Song for Halloween - Killer

Building up to Halloween we have some songs you might want to break out. Also dress up as anyone from Kiss and you are assured to win the best dressed this Halloween!



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Snoop Dogg wants help growing his crops

Last month, Ian Neale from Newport earned a place in horticultural history by cultivating the 38.8kg (85.5lb) swede. Now Snoop Dogg want to know his secrets, to help grow his... umm... well crop.

Snoop did a shout out on youtube "Man, I want to tell you something, when I do my show in Cardiff, I want you to come backstage and see me because I do vegetation myself and I want to know your secret. So Ian Neale … come see your boy Snoop Dogg, I've got two tickets for you when I get to town. Ya dig?"



Mr Neale told Sky News Online: "I've never heard of him... I'm a country and western man myself." The 68-year-old has been growing oversized vegetables for 30 years, and has previously produced a beetroot weighing 23.5kg (51.5lbs) and cucumber that grew to 107cm (42.12in).

Mr Neale said he had decided to take Snoop up on his offer after a woman who works with him told him off for not accepting the free tickets.
"She nearly wiped the floor with me... So we're going to go along together," he said.

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Mortal Kombat Rap

19 years ago today Mortal Kombat was released on arcade, so I thought I would share this Mortal Kombat Rap - If you like the song you can download it here (http://www.jacehallshow.com/music/download-the-mortal-kombat-song-for-free/)



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Shatner takes on Black Sabbath

Actor William Shatner has recorded a cover version of Black Sabbath's heavy metal track Iron Man for his new concept album.

The Star Trek icon is working on his third musical release, Searching for Major Tom, which features Shatner channelling David Bowie's Space Oddity character for his own take on a variety of space-themed songs, including tracks by The Police (Walking on the Moon), Frank Sinatra (Lost in the Stars) and Pink Floyd (Learning to Fly).

Shatner's version of Black Sabbath's 1970 hit has been given the thumbs up from Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne's former guitarist, who you can see collaborating with the veteran TV star on the track below.



Wylde says, "He's super cool. We had an awesome time working together."

Searching for Major Tom is due for release later this month (Oct11) but if you can't wait, I have hunted it down for you. Enjoy (or not...)


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20 Years today since Red Hot Chili Pepper's Blood Sugar Sex Magik was released

Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the fifth studio album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Rick Rubin, it was the band's first record released on Warner Bros. Records.

The musical styles of Blood Sugar Sex Magik was  first album to be produced by Rick Rubin. It differed notably from the techniques employed on the Chili Peppers' preceding album, Mother's Milk, They originaly wanted Rick to produce Mother's Milk.

Peaking at number three on the Billboard 200, the album has sold over seventeen million copies worldwide and was the Red Hot Chili Peppers' was their break through album to the world stage. Blood Sugar Sex Magik produced an array of hit singles including the hugely successful "Under the Bridge", "Give It Away", "Suck My Kiss" and "Breaking the Girl". Guitarist John Frusciante quit the band mid-tour in 1992 (until returning in 1998) due to his inability to cope with the album's popularity.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik is recognized as an influential and seminal component of the alternative rock explosion in the early 1990s.

What do you think is it still as good as it was 20 years ago, or has it past its used by date?

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20 Years today since Nirvana's Nevermind was released

NIRVANA, the trio comprised of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl, hailed originally from a coastal fishing town in Washington and rose to become one of the most influential rock bands in history with irreverence, intense honesty and an overriding passion.

Nevermind is recognised as a rock classic, although on release Rolling Stone gave it a paltry three stars, the cultural shift it initiated was felt instantly on release — and the profundity and depth of that shift becomes even more apparent when seen through the prism of the two decades of art and music created in its wake.

Released in September of 1991, "Nevermind" despite low commercial expectations by the band and its record label, it rose within a few months to the No. 1 slot on Billboard's U.S. sales chart. "Nevermind" was propelled to No. 1 across the globe by their young fans worldwide that identified with the band and embraced their anthem. January 1992, it had replaced Michael Jackson's album Dangerous at number one on the Billboard charts.

Smells Like Teen Spirit is now seen as a breakthrough – when grunge went mainstream – although at the time Kurt Cobain admitted he was just trying to imitate The Pixies. Since then, it has sold more than 30 million albums.

NIRVANA changed the course of popular music forever and remains an inspiration to those who have followed.

What do you think is it still as good as it was 20 years ago, or has it past its used by date?

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R.E.M. the pioneers of alternative rock

"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening." R.E.M.

REM on the floor, crowd on the stage.
At the Pier, Raleigh NC, 1980 - Photo by: Chris Seward

Early 1990s, Nirvana and Pavement viewed R.E.M. as a pioneer of the alternative rock genre with the release of their two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992).

