Posts Tagged ‘Houston’
May 28th, 2009
So say statistics, anyway! Gayblog TheSword recently compiled some Craigslist data, and figured out that when men are looking online to do sex with other men, certain cities trend heavily toward the receiving end. Chief among them is Houston—where 70% of folks are looking to fill the void.
Yes of the ten cities surveyed, only three, in fact, had a higher ratio of tops to bottoms, and even then the numbers were almost even. But Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, and (surprise surprise) San Francisco, all seem rife with untended bottoms all reaching out across the cyber tundra, hoping to find some fleeting relief.
New York, of course, had the highest percentage of tops seeking companionship, because it’s just that kinda town, I guess.
For those of you who need these wacky terms explained:
May 15th, 2009
After being on hiatus for over four years, Blink 182 has just announced their official tour dates. But not before they take the stage today for a special show.
Blink 182 Summer/Fall 2009 Tour Dates:
July 24: Las Vegas (the Joint)
July 28: Vancouver (GM Place)
July 30: Calgary, AB (Saddledome)
July 31: Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
Aug. 1: Saskatoon, SK (Credit Union Center)
Aug. 2: Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)
Aug. 4: Milwaukee (Marcus Amphitheater)
Aug. 6: Boston (Comcast Center)
Aug. 7 Quebec City, QC (Colisee Pepsi)
Aug. 8: Montreal (Bell Centre)
Aug. 9: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Aug. 12: Hershey, Pa. (the Star Pavilion)
Aug. 13: Cincinnati (Riverbend Music Center)
Aug. 14: Pittsburgh (Post Gazette Pavilion)
Aug. 15: Chicago (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
Aug. 16: Omaha, Neb. (Westfair Amphitheater)
Aug. 18: Minneapolis (Xcel Energy Center)
Aug. 20: Indianapolis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Aug. 21: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 22: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Aug. 23: Toronto (Molson Amphitheater)
Aug. 25: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 27: Saratoga, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 28: Camden, Pa. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
Aug. 29: Hartford, Conn. (New England Dodge Music Center)
Aug. 30: Washington, D.C. (TBD)
Aug. 31: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Sept. 2: Cleveland (Blossom Music Center)
Sept. 3: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 4: Kansas City, Kan. (Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone)
Sept. 6: Denver (Fiddlers Green Amphitheater)
Sept. 7: Salt Lake City (David O. McKay Events Center)
Sept. 10: Seattle (White River Amphitheater)
Sept. 12: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheater)
Sept. 13: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheater)
Sept. 14: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl)
Sept. 16: San Diego (Cricket Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 17: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 19: Phoenix (Tempe Beach Park)
Sept. 21: Albuquerque, N.M. (Journal Pavilion)
Sept. 23: Dallas (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
Sept. 24: Houston (Superpages.com Center)
Sept. 26: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheater)
Sept. 27: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheater)
Sept. 29: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheater)
Oct. 1: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 2: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 3: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata Events Center)
Are you excited about the tour? Are you going?
Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin
Tags: Blink 182, Concert Dates, Tour Dates
May 15th, 2009
Photo: Weeks/WireImage
For the first time in four years, punk trio Blink-182 performed live last night. Bassist Mark Hoppus explained in his Hi My Name is Mark blog that the gig took place at a private party to unveil the new T-Mobile Sidekick at Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures. Drummer Travis Barker was already on the bill with DJ AM, as were Blink’s summer openers Weezer, so Blink were asked to serve as the evening’s surprise ending. According to AltPress (who have shaky fan footage from the show), the trio played three songs, opening their set with Take Off Your Pants And Jacket’s “The Rock Show. “This is our very first show after hating each other’s guts for many years,” Hoppus joked from the stage. This morning, the band released their full summer tour schedule via Billboard (see below).
(Check out Blink-182’s Rock Show: A Look Back at The Pop-Punk Trio’s History in Photos.)
