HAPPY ST. PADDY'S DAY
.... The Oscars again were a big hassle with all the detours, streets blocked off, not to mention all the sidewalks within 4 blocks either way of the Dolby Theater on the day of the event.... It is like this every year. It was a rain filled Oscars this year...All the predicated winners won ... This years winners included J.K SIMMONS
Best Supporting Actor for WHIPLASH
.. He urged everyone who had parents to call home and tell their parents you love them... PATRICIA ARQUETTE
won Best Supporting Actress for BOYHOOD
... Her acceptance speech was great.. At first it is a bring reading off a piece of paper then she starts ripping into wage and gender equality... It's time to have wage equality for all.. Leaving MERYL STREEP
, wildly pumping her fist into the air... JENNIFER LOPEZ
also seemed just as riled up from her speech.. EDDIE REDMAYNE
won Best Actor THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
. JULIANNE MOORE
won Best Actress for STILL ALICE
... And the winner for Best Picture was BIRDMAN
..
BIRDMAN
was the big winner for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography... THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
also four awards... GRAHAM MOORE
won for Best Screen Adaption for the film THE IMITATION GAME
and shared a story of his own personal struggles growing up...AMERICAN SNIPER
only took 2 awards. JOHN LEGEND
and COMMON
won Best Original Song for GLORY
from the movie SELMA
..... On a real sour note The Oscars snubbed JOAN RIVERS
along with Comic and Actor TAYLOR NEGRON
in the memorial tribute...JOAN
was known for being on the Red Carpet at every Oscars show... Not to mention her acting and directing credits... TAYLOR NEGRON
was featured in "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" and "The Last Boy Scout" among other films... His cousin former THREE DOG NIGHT
singer CHUCK NEGRON
wants an apology. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS
had a few moments as the host... Latin Actor DAVE AIDAN
recently filmed a commercial urging everyone to eat more vegetables and it is airing on all the broadcast networks in Spain.... He will soon be joining the ranks with FLO
and the fab WENDY KAUFMAN
... The commercial certainly has put a spot lite on DAVE
and his new film DMUS
by film maker SADIE DUARTE
.. This year We had some great losses in February starting with the passing of the legendary British Musician STEVE STRANGE
of VISAGE
who suffered a fatal heart attack in Egypt while vacationing.... On Twitter GINGER COYOTE
was one of the last people he tweeted.... He was a very kind amazing human being...
On Valentines Day New York City's own
JOY RYDER
lost her battle with cancer. Just last month there was a benefit for her immense hospital bills in New York City... By some accounts it looked like JOY
would survive.. But some of her close friends felt that she was putting on a brave front for everyone... It was ironic that she would pass away on her favorite holiday Valentines Day.. The Iconic LESLEY GORE
lost her life to lung cancer.. MS. GORE
best known for her hits "It's My Party" and the feminist anthem "You Don't Own Me".... HARRIS WITTELS
who was 30 years old and one of the executive producers of "Parks and Recreation" died at his home from a possible drug overdose.....AHMAD GIVENS
, a.k.a. REAL
, one of the stars of VH1's "Real Chance of Love" died after a long battle with cancer... Actress JUNE FAIRCHILD
who appeared in CHEECH AND CHONG'S
film "UP IN SMOKE"
passed away from lung cancer... Musician DAVE CLOUD
passed away at 58 years old... FRED SCHNEIDER'S
sister also passed away from cancer.... SAM ANDREW
of BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY
passed away after open heart surgery... GARY OWENS
who appeared on ROWAN AND MARTIN'S LAUGH IN
also said farewell one last time.... Danish Film Director KATHRINE WINDFELD
left us at 48 years old... French Actor LOUIS JORDAN
who appeared in GIGI
and James Bond's OCTOPUSSY
also said goodbye at 91 years young ..
BEN WOOLF
who played MEEK
on the hit show AMERICAN HORROR STORY
was struck by a SUV recently in Hollywood. The 4ft 4inch Actor was taken to Cedars Sinai Medical where he suffered a stroke and passed away.... No charges were filed against the driver because BEN
was jay walking... BEN
lived in the Thai Town area of Hollywood and was beloved in the neighborhood... We here at PUNK GLOBE
send our condolences to the families, friends and fans of the fore mentioned... LEONARD NIMOY
aka MR. SPOCK
from STAR TREK
was rushed to the hospital with chest pains... He was then released but died at home in Bel-Air after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PUSSY RIOT
are back with a great video " I Can't Breathe" in homage to the late ERIC GARNER
who lost his life by the hands of a New York City Police Officer...
