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VIDEO: Iron Man 2 Trailers

Stephen Dyrgas — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:30 +0000

Filed under: movies Tagged: acdc, iron man, movie, robert downey jr, trailer, video

VIDEO: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – Cherry Bomb

Stephen Dyrgas — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:15:24 +0000

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts perform the 1976 Runaways hit “Cherry Bomb” on Tuesday night (March 9, 2010) on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

more about "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – “Cherry…", posted with vodpod

Filed under: music Tagged: blackhearts, cherry bomb, jay leno, joan jett, music, runaways, tonight show, video

Alice In Chains Visits 99.3 The FOX

Stephen Dyrgas — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:35:00 +0000

Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney from Alice In Chains stopped by 99.3 The FOX to chat with Neil Morrison on February 2, 2010.

Filed under: music Tagged: 99.3 the fox, alice in chains, cfox, interview, jerry cantrell, music, neil morrison, photos, radio, sean kinney, studio, vancouver, video

VIDEO: Atomic Rooster – Black Snake

Stephen Dyrgas — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:56:17 +0000

Posted in music Tagged: atomic rooster, black snake, chris farlowe, live, music, performance, video

VIDEO: Rich Hope – When My Light Comes Shining

Stephen Dyrgas — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:56:51 +0000

Rich Hope dropped by Rock 101 studios to guest on the Bro Jake Show on May 15, 2009. Rich performed ‘When My Light Comes Shining’ from his latest album titled "Rich Hope Is Gonna Whip It On Ya”.

Later that evening, Rich Hope and his Evil Doers opened for Chickenfoot at the Commodore Ballroom.

Posted in music Tagged: blues, bro jake show, classic, guitar, live, music, performance, rich hope, rock 101, vancouver, video

AUDIO: Overkill – Ironbound

Stephen Dyrgas — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:43:15 +0000

Here’s the title track from the new Overkill album, out January 29, 2010.

Posted in music Tagged: audio, ironbound, music, overkill

New “The Hockey Theme” by Neil Peart

Stephen Dyrgas — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:28:02 +0000

Here’s the new version of the ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ Theme – I mean, The Hockey Theme – by Rush drummer Neil Peart.

“Peart’s unique rock version of The Hockey Theme will be used during select NHL on TSN broadcasts throughout the remainder of the NHL season. It will also be available for digital download on iTunes on Tuesday, January 19th.

The new version of The Hockey Theme showcases Peart on a custom drum kit by DW Drums featuring the logos of all 30 NHL teams. Peart and DW Drums are donating the custom kit to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, where it will be on display for hockey and music fans alike to enjoy.” – TSN

Posted in music, Sports Tagged: canada, drummer, drums, hhof, hnic, hockey, neil peart, nhl, rush, song, Sports, theme, tsn

Art or Graffiti?

Stephen Dyrgas — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:32:34 +0000

See link below for full story.

Art/Mural on Beatty Street:

Freshly painted wall:

New graffiti noticed on wall this morning:

LINK:

Vancouver Paints Over Beatty Street Graffiti by Vancity Buzz

Posted in belligerence Tagged: 2010, art, beatty, downtown, graffiti, livecity, olympics, paint, rant, street, vancouver, winter games

Olympic Countdown: <35 Days

Stephen Dyrgas — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:58:50 +0000

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games are less then 5 weeks away. Here are some things that are being done around the city – especially GM Place – in preparation for the opening on February 12th.

Vancouver 2010 Banner at GM Place

LiveCity Downtown at Georgia & Cambie

Molson Canadian Hockey House at Vancouver 2010 Concord Place

Saskatchewan & Quebec Pavilion Site at Vancouver 2010 Concord Place

Wood Platform Directly Outside GM Place on Abbott Street

Security Fence on Expo Boulevard Just Outside of GM Place

Security Camera on Expo Boulevard

Security Fence on Expo Boulevard Just Outside of GM Place

No Stopping on W Cordova Street February 4 to March 1

LINKS:

My 2010 Olympic Winter Games Flickr Set
Official 2010 Vancouver Site
LiveCity Vancouver
Molson Canadian Hockey House

Posted in Sports Tagged: 2010, canada, games, gm place, hockey, olympic, security, sport, vancouver, winter

10 Worst Commercials of 2009

Stephen Dyrgas — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:25:43 +0000

My list for 10 worst – or most annoying – commercials of 2009, in no particular order.

Panago Pizza – Who is that dumb ass anyway?
Telus – Which one?
McDonalds – Which one?
Subway – Haven’t eaten there since Jared!
Viagra/Cialis – No comment necessary.
Dollars4Gold – What a scam!!
Proactiv Acne Solution – Julianne Hough is a cow!
Future Shop – Geeks!
Best Buy – Christmas ads especially!
Dr. Scholl’s Skin Tag Remover – Ooh, what’s that?

Posted in belligerence, dumb people Tagged: belligerent, commercial, rant, television, tv