Journey and Styx will be at Mardi Gras this year, but dont expect them to toss beads to the raunchiest members of the audience. The classic-rock veterans have signed on to play the classy
Endymion Extravaganza, a black-tie event following the Endymion Parade on Feb. 17th. Or, as the Extravaganzas website defines it: "A star-studded concert, a dinner dance for thousands, a show that can stack up to anything Las Vegas can offer -- one hell of a good time stretched over eight hours in the Louisiana Superdome where the cost of the parade and show is rivaled only by the cost of the formal finery worn by the 14,000 guests."
So... wow. That should be fun, albeit a little overwhelming. Al Green is scheduled to perform, too, as is
American Idol champion Taylor Hicks (who, along with member of Journey, will serve as Grand Marshal of the parade).
In other news, Oasis Noel Gallagher has been talking trash again. Could this be a way to remind that public that Oasis still exists, and hey! whaddya know? theyre working on a
new record? Maybe... Or maybe Noels just a jerk. Head over to
NME to catch the guitarists candid thoughts on U2 and Radiohead. Spoiler: he uses the F-word with more frequency than an uncensored Kevin Smith movie.
Ah! So many band reunions. Weve got Rage Against the Machine, The Police, Crowded House, Van Halen,
Dinosaur Jr., and now
Genesis. The group will tour this summer, sans Peter Gabriel, and a free concert will be held at Romes circo Massimo on July 14. Also, Phil Collins
daughter is attractive all of a sudden, and now we feel all creepy and old...
Finally, its time to start the
James Brown Countdown. Dudes been dead since Christmas Day, but his relatives/lawyers/lovers are still battling over the proper resting place for his gold coffin. Come on, people!
Get Up Offa That Thing and do something, or just
Give It Up or Turnit Loose. Or something.