On March 2nd I will be co hosting yet another
WOMEN WHO RAWK
show on NIKKI PALOMINO'S DAZED RADIO SHOW
... This month we have decided to add Men as guests and will have SEB KINDER
and LEWIS CAMBRIDGE
from the new band SUNDAY CLUB
on the show... Journalist and Playwright JANET HAMMER
, Journalist, Radio Personality LISA PUNKRPRINCESS
along with Journalist, Radio Host THE GYPSY POET
will be joining in on the fun.... So mark down March 2nd at 10pm EST/9pm CST/7pm PST/3am GMT @ http://whatever68radio.net to tune in for the fun time..... On April 6th guests on WOMEN WHO RAWK
will include ALFIE KULZICK, DARK DIVA
and EVIE VAGO LAGO
...
RODDY RADIATION AND THE SKABILLY REBELS
played a fun show recently at LOADED
in Hollywood.... GINGER COYOTE, NIKKI PALOMINO
and JOHNNY RAY
were among the many who attended the show.... RODDY
had played the night before in Las Vegas where he and the band were in the casino's til 6:30AM that morning.. You would have never guessed by the high energy show.. RODDY
was very grateful to THE ENGLISH BEAT
for adding RODDY RADITION & THE SKABILLY REBELS
on a couple of shows in San Francisco and in Lake Tahoe... The show at LOADED
was great!! I found out that ADAM
who works at TRADER JOE'S
, and who was supposed to meet me at the show ended up getting hit by a car, riding his bicycle home from work the night before and was in the hospital for a few days... Thank you WENDY SMITH
for the killer key chain... Artist CHRISTOPHER GILL
had to cancel the ALCHEMIST BALL
that was planned for late February...
Cable behemoth Comcast wants to merge with Time-Warner in California, and it is subject to approval by the California Public Utilities Commission. Similar efforts are underway in New York, and what happens in these two states could have a huge impact on what decisions are made at the federal level.We must block this Time Warner/ Comcast merger Californians deserve a real choice for their cable and Internet....
MERI ST. MARY
recently celebrated her Birthday in Nevada City... She was sad but also happy to see that Radio Shack were closing down their stores in the area, due to the store's impending bankruptcy... But there were some great items on sale... And she did do some shopping..... FERNANDO SOLTERO
is back hosting open mic at Mel's Diner Comedy Show on Mondays...
THE BLUEBIRD
in Nashville when STEVEN TYLER
took the stage with BEBE BUELL AND THE NASHVILLE ACES
.... BEBE
was elated with happiness about the whole night... She also had KEVIN SMITH
play guitar with the band for a few songs.. Then just a few days later her daughter LIV TYLER
gave birth to healthy baby boy.... Walmart has finally given 500,000 of their employees a much deserved raise in their income... A special Happy Birthday shout outs to DONNA DESTRI, THOMAS ARKLIE, MICHAEL ENGLE, ROSIE O DONNELL, PAULEY PERRETTE, NICK MARDEN, JUSTIN CAMPAGNOLA, JOE MASCOLINO, DUCKY
and
MORGANA WELCH
.... Some of the stars on DANCING WITH THE STARS
new season have been announced... They are PATTI LABELLE, ROBERT HERJAVEC
of SHARK TANK, RIKER LYNCH
of GLEE, MICHAEL SAM, WILLOW SHIELDS (THE HUNGER GAMES) SUZANNE SOMERS
and RUMER WILLIS
.. TOM BERGERON
announced that last season would be his last season is back as a host with ERIN ANDREWS
.. All the judges are back...
WILL SID SMITH
has signed a deal with NEROCROMIC MUSIC
Check out the story here http://nerocromomusic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/nerocromo-music-is-pleased-to-announce.html he now is a British Pop Sensation... Congratulations WILL
.. Remember all of us when you are at The Grammy's... Because It's All About The Bass with some Teenage Kicks thrown in.... LIBERTY BRADFORD MARSHALL
is busy with her new T-Shirt company... BITCH SCHOOL
from Portland, Oregon are hitting the road in March and have a new release coming out.....MARC FLOYD
and MS. LIGAYA
have been busy painting and redecorating a room for MARC'S
daughter TAY
......... LINDA FALZARANO
has started her own cooking show. It is called LINDA LU'S ROCK N' ROLL KITCHEN
... Here is a clip with the one and only CYNTHIA ROSS
... It looks like lots of fun!!!
