Junior's Reading And Viewing List: December 11 - 21, 2010

Last Update - February 13, 2011 at 5:19 AM EST

Junior's December 11 through December 21, 2010 'Reading And Viewing List' includes title links with snippets from items that were published on the internet in the middle of December 2010.

This list includes the usual topics: films, hockey (Washington Capitals), music and racing (Formula One and WRC).


December 21, 2010

Exclusive Audio: Powerful New Elvis Costello Track
By Andy Greene at Rolling Stone

...The ever-prolific Elvis Costello releases at least one album a year these days, but even at that pace he still has plenty of material left over. Today he's releasing the four-track EP National Ransack, which is composed of outtakes from November's T-Bone Burnett produced disc National Ransom. Click below to hear "A Condemned Man" from the EP...

Uriah Heep Headline Butlin’s Event
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

Uriah Heep are to headline the Great British Rock & Blues Festival next month.

This event happens at Butlin’s in Skegness from January 28-30. Also on the bill are...


December 20, 2010

Hendrix Biopic Killed By Request Of Hendrix Estate
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

Gibson.com is reporting that a planned Jimi Hendrix biopic has been respectfully dropped at the request of Experience Hendrix, overseers of the Hendrix estate...

Ford enjoys positive test
Posted at WRC.com

...Drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala covered approximately 1250 kilometres in a development version of Ford’s all-new Fiesta RS World Rally Car during the test near Kall...


December 19, 2010

What a relief
By Joe Beninati - Capitals Play-by-Play
Posted at CSN - Washington, DC

The long losing streak is over, thank goodness! The game didn't start so well over the first 20 minutes at ScotiaBank Place. Ottawa got the jump on the Capitals with a strong showing right from the outset...

Alice Cooper : "I'm So Happy That The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Nomination Was For The Original Band"
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

Rock AAA is reporting Alice Cooper says his original band have always been victims of the “misconception” they were more concerned with theatre than music – when the reverse was true. And their upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a good enough reason to reunite and play a series of major city shows...


December 18, 2010

Recap: Bruins 3, Caps 2
By J.P. at Japers' Rink

...Last Saturday night's loss to Colorado was seen by most as the best game the Caps had played during the streak - a step in the right direction. Then came Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Wednesday night's Anaheim loss was better again. Then came Saturday night in Boston (which, after the first 20 minutes, looked pretty decent). But one step forward, one or two steps back isn't good enough. Atta boys for efforts don't erase eight losses in a row. Something has to change...

Japers' Rink Radio - Episode 32
Posted at Japers' Rink Radio

It's the holiday season, but there is a lack of Christmas cheer surrounding the Caps as the team continues to struggle and Coach Boudreau's job security is being questioned just as HBO's 24/7 premieres. Pepper and Russell will breakdown the week that was with Corey Masisak of CSN Washington.com and NHL.com...


December 17, 2010

Fan Club Vids
Posted at RedDwarf.co.uk

TORDFC interviews fan, edits, posts online.

As you know, Dimension Jump XVI is happening in April next year. And sure, maybe you've read the reddwarf.co.uk report of the last weekend - but what do attendees think of The Best Weekend Ever? (Hmm, we might have given the answer away there.)

Well, The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club's cameras were collecting opinions during 2009's Dimension Jump and the two videos are presented below. Haven't booked yet? You can do it right here.

Learn more and join the Fan Club on their website.


December 16, 2010

'Doctor Who' Roundup: Amy Pond Undressed, 'The Mazes Of Time' Game, And A Dalek Christmas!
By Rick Marshall at MTV's Splash Page

...Finally, a pair of holiday-themed television spots from BBC One have found their way to the 'net that "Doctor Who" fans will certainly want to check out. The two spots would appear to answer an important question no one's asking: How do the Daleks spend the holidays?...

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Awkward photos of Gillan
are just bizarre.


Dehumanizer Deluxe Edition Announced
By Joe Siegler at Black Sabbath Online

...Coming in February is the next in the "Deluxe Edition" remaster series by Universal/Sanctuary. This one is Dehumanizer. Below is a press release I was just sent today about the release. I haven't yet received the cover art, but if it goes by the rest of the series, it will be the cover art we know with the "Deluxe Edition" white band on it...

Matt Bradley, Always the Gentleman (Sorta)
By Elisabeth Meinecke at On Frozen Blog

...It’s a testament to a player’s desire to make it in the NHL that Bradley altered his game from a guy who didn’t have to fight to become a give-it-all-you-got fourth-liner who scores points with fans by jumping to his teammates’ defense (case in point: last year’s classic duel with Steve Downie, where Bradley stepped in for Alex Ovechkin)...

HBO's 24/7 Capitals/Penguins: Road to the Winter Classic a Hit with Hockey Fans
By Hockey Mom at Musings Of A Hockey Mom

I always wonder what Gabby says in between periods in the locker room, especially when the boys aren't performing up to snuff. Well, sports fans got the real deal last night as they witnessed several of Boudreau's frustrated rants with an f-bomb inserted about every other word. Yep, hide yo wife, hide yo husband and definitely hide yo kids as Gabby's cussing everybody out up in here!...

A ONE-point night -- Game 33: Ducks 2 - Caps 1 (OT)
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

And so it was tonight as the Caps did just about everything you could ask of a team reeling with six straight losses. Everything but find a way for pucks to hit iron and go in instead of out...


December 15, 2010

More 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special Clips And Cast Interviews!
By Rick Marshall at MTV's Splash Page

...The two segments include a great little interview with "Doctor Who" star Matt Smith about the special (featuring some brand new scenes from the episode) and his time as The Doctor, as well as a fun little preview of the special with comments from Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and the rest of the cast...

WRC.com Personality of the Year nominees: Sebastien Ogier
Posted at WRC.com

It's a sign of just what an impact Sebastien Ogier made on the sport that he sparked the only serious bidding war of the season, with both Ford and Citroen vying for the young Frenchman’s services in 2011...

Guanajuato to host Rally Mexico street stage
Posted at WRC.com

Rally Guanajuato Mexico, round two of next year's World Rally Championship, will get underway with a special stage through the streets of Guanajuato City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site...


December 14, 2010

Rink Roundtable: Bruce Boudreau's Job Security
Posted by David Getz at Japers' Rink

With an unimpressive playoff record to his credit and at the helm of a team with a "Cup or bust" approach, Bruce Boudreau wasn't going to have a whole lot of margin for error in the 2010-11 season, and now that the Capitals have hit a rough patch questions about his job security are starting to be asked - even to Boudreau himself. We know where Gabby stands on the issue, but we also thought we'd take a deeper look at a potential Capitals coaching change...

