates Mark Cooper (a basketball coach and gym teacher), Vanessa Russell and Robin Dumars.  Cooper owned the house until it was bought by his neighbors.  They were supposed to be out of the house after a month but their son Tyler liked Cooper , Russell and Dumars enough that they family decided to let them live with them permanently.

Hangin' With Mr. Cooper moved to the infamous TGIF line up for Season 2 and became more of a family-oriented show.

The show made it to a whopping 101 episodes.

Here is the opening from Season 2:

In response to my video message from Monday about music and lyrics, Less Than Jake and Quietdrive have sent in videos to Buzznet to tell us about their personal favorite lyricists. 

Post your videos responses and they will featured on the main page of Buzznet as well!

JR from Less Than Jake




Kevin and Droo from Quietdrive



What do you think of their choices?

Quietdrive (Red Ink/Epic Records) will be studio guests tonight, Wednesday May 16th 2007 on
DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show.

The show airs live from 7-8pm PST/ 10-11pm EST

Circa Survive (Equal Vision Records) will be calling in for a live phone interview.

You can listen to the show on Idobi Radio

If you have questions for the guests, send them to the screen name: staridobi

--dj rossstar

Did you miss my appearance on KROQ's Morning Show - "The Kevin And Bean Show" from Friday, May 11th 2007?

Lucky for you, I have posted it on Buzznet!

The topic is emo.

Click the picture to watch the video:




Let me know what you thought of my interview!!

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Illinois Pop-Rockers Plain White T's have been playing music and rocking audiences since 1997. 

Their recent spike in popularity have gotten them on a few big tours, some radio and TV airplay and now....roles on a new TV show!!

The TV show, Greek, will begin this summer on ABC Family.  A publicist for the show describes the show which "focuses on collegiate life and the social minefield that is the Greek system."  Sounds interesting and unique to me!

According to Alternative Press, the band will make several appearances on the show in both speaking and performing roles.

In response to my video message from Monday about music and lyrics, Envy On The Coast, We Are The Fury and Blinded Black have written to Buzznet about their personal favorite lyricists. 

Envy On The Coast



Alright well when I listen to a band....outside of the melody, lyrics are what draws me in because its where the artist really bares himself (or herself) for all the world to see and its sort of a voyeuristic pleasure you get out of knowing someone's secrets and fears. Its tough to say who my top 3 lyricists are but I'll give it a whirl.

Regina Spektor is a more recent favorite of mine. I love the fact that she can interject random imagery and sounds into her songs while maintaining an almost uncomfortable honesty in her lyrics. She came into my life at a point where I was in love and her songs and words described feelings that I felt that I couldn't put into a sentence. I also love the fact that she doesn't muddy up her message with vocabulary and abstract metaphors. She's not trying to impress the SAT tutor with big words. She uses very simple imagery that anyone at any level of musicianship or reading can identify with and draw something out of.

"Imagine you go away
On a business trip one day
And when you come back home,
Your children have grown
And you never made your wife moan,
Your children have grown
And you never made your wife moan."
-Regina Spektor

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Angels And Airwaves can be considered an "all-star" band. 

Made up of ex-members of Blink-182, Box Car Racer, The Distillers and Rocket From The Crypt, the band formed in 2005 and released their debut album We Don't Need To Whisper in 2006.

Now, two years after their formation, bassist Ryan Sinn has been kicked out of the band, according to Ultimate-Guitar.

Sinn posted a message about the situation on the band's fansite.  Part of it reads: "All I'll say as to why I was kicked out, the reasons I was given weren't at all honest, and severely hypocritical to the point of abhorrent disgust."

Angels And Airwaves are currently recording their second album and there has been no word yet as to who the new bass player will be.

Any theories as to why Sinn was removed from the band?

My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade is an album of epic proportions.

Since it's release, fans and music critics alike have been wondering how they will ever be able to top it.

The band itself isn't too concerned with making another huge album and singer Gerard Way has said himself that the next album will be "smaller and cheaper".

