Justin Bieber has a new song
Thursday, March 4th, 2010 | Concerts | No Comments
I could care less about Justin Bieber or Sean Kingston, but I guess I’m just old. This kid is the biggest thing and people can’t get enough of his shows. If you are under 18 you will want to check out the video below.
Paul McCartney and Tom Petty add new shows
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | Concerts | No Comments
Two old and very famous musicians are hitting the road, and no not together. Paul McCartney who last year did big sold out stadium shows has added a few much smaller venues to his 2010 list. Paul is playing
Sunday 28th March 2010 – Jobing.com Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Hollywood Bowl, LA, California, USA
Wednesday 31st March 2010 – Hollywood Bowl, LA, California, USA
Saturday 3rd April 2010 – Sun Life Stadium, Miami
Monday 5th April 2010 – Coliseo De Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Saturday 12th June – RDS, Dublin
Sunday 13th June – Isle Of Wight Festival
Sunday 20th June – Hampden Park, Glasgow
Saturday 26th June – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Sunday 27th June – Hard Rock Calling, London
and Tom Petty is playing
| Raleigh, NC | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek | Thu | May 06 / 10 | |
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| Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Fri | May 07 / 10 | |
| Tampa, FL | St. Pete Times Forum | Sun | May 09 / 10 | |
| Dallas, TX | Superpages.com Center | Sat | May 15 / 10 | |
| The Woodlands, TX | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Sun | May 16 / 10 | |
| Phoenix, AZ | US Airways Center | Tue | May 18 / 10 | |
| Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl | Sat | May 22 / 10 | |
| Chula Vista, CA | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre | Wed | Jun 02 / 10 | |
| Irvine, CA | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Irvine Meadows) | Thu | Jun 03 / 10 | |
| Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena | Sat | Jun 05 / 10 | |
| Vancouver, BC | General Motors Place | Tue | Jun 08 / 10 | |
| George, WA | The Gorge | Fri | Jun 11 / 10 | |
| George, WA | The Gorge | Sat | Jun 12 / 10 | |
| Calgary, AB | Pengrowth Saddledome | Tue | Jun 15 / 10 | |
| Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place | Wed | Jun 16 / 10 | |
| Winnipeg, MB | MTS Centre | Sat | Jun 19 / 10 | |
| Saint Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center | Tue | Jun 22 / 10 | |
| Omaha, NE | Qwest Center | Wed | Jun 23 / 10 | |
| Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest | Fri | Jun 25 / 10 | |
| Noblesville, IN | Verizon Wireless Music Center | Sat | Jul 10 / 10 | |
| Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center | Tue | Jul 13 / 10 | |
| Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center | Thu | Jul 15 / 10 | |
| Chicago, IL | United Center | Sat | Jul 17 / 10 | |
| Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center | Tue | Jul 20 / 10 | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Thu | Jul 22 / 10 | |
| Burgettstown, PA | First Niagara Pavilion (formerly Post Gazette Pavilion) | Sat | Jul 24 / 10 | |
| New York, NY | Madison Square Garden | Wed | Jul 28 / 10 | |
| Philadelphia, PA | Wachovia Center | Sat | Jul 31 / 10 | |
| Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena | Wed | Aug 11 / 10 | |
| Nashville, TN | Sommet Center | Thu | Aug 12 / 10 | |
| Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | Sat | Aug 14 / 10 | |
| Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live (Formerly Nissan Pavilion) | Sun | Aug 15 / 10 | |
| Hartford, CT | Comcast Theatre | Tue | Aug 17 / 10 | |
| Mansfield, MA | Comcast Center (Great Woods) | Thu | Aug 19 / 10 | |
| Mansfield, MA | Comcast Center (Great Woods) | Sat | Aug 21 / 10 | |
| East Rutherford, NJ | IZOD Center | Tue | Aug 24 / 10 | |
| Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre | Wed | Aug 25 / 10 | |
| Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Fri | Aug 27 / 10 |
Allen Iverson Parts Ways with 76ers… Again…
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 | Memphis Grizzlies, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers, Sports | No Comments
The Allen Iverson – Philadelphia 76ers “2010 reunion tour” is finally over. Iverson played 25 games for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2009-2010 after abruptly leaving the Grizzlies just 3 games into the season. Iverson never really got into a groove in the 76ers system and he never really fully accepted his “reduced role” as a contributing NBA player. Iverson averaged 13.9 points, 4.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds while playing just over 30 minutes in each game. But his playing time severely slipped in mid-December and things got worse from there in the new year. Iverson eventually left the team about 2 weeks ago to spend time with his ailing 4-year old daughter.