Adjustable rear wings among confirmed 2011 changes
Posted at Formula1.com

Under new moveable bodywork regulations for next season, drivers will be able to adjust their car's rear wing from the cockpit. The change is one of a number of revisions confirmed by the FIA in the newly-published 2011 regulations, following last week's World Motor Sport Council meeting...

WRC.com Personality of the Year nominees: Kimi Raikkonen
Posted at WRC.com

The higher you fly, the further you can fall. And throughout the 2010 World Rally Championship season, the 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen did something remarkable: putting his hard-earned reputation on the line to start again as a beginner and take on the best drivers in the world, despite...

Craig Goldy Starts New Band
By mdome at Classic Rock

Former Dio guitarist Craig Goldy has told Classic Rock that he’s put together a new band, with what he describes as “having the Holy Shit factor”...

...“The idea is to put the rock star back into everyone’s lives,” explains Goldy, who’s currently working with Budgie. “So, you’ve got four people who look great, are amazing at their craft and the music pierces your soul. And they’re all good people. I think people miss that sort of thing.”...


December 13, 2010

Loeb: 2010 my most consistent season in the WRC
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Loeb received his trophy for winning the 2010 World Rally Championship crown at the annual FIA Gala in Monaco on Friday evening and said he has never performed as consistently as he did this season...

WRC.com Personality of the Year nominees: Ken Block
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Loeb scored 276 points as he swept to his seventh world title in 2010. Ken Block managed just two. But the American’s impact on the World Rally Championship was much more significant than that...

Memorial Bettega triumph for ace Ogier
Posted at WRC.com

Sebastien Ogier made up for the disappointment of losing out on a top three finish in the final World Rally Championship standings by winning the Findomestic Memorial Bettega rally sprint in Italy on Sunday...

Mikko Hirvonen's travelogue: Not the classic jet-set experience
Posted at WRC.com

Let's be honest, the life of a works team WRC driver seems like a pretty good one. What's not to love about earning a living driving rally cars and travelling the world in a whirl of VIP hospitality and first class cabins?...


December 12, 2010

Fairytale Of New York
Posted by Jeff Hickmott at The World of Jeff!

I've got a feeling this year's for me and you.


Recap: Rangers 7, Caps 0
By Becca H at Japers' Rink

It's hard to define "rock bottom" until you see what comes after it, because until it gets better there's no frame of reference. Still, losing a sixth straight game in such an embarrassing fashion has to be seen as something of a rock bottom point for this team - this team that is expected to do so much, this team that has all the talent in the world, not only failing to score but giving up a seven-spot to the Rangers...


December 11, 2010

Hope - I Have Hope - Despite The Final Score Tonight
By Usually Frustrated Caps Fan at Mark's Musings

So it was a "No Point Night" tonight for the Capitals at Verizon Center. They lost 3-2 in regulation to the Colorado Avalanche. Sure at the end of the season, whenever that occurs this coming spring we aren't likely to remember much about tonight's game. However, it was a good game. The Capitals fought hard - ALL 60 MINUTES...

Girlschool Re-Record Classic Album
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

Girlschool are currently recording a new version of their second album, Hit And Run...

New York Dolls Ready 2011 Album
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

...It’s titled Dancing Backwards In High Heels, and was recorded in Newcastle with producer Jason Hill...

Trophy time for Vettel and Red Bull
Posted at Formula1.com

Monaco was the venue for this year's FIA Prize Giving Gala on Friday, where FIA President Jean Todt presented Sebastian Vettel, the youngest-ever Formula One world champion with the driver's trophy...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: September 21 - 25, 2010

Last Update - October 30, 2010 at 8:40 PM EDT

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for September 21 through September 25, 2010 contains title links with article snippets from items posted to the web during that period of time. I think there are plenty of things here that are worth checking out, as we get into the Fall of 2010.

The topics covered below include films, music, hockey (Washington Capitals) and racing (Formula One and WRC).

Some 2010 F1 Singapore Grand Prix Preview and 2010 WRC Rally France Preview posts made it into this list.


September 25, 2010

Postgame Notebook: Capitals 2, Predators 1
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Two For The Road – Washington won its second road pre-season game in as many outings when it shaved the Predators 2-1 in Nashville on Saturday night.

After a 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Wednesday, the Caps tightened up defensively, allowing the Preds just 25 shots on goal. That’s 14 fewer than the Blue Jackets registered...

Final practice - Vettel stays ahead at Marina Bay
Posted at Formula1.com

Red Bull continued to hold sway after the final free practice session this evening at Singapore's Marina Bay Circuit. Sebastian Vettel was the quickest man on a track that was still damp in places after lunchtime rain. Vettel finished over half a second clear of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who was separated from team mate Felipe Massa in the times by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton...

Notes from a Subdued Friday After Thursday’s High Drama
By pucksandbooks at On Frozen Blog

Friday at camp offered a striking contrast in atmosphere relative to Thursday. No big-news presser, no buzz over a free agent’s hat trick from a game the night before, and when Gabby met the media near 2:00 there was only the Washington Post’s Katie Carrera and yours truly there with questions for the coach. The exchange lasted all of about 5 minutes...

2010-2011 Previews: Forwards -- D.J. King
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...King performs one of the most difficult jobs in any sport. He fights. In four NHL seasons and 101 games played, King has spent 553 minutes on the ice. He also has spent 135 minutes in the penalty box as a result of having engaged in 27 fights. And it isn’t as if he takes on lesser mortals. Of the five fights he had last year, none of his opponents had fewer than nine fights of their own last season...

John Bonham Remembered
By mdome at Classic Rock

On September 25, 1980 John Bonham, one of the all-time great drummers, died at the age of 32. That’s exactly 30 years ago today!

On December 4, 1980 Led Zeppelin announced they were splitting up, unable to continue without their driving force. And, despite the occasional one-off reunions for special occasions – the last being in December 2007 at the O2 Arena in London – that’s the way...


September 24, 2010

Caps Off To Music City
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Three nights after they opened their 2010-11 pre-season slate with a 6-2 victory over the Blue Jackets in Columbus, the Caps take to the road for the second of their six-game schedule of exhibition tilts. Washington heads to Nashville for a Saturday night date with the Predators...

Friday analysis - normal service resumed at Red Bull?
Posted at Formula1.com

A track that was still damp in places, where it had been resurfaced, kept the times slow in the first Singapore session on Friday, and it remained slippery in the second as oil seeped through that new surface. It was enough to keep most teams guessing through the 180 minutes of running time. One thing that was clear was that Red Bull, back in more comfortable high-downforce territory, seem to have rediscovered some serious speed. We take a team-by-team look at the early running at Marina Bay...

WRC countdown: Rallye de France
Posted at WRC.com


...Next week, the World Rally Championship will visit the banks of the Rhine for the first time, as the Rally de France switches a Corsican base for the mainland city of Strasbourg.

