1.15.10-Roadrunner records announces that Stone Sour begins recording new record.Grammy nominated rock powerhouse Stone Sour announced today the commencement of work on a new album for Roadrunner Records, their first in four years. The band will record their third album in Nashville at Blackbird Studio with Grammy Award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Rush, Alice In Chains), who also produced 2006’s gold certified Come What(ever) May. The new album is due out this summer. Stone Sour is Corey Taylor, James Root, Josh Rand, Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga. 1.14.10-Rob Zombie to direct an episode of CSI Miami! Straight from RoadRunner records: Filmmaker and musician Rob Zombie will bring his unique style of filmmaking to the streets of Miami on an episode of CSI: MIAMI, to be broadcast Monday, March 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The episode begins production today and is Zombie's television directorial debut. "As writers, we were really pushing to create an interesting backdrop that could lend to Rob Zombie's visual style," says Marc Dube, co-executive producer. "We thought opening the episode at a macabre party, with Miami attendees all wearing stylized masks (a la "Eyes Wide Shut") would be a fun kick-off point for Rob do to what he does best -- conveying the cruel and creepy underbelly of humanity." 1.6.10-Nickelback announces U.S. Tour Dates. Denver is NOT on the list, but we are hoping they extend the tour to include our city. Joining Nickelback are Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, and Sick Puppies. Click here for tour dates. DECEMBER 2009: 12.12.09-Guns n' Roses is on tour in Taiwan. Click here for tour dates and more info. 9.20.09-Remember Lillian Axe? We loved them back in the day and still do, even if Ron Taylor (who has one of the best voices in rock) hasn't been in the band in years. They are still touring, and their new cd, "Sad Day On Planet Earth" recently released and it rocks! Info can be found at Lillian Axes's website here!
9.17.09-Dirty Penny's new cd "Young & Reckless is released. Check it out here www.dirtypennysucks.com 9.12.09-See you at Tesla tonight! And congrats to Susan Martinez, the big winner of the Tesla tickets! 9.10.09-BackstageDirt is giving away two tickets to the TESLA show this Saturday in Denver. You MUST sign our guestbook and mention Tesla and then you MUST send an email to us at info@backstagedirt.com and name TESLA in the subject line. Good luck and see you at the show! 9.9.09-We are now on Facebook (finally, I know!). Please add yourself as a fan on our page. Click here to check us out! 9.8.09-Bret Michaels "Behind the Music" to air on VH1 on October 1 at 9 EST. Set your DVR's and TIVO so you don't miss it! 9.8.09-Winger just announced their fifth studio album "Karma" will release on October 27, 2009. Tour dates have also been announced. You can find more info at Kip's Myspace page here. And, look for BackstageDirt's interview with Kip Winger to be posted soon on our interviews page. 9.2.09-Ozzy to headline Tribute Festival in L.A. (with Korn, The Donnas, and Kottonmouth Kings). Full article can be found here. 9.2.09-It seems the rock and roll cruises are all the rage now. Kid Rock just announced his cruise scheduled for April 29-May 3. So far only Kid Rock is booked as an artist, but more will be coming soon. The cruise goes to the Grand Caymans from Tampa. More info can be found at his website here. 9.1.09-Guitar Hero 5 releases today for all you wannabe rock stars out there! Click here to go to the Guitar Hero website. AUGUST 2009: 8.31.09-Juliette Lewis' band are headlining several U.S. and European tour dates. If you do not know who they are, check them out here. They TOTALLY ROCK! We will be covering Juliette Lewis' show on October 6 at the Boulder Theatre, in Boulder, CO. 8.28.09-See you at the Slaughter concert tonight. And, look for our review of the concert in a day or two. Here's a video for some memories: 8.20.09-The Motley Cruise 2008 was fun, but this year's rock n roll cruise appears to be even better. Get Shiprocked! For one, the ship is nicer than the Carnival ship the Motley Cruise was held on. Second, the bands are better. We will let you decide. Queensryche, Tesla, Ratt, Skid Row and more. Go to http://www.getshiprocked.com for more info. 8.15.09-KISS announces U.S. Tour Dates for 2009. Click HERE for dates. Unfortunately, Denver is not on the list, but we will be sure to catch them in another city. They put on a GREAT show, and who knows how many more tours they have in their future!!!