1994 sees R.E.M. return to thier rock roots from the 1980's with the release of Monster. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three band members. Including Berry collapsing on stage during from a brain aneurysm. He recovered and rejoined the band, but left in October 1997, saying that he no longer had the drive or enjoyment level to be in the band, and that he wanted a career change.

After Bill Berry left the band, while Buck, Mills, and Stipe continued the group as a trio. Their musical style changed but hey continuid to release Gold & Platinum Albums up untill the release of Collapse into Now. No tour was anounced to support the album and 6 months later R.E.M. announced their split on its website.

But all is not lost R.E.M. will release a career-spanning Greatest Hits album through Warner Brothers in November.


In their own words: The guys share their thoughts on why now.


MIKE - "During our last tour, and while making Collapse Into Now and putting together this greatest hits retrospective, we started asking ourselves, 'what next'? Working through our music and memories from over three decades was a hell of a journey. We realized that these songs seemed to draw a natural line under the last 31 years of our working together.

"We have always been a band in the truest sense of the word. Brothers who truly love, and respect, each other. We feel kind of like pioneers in this--there's no disharmony here, no falling-outs, no lawyers squaring-off. We've made this decision together, amicably and with each other's best interests at heart. The time just feels right."

MICHAEL - "A wise man once said--'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.' We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.

"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way.

"We have to thank all the people who helped us be R.E.M. for these 31 years; our deepest gratitude to those who allowed us to do this. It's been amazing."

PETER - "One of the things that was always so great about being in R.E.M. was the fact that the records and the songs we wrote meant as much to our fans as they did to us. It was, and still is, important to us to do right by you. Being a part of your lives has been an unbelievable gift. Thank you.

"Mike, Michael, Bill, Bertis, and I walk away as great friends. I know I will be seeing them in the future, just as I know I will be seeing everyone who has followed us and supported us through the years. Even if it's only in the vinyl aisle of your local record store, or standing at the back of the club: watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world."





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20 Years today since Guns 'N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & Use Your Illusion II was released

Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was the first of two albums released in conjunction with the Use Your Illusion Tour, the other being Use Your Illusion II. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts, selling 685,000 copies in its first week. Each of the Use Your Illusion albums have been certified 7x platinum by the RIAA. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992.


Use Your Illusion II is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Bolstered by the lead single "You Could Be Mine", Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more popular of the two albums, selling 770,000 copies in its first week and debuting at #1 on the U.S. charts, ahead of Use Your Illusion I's first week sales of 685,000. It was also #1 on the UK Albums Chart for a single week.


What do you think is it still as good as it was 20 years ago, or  songs like, You could be mine & November rain past their used by date? - Let us know what you think in the comments below.



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20 Years today since Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears was released

No More Tears is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne. Released on 17 September 1991, the album charted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and 7 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart.

No More Tears spawned five singles, of which four reached the top ten of the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including the number-two "Mama, I'm Coming Home", and it contains the Grammy winning track "I Don't Want To Change The World". It is also one of Osbourne's two best-selling albums in North America, along with his debut Blizzard of Ozz, having been certified four times platinum by the RIAA and double platinum by CRIA. To date, sales stand at over 5,000,000 copies worldwide.

Motörhead's, Lemmy collaborated with Ozzy on this album, he co-wrote such popular tracks as “Hellraiser,” “Don't Want to Change the World,” “Desire” and “Mama I'm Coming Home.”

And just recently Ozzy was credited in part to reuniting a lost autistic boy in California.

Joshua Robb ran away into the wilderness near his elementary school in San Barnardino on September 12 and was missing for approximately 24 hours. A team of about 60 people on foot and in vehicles scoured the lands in attempts to find the boy. The boy's father, Ron, requested that his son's two favourite tunes, Osbourne's "No More Tears" and country artist Alan Jackson's "Good Time," be blasted over the San Barnardino National Forest's public address system. The thought was that even though Joshua is allegedly fearful of loud noises, the familiar songs would draw him out of hiding.



"I heard them blaring 'No More Tears' and it was a short time after that we heard the rescuers had found him," Ron Robb told NBC.


The boy, scratched & bruised, was taken to a local hospital, but is reportedly fine otherwise.

What do you think is "No More Tears" still as good as it was 20 years ago, or has song like this one below past its used by date?



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Pearl Jam duet with Jimmy Fallon

Pearl Jam are are in the middle of their 20th anniversary celebrations that include a Cameron Crowe-directed documentary, soundtrack and book, and now a "Balls In Your Mouth" duet with Jimmy Fallon.


Pearl Jam also broke out a never-before-played song, "Olé," and also released the studio version of "Olé" for free on its PJ20.com site.

Here is a sneak peak at what you can look forward to in the PJ20 documentary - Eddie Vedder & Kurt Cobain slow dancing.



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