And, with a fairytale storyline in the offing, the event’s switch could coincide with Sebastien Loeb’s finest hour. Victory for the Frenchman at home next week would mean 60 world rally wins and seven world rally titles. And he’d do it all within cheering distance of the streets he was brought up on. And on the banks of the Rhine...


Raikkonen weighs up 2011 options
Posted at WRC.com

...Raikkonen has shown encouraging progress throughout his debut season in the World Rally Championship with Red Bull and the Citroen Junior Team, but his best result of the year so far remains fifth place on the Rally of Turkey back in April.

Now Raikkonen has been linked with other options for next year, both in rallying and Formula One...

2010-2011 Previews: Forwards -- Boyd Gordon
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...You can talk all you want about the goaltender having to be the team’s best penalty killer, but a lot of the heavy lifting is done by the guys in front, too. And this is Boyd Gordon’s workshop. Gordon does not have the offensive punch to make many contributions at that end of the ice, so his ability to play defense, help kill penalties, and win faceoffs is where he is going to earn his salary...


September 23, 2010

Bad Company To Say Goodbye?
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

The Times Record is reporting that Bad Company might be waving goodbye to U.S. fans in a couple of weeks.

The British rock group's concert on Oct. 7 at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa, Okla., near Tulsa, will be its last U.S. date on its 2010 reunion tour, and the show could be the band's swan song to American fans, said lead singer and co-founder Paul Rodgers...

Exclusive Nick Heidfeld Q&A: I feel honoured to be back
Posted at Formula1.com

At the recent Italian Grand Prix, Nick Heidfeld was a hot candidate for a 2011 drive because of his recent tyre testing for Pirelli. But just days later, Heidfeld is back racing again, replacing Pedro de la Rosa at BMW Sauber for 2010's remaining five Grands Prix. Even though he doesn't know the C29 at all, and despite having completed very little mileage this year, the German is sure he can deliver in Singapore and keep his rookie team mate Kamui Kobayashi at bay...

FIA Thursday press conference - Singapore
Posted at Formula1.com

Drivers: Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Vitaly Petrov (Renault), Mark Webber (Red Bull).

Q: Vitaly, a lot of new circuits coming up that are new to you. This is the first one. What do you do to prepare for a new circuit like this?
Vitaly Petrov: Play PlayStation. Then I try to watch as much as possible the videos from on-board cameras and the team helps me a lot to prepare. I do some simulator work at home and watch a lot of videos from the on-board camera and bits like this...

100 Club Could Close Down
By mdome at Classic Rock

...Says current owner Jeff Horton: “It makes me so angry. The Government, Westminster council and even some of the commercial landlords say they want to help small businesses, they say they want to preserve London’s uniqueness, they want to help multi-cultural venues.

“Yet we’re all that and all these organisations have all dumped on us from a great height.”

NHL to New Media: Go Fly a Kite
By pucksandbooks at On Frozen Blog

This news, delivered last night by AOL Fanhouse, incensed me. In the epitome of Neanderthal progressivism, the NHL, beginning this season, is going to implement a ban on access by bloggers to visiting locker rooms at all arenas. Because you know, the collective work of hockey bloggers the past five-plus years has been, on the whole, so counterproductive, so destructive for the league, generated so precious little additional interest in the sport...

2010-2011 Previews: Forwards -- Eric Fehr
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator


...What Fehr was last year, though, was extremely efficient as a goal scorer. Among forwards dressing for at least 50 games, only three averaged more than Fehr’s 1.48 goals per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (behindthenet.ca). And that is a who’s who of scorers – Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, and Sidney Crosby. Among those same forwards dressing for at least 50 games he ranked in the top 20 percent in goals-allowed/on-ice per 60 minutes (behindthenet.ca)...


Singapore preview - time to reveal the true contenders
Posted at Formula1.com

As Formula One returns to high-downforce tracks, the Singapore Grand Prix will reveal what individual team form can be expected over the five remaining rounds as the world championship fight builds to its climax. Spa and Monza were both low-downforce venues, on which the effect of the tightening up of the rules on flexible wings and undertrays was minimised. This weekend will give a much clearer view of any changes on that front, and the likely pecking order from Singapore to Abu Dhabi...

Dio’s House Up For Sale
By mdome at Classic Rock

...It also has wooden floors form France and a bar brought in from the King’s Arms in Chigwell, Essex. The house is priced at $3.333 million.

You can check out a selection of photos of Dio’s former abode here.


September 22, 2010

Postgame Notebook: Capitals 6, Blue Jackets 2
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

A Sixer – Washington popped the top on its six-pack of pre-season games with a six-goal offensive outburst and a 6-2 road win over the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Wednesday.

Free agent camp invitee Matt Hendricks paced the Washington attack with a hat trick, aiding his uphill bid to crack a deep and diverse group of Capitals forwards. Center Tomas Fleischmann, looking to put a chokehold on the No. 2 pivot job in the District, had a pair of goals and an assist...

Citroen almost reveals its new World Rally Car...
Posted at WRC.com

Citroen has revealed a few tantalising glimpses of its new DS3-based World Rally Car in a pre-launch teaser video...

...Follow this link to see the clip.

The Latest Classic Rock Podcast Is Live!
Posted by gbarton at Classic Rock on September 22, 2010

The Classic Rock Podcast is back with its latest instalment – come inside to have a listen.

The Classic Rock Podcast is back with its fourth, and arguably finest so far, instalment.

Geoff Barton, Malcolm Dome and still-sultry newbie Kylie Olsson discuss Guns N’ Roses’ disastrous Dublin show; Axl Rose “not being up to the job”; the diminishing role of the record company in the modern-day rock world; the deaths of Jimi Hendrix and John Bonham… and a whole lot more besides.

Have a listen here!

*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Looking at their podcast page, it seems this was actually from the 17th. Since there are seven in the list, they may have miscounted the number of podcasts as well.


Burns to be honoured by special gathering
Posted at WRC.com


Fans and friends of Richard Burns, who died from brain cancer four years after winning the World Rally Championship in 2001, will remember the British hero during a special gathering at the base of the former Subaru WRC squad on September 25th...


2010-2011 Previews: Forwards -- Jason Chimera
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...Chimera also possesses is speed. So much, in fact, that on a team that has more than a bit of flash he might be the fastest skater among the Capitals. It is a quality that serves him well barreling off the wing to put himself in a position to score. And, it keeps defensemen on their heels and goalies with a watchful eye toward his freight-training through the crease...

Organisers reveal further details about Austin track
Posted at Formula1.com

Race organisers for the forthcoming United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, have released further details about the new circuit, which will stage the event from 2012, when Formula One racing returns to the country for the first time in five years...