ONE FINGER FILMS
recently got a bunch of new gear and will soon be launching a Kickstarter for THE GINGER COYOTE DOCUMENTARY
... I have so many people who want to be involved with the film... Folks like SHARLA CARTNER, DONNA DESTRI, STEVEN JONES, WENDY KAUFMAN, BEBE BUELL, JIMMY W, NIKKI PALOMINO, KATHY PECK, LEMMY, TIMM CARNEY, LIBERTY BRADFORD MITCHELL, ROTTEN, JAMIE OLIVER, PAULI GRAY, CHELSEA ROSE, SADIE DUARTE, ERIC BORST, WARHOL BOY, SHAMAMA, JIMI LALUMI, MANOUSH, JANET HAMMER, JEAN TRIECHEL, RODDY BYERS, CYNDI FORD, JIM JOCOY, JOHN MEYER, LYNNE ELECTRA, DANNY SHIPMAN, DE BORAH, KHAOS & MIKE, PAULEY PERRETTE, NICK HAWK, CHERRY VANILLA, SEB KINDER, WILL SID SMITH, DONNA KAWANAMI, LEWIS CAMBRIDGE, JAYNE COUNTY, TEDDIE DAHLIN, MIKE & YVONNE FRANKO, IRIS BERRY, PLEASANT GEHMAN, ZAC EFRON, JON GRIES, DARK DIVA, AMANDA BYNES, ADAM, FLO, PATRICIA RODRIQUEZ, LISA PUNKRPRINCESS, MARSHA DEE HUNTER, RODDY & SUE NOVOTNY, KIM & JOE DALLESANDRO
and many more... Poor SHARLA CARTNER
broke her toe dancing to NICK HAWK'S
new song!!
A Salute To The Legends of America's Music, was held at the Viva Cantina Burbank, California. This year they honored the great LINDA RONSTADT
, with special performances by EVIE SANDS, ROSIE FLORES, CARLA OLSON, THE PSYCHEDELIC COWBOYS, BOB WOODRUFF, JAN BROWNE, STEPHANIE JONES, TERESA JAMES, KAREN TOBIN, CANDYE KANE, HEATHER MYLES, SUSAN JAMES
plus CHRISTIAN NESMITH & CIRCLE ONE
(his father, MICHAEL NESMITH
, wrote RONSTADT'S
first hit, 1968's "DIFFERENT DRUM"
) hosted by former Barndance host at the Palomino Club RONNIE MACK
. Punk Globe contributing journalist/ author DAZED
: The Story Of A Grunge Rocker, New Haven Publishing Ltd UK/ Whatever68radio host NIKKI PALOMINO
rocked with PSYCHEDELIC COWBOY'S
drummer JOHNNY RAY
to some classic music by 11 time Grammy Winner, 2 Academy of Country Music Awards, an Emmy and ALMA
Awards, Tony and Golden Globe Awards with internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums. It was announced publicly in 2012 she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease which left her unable to sing. However, many artists will carry her torch as one of the most expressive and eclectic singers of American rock history. LINDA RONSTADT
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April of 2014. Her autobiography Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir debuted 2013 on the New York Times Best Sellers List......The LONDON INTL' SKA FESTIVAL
returns to the capital this Easter (2-5 April) for a series of 21 unique events at famed and iconic London venues. The festival, which launched in 1988, celebrates all things ska, from it's roots in rhythm and blues, mento and calypso, through it's Jamaican originators and onto rocksteady, reggae, dub, 2 Tone, skapunk and beyond. Amongst the 50+ acts this years headliners include; LEE SCRATCH PERRY, STEEL PULSE
(performing their classic Handsworth Revolution album), DERRICK HARRIOTT, TWINKLE BROTHERS, GENTLEMAN'S DUB CLUB, DENNIS BOVELL, RICO RODRIQUEZ MBE, FREDIE
'Montego BAY' Notes, BITTY MCLEAN, PAMA INTERNATIONAL, HORACE PANTER
(The Specials), RHODA DAKAR
(The Bodysnatchers/Special AKA), DON LETTS, ZION TRAIN
plus acts from France, USA, Japan, Malta, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico and all over the UK. In addition to the wealth of live talent the festival also features the now infamous LISF
Thames cruise on board the beautiful Dixie Queen paddle steamer, and a 3 day 'From Kingston to Camden' art, music and fashion exhibition, UK premiere of the 'Legends of Ska' film at the British Film Industry, the launch of the stand-alone Trojan Records Clothing collection, a free family day in the heart of Camden, and much more! JON STEWART
shocked millions of fans when he announced that he was leaving "The Daily Show" after more than 16 years. MARK SLAUGHTER
, lead singer of the multi-platinum band SLAUGHTER
, is proud to announce the release of his first ever solo album,"Reflections In A Rear View Mirror."
