Sunday, July 29, 2012
I Love the 90's Song of the Day - When I Come Around - Green Day
One rock/punk band that was borne out of the 90's is still around as strong as ever is Green Day. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt an Tre Cool hit the big time with their third studio album, Dookie, in 1994. This was the 4th out of five hit singles off that record, their best-selling album to date. Enjoy and Happy Sunday!
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
R.I.P. Son of Beast
Two summers ago, my friends Rich, Eddie and I went on a roller coaster trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio. It was a fun trip, 32 coasters at four parks in eight days, and we had a lot of fun. As a coaster enthusiast, I always aim to ride as many coasters as I can, and this trip was a mini-jackpot. One of the places we visited, which was much better than I expected, was Kings Island, just outside of Cincinnati.
Kings Island is full of great coasters, too many to recount right here, but I do remember seeing this one giant wooden structure and salivating at the sight of it. After moving through the park a little, we noticed that it seemed to be closed, and so we asked one of the ride attendants about it.
"Oh, that's Son of Beast. It's not open anymore," was her reply.
Son of Beast, huh? I'd heard of it before, but didn't know much about it, except that I remembered it had a loop, which was weird for a wooden coaster. Apparently the ride was too rough and the park had shut it down just the summer before, in 2009. I promised myself that when I got home I'd research the coaster and do a piece about it, but I never did...until now.
I just wrote an article this morning on the demolition of the legendary roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Son of Beast was one of the baddest wooden coasters ever built, erected in the year 2000 as the sequel to its namesake, The Beast. Son was the tallest (216 feet high), fastest (74 mph), and second longest wooden roller coaster ever built and yes, it had a straight-up loop.
I was sad that day that I couldn't have tried it, and I'm sad again to know that I never will. Here are a couple of videos of the legend, one is a POV shot and the other is an animated ride. Enjoy, and check out the article on Son's demolition right here.
Kings Island is full of great coasters, too many to recount right here, but I do remember seeing this one giant wooden structure and salivating at the sight of it. After moving through the park a little, we noticed that it seemed to be closed, and so we asked one of the ride attendants about it.
"Oh, that's Son of Beast. It's not open anymore," was her reply.
Son of Beast, huh? I'd heard of it before, but didn't know much about it, except that I remembered it had a loop, which was weird for a wooden coaster. Apparently the ride was too rough and the park had shut it down just the summer before, in 2009. I promised myself that when I got home I'd research the coaster and do a piece about it, but I never did...until now.
I just wrote an article this morning on the demolition of the legendary roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Son of Beast was one of the baddest wooden coasters ever built, erected in the year 2000 as the sequel to its namesake, The Beast. Son was the tallest (216 feet high), fastest (74 mph), and second longest wooden roller coaster ever built and yes, it had a straight-up loop.
I was sad that day that I couldn't have tried it, and I'm sad again to know that I never will. Here are a couple of videos of the legend, one is a POV shot and the other is an animated ride. Enjoy, and check out the article on Son's demolition right here.
I Love the 90's Song of the Day - Love Will Never Do (Without You) - Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson is another one of those artists who flourished in the 1990's, and this one was one of my favorites from her 1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 album. Love Will Never Do became Janet's 7th Top Five single off the album and her 5th #1 song. The Herb Ritts-directed video was shot in black and white, and featured then Calvin Klein underwear models Antonio Sabato, Jr. and Djimon Hounsou. Miss Janet wore a black tank and a pair of jeans and was as stunning a woman as the men were beautiful. Check it out:
Friday, July 27, 2012
Music News Bytes - P!nk's new video and track listing; J-Lo's "Goin' In"
Welcome back to Music News Bytes, a short collection of music news stories I follow. This week, we've got some new videos by P!nk and J-Lo, and a track listing for P!nk's upcoming The Truth About Love album.
P!nk is Back!
After four full years since her last full-length studio album, Funhouse, P!nk is officially back! Earlier this month, the uber-talented singer-songwriter released the first single from her forthcoming album, The Truth About Love, Blow Me (One Last Kiss), and the song is already a top ten hit. This week P!nk unveiled the black and white vid for Blow Me, which you can check out right here.
In the meantime, the singer's album is due out September 18th, and the track list for the album has also been released. Check out the songs you'll be listening to in the coming months:
1- Are We All We Are
2- Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
3- Try
4- Just Give Me a Reason
5- True Love
6- How Come You're Not Here
7- Slut Like You
8- The Truth About Love
9- Beam Me Up
10- Walk of Shame
11- Here Comes the Weekend
12- Where Did the Beat Go?
13- The Great Escape
Some of these songs sound juicy, right? Well, soon enough...
J-Lo's New Video and Greatest Hits Set
Jennifer Lopez is celebrating the release of her first greatest hits set, Dance Again, earlier this week with the debut of her new video for Goin' In, featuring Flo Rida and Lil John. The song is not as good as the title single, but it is fast and furious! Check it out right here.
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P!nk is Back!
After four full years since her last full-length studio album, Funhouse, P!nk is officially back! Earlier this month, the uber-talented singer-songwriter released the first single from her forthcoming album, The Truth About Love, Blow Me (One Last Kiss), and the song is already a top ten hit. This week P!nk unveiled the black and white vid for Blow Me, which you can check out right here.
In the meantime, the singer's album is due out September 18th, and the track list for the album has also been released. Check out the songs you'll be listening to in the coming months:
1- Are We All We Are
2- Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
3- Try
4- Just Give Me a Reason
5- True Love
6- How Come You're Not Here
7- Slut Like You
8- The Truth About Love
9- Beam Me Up
10- Walk of Shame
11- Here Comes the Weekend
12- Where Did the Beat Go?
13- The Great Escape
Some of these songs sound juicy, right? Well, soon enough...
J-Lo's New Video and Greatest Hits Set
Jennifer Lopez is celebrating the release of her first greatest hits set, Dance Again, earlier this week with the debut of her new video for Goin' In, featuring Flo Rida and Lil John. The song is not as good as the title single, but it is fast and furious! Check it out right here.
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