Slash Releases Expanded Edition Of Album
By mdome at Classic Rock

Slash is to release a deluxe edition of his self-titled solo album next week.

This has been expanded to three discs. There are to be two CDs, including 13 bonus tracks such as demos, plus a 52-minute DVD with behind the scenes footage on the making of the album, and also live performances from Los Angeles and Australia...


September 21, 2010

Behind The Thunder : An Exclusive Interview With Drummer Jason Bonham Of Black Country Communion
By Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

...Recently we had the wonderful opportunity to catch up with Jason to discuss the powerful new album he has recorded with vocalist Glenn Hughes, blues guitar god Joe Bonamassa and keyboardist Derek Sherinian, collectively known as Black Country Communion. In a band filled with masters of their craft, his drumming on the record stands out as a robust example of classic British rock power, and is a performance which would surely make his dad proud.

In part two of our exclusive series of all the members of Black Country Communion, the topics covered include not only his thoughts on the new album, the tour he's embarking on his own next month, The Led Zeppelin Experience - a multimedia tribute to the band, and most of all his late father John, living with the legacy of being the son of one of rock's all time great drummers, and more. Read on as we have a chat with one of rock's true powerhouse drummers, Jason Bonham...

Caps Head to Columbus for Pre-Season Opener
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Goaltender Michal Neuvirth and defensemen John Carlson and Karl Alzner are all virtual locks for the opening night roster in Washington this season. Each of those three players was a member of the consecutive Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears teams of 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Several forwards on those Bears Calder Cup clubs are also trying to crack a deep depth chart of forwards in the District. Starting Tuesday night in Columbus, some of those forward candidates will get their first pre-season showings...

The Constructive Purpose of Anger In Five Steps
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

If there is an early watchword to the eve of a new Capitals season, it is "anger." The Caps are angry over losing early in last spring's playoffs. Fans are angry because, well, that's the natural state of Caps fans (when they're not wallowing in the team's misfortune). The team adopted a "Stay Angry -- Believe in Yourselves" motto. Even getting back to business involves staying angry...

2010-2011 Previews: Forwards -- Matt Bradley
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

Matt Bradley has been a Capital for five seasons, during which he has compiled 33 goals and 85 points in 366 regular season games. He also has recorded 37 fights in that time. His win-loss record in those bouts isn’t as important as his willingness to engage in the practice. Bradley is what many might call an “energy” player, the sort who in a 45- second shift might get a couple of good hits, forecheck aggressively, and generally make a nuisance of himself. But he is not, by any definition of the term, an enforcer. But no one in the NHL seems more willing to sacrifice himself by stepping in for a teammate...

Power to survive? 2010 engine usage revealed
Posted at Formula1.com

...One aspect that will play an increasingly important role as we reach the season’s end is engine usage. The 2010 regulations specify that each driver may use no more than eight engines during a championship campaign, and most drivers are getting near the end of their allocation, meaning reliability will become ever more critical as we progress through the final five rounds...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: August 22 - 31, 2010

Last Update - September 14, 2010 at 3:11 AM EDT

Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' for August 22 through August 31, 2010 contains links to some items posted during that time period, which I wanted to share.

Sorry for the delay in posting lately, but there have been many forces working against me, including a malfunctioning Blogger dashboard Reading List utility.

The topics covered below include films, music, hockey (Washington Capitals) and racing (Formula One and WRC).

A couple 2010 F1 Belgian Grand Prix Preview posts made it into this list.


August 30, 2010

Solberg still aiming high
Posted at WRC.com

Petter Solberg is convinced he has the pace to win a round of the World Rally Championship before the end of this season.

The Norwegian took a great deal of confidence from the recent Rallye Deutschland, where he finished fifth, but was regularly the fastest of the Citroen C4 WRCs. Solberg admitted he came close to withdrawing from the Trier-based event after a troubled opening day...

Paul Rodgers Confirms Being Approached To Front Aerosmith
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

In an interview with Spinner.com, legendary vocalist Paul Rodgers (Free/Bad Company/The Firm/Queen +Paul Rodgers) confirmed being approached by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry to replace frontman Steven Tyler, and subsequently turned down that offer during the period when it appeared Steven Tyler might be leaving the band...


August 27, 2010

Friday analysis - Ferrari looking quietly confident
Posted at Formula1.com

Many teams were cautious in reading too much into their performance, since the rain in the morning disrupted things so significantly and with more bad weather possible, they wanted to preserve their three sets of full wet Bridgestone tyres and four sets of intermediates. And as expected, for once Red Bull were not among the pacesetters. We take a team-by-team look at Friday progress at Spa...

Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso took the honours in Belgium on Friday, topping both the rain-swept morning session and the much drier afternoon one. Alonso and his rivals reflect on their early progress at Spa...

Spa celebrations for Barrichello and Webber
Posted at Formula1.com

There was a nice little ceremony in a packed Williams hospitality area at Spa on Thursday, as Rubens Barrichello celebrated his 300th Grand Prix with all of his friends in the paddock. Everyone who was anyone was there, including most of his fellow drivers with the notable exception of Michael Schumacher… Bernie Ecclestone was there, and presented the Brazilian with a medal...

More big names to follow MINI?
Posted at WRC.com

If there's one thing that history has taught us over the years, it's that everything - from flared trousers to world wars - comes in cycles.

It wasn’t that long ago when the World Rally Championship boasted seven manufacturers, and that time will come again...

New Releases From Guitar Legend Rory Gallagher
Coming September 14
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

Eagle Rock has announced two releases from Irish blues rock guitar icon Rory Gallagher. The label will release Ghost Blues 2DVD and The Beat Club Sessions CD on September 14.

The 2DVD set, running 179 minutes in total, is the complete Rory Gallagher experience, both revealing his background as a musical artist and tapping into his dominating stage presence...

Rockin' The Kremlin : Russia's President Medvedev Tells U2's Bono That He's a Fan of Led Zeppelin, But Prefers Deep Purple
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

Medvedev, 44, has said previously that he likes to listen to classic rock. Russia’s president since May 2008, Medvedev became a fan of Deep Purple as a teenager living in a cramped two-room apartment on the outskirts of Leningrad in the 1970s.

Deep Purple, whose music was banned by Soviet authorities, were flown to Moscow in February of 2008 to be the guests of honor at a concert in the Kremlin and met Medvedev. In a 2007 interview with Itogi magazine, Medvedev said he had the entire vinyl collection of Deep Purple. At school, he also listened to Black Sabbath...

Volkswagen ‘more than interested’ in WRC entry
Posted at WRC.com


The head of Volkswagen's motorsport division says the manufacturer could be competing in the World Rally Championship as early as 2013 if plans are given the green light in the coming months...