Here's KISS doing disco: 
NEWS AND EVENTS
APRIL 2010:
4.12.10-The BSD girls are back and ready for a rockin' summer. After a very long and BORING winter, we are ready to take on 2010 with lots of concerts, interviews, and DIRT! Stay tuned!
FEBRUARY 2010:
2.24.10-Nikki Sixx, host of the new national radio show, "Sixx Sense", interviewed James Michael, singer of SIXX: A.M., on the 2/18 show. Nikki launched "Sixx Sense" on February 8 and so far has had Jared Leto, frontman of the amazing band 30 Seconds to Mars, as a guest. "Sixx Sense" is also hosted by Kerri Kasem.
For more information, and to check out excerpts of the interview with James Michael, visit www.sixxsense.com.
2.23.10-Finally!Shiprocked 2010 has been announced. Cinderella is headlining so far. Other bands include, Hail, Broken Teeth, Niki Barr Band, Lynam and more. See you on the high seas November 11-14, 2010. The Bahamas and Key West are part of the itinerary. Check out the full lineup here.
2.5.10-We have been waiting and waiting, and FINALLY Cinderella is back on tour. And, luckily they are stopping in Denver on March 19th at The Grizzly Rose. Lead singer Tom Keifer has had problems with his vocal chords over the years, so hopefully the tour won't be cut short before they make it to our town.
2.4.10-Check out the very cool lineup for the Stockholm Rock Out Festival. Vince Neil, who was once on the bill, has pulled out and has been replaced by Slaughter. The festival takes place
April 30 - May 1, 2010 at Gamla Tryckeriet in Alvik, Sweden.
SLAUGHTER
JANI LANE
STEELHEART
KEEL
DIZZY REED
PRETTY BOY FLOYD
BULLETBOYS
VAINS OF JENNA
NASTY IDOLS
TUFF
SHAMELESS
CHRIS LANEY
BADMOUTH
DYNAZTY
KILLER CLAN OF F.U.N.
For more information, visit www.sthlmrockout.com.
JANUARY 2010:
1.24.10-Don't forget to catch Dirty Penny with special guests Angels & Bullets at Bender's Tavern on February 6!
Zombie has made a distinct mark in the music and film worlds with his uniquely sinister point of view that has resulted in success in both arenas.
12.16.09-Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, Testament's Chuck Billy and all four members of Slayer talk about the upcoming "wet metal dream tour," The American Carnage Tour. Slayer and Megadeth, each nominated for 2010 Grammy awards, co-headline the 26-date trek, which kicks off January 18 in Seattle. Check out the digital press release below:
12.10.09-Our favorite rock n' roll cover band, Steel Panther, has moved their home in West Hollywood on Monday nights from The Key Club to The House of Blues on Sunset. Check out their website here.
NOVEMBER 2009:
11.26.09-The girls of BackstageDirt barely survived "Get Shiprocked." Too much fun hardly describes our adventures. Stay tuned for a complete diary of this rock and roll cruise!
11.3.09-See you at the XIREN show on 11.12.09 at The Soiled Dove in Aurora. Check them out here-they are amazing!
OCTOBER 2009:
10.26.09-Bon Jovi announces U.S. Tour dates-check it out here!
10.15.09-Slash (Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver), Jason Bonham (Bonham), Jeff Pilson (Dokken/Foreigner/Dio), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), and George Lynch (Dokken/Lynch Mob) performed "Rockstar Kareoke" at The Roxy on The Sunset Strip in West Hollywood on October 11. Check out the footage below:
10.15.09-Thirty Seconds To Mars announces U.S. Tour Dates! Denver folks, they are playing at The Ogden on December 1. You can also order "This is War" on Itunes. Check out the dates via their Myspace page.
10.6.09-Check out Journey on Oprah! Video below:
10.2.09-Ted Nugent will appear on Dennis Miller's show on Wednesday, October 7th at 9:00 a.m./PDT. No Doubt this show will become the "Ted Nugent Show" for the time it airs. We expect no less from the arrogant Mr. Nugent. All you anti-animal rights activists rejoice!
SEPTEMBER 2009:
9.23.09-Papa Roach and Jet announce U.S. Tour. Tickets to the first U.S. shows go on sale Friday, September 25. St. Paul and Denver are the first cities on the list. BSD will be covering the Denver show-don't miss it! A complete list of cities and dates will be announced shortly.
Check out Dirty Penny's new video "Midnight Ride" below. We love these guys and expect great things for them! Their new album will be released September 2009. If you do not know who they are, find them here on Myspace!