Blink closed out their set 2003’s “The Feeling” and Dude Ranch’s “Dammit.” “To be honest, it was one of the best nights of my life,” Hoppus wrote on his blog, which also has backstage photos from the gig. “Thanks to Travis and Tom. You are my brothers, and it feels amazing to share the stage with you once again.” The band’s official return comes when they play the The Late Show With Jay Leno on Tuesday, May 21st. As Rolling Stone reported in our current issue, Blink will be joined by Fall Out Boy on the road for two-thirds of their reunion jaunt, with Weezer picking up the remaining dates.
Weezer, who covered both Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and MGMT’s “Kids” during their set, also debuted a slightly new lineup on stage during their performance. Drummer Pat Wilson, who has been behind the skins since 1994’s Weezer (The Blue Album), joined the front lines as Weezer’s third guitarist, with Devo/Gn’R/NIN drummer Josh Freese picking up the sticks (and adding another prestigious band to his rocking resume). Since Freese is committed to tour dates with Devo this summer, it’s unclear whether he’ll be joining Weezer onstage again. Dates dates for the Blink tour were released this morning on Billboard’s Website, however the opening-band schedule has not been announced at this time.
July 24 – Las Vegas, NV @ the Joint
July 28 – Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
July 30 – Calgary, AB @ Saddledome
July 31 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
August 1 – Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Center
August 2 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
August 4 – Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
August 6 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
August 7 – Quebec City, QC @ Colisee Pepsi
August 8 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
August 9 – Wantagh, N.Y. @ Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
August 12 – Hershey, PA @ the Star Pavilion
August 13 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
August 14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
August 15 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 16 – Omaha, NE @ Westfair Amphitheater
August 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
August 20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 21 – Buffalo, N.Y. @ Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
August 22 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 23 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater
August 25 – Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 27 – Saratoga, N.Y. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 28 – Camden, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
August 29 – Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
August 30 – Washington, D.C. @ TBD
August 31 – Wantagh, N.Y. @ Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
September 2 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
September 3 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
September 4 – Kansas City, MO @ Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
September 6 – Denver, CO @ Fiddlers Green Amphitheater
September 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ David O. McKay Events Center
September 10 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheater
September 12 – Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
September 13 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
September 14 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
September 16 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
September 17 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
September 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Tempe Beach Park
September 21 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Journal Pavilion
September 23 – Dallas, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 24 – Houston, TX @ Superpages.com Center
September 26 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
September 27 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater
September 29 – Atlanta. GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
October 1 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 2 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 3 – Atlantic City, N.J. @ Borgata Events Center
Related Stories:
• Blink-182 Recruit Fall Out Boy, Weezer for Reunion Tour: Hoppus and Wentz Speak Out
• Blink-182’s Rock Show: A Look Back at The Pop-Punk Trio’s History in Photos
• Blink-182 Make Reunion Official on Grammy Stage
May 13th, 2009
If you’re in one of these areas and you want to see Pink live in concert, then you might be in luck!
Via Celebuzz, they are giving away eleven tickets for Pink’s Funhouse Tour for these areas and dates:
September 15, 2009 – Seattle, WA / September 17, 2009 – San Jose, CA
September 18, 2009 – Los Angeles, CA / September 20, 2009 – Phoenix, AZ
September 23, 2009 – Dallas, TX / September 24, 2009 – Houston, TX
September 26, 2009 – Chicago, IL / September 28, 2009 – Fairfax, VA
September 30, 2009 – Toronto, ON / October 2, 2009 – Boston, MA
October 5, 2009 – New York, NY
Click here to enter! And good luck!
Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin
Tags: Funhouse Tour, Pink
Post from: Rumors in Music
May 13th, 2009
Here’s a video of the disputed Miss California, Carrie Prejean modeling underwear for E! network’s pre-Oscar “Countdown to the Red Carpet.”
Morning Odor:
10 Hottest Summer Movie Blockbuster Babes (Manofest)
Michelle Monaghan Is The Hotness (Wii Hotties)
Houston’s Bad Girl Exposed! (HGOM)
Eva Herzigova Sexes Up Vogue (Camel Tap)
35 year-old Shannon Elizabeth Still Sexy (Funtasticus)
Natalia Cruz Is The Hottest Woman You Will See (Beer Goggler)
Megan Fox wants lesbian sex with Scarlett Johansson (Blog Of Hilarity)
Natalie Portman Has Classy Nipples (Celebrity Milkshake)
Hayden Panettiere Gives Us London Cleavage (Newstoob)
Kelly Clarkson Has Got A Big Ole Rump (Don Chavez)
Christina Ricci Eats It (Agent Bedhead)
May 12th, 2009
Wow, a total 80’s extravaganza!