Wilson confident for 2011
Posted at WRC.com

Matthew Wilson believes that the extended test mileage he is accumulating with the new Ford Fiesta WRC will put him in a strong position next year.

Wilson is due to take the wheel of the Fiesta again at a test between the upcoming World Championship rounds in France and Spain, which is when Ford factory drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala will also sample their 2011 car for the first time...

NHL discussing possibility of women's hockey league
By Katie Carrera at Capitals Insider

The New York Times reported Thursday that the NHL is involved in preliminary discussions about the possibility of setting up a women's hockey league as parity in the women's game continues to decrease internationally...


August 26, 2010

FIA Thursday press conference - Belgium
Posted at Formula1.com

Drivers: Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).

Q: Gentlemen, first of all, what did you do during the break? Pedro, with the family I guess?
Pedro de la Rosa: Yes, it has been a very good break. I was always with the family. We went to Majorca, on holiday, where we normally go. Great time I must say, very good...

Belgium Preview - break over, who’ll take Spa spoils?
Posted at Formula1.com

The world championship fight could not be better poised as it enters its final European stage after the summer break, with only 20 points - less than you get for a win - separating the top five drivers.

In Hungary Red Bull’s Mark Webber moved up to the lead with 161 points after becoming the only driver to win four times this season. He is chased by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton on 157, Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel on 151, McLaren’s Jenson Button on 147, and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso on 141...

Barrichello milestones - 300 Grands Prix and counting
Posted at Formula1.com

Aged 38, Rubens Barrichello’s passion for racing shows no sign of abating - as his wheel-to-wheel tussle with former team mate Michael Schumacher in Hungary proved. Winning out against the 41-year-old German, it was a battle born out of a different era. For Barrichello, who will celebrate his 300th Grand Prix in Belgium this weekend, it was all par for the course, but for his legion of fans it was further proof of the unswerving verve and vigour of the grid’s most experienced driver. We look back on some of the ever-cheerful Brazilian’s best (and worst) F1 moments...

Visit Jimi Hendrix’s London Flat
By gbarton at Classic Rock

For 11 days in September, Hendrix fans can tour the London flat where Jimi wrote some of his iconic songs, played and entertained.

The first-floor flat at 23 Brook Street (pictured below) will be open to the public from September 15-26. Tickets for visits to the flat (hurry, they’re selling fast) cost £8 and can be booked at www.seetickets.com ...

Raikkonen boosted by stage win
Posted at WRC.com

Kimi Raikkonen says that his first World Rally Championship stage win has given him additional motivation to continue in the sport next year.

The 2007 Formula One World Champion went quickest on the final stage of the Rallye Deutschland, Circus Maximus, to claim a fastest time on only his eighth-ever WRC event in a World Rally Car...

Flash Drive
By Mike Vogel at Dump 'N Chase

The upcoming 2010-11 campaign will be the sixth in a capitals’ uniform for 26-year-old forward Tomas Fleischmann. The left wing-turned-center arrived in the District earlier this week and he hit the ice with a few of his Washington teammates on Thursday morning in preparation for the upcoming season.

Although Fleischmann’s goal, point and ice time totals have risen in each of his five seasons with the Capitals, and although he totaled 23 goals and 51 points last season, and although he just inked a $2.6 million deal for 2009-10, the Czech Republic native has heard his name floated in recently rumored trades that would reportedly bring a defenseman back to D.C.


August 25, 2010

'Iron Fist' Movie Moving Forward With 'xXx' Screenwriter
By Josh Wigler at MTV's Splash Page


Even with "Thor," "Captain America" and "The Avengers" on the horizon, Marvel Studios is looking further into the future with plans for an "Iron Fist" adaptation.

Deadline reports that screenwriter Rich Wilkes has been tapped to write the script for "Iron Fist," based on the martial arts-inclined superhero of the same name...


New Hendrix Photo Book Is A Visual Feast
By gbarton at Classic Rock

The Experience, a new book from longtime Classic Rock favourite, photographer Gered Mankowitz, has just landed at the Classic Rock office – and it’s a corker.

The 128 pages are dominated by two historic sessions at Masons Yard Studio, which took place shortly after Jimi had taken London by the throat and changed the rock landscape forever...

Introducing - an early Black Sabbath associate
Posted at Home Of Metal

Meet Norman Hood. Norman first met Black Sabbath in 1968 when he booked them (as Earth) to play at a pub backroom venue he was running with some friends in Lichfield, Staffordshire about 15 miles north east of Birmingham...

...Norman would later work for Big Bear Music and run an agency called Tramp (named after the band) who had an early version of Judas Priest on their books, before teaming up with Tony Iommi as part of the IMA management agency.


Norman Hood describes Black Sabbath playing at The Pokey Hole blues club by Home of Metal.com
We visited Norman recently to record his recollections of the time and photograph some of his extensive collection of memorabilia...


Economic Woes Affect Hockey in Greece
By Chasta Piatakovas at Love the Game, Don't Like Puck Bunnies

The economic crisis in Greece has affected many facet of the society, including hockey.

The following is an email interview with Hellenic National Team captain Dimitris Kalyvas about the history of ice hockey in the southeastern European country and the lack of financial support for the Greek teams...

The Summer of Fat Albert Brings Bad News for the Hockey Beat
By pucksandbooks at On Frozen Blog

At the very top of the hockey media hierarchy here there have been ominous departures this summer — Tarik El Bashir is pursuing new beats within the Post’s sports department, ones which won’t require anywhere near the travel commitments the hockey beat does, while Lisa Hillary is bolting to cover the Flyers for Comcast in Philadelphia. Tarik’s departure came as a bit of a shock earlier this summer, and is disappointing given the volume and quality of product he brought to the beat, particularly in the past couple of seasons. For a lot of hockey fans in this town, Tarik’s commitment and work ethic arrived as a breath of fresh air on a beat that for a generation of editors on 15th St. seemed little more than a way station, a step barely above internship at Redskins Central. Hillary’s departure, however, is more discouraging...


August 24, 2010

Team input ‘invaluable’ to Indian circuit design
Posted at Formula1.com

Organisers of next year’s inaugural Indian Grand Prix are hoping that input from Formula One teams into the design of the new circuit will help make it one of the most challenging and exciting on the F1 calendar.

Hermann Tilke, the architect behind several recent new circuits including Turkey and Abu Dhabi, came up with the initial design for the Indian track, but several teams were also consulted before construction began in earnest...

