I am Karly Rhodes and I’ve been with ZROCK from the beginning! I grew up in Rochester. I’ve always been a bit of a music addict, you do not want to know how many CD’s, and even cassette tapes and records I own! It has been really awesome to see some great shows in town here and meet many of you! Sevendust, Korn, Distrubed, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Fuel, Devour the Day, Papa Roach, Nonpoint , Skillet, Oh I could go on. I grew up pretending to be just like the people I heard listening to the radio, and always wanted to be a part of it all. I have been in radio for my entire adult life, but nothing compares to ZROCK for me. I also enjoy other things like photography, and traveling. I have been to almost all 50 states, not Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico, but almost everywhere!
Karly Rhodes
There Will Be No Facebook, Rambo, Martian, Or Email…
There is a new law in a Mexican state which bans certain names for babies. The civil registry there is trying to prevent anything 'derogatory, discriminatory, or lacking in meaning.' The list includes 61 names and they have some rather interesting ones, you cannot name your children these:
Lookie Lookie What Jeffy Gave Me Today!
So Jeff stopped by my desk, and tossed this on the counter and said, "You Know What? You Worked Hard Today Kid!" Thanks Jeffy. I am seven cents richer!
Nearly 10 Hours of Billy Corgan Doing Ambient Things… Fun? No?
Billy Corgan has a interesting, (or not,) performance planned at his tea shop, Madame ZuZu's in Chicago. This will not just be any ol' run of the mill Corgan concert, as its going to last 8-9 hours, and will be an ambient/musical interpretation. See for yourself what he is expecting to go down:
UNREAL! The Flying Cyrus/Flappy Bird Remake…$#@*
Flappy Bird was yanked because, as the creater put it, it ruined his life, even though he made a crapload of moolah from it. He pulled the game and it is no longer available to be downloaded. However, somebody captialized on Miley's 'Wrecking Ball'. You knew it had to happen. Here you go.
You Gotta See This! Paul Gilbert Plays A Huge Acoustic Bass
This kicks! I love this video clip that Paul Gilbert does, its pretty fantastic. He is promoting some upcoming gigs that Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Andy Timmons, and Mike Keneally are doing. 'The G4 Experience' at the Cambria Pines Lodge in Cambria, California from August 11-15, 2014. You gotta see this video!
NIN ‘Austin City Limits’ Preview
In November of last year, Nine Inch Nails recorded a performance for 'Austin City Limits.' It is scheduled to air on April 5, 2014. I saw them do their 'Tension 2013' tour up in the cities. It was a pretty spectacular performance. Watch a video preview of the upcoming episode.
Saving Abel This Weekend
It was a fun time this weekend at the Saving Abel show! VIA, from Minneapolis opened the show at the start of the night. VIA has only been together as a group since April of 2013, but the drummer & bass player have played together for 7 years. One thing I noted when they were on stage was how locked those two were with each other. They have an EP, 'Acid,' that they released in July of 2013.
Revenge Is Their Biz… Wait Till You Hear What This Company Offers!
Is your ex, your boss, making your life miserable? Need a good laugh at someone else's expense? The reason I ask, is there is a company that specializes in handling similar situations.
Live Music & Benefit Tonight For A Musician: Brad Hoag
Help out the family of Brad Hoag by enjoying some live music and a benefit tonight at the Wicked Moose! Free Will Donations will get you in the door, there will be six bands, food, and a silent auction. It's at the Wicked Moose tonight and starts at 6 p.m.
This Guy Is Not So Far Away From ME… VOODOO…
How would you like to show up to work and see this fella? I did. It done did scare me a little bit. I mentioned this earlier today, after playing Godsmack's 'Voodoo'. Obviously, the song reminded me of this lovely addition to the studio. Criminey! I may be a little frightened.