Porn Star Dancing

There's one good thing Chad Kroeger has done. Oh man that was a tough sentence to write. Fans if you haven't figured out anything about me you should know one thing. There is no reason Nickelback should be allowed to write any kind of music. From the boring hope filled balads to the hopeless rants about sex and partying, Nickelback has won over many people. How have they done it? The same formula over and over again. I don't know why people like them just they they have become a huge part of the new rock scene and have given the modern rock scene its most exposure.

In 2002 Kroeger and lawyer, Johnathon Simkin founded 604 Records. You may recognize 604 for signing a lot of top talent out of Canada. Which of course was Nickelback's roots. Thornly, Theory of a Deadman, and most recently My Darkest Days have signed on with Kroeger who has given these bands plenty of exposure.

My Darkest Days lead singer Matt Walst, the brother of Three Days Grace bassist Brad Walst, had become quite the musician and instead of playing for his brothers band decided to form his own.

When Kroeger heard this band he immediately signed them. The first song they wrote for their new label. "Porn Star Dancing." They filmed the video in Vegas with Kroeger, Black Label Society founder and former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne Zak Wylde, and the most recent version includes rapper, Ludacris. It has Post-Grunge written all over it. If it reminds you anything of Theory of a Deadman with a little Buckcherry thrown in? There you go!! Its party rock for sure and this song is gonna be HUGE!!

Unfortunately... and fortunately. This is an excellent band with a lot of musicality thrown in their music, but they missed the mark here. This may be a publicity stunt, and it will certainly generate a lot of interest. Lets hope we see the real band before long.

The Video is posted below for anyone who wants to watch it.

Once again lets move on to some good stuff

Not much more is as exciting to me than thinking about next week. Oh man!!! Linkin Park and one of the most excellent bands ever Jimmy Eat World will return!! Why aren't you all screaming like little school girls...is it just me...oh well I don't care!!

To be honest not a whole ton to be excited about this week. Some things I recently got!

Untouchable by Before their Eyes. I've always loved this band and with every CD they get better.

Audio Secrecy by StoneSour. You may call it the Slipknot B team. I call them Corey Taylor's BEST BAND, and you can quote me on that.

Anberlin's new album. Dark is the Way, Light is a Place. For anyone that loved BluePrints For The Blackmarket. This album is for you. I'm so in Love.

This CD has been out since last month, but I just now got my virtual hands on it. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus The Hell or High Water. Its a decent effort from RJA. This band seems to be on their way out. Sadly.

Well guys there wasn't much for me to rant and rave about this week. Let me hear from you guys. I really appreciate everyone that reads this, but I'd love to get some comments. Either on this page, our facebook page, or if any of you are Twitter fans. Follow us. ReTweet. Even word of mouth is ok. Tell all your friends. Really get out there and Shamelessly whore us out like I do!

If anyone wants to request an album review please comment. Tell us what you like. IF you tell us what you don't like I'll tell you to shove it. I'm just kidding. We want to improve and you are the only ones who can help us do that. Tell me what you think about my comments. You don't have to agree, there is this wonderful world of music out there with many different influences and sounds. It is such a beautiful place and everyone will like something different. I'm gonna do some album reviews this week hopefully one a day if I get some ideas from you guys. I think I've begged enough... Can't wait to hear back from everyone. Much Love be safe!

One Love,
C2RD

Save The D8; It's so Simple

Who is the guy with the shades and harmonica?

What’s up readers? I’m the Sir, of the blues/rock duo Mr. Young Man and the Sir, and guest writer of This Week’s Tempo. Rock and Roll owes its due to the blues, so why not express it in a resurgence of rock blues? While blues has never completely left the atmosphere, it has faced times of hardship. (No pun intended) Underground rock/blues has started to surface, especially in the past decade. So for the breakdown of this rock/blues article is to call attention to some great bands who have kept simple guitar riffs, pocket drumming, and soulful singing in style.


1. The White Stripes.
Jack White is genius, pure and simple. Watch the movie “It Might Get Loud” for a peek inside his mind. Also check out Seven Nation Army, Instinct Blues, You Don’t Know What Love Is, and Icky Thump for some of the music that graced us.

2. The Black Keys
Dan Auerbach on guitar and Patrick Carney on drums, simple as it gets.
Some singles to check out – I Got Mine, Next Girl, Thickfreakness
Their newest album is Brothers, buy it.

3. The Dead Weather
While not completely rock/blues, Jack White’s newest band captures the essence of the organ, guitar effects and soul. I Cut Like a Buffalo and Treat Me Like Your Mother are among my top 10 Jack White songs of all time.

4. John Mayer Trio
Not fitting in on this list at all is the media whore John Mayer. He may not be able to control his mouth, but thankfully he also cannot control his beast-like ability on the guitar. After writing as many female crooning songs as he could and before writing the Grammy award winning Continuum, John Mayer formed the John Mayer Trio with the grooviest studio drummer, Steve Jordan and studio bassist/beast Pino Pallidino. Strictly following the oldest rules of the blues, the John Mayer Trio covers essential artists (BB King, Ray Charles, etc.) while also creating soulful music. Some tracks to listen to – Everyday I Have the Blues, Who Did You Think I Was?, and Vultures.

And just for fun, download CC Adcock’s “Ya’ll Think She’d Be Good to Me,” for a great swamp rock blues experience. That’s all I have this time, hopefully I’ll get to make another guest spot on This Week’s Tempo for an even deeper underground rock/blues experience.