A New Dawn - India prepares to welcome Formula One
Posted at Formula1.com

India loves sport and 2011 is set to be a big year for sport in the Asian country thanks to the inaugural Indian Grand Prix. Mark Hughes, vice president of JPSK Sports, the Jaypee Group subsidiary charged with constructing the all-new circuit near Delhi, is determined the race will make a major impression on the calendar. With young fans aplenty, a growing Formula One interest courtesy of Karun Chandhok and Force India, a state-of-the-art track in the making, and a passionate promoter, he shouldn’t be disappointed...


August 23, 2010

Ford encouraged by asphalt pace
Posted at WRC.com

Despite a podium lock-out for Citroen in Germany, Ford is upbeat about the pace of its Focus WRC on asphalt, with two sealed-surface events remaining this year.

Jari-Matti Latvala, who generally feels more comfortable on gravel, put in his best asphalt performance yet, challenging for a podium throughout the rally before eventually finishing fourth, just 20 seconds behind Sebastien Ogier...


August 22, 2010

Making the Most of the "Southleast"
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

...It is a label that has stuck hard and fast to the division since its current configuration was established in the 1999-2000 season.

The question is, does it fit? Well, let’s take a look at the five teams and their overall win-loss records outside the division...

Oh Shit
By Kameron at I May Have Been Born Yesterday
But I Stayed Up All Night

...I think it’s important to honor the inevitable “oh shit” moments we all have: you’re on the edge of disaster there’s no escape; you’ve stepped in a steaming pile and now you’ve got to clean up the mess.

And the poster reminded me of the song “Oh Shit” by Buzzcocks, which is (perhaps) the best post-breakup song ever recorded...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: March 18 - 19, 2010

Last Update - March 22, 2010 at 8:04 PM EDT

Thursday and Friday of this past week offered up quite a variety of items on the net. Here's the 'Reading And Viewing List' for March 18 through March 19, 2010.


March 19, 2010

Happy Birthday to Tatiana Ovechkina!
By tj at Alex Ovetjkin

Happy Birthday to Tatiana Ovechkina, she is 60 years old today!

Pavel Lysenkov interview with Tatiana has its usual epic size that draws a usual comparison to Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" novel...

SXSW 2010: So Far, So Good
By David Glessner (Posted by gbarton) at Classic Rock

In the first of a series of reports from Texas’ South By Southwest music festival, Classic Rock hangs out with Motörhead, goes to an intimate Cheap Trick gig, gives Yogi a lift (not the bear) and gets bowled over by ‘punk rock supergroup’ Batusis...

From The Black Country To Sunny California
By Brooke Ellis (Posted by gbarton) at Classic Rock

Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian set up shop in Malibu to record their debut album. Classic Rock is there...

Swede Gets Sickness Benefit – Because He’s A Metal Fanatic!
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

A Swedish man is receiving sickness benefit – because he’s addicted to heavy metal music!

Seriously, 42-year-old dishwasher Roger Tullgren from Hasesleholm has been classified as suffering from a disability by the Swedish Employment Service, because of his lifestyle...

Under the NHL Rule, Fairness in Suspensions is Arbitrary
By Chasta Piatakovas at Love the Game, Don't Like Puck Bunnies

Debates about the NHL’s disciplinary sanctions have polarized opinions between those who see the NHL as biased and those who may or may not oppose a particular ruling, but see the NHL as increasingly inconsistent when handing down sanctions...

Steve Perry: I’m No Racist
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

Former Journey singer Steve Perry has strongly denied allegations from US comedienne Sarah Silverman that he’s a racist.

In a recent Playboy interview the controversial Silverman claimed that “the one-time lead singer of a very popular band from the 1980s” said to her: “You’re my favourite comedian. You have the best...
*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: From what I've experienced, Sarah Silverman seems a talentless, annoying piece. I had never heard anything bad about Steve Perry before this, and it's hard to believe anything Silverman says. Without witnesses, it's hard to say whether or not this was just another attempt at gaining attention, or if there is any truth to the implication.

Video Footage Of Bonamassa, Hughes, Sherinian, Bonham "Supergroup" Debut Performance Available
By Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

The self described by Joe Bonamassa "Supa Dupa Groupa", namely guitarist Bonamassa,"The Voice Of Rock" Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Trapeze), keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) and drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin, UFO, Foreigner) made a surprise debut appearance...

Southern Rockers Molly Hatchet To Unleash Justice In May
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

Planet Rock is reporting Molly Hatchet are to release a brand new album, 'Justice', via SPV/Steamhammer on May 31...

Kinks On DVD
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

The Kinks are to have a DVD titled You Really Got Me released next month by Voiceprint.

With a running time of 87 minutes, it includes interviews with Ray and Dave Davies, plus drummer Mick Avory. There’s also rare and previously unseen footage...

Bombs Put AC/DC Show In Doubt
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

Unexploded bombs are threatening an AC/DC show in Austria.

The band are due to play Wels Airport in Northern Austria on May 22. This was the target for heavy bombing raids during World War Two and authorities are concerned there are still unexploded ones around the area, which pose a serious threat.

Wonder if AC/DC’ll play Blow Up Your Video? Whatever would their late frontman, Bomb Scott, think?!


March 18, 2010

Postgame Notebook: Hurricanes 4, Capitals 3, OT
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Point Taken – For the third time in the five times the Caps and Canes have hooked up this season, Thursday’s game required more than 60 minutes to settle. For the first of those three times, it was the Hurricanes that came away with a pair of points...

Washington Capitals Players After Road Loss
To Carolina Hurricanes
Posted on Caps365 at WashingtonCaps.com

Coach Bruce Boudreau After Road Loss To Carolina Hurricanes
Posted on Caps365 at WashingtonCaps.com

Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes Game Highlights
Posted at Comcast SportsNet - Washington, DC

Right click on video to choose full screen option.

Red Bull to stage F1 demo in Belfast this weekend
Posted at Formula1.com

Formula One power will come to Northern Ireland this Saturday when Red Bull take to the streets of Belfast. The team’s former racer David Coulthard will be at the wheel for the evening demonstration run in front of the iconic City Hall...

Five Hendrix Albums Reach Billboard's Top 100
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

AntiMusic is reporting that Valleys of Neptune, the long-awaited album of previously unavailable Jimi Hendrix studio recordings, has debuted on the Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart at #4, while four additional Hendrix catalog titles...

Hard Rock Hell IV: More Bands Added
By gbarton at Classic Rock

Uriah Heep and UFO have been confirmed for Hard Rock Hell IV.

The action happens at Pontins in Prestatyn, North Wales from December 3-5, with everything kicking off on December 2 for the real diehards...

UFO Fly Round UK
Posted by mdome at Classic Rock

UFO will play six UK shows next month.

These are:...

Main St Super Deluxe Box Set Now Available For Pre-order
Posted at RollingStones.com


A very special collectors edition of Exile On Main Street is available to pre-order now.