76ers GM Ed Stefanski made this statement earlier today: “After discussing the situation with Allen, we have come to the conclusion that he will not return to the Sixers for the remainder of the season, as he no longer wishes to be a distraction to the organization and teammates that he loves very much. It has been very difficult for Allen and the team to maintain any consistency as he tries to balance his career with his personal life.”
Personal situation aside, this was going to happen at some point. Iverson still thinks of himself as an “NBA star” and he simply isn’t that kind of player anymore. Iverson is a lock for the Hall of Fame with his amazing numbers, but if he wants to keep playing in the NBA, he needs to accept his role as a bit player on a playoff contender. Until he does that, he likely won’t find himself back in the NBA anytime soon…
Team USA Loses Gold Medal Game to Team Canada in OT
Monday, March 1st, 2010 | Olympics Vancouver, Sports, Vancouver Olympics, Winter Olympics | No Comments
The Gold Medal Game lived up to all the hype – but in the end, Team USA lost a heart-breaker to Team Canada 3-2 in OT.
It looked like it could get ugly after Canada took a 2-0 lead on goals from Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry at the 30 minute mark. But Ryan Kesler got Team USA on the board with just over 7 minutes left in the 2nd period to cut the Canadian lead to 2-1. Canada kept the pressure on USA goalie Ryan Miller and the US still trailed with less than a minute to play in regulation. But Zach Parise’s put back goal in front of the net with only 25 seconds left in the game sent the contest into overtime. What more could you ask for?
Sidney Crosby’s goal just over 7 minutes into the extra period eventually gave Team Canada the Gold Medal win, but you have to give the US team all the credit in the world. Top-to-bottom, Team Canada clearly had the better team. Come on, Team USA wasn’t even supposed to make it into the title game with its “inferior” team. Team USA knocked off Canada 5-3 in the preliminary round of play and took the Canadians to the brink off elimination in what would have been a devastating loss for the team and it’s country on home ice in Vancouver. Ryan Miller was clearly the best goalie in the Vancouver Olympics this year and it was a great run by a spirited US hockey squad. Congrats guys – you made us proud and made it fun to watch international hockey on the grandest of scales…
Bono needs to shut up
Monday, March 1st, 2010 | Concerts | No Comments
Man we are getting the U2 news today, now I find out Bono is a typical rich guy who thinks he is better then all of us. There are reports that Bono and Edge had dinner last Tuesday and Bono had some demands. First, he wanted only Perrier water and when the restaurant didn’t have it he made the waiter run across the street to buy some. He also needed his salad prepared special, as it could only be chopped and when it got to the table he made sure it was chopped. Any time I hear stuff like this it makes me never want to listen to U2 music, I hate when these famous people start to act all famous.
U2 is still rich top money makers in 2009
Monday, March 1st, 2010 | Concerts | No Comments
Billboard magazine announced their Top 40 Money Makers in 2009 and no surprise U2 was on the top of the list. The Irish mega band took in more then $108 million in 2009, mainly because of their 360-degree tour, which is the most expensive tour to hit the road. U2 wasn’t the only 80’s mega stars that are still raking it in, Madonna and Bruce Springsteen are right behind them at two and three. Springsteen brought in a crazy $57 million to put him at #2 and Madonna has the #3 spot with $47 million for 2009. The #5 spot was a bit of a shocker for me, Britney Spears tour was able to take in a healthy $38 million and $36 million of it was from the world tour.
The list was not filled with all old 80’s mega stars a lot of new comers are on the list. Pink took #6 with $36 million and her Funhouse world tour. The always famous Jonas Brothers nabbed the #7 spot with $33 million and their Lives, Vines and Trying Times tour. One that really shocked us because of how big her tour was in 2009 is Taylor Swift, who only took the #21 spot with $17 million. Lets see what 2010 brings us for tours, I know Lady Gaga is going to be on this list next year.