Even three years after Deborah Harry called it quits, she has decided to go on tour with Pat Benatar. How cool is that!
After the jump for the entire list of dates:
Blondie & Pat Benatar & The Donnas : Call Me Invincible – 2009 Tour Dates
JULY 21 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
JULY 22 Livermore, CA The Concerts at Wente Vineyards
JULY 25 Lemoore, CA Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino
JULY 26 Costa Mesa, CA Pacific Amphitheater
JULY 28 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
JULY 29 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Casino – The Lakes
AUGUST 1 Memphis, TN Mud Island Amphitheater
AUGUST 2 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater
AUGUST 4 Vienna, VA The Filene Center
AUGUST 5 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook – US Cellular Pavilion
AUGUST 7 Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem Musikfest
AUGUST 8 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
AUGUST 11 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
AUGUST 13 Brooklyn, NY Asser Levy Park
AUGUST 15 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
AUGUST 17 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Pavilion
AUGUST 20 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
AUGUST 21 Biloxi, MS Beau Rivage Resort
AUGUST 23 Houston, TX The Arena Theater
Blondie – other 2009 Tour Dates
JULY 19 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
AUGUST 10 Morristown, NJ Community Theater at Mayo Center
AUGUST 18 Kansas City, MO The Crossroads
AUGUST 25 Colorado Springs, CO Pike’s Peak
AUGUST 26 Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
AUGUST 28 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
AUGUST 29 Wendover, NV Peppermill Wendover Casino
AUGUST 31 Winterbrook, CA Quechan Casino
SEPTEMBER 1 Tucson, AZ Desert Diamond Event Center
Are you going? I hope Blondie does “The Tide Is High”, that’s my favorite song by her. Also, Pat Benatar can sing, “We Belong” all day long. God I love the 80’s.
Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin
Tags: Blondie, Deborah Harry, Pat Benatar, The Donnas, Tour Dates
Post from: Rumors in Music
May 11th, 2009
“So What!” singer Pink AKA Alecia Moore, has just announced some more U.S. tour dates for her “Funhouse” tour.
You can buy tickets here!
9/15/09 Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theatre
9/17/09 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
9/18/09 Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
9/20/09 Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
9/23/09 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
9/24/09 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
9/26/09 Chicago, IL @ All State Arena
9/28/09 Fairfax, VA @ The Patriot Center
9/30/09 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center
10/2/09 Boston, MA @ TD North Bank Garden Arena
10/5/09 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Are you going to the Funhouse?
Image Credit: Baeur-Griffin
Tags: Alecia Moore, Funhouse Tour, Pink, Tour Dates
Post from: Rumors in Music
May 11th, 2009
Sugar Ray is trying to make a comeback!
Mark McGrath is attempting to revive the music that he made so popular in the nineties. The band is preparing a comeback and is set out to support their new album, “Music For Cougars”, which is due out on July 21st.
The band’s rep says, “It’s a very summer-y sound. Very Sugar Ray.”
An insider says, “It’s being released by Pulse – an indie label – because all the majors passed. The sound is too dated. Very pop/disco.”
To refute those rumors, the rep retorts, “We never shopped it to the majors.”
Here are the Sugar Ray tour dates:
July 24: Hankinson, ND (Dakota Magic Casino)
July 25: Lac Du Flambea, WI (Taste of the Torches Resort)
July 26: Chicago, IL (Taste of Lincoln Ave.)
July 28: Detroit, MI (Hall)
July 29: Cleveland, OH (House of Blues)
July 30: Dewey Beach, DE (Bottle & Cork)
July 31: Baltimore, MD (Sonar)
Aug 1: Binghampton, NY (Spiediefest)
Aug 3: Albany, NY (Northern Lights)
Aug 4: Boston, MA (Paradise)
Aug 6: Stamford, CT (Columbus Park)
Aug 7: New York, NY (Fillmore)
Aug 8: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Aug 10: Norfolk, VA (Norva)
Aug 11: Charlotte, NC (Amos’ South End)
Aug 12: Atlanta, GA (The Loft)
Aug 14: Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Culture Room)
Aug 15: Orlando, FL (Downtown Orlando/Orange Ave.)