This incredible Exile On Main Street Super Deluxe Boxset includes the re-released album on CD and with a bonus disc of 10 never-released tracks produced by Jimmy Miller, The Glimmer Twins and Don Was, a 64 page clothbound collector's hardback book with photos from the Exile era, the double vinyl album in triple gatefold sleeve, a set of 4 postcards in an envelope and a DVD containing exerpts from the documentary Stones In Exile, the legendary Cocksucker Blues (filmed on the Stones 1972 tour of Exile) and Ladies and Gentlemen...The Rolling Stones.

UK & ROW fans can order here.

USA Customers can order here.

Ozzy The Movie!
By mdome at Classic Rock

Ozzy Osbourne might be coming to a screen near you soon – as plans are in hand for a movie based on his autobiography I Am Ozzy.

Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy’s wife/manager, told People magazine: “Next year I want to work on a movie for Ozzy. He’s had offers...

Huge national effort puts Jordan Rally back on track
Posted at WRC.com

An epic reconstruction operation has put Jordan back on line to host the forthcoming third round of the World Rally Championship from 1-3 April.

The worst rains for 20 years decimated large parts of the rally route, rendering many roads impassable, but a joint national effort between the army, Government and Amman Municipality and co-ordinated by the organising committee over the last 10 days has put the Kingdom back on track...

A Blogger’s Faith in Government Restored: The Formation
of the First-Ever Congressional Hockey Caucus
By pucksandbooks at On Frozen Blog

The greeting from the congressman in his office this week was sudden and startling: “Can you blog and walk at the same time?” Nebraska Representative Lee Terry, smiling, asked as he stepped out of a closed-door meeting to meet me.

I was more than a little nervous meeting the congressman on Tuesday. Standing next to the world’s greatest hockey player 40 or 50 nights each winter with a digital recorder is old hat; being in the Rayburn House Office Building awaiting a one-on-one interview with a member of Congress most definitely is not. Washington is home to the no. 1 power play in all the NHL, but that’s a power play that’s no match for the power played up on Capitol Hill...

Caps Seek To Match Road Mark in Raleigh
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Washington continues its four-game road trip with a Thursday night visit with the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center. With wins in the first two stops on the trip in Chicago and Florida, the Caps have put themselves in position to tie the single-season franchise record for road victories if they can take two points from the Hurricanes. The Capitals are 9-1-2 in their last dozen road games...

Junior's Reading And Viewing List: March 6 - 7, 2010

Last Update - March 10, 2010 at 9:14 PM EST

Here's my 'Reading And Viewing List' for March 6 through March 7, 2010. This group of links will take you to what I was interested in over this past weekend.


March 7, 2010

The Rest of the Season In The Eastern Conference
By Usually Frustrated Caps Fan at Mark's Musings

The Capitals pace this season is blistering and they've picked up where they left off once the Olympics Break was over going 3-0 since play has resumed. The Caps now have a few interesting magic numbers. They still have 17 games left to play this season but because they lead the Southeast Division by 30 points and 14 games their magic number to clinch the Southeast Division is just 3 - any combination of 3 wins by the Capitals or 3 losses by the the Atlanta Thrashers and the Caps likely clinch the Division...

Backstrom Blocks
Posted by Gary Κriebel at On Frozen Blog

Nicklas Backstrom’s shot blocking heroics from last week against the Tampa Bay Lightning deserve another look.

Petter admits to a 'little regret' over his tactical choice
Posted at WRC.com

After taking second place in Rally Mexico, and clinching his best WRC result for two years, Citroen driver Petter Solberg has admitted to feeling 'a little regret' over his decision not to employ road position tactics on Friday.

Having built a 17 second lead on Friday afternoon, Solberg had been expected to drop time on SS17 - the stage which determined Saturday's road order - to let one or two cars go though the stages before him on day two and sweep the road of loose gravel...

In the Midst of a Season to Remember
By The Peerless at The Peerless Prognosticator

Tonight, the Hershey Bears defeated the Adirondack Phantoms, 4-2, to win their 23rd consecutive game on home ice, a professional hockey record. The win put the Bears ahead of the Muskegon Mohawks of the International Hockey League, who won 22 in a row in 1965-1966. It is the latest record in a record-setting season for the Bears...

Citroen team boss reflects on his Mexican 1-2-3
Posted at WRC.com

Citroen Racing team principal Olivier Quesnel has paid tribute to the three C4 World Rally Car crews who today secured the first ever 1-2-3 result on a WRC gravel rally for a French manufacturer.

Victory in Rally Mexico for defending champions Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena puts them in the lead in the Drivers World Championship. While Sebastien Ogier and Petter Solberg drove their C4 World Rally Cars to second and third place...

S-WRC: Pons steals class win on his Fiesta S2000 debut
Posted at WRC.com


With only three stages to complete on Sunday, overnight class leader Martin Prokop and Spain’s Xavier Pons were set for a showdown on the dusty Mexican plains to decide who took the S-WRC win.

Pons produced a remarkable time in Sunday's opening Special Stage (SS19) that was sufficient to push him back above Prokop and into an S-WRC lead he had lost with clutch problems on Saturday...


Let There Be (Good) Music and Dancing Amid All This Winning
By pucksandbooks at On Frozen Blog

When I think of the two most significant advances/evolutions in Caps’ hockey over the course of 35 years, and their impact on hockey culture here, I point to the rabid red atmosphere enveloping the team at home in Chinatown and the team’s new-age approach to cultivating media coverage...

Sebastien Loeb wins Rally Mexico!
Posted at WRC.com

Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed a crushing victory on Rally Mexico today, round two of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to leap into the lead of the FIA Drivers' standings.

Loeb, the defending and six-times World Champion built up a massive lead of almost a minute during Saturday's competition, and cruised through Sunday's three stages to finish 24.2sec ahead of Petter Solberg who claimed second place in another Citroen C4 WRC...

SS21: Fastest time for Petter sets up final stage thriller!
Posted at WRC.com

A fastest time for Citroen privateer Petter Solberg on Rally Mexico's penultimate stage put him firmly back in the fight with Sebastien Ogier for second place - a scrap which will be settled on the final 4.42km Super Special.

Solberg completed the 17km Comanjilla 0.8sec quicker than Ogier, to trail the Frenchman by just six-tenths going into the decisive head-to-head test...

Christian Band Stryper to cover Black Sabbath
By Joe Siegler at Black Sabbath Online

Saw this morning (oddly enough as I was getting ready for Church myself) a story that surprised me a little. The Christian metal band Stryper's new album will be an album of covers. That kind of thing has been done a few times before, most recently Queensryche's album of covers "Take Cover", where they covered Sabbath's Neon Knights. I found it amusing that Stryper is covering Sabbath too, and the Dio Era as well with the title track of "Heaven & Hell". Here's the complete listing of tracks...