Staying true to his roaring rock and roll roots, and straying just enough to bring his heartfelt side into the mix, MARK SLAUGHTER
has brought to light this classic music that will be around for a lifetime.
Listen here: http://www.markslaughter.com/music.html
Politician KRISTEN GILLIBRAND
won't be quitting her day but she did have an amazing time playing actor on a Sunday morning to shoot "PARKS AND RECREATION"
with AMY POEHLER
. She has always been an admirer of AMY'S
, and not just because she cracks her up. But she is another woman in the boys club, AMY'S doing so much to empower women in comedy and change the game for young girls with big dreams. PLOWBOY RECORDS
announces Austin-based band THE GHOST WOLVES
set to "Attack, Attack, Attack" SXSW
in March. The band are known for their infectious on-stage chemistry and raw energy, presenting "face-melting riffs and unfettered noisy productions" (Austin Independent Music) to live crowds across the US (over 600 shows delivered and counting). Rolling Stone Italy enthused "their music has the right over-dose of voodoo punk."
Slovenly Recordings is hyped as hell to announce our inevitable teaming with Minneapolis, MN bald headed freaks THE BLIND SHAKE
. This intense trio led by THE BROTHERS BLAHA
(Jim and Mike, plus drummer / brother from another Dave Roper) has been plowing through massive waves of reverberation since 2003, releasing a heap of deep records along the way, including a few collaborations with legendary space-punk MICHAEL YONKERS
- check his essential "Microminiature Love" collection on De Stijl / Sub Pop for the cold hard truth.
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This month's
PUNK GLOBE
is smoking hot..... THE FLOYDIAN DEVICE
did the brilliant cover and the fantastically talented SHARLA CARTNER
did the coding you are reading.. CYNDI FORD
did two great interviews this month with the fab VANESSA BRISCOE HAY
singer for PYLON
and with MARK BOSH
of IAN HUNTER'S RANT BAND
.... KEVIN SMITH
interviews DIXIE CARL
of THE TIP
.... TONY CONLEY
does a great interview with JAMES WILLIAMSON
... JANET HAMMER
gets all the 411 from Author NIKKI PALOMINO
.... GINGER COYOTE
interviews STEVE AMARAL
of THE NICKLE SLOTS
and gets the dirt from LEONARDO SERRINI
of Italy's own BOMPRO'
... She also reviews JASON TANKERLEY, THE WHOOSIE WHAT'S IT'S
releases.... She and SHARLA CARTNER
also review GIGOLO'S
star NICK HAWK'S
new single "WE LIKE TO SHOW OFF"
..... NICK "VEX KIDD" DIFORTE
does a show review called A CULTURE SHOCK
and a review of SHIFT-D
... Find out about how to get DAZED: THE STORY OF A GRUNGE ROCKER
... JAWS THE CABBIE
is back.. So is LACIE GRAYSON
and ASTRO SLUT
... Photographer DE BORAH'S
roommate TYLER REX
will be joining PUNK GLOBE
to showcase his artwork... British Artist CHRIS "SEAPUPPY" JENSEN
is also showcasing his work this month.... ALEX STEININGER
is giving us an article about Author MISHKA SHUBALY
... Listen to DAZED RADIO
every Monday night... This month we have a memorial tribute to JOY RYDER
