Archive for April 29th, 2013

Skate And Surf Festival Changes Venues; Adds Mayday Parade To The Lineup

Skate And Surf Festival will be moving from Freehold, NJ to Jackson, NJ at Six Flags Great Adventure on May 18 and 19 due to overwhelming demand. The move of venues was announced earlier this morning via press release, which also announced the addition of Floridian pop rockers Mayday Parade to the lineup. The change […]

REVIEW: will.i.am – Willpower

Artist: will.i.am Album: Willpower Genre: Hip-hop, electropop Label: Interscope It’s been six years since will.i.am’s last solo venture was released, so Willpower is exactly the kind of leviathan you’d expect it to be. Fifteen tracks long (eighteen on the deluxe version) and generous with the pomp and circumstance, it’s an album of generally mixed fortunes. […]

BACON 182: Mark Trombino Opens Donut Shop; Names Products After Bands

Legendary musician and producer Mark Trombino has worked with a variety of gigantic alt rock bands, but before reading the rest of this story it’s safe to say most of you only know him from his work with Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, and the like. So let’s say you were Mark and had spent the […]

Ray J Has No Shame; Hires Kim Kardashian Lookalike For “I Hit It First” Video

Ray J has been receiving a wealth of publicity over the release and subsequent promotion of his new single, “I Hit It First.” The song features lyrics that most critics claim make direct references to the rapper’s relationship with sex tape star Kim Kardashian, including the line “I had her head going north and her […]