New York Rangers at Washington Capitals Highlights
From Saturday - March 6, 2010
Posted at Comcast SportsNet - Washington, DC

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March 6, 2010

Postgame Notebook: Capitals 2, Rangers 0
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Baker’s Dozen – Caps goalie Jose Theodore stopped all 30 shots he faced to help the Capitals to their 13th consecutive win on Verizon Center ice, a 2-0 whitewash of the New York Rangers.

“I thought he was great,” exudes Caps coach Bruce Boudreau, when asked about Theodore. “I thought he was by far our best player… Any time they were putting pressure on us, Jose [Theodore] would get it and he would stop it and he would not let a rebound go tonight and that’s, I think, the key to his game. He’s brimming with confidence and we hope he can keep it.”...

Press Conference With Bruce Boudreau
After Beating New York Rangers
Posted on Caps365 at WashingtonCaps.com

Washington Capitals Players On Home Win Over New York Rangers
Posted on Caps365 at WashingtonCaps.com

Rally Mexico - Sunday's stage guide
Posted at WRC.com

Sunday’s final day of Rally Mexico is a short, sharp affair comprising just three stages and 51.49 competitive kilometres after the pre-event cancellation of the day's second test, the 7.05km Sauz Seco, for safety reasons.

After a 0745hrs start, crews will face two tests in the countryside to the north and east of Leon before a final pass over the Super Special on the edge of the city. The finish ceremony is at 1300hrs...

Loeb takes a 55 second lead into Rally Mexico's final day
Posted at WRC.com

Six-times World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb will take an 55.5sec lead into Sunday's third and final day of Rally Mexico after a dominating performance today during which he won eight of nine Special Stages.

The Citroen C4 WRC driver began today's competition in third place but attacked hard from the off, making the most of an advantageous road position to spring into the lead by the second stage...

I Am Ozzy
By Kameron at I May Have Been Born Yesterday
But I Stayed Up All Night

In fact, I am not Ozzy -- sorry if that's a disappointment. I'm referring to Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography I Am Ozzy.

I finished the book a few days ago, and thought it was very interesting and entertaining. Ozzy discusses his early life in a lower class family (their diet was so limited he jokes about dying of cabbage poisoning), his musical career with Black Sabbath and as a solo performer, and addictions. Having been a fan of Sabbath and Ozzy for most of my life, this book was a treat...

SS15: Solberg back up to second
Posted at WRC.com


While rally leader Sebastien Loeb proved untouchable once again through the repeated Duarte stage (SS15), the battle between Petter Solberg and Sebastien Ogier for second raged on, with Solberg edging back ahead of his French rival...


SS12: Loeb heads a Citroen 1-2-3 at Saturday's midpoint
Posted at WRC.com

With only the 1.5km sprint stage to run before midday service, Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb has been the class of the Rally Mexico field so far today.

Starting the day third, 27.5seconds off the lead, the Frenchman won each of the morning's three countryside stages to return to Leon in first place, 16.6 seconds ahead of overnight leader Petter Solberg...

SS10: Carnage on Saturday's opener
Posted at WRC.com

Like Friday, the rally's second day dawned clear and dry and from 0700hrs, as the sun rose over Leon, crews filed out of the Service Park to head to the first of three gravel tests in the hills north and east of Leon.

Saturday's opening stage, Ibarilla, was the longest of the rally at 29.90km and also proved to be the most dramatic of the event so far - bringing about the retirement of three top 10 drivers...

Jimi Hendrix is playing the Pyramid Stage
at the Glastonbury Festival
By mdome at Classic Rock

Well, he is in a clever video clip created by Julien Temple for the song Bleeding Heart, which is on the new album Valleys Of Neptune, released next week. In it, the combination of Glasto fans and Hendrix onstage gives the impression of the legendary guitarist performing at the celebrated festival.

It’s all part of a mini fantasy, which ends with a cameo appearance from Glastonbury promoter Michael Eavis. Check it out for yourself here.
*Dan, Jr. / Junior's Eyes Note: Cute video fabrication of Hendrix at Glasto.

Black Country Forced To Change Name
By mdome at Classic Rock

Black Country are no more. But fear not, Glenn Hughes’ new band aren’t splitting up, just changing their name.

Hughes (vocals/bass), Joe Bonamassa (guitar), Derek Sherinian (keyboards) and Jason Bonham (drums) have to choose a new name, because there’s already band called Black Country...

Peter Frampton And YES To Come Alive This Summer
Posted by Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock

AntiMusic is reporting that two of the most influential and ground-breaking artists of the 1970s- YES and Peter Frampton- are reuniting for a twenty-five city national co-headline summer tour, which kicks-off in early June and runs through the middle of July...

Although Not Perfect, The Genius Of Hendrix Still Shines
Through On 'Valleys Of Neptune'
By Nightwatcher at Nightwatcher's House Of Rock


...Reviewing any posthumous Jimi Hendrix album is a task undertaken with mixed emotions.

As a fan, any new release is waited upon with heightened anticipation, with the hopes that just possibly there will be a holy grail, something which hasn't been released before which will allow one to gain heightened awareness and insight into the guitarist's psyche, illuminating another facet which hitherto was previously buried...


Rally Mexico - Saturday's stage guide
Posted at WRC.com

Day two will be the longest of the rally for the crews, as they take on 158.82km of competitive distance arranged over nine special stages.

As well as repeats of the fan-friendly Coca-Cola Street Stage and the Leon Autodrome Super Special Stage, the day’s itinerary also includes the longest stage of the rally, the 29.90km Ibarrilla...

Block 'stoked' after day one in the WRC
Posted at WRC.com

Monster World Rally Team driver Ken Block says he is pleasantly surprised by his first day of WRC competition today which ended with him holding tenth place overall in Rally Mexico.

The American extreme sports star finished inside the top ten on all but two of Friday's nine stages and despite losing time after hitting a rock in the afternoon, he ended the day 13.5sec adrift of experienced WRC competitor Federico Villagra in ninth...

Saturday Night Date With Rangers
By Mike Vogel - Senior Writer at WashingtonCaps.com

Washington’s five-game homestand continues on Saturday when the New York Rangers visit Verizon Center. The game closes out the season’s series between the Capitals and the Blueshirts and it is also Washington’s final Saturday night home date of the regular season.

New York is one of only three teams to knock off the Capitals in regulation time in 30 games at Verizon Center this season. The Blueshirts handed the Caps their first home setback of the season on Oct. 8. The Rangers’ Marian Gaborik fueled that 4-3 New York win with a pair of third-period goals, but he has missed New York's last four games with an injury and is questionable for Saturday's game...