.. There is PUNK OF THE MONTH
... GYPSY POET
reviews UNWOMAN, THE ZOMBIE DANDIES
along with our own ROTTEN'S
new release "FROM THE ASYLUM"
by STRAIGHT JACKET
.. BRIAN JACKSON
reviews the new release from LOWLANDS
....WILLIAM RIDDLE
interviews MR.PLOW
.... PUNKRPRINCESS
interviews VINCE RIPPER AND THE RODENT SHOW, SARAH CHAVEZ
and TIMM SAXTON
... ALISON "METALBABE" COHEN
interviews TONY WEST
of BLACKLIST UNION
... And please remember that you are reading all this in HOT GOSSIP
!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY'S
late and early to: PAULEY PERRETTE, MARK LINDSAY, MORGANA WELCH, NICK MARDEN, RANDY RAMPAGE, ROSIE O' DONNELL, DEBBIE HORN, MAGGIE BENNETT, VALERIE RABOIN, GILLIAN LARSON, LYDIA ROSE, CORNELIA REED, STEFFAN CHIRAZI, JOE PERV, DOMINIQUE DE BRUYNE, CHELSEA ROSE, MAGGIE EHRIG, KASSIE DEPAVIA, SAM NEWTON, GEORGE RAMSEY, KRISTIN MERTZ, JEREMY ALLEN WHITE, LARVA X, IGNACIO GARCIA, GARY COMENAS, JANET CUNNINGHAM, KATHLEEN LEAHY, GREG GOULD, DALE BOZZIO, GINGER BRODERICK, DUCKY SLAUGHTER, JIMMY "ZSA ZSA" STAUFER, CHRISTINA TERZES, PLEASANT GEHMAN, AYSE X-RAY FILIX, JUSTIN CAMPAGNOLA, DONNA DESTRI, BRYAN RABIN, DAVID W. ANDERSON, PETER DUNNE, FLEUR NEWMAN, DEE POP, MARLO PAGE, ROB LOWE, MIKE LAUGHLIN. JONO HERNANDEZ, JASON HONEA, JIMMY DESTROYERS, GREG ROSSELL, LOU GWERDER, BARBARA IRELAND, KAT VON D, HEATHER HALEY, SCHRADER THOMAS, NUBS GUTMACHER, MICHALE GRAVES, SHARE ROSS, JASON BAIN, CHUCK E WEISS, RON QUINTANA, KEITH LANGERMAN, JACK RABID, SANDY GLAZE, SAM SALMAN, TAMERLANE PHILLIPS, COURTNEY DOLL, KEITH KARLOFF, XEN LANG, TOM SHEEHAN, MIKE WILHELM, PETER MURR, KEVIN SECONDS, SABRINA KALETA, JUSTIN SCARRED, CHRIS CARTER, JOHN STOCKWELL, ROBERT SHIELDS, ALEX SARAIN, JON DOE, EDGAR DAVIDS, MITCHELL FRANK, TOMAS BRICKHILL, EVAN SMITH, BRIAN YOUNG, EVAN DANDO, VANESSA WILLIAMS, MATT HECKERT, ED BODE, GEORGE ROSSI, JOHN REICHLE, DALE DABONE, RAB PENNIE, FREDDIE KATZ, PAUL FAHEY, IRA BLACK, BILLY DESMOND, JIMMY VALENTINE, DUSTY TETON, TERESA WYATT, TINA WILSON, CISSIE COBB, LUCY ROBBINS, SYLVIA MASSEY, ROBBIE ALCOCK, ANTHONGY BENGAL, JED STONE, TOM MITCHELL, MILT LOWE, JUSTIN CASE, JENNY WRIGHT, PAT DOYLE, DONNA BLANK, SIMON WHITEHEAD, KATY BRIER, BRIAN STRICKLAND, VINA APSARA, FRANK HOWSON, BARBARA RAMONE, BILL KATSIK, PETER JONES, PAUL REED, HUGO BURNHAM, RON MOSS, TOM MITCHELL, JAMES DOOLEY, EWAN MCGREGOR, JONATHAN POSTAL, BRUCE GEDULDIG, ROBERTO SANTANA, MICHAEL NEAL, JAVI COLON, GLENN ROLLINO, JENNY HAWKINS, CHRIS LEROY, KURT THOMAS, JONATHAN BASH, RICHARD PEARSON, BOB GERM, DAVID FAUSTINO, DRUE DILLINGER, TODD NEWMAN, JASON DOUGLAS, MARK DIPIAZZA, KELLY MITCHELL, GIGS BOLTON, LISA FLOWER, SANDY MILL, MIKE HARRINGTON, ERNIE POP, PAT DOYLE
and anyone else who we may have forgotten on this list...
We will end this column with these sage words of advice...
YOU HAD BETTER BE CAREFUL ABOUT JUST WHOSE TOE'S YOU STEP ON TODAY.
AS THEY JUST MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE ASS YOU WILL BE KISSING TOMORROW
!!!!
