Michael Buckner, Getty Images Audio Snippets of Every Song From New Van Halen Album Surface Online
Another day, another round of goodies for all you Van Halen fans out there! About nine days before the band’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ album hits stores, brief snippets of each and every track from the much-hyped comeback album have surfaced online. The clips, which feature the first 30 seconds of all 13 tracks included on ‘Truth,’ recently were posted on a Dutch website offering the two-disc deluxe edition of the album for sale in Europe.
Getty Images 7 Things You Should Know About Bare Knuckle Boxing
The words “bare knuckle boxing” probably invoke visions of corny looking old-timey fighters throwing down in tight pants or drunken bar patrons getting stomped by Patrick Swayze in the 1980s film classic Roadhouse.
Geoff Burke, Getty Images Go on a Cruise This Fall With Lynyrd Skynyrd [VIDEO]
Lynyrd Skynyrd is going on a cruise and they want you to go with them! The band has signed on host the 2012 Simple Man Cruise. Talk about a party or more like a floating rock ‘n’ roll party! The cruise will set sail Oct. 27-31 on Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest luxury liner, the Pearl. The cruise, which sets sail from Miami, will feature about a dozen different bands rocking the ship, including Skynyrd, the Doobie Brothers and up-and-coming Southern rockers like Blackberry Smoke and the Dirty Guv’nahs.
J.W.’s News Update: Friday January 27, 2012
Yesterday
An investigation is underway after a bizarre incident near Texarkana left one person dead. Authorities say witnesses indicate a man was driving strangely before crashing his vehicle near the FCI Prison in the Liberty-Eylau Community of Northeast Texas
YouTube One Man ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Will Blow Your Mind [VIDEO]
Whatever your opinion of British rockers Queen, there’s no denying that their signature song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ which consists of six different sections and hundreds of overdubs, is amazingly complex. That makes this cover of the song, which was done entirely by one man, all the more astounding.
NBC Wounded Soldier Reunites With Dog Found in Afghanistan [VIDEO]
While on tour of duty in Afghanistan, soldier Donny Eslinger adopted an adorable dog that he named Smoke-pup Barbarian. But after he was critically wounded during a mortar attack and shipped to Germany, Eslinger was forced to leave the pooch behind.
J.W.’s News Update: Thursday January 26, 2012
2 days ago
Its voting day in Texarkana. No not at the polls, that is coming up later this Spring. The voting occurring today is at the local union hall of the USWA 752L. That is the union that represents most of the workers at the Texarkana Cooper Tire Plant
(Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images) Slash’s Movie “Nothing to Fear” Starts Filming Next Month in Louisiana!
Cool! A couple of years ago, Slash formed a horror film production company and it's called Slasher Films. How appropriate! Now, it looks like one of their movies has been picked up by Anchor Bay Entertainment. The film is titled "Nothing to Fear" and is based on the actual town of Stull, Kansas which, according to legend, is one of the seven gateways to hell.
Getty Images AC/DC Singer Reveals Bandmate’s Health Issues Held Up Work on New Album
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson says that an illness suffered by one of his bandmates may have temporarily put plans for a new album by the legendary rockers on hold. He wouldn’t go into specifics about which member or what the illness is, but he did say it’s not terminal and that the afflicted member is on the path to recovery.
(Photo from facebook.com) Facebook Timeline Soon Mandatory Very Soon – Tips on Making The Switch
Ready or not, here it comes! Have you already switched your Facebook profile to Timeline? If not, it's going to happen whether you want it to or not.
J.W.’s News Update: Wednesday January 25, 2012
3 days ago
Union workers at the Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Plant in Texarkana are being briefed on the details of the tentative contract hammered out by negotiators last week. The workers will study the proposal today and vote tomorrow as to whether to ratify or reject the agreement with the tire maker
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