De Ja Vu: Rose, Deng Lead Bulls Over Trailblazers in OT
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 | Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, NBA, Portland Trailblazers, Sports, Utah Jazz | No Comments
For the 2nd game in a row, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng paved the way for a big Bulls win at the United Center. Rose scored 33 points – 12 in the 4th quarter – to get the Bulls into the extra period. Rose thought he had won the game with a driving layup as the horn sounded to end the 4th quarter, but the ball rimmed out. The Trailblazers held Rose scoreless in OT, but Deng chipped in 7 of his 23 points in the extra frame and the Bulls were able to pull away for a 115-111 overtime victory over one of the better teams in the NBA. Joakim Noah also had one of his better games since dealing with a severe foot injury – he scored 8 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 27 minutes.
The Bulls are now 31-27 overall with a stellar 19-9 home record at the United Center. The Bulls are in Indiana tonight to take on the Pacers, before returning home to play the next 4 games in the United Center against the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz.
Team USA Crushes Finland, Advances to Gold Medal Game
Friday, February 26th, 2010 | Olympics Vancouver, Sports, Vancouver Olympics, Winter Olympics | No Comments
Team USA came out firing on all cylinders in today’s Semifinals match-up (a 6-1 drubbing) against Finland. Team USA scored 4 goals off of Finland Goalie Miikka Kiprusoff and took a commanding 6-0 lead after just 20 minutes of play. USA Goalie Ryan Miller put forth another solid effort – stopping all 18 shots he faced through the 1st 2 periods and 9 minutes of the 3rd period. Back-up goalie Tim Thomas replaced him in his 1st 2010 Olympics action and gave up 1 goal on a deflection with just over 5 minutes left in the game. Team USA will face the winner of the Slovakia-Canada Semifinal game to be played tonight.
Team USA goals came from Ryan Malone, Zach Parise, Erik Johnson, Patrick Kane (2) and Paul Stastny.
Team USA defeated Canada 5-3 in a hard-fought game this past Sunday which brought an end to the preliminary round of Olympics hockey. It was a major upset and a rematch would be one of the most highly-anticipated Olympics-hockey game in recent history…
Rose, Deng Lead Bulls Past Pacers 120-110
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 | Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, NBA, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Sports | 1 Comment
The Chicago Bulls kept up their fast start after the NBA All-Star Break with an easy 120-110 win over the Indiana Pacers at the United Center in Chicago. Luol Deng led the way for the Bulls with 31 points and 9 rebounds. He also blocked 4 shots on the defensive end. Derrick Rose just missed a triple-double with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Taj Gibson also turned in another solid effort with a double-double – 14 points and 11 rebounds (including 7 offensive boards).
Granted the Bulls 5 of 6 streak out of the gate is somewhat expected – they beat the Knicks twice, the Timberwolves, the 76ers and the Pacers. But in the NBA, you play your schedule and you have to win these games. The Bulls are now 3 games over .500 at 30-27. They have a lock on the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 1.5 games lead over each of the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks. The Charlotte Bobcats are the only other team in the hunt for the 8th seed in the East (2.5 games behind the Bulls), so the Bulls are in a good position to qualify for the post-season for the 2nd year in a row.
Team USA Hockey Beats Switzerland 2-0 to Reach “Final Four”
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | Olympics Vancouver, Sports, Vancouver Olympics, Winter Olympics | No Comments
Team USA became the 1st team to reach the men’s hockey semi-finals with a tough 2-0 win over the Swiss. After 2 scoreless periods, Zach Parise gave Team USA the 1-0 lead with a power play goal just minutes into the 3rd period. Parise also scored the clinching goal with an empty-netter with just seconds left in the game.
Team USA Goalie Ryan Miller was stellar again in net – stopping all 19 Swiss shots – and helped the team win its 4th straight Olympics hockey game. But the real story was Swiss goalie Jonas Hiller (of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks) who stopped all but 1 of Team USA’s 44 shots on goal. Hiller fought off all of the USA pressure and put forth one of the best goaltending performances in Olympics history.
Team USA will face the winner of the Czech Republic – Finland quarterfinal match-up later tonight. The winners of the Russia-Canada and Slovakia-Sweden quarterfinal games will square off in the other semifinal game on Friday. How great would it be to see a Team USA – Team Canada Gold Medal Game on Sunday afternoon?!