Aug 16: St. Petersburg, FL (Jannus Landing)
Aug 18: Nashville, TN (Cannery Ballroom)
Aug 19: New Orleans, LA (House of Blues)
Aug 21: Austin, TX (La Zona Rosa)
Aug 22: Houston, TX (House of Blues)
Aug 23: Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
Sept 11: Seattle, WA (Showbox)
Sept 12: Portland, OR (tba)
Sept 14: Sacramento, CA (Empire)
Sept 15: San Francisco, CA (Grand Ballroom)
Sept 16: Santa Cruz, CA (The Catalyst)
Sept 18: Newport Beach, CA (Taste of Newport)
Sept 19: Santa Margarita, CA (Pozo Saloon)
Sept 20: Ventura, CA (Ventura Theater)
Sept 22: Tucson, AZ (Rialto Theater)
Sept 23: Phoenix, AZ (The Marquee)
Sept 25: Las Vegas, NV (House of Blues)
Sept 26: San Diego, CA (Hard Rock)
Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin
Tags: Mark McGrath, New Releases, Sugar Ray, Tour Dates
Post from: Rumors in Music
May 6th, 2009
Kyle Minogue announced her first-ever U.S. tour today. The Aussie pop star will hit only five U.S. cities (and one Canadian market, Toronto) this fall, but promoter Bill Silva is hopeful there’s more to come: “We are confident in the tour’s success, and hope that Kylie will make this the first of many tours to our shores,” he said in a press release. Steve Earle has also mapped out a summer trek that kicks off later this month in support of his latest album, a collection of Townes Van Zandt songs titled Townes, which features special appearances by Tom Morello, Allison Moorer, and his son, Justin Townes Earle. Full itineraries, after the jump.
Kylie Minogue
September 30 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Oct. 3 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl (Palms Hotel & Casino)
Oct. 4- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 7 – Chicago, IL @ The Congress Theater
Oct. 9 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Oct. 11 – NYC, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Steve Earle
May 28 – Portsmouth NH @ The Music Hall
May 29 – Boston MA @ Berklee Performance Center
May 30 – Albany, NY @ Swyer Theater
June 2 – South Orange NJ @ South Orange PAC
June 4 – Princeton NJ @ McCarter Theater
June 5 – Vienna VA @ Wolf Trap Filene Center (with John Prine)
June 6 – Charlottesville, VA @ Paramount Theatre
June 7 – Princeton, WV @ Mountain Stage
June 9 – Richmond, VA @ The National
June 10 – Carrboro, NC @ Carrboro Arts Center
June 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Botanical Garden
June 13 – Savannah, GA @ Fine Arts Auditorium
June 14 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
June 16 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
June 18 – Houston, TX @ Crighton Theater
June 19 – Austin, TX @ Paramount
June 20 – New Braunfels, TX @ Whitewater Ampitheatre
June 21 – Dallas, TX @ Lakewood Theatre
June 24 – St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
June 25 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
June 26 – Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
June 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Hall
April 10th, 2009
Mickey Rourke seems to be internalizing his Oscar-nominated wrestler role in the movie “The Wrestler”. The Oscar-nominated actor earlier said he would be at the Wrestlemania 25 only to back out later on saying he can no longer get in the rings since he is doing Iron man 2. Mickey Rourke however stepped into the ring and took on Wrestling star Chris Jericho in Houston, Texas.
Mickey Rourke did not keep his word and knocked down Chris Jericho with whom he has already been feuding for weeks. Chris Jericho earlier called out Mickey Rourke’s friends including wrestling legends Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper and Ric Flair as well as his actor friends. The three wrestlers were previously in the ring but were defeated by Chris Jericho. This may have emboldened Micky Rourke to jump inside the ring and punch Chris Jericho.