The Rock Radio has more with Way about the next album:

"With The Black Parade we just tried to make the biggest record of the year. It was nothing to do with whether it was a commercial success or not. We just wanted to make the biggest record we could. Now it's probably about reversing that and making a record that's, maybe, tracked live...It'll be simpler but not necessarily more aggressive."

Are you looking forward to new MCR in the future?  Which of there albums is your favorite and why?

Panic! At The Disco hit it big with their 2005 debut A Fever You Can't Sweat Out.

It's been 2 years since they album's release and fans are thirsty (or is it hungry?) for more.

Although the album has yet to be recorded, Alternative Press reveals that eight songs have been written.

This doesnt mean that all eight will make the new album, but it's something to get everyone excited!

June 1st 2007 is the date in which tracking for the album will begin.

The release datem producer and album title have yet to be named.

Do you feel Panic! can top their first album?  What do you think the album should be called?

For those of you who were hoping to invite California rock band Saosin over for a BBQ this summer, you might have to wait until next year.

The band is currenly taking the next two months off after touring non-stop since the release of their self-titled album in September.

Once the end of June comes around the band will be heading out on a tour with Poison The Well, The Receiving End Of Sirens and Fiore.

Dates provided by antiMUSIC:

6/29 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
6/30 Las Vegas, NV University Theatre
07/01 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
07/03 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/04 Iowa City, IA The Picador
07/11 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
07/18 Winnipeg, Canada The Garrick
07/19 Regina, Canada The Distrikt
07/21 Calgary, Canada MacEwen Hall
07/22 Edmonton, Canda Starlite Room


Taking three days off, the band will then join the Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday and a ton more.

Dates for Projekt Revolution can be found at antiMUSIC

Today's Therapists - Patent Pending

In our newest installment of Rock N Roll Therapy,  Joe from Patent Pending gives you his best advice and tells from his own life experiences.






Emosxrul3: yesterday i had a fight with a girl from school. i have no problem kicking her ass because she looks like a toothpick, but 9 days untill our class firld trip, so i cant do anything. im either going to kick her ass on the last day of school or off school grounds. but if i fight her off of school grounds the cops get called and we go to juvi. I REALLY WANT TO KICK HER ASS!!! HELP?!

PP: Kicking ass is fun and productive through video games and comic book collections, but the truth is that no matter how bad you want to lay a beating on someone, it really never solves anything! and chances are you will still not feel any kind of release of nerves after administering the smack down, most of the time it will just leave you more and more frustrated, my advise, keep the gloves on and step forward by either killing them with kindness or just completley avoiding them. It's definitally not worth spending time in juvi because some punk-ass doesn't recognize!


For more questions and answers, go to the Rock N Roll Therapy Group

Nine out of ten people remember the live-actiton TV series Alf, but how many remember the animated cartoon based on Alf's life before coming to Earth?

Alf: The Animated Series was centered around Gordon Shumway's (Alf's real name before coming to Earth) life on Planet Melmac.  Although the show was cartoon, a live-action version of Alf would appear in the beginning and ending of each episode to talk to the viewers at home.

Alf: The Animated Series lasted 2 seasons (1987-1989) with a total of 26 episodes.

Here is a short commercial for the Alf cartoon:

If you have DirecTV, check out Havoc On The 101 on DirecTV Channel 101 tonight from 11pm-3am PST / 2am-6am EST.

I will be hosting the show tonight, in which you can vote for what music videos are played and can text in messages to appear on the TV!

Plus, at 11:55pm PST / 2:55am EST, part of my interview with The Matches will play during the show.  See you there!

--dj rossstar

For most of us on Buzznet, music is the soundtrack of our lives.

Lyrics can inspire us, teach us and help us understand that someone feels the same way as we do.

Out of all of the musicians you listen to, DJ Rossstar is interested in hearing the Top 3 that you feel write incredible lyrics.  What is it about their song-writing that attracts you to their music?  Have lyrics helped you at some point in your life?

Don't be shy! Discuss!

Below is a video of DJ Rossstar's Top 3: