NEW YORK, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Notable this week ...
NOTABLE NEWS: The heyday of heavy metal music is full of entertaining (and sometimes shocking) moments. From wild hair to even wilder groupies, heavy metal's most notorious incidents defined the excess of an era. "100 Most Metal Moments," premieres on Monday, May 31 at 10:00 pm* with the ultimate countdown of these outrageous hard rock moments in a five-night special. Narrated by the always outrageous Dee Snider, this special reveals who shredded a live chicken onstage, who won a gross out contest with Nikki Sixx and more in each one-hour episode. The special features all new interviews with legendary metal icons like Motorhead, Blackie Lawless, Bret Michaels, Sebastian Bach, Anthrax, L.A. Guns, KISS, Vince Neil, Ronnie James Dio, Faster Pussycat, and many more.
This Weeks Top 20 Countdown: 1. Beyonce "Naughty Girl" 2. Usher "Burn" 3. Hoobastank "The Reason" 4. Outkast "Roses" 5. Alanis Morissette "Everything" 6. Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy and Enya "I Don't Wanna Know" 7. Lenny Kravitz "Where Are We Runnin'" 8. Los Lonely Boys "Heaven" 9. Switchfoot "Meant To Live" 10. Britney Spears "Everytime" 11. Avril Lavigne "Don't Tell Me" 12. Black Eyed Peas "Hey Mama" 13. Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out" 14. Joss Stone "Fell In Love With A Boy" 15. Maroon 5 "This Love" 16. Jet "Cold Hard Bitch" 17. Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "Yeah" 18. Janet Jackson "All Nite (Don't Stop)" 19. Jessica Simpson "Take My Breath Away" 20. Joss Stone "Super Duper Love" *all times ET/PT Contact: Lori Hornik/VH1 212-846-7131 New Video Adds: Beginning Monday, May 31 Velvet Revolver "Slither" Uncle Kracker "Rescue" Fleetwood Mac "Landslide" "Inside Track" -- VH1 lets you in on who we think is hot right now
Joss Stone -- This 16 year old soul singer with the seductively mature voice revitalizes R&B classics alongside some contemporary tracks re- interpreted with her band of soul legends.
What's on VH1.com? Hear Music First
Auf Der Maur: Auf Der Maur -- (Capitol Records) The Hole/Smashing Pumpkins' bassist goes it alone. She's got sex on her mind, and a bunch of speaker-wrecking tunes, too. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/auf_der_maur/artist.jhtml
Live
Anthony Hamilton: "Charlene" -- (So So Def Recordings) It ain't easy being a soul star and holding down a love life. Hamilton looks at the complexities in his emotional new vid. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/hamilton_anthony/artist.jhtml
Styx: "Come Sail Away," "Mr. Roboto," More ... -- (A&M Records) The radio-friendly prog rockers are touring again. To celebrate, we've got classic Styx vids, including "Mr. Roboto." http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/styx/artist.jhtml
Interviews
Jamie Cullum: Anything Goes British phenom is both jazz and pop. He explains five of the key covers on his new Twentysomething. http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1487165/052104/cullum_jamie.jhtml
Steriogram: Tangled Up in Videos Brad Carter lists his six fave clips of all time - Beasties, Foos, and blink all make the cut. http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1487179/052104/steriogram.jhtml
What's on VH1 Classic?
This Memorial Day, Monday, May 31 beginning at 6:00 AM get your fill of "Metal Mania" on VH1 Classic. All day long Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider takes over VH1 Classic's airwaves to recount the hottest acts and the biggest icons in metal history including, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Metallica and many more.
VH1 Classic "Headline Act" presents Peter Gabriel on Friday, June 4 at 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Gabriel stopped by the VH1 Classic studio to chat his latest release "Up!"
During his visit, Gabriel offers viewers his take on the challenges of being a musician: "Churchill said a pessimist sees a problem in every opportunity. And an optimist sees an opportunity in every problem -- and you have to be an optimist to be a musician."
The half-hour program features videos including "Big Time," "Games Without Frontiers," "In Your Eyes," "Shock the Monkey" and "Sledgehammer," a video that Gabriel tells VH1 Classic viewers is "still one of the most played videos if not the most played. The episode will re-air on Friday, June 4th at midnight.
Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents music videos, concerts and music specials featuring classic rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Featured artists include The Beatles, The Stones, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Police and many more.
VH1
NOTABLE NEWS: The heyday of heavy metal music is full of entertaining (and sometimes shocking) moments. From wild hair to even wilder groupies, heavy metal's most notorious incidents defined the excess of an era. "100 Most Metal Moments," premieres on Monday, May 31 at 10:00 pm* with the ultimate countdown of these outrageous hard rock moments in a five-night special. Narrated by the always outrageous Dee Snider, this special reveals who shredded a live chicken onstage, who won a gross out contest with Nikki Sixx and more in each one-hour episode. The special features all new interviews with legendary metal icons like Motorhead, Blackie Lawless, Bret Michaels, Sebastian Bach, Anthrax, L.A. Guns, KISS, Vince Neil, Ronnie James Dio, Faster Pussycat, and many more.
This Weeks Top 20 Countdown: 1. Beyonce "Naughty Girl" 2. Usher "Burn" 3. Hoobastank "The Reason" 4. Outkast "Roses" 5. Alanis Morissette "Everything" 6. Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy and Enya "I Don't Wanna Know" 7. Lenny Kravitz "Where Are We Runnin'" 8. Los Lonely Boys "Heaven" 9. Switchfoot "Meant To Live" 10. Britney Spears "Everytime" 11. Avril Lavigne "Don't Tell Me" 12. Black Eyed Peas "Hey Mama" 13. Beastie Boys "Ch-Check It Out" 14. Joss Stone "Fell In Love With A Boy" 15. Maroon 5 "This Love" 16. Jet "Cold Hard Bitch" 17. Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "Yeah" 18. Janet Jackson "All Nite (Don't Stop)" 19. Jessica Simpson "Take My Breath Away" 20. Joss Stone "Super Duper Love" *all times ET/PT Contact: Lori Hornik/VH1 212-846-7131 New Video Adds: Beginning Monday, May 31 Velvet Revolver "Slither" Uncle Kracker "Rescue" Fleetwood Mac "Landslide" "Inside Track" -- VH1 lets you in on who we think is hot right now
Joss Stone -- This 16 year old soul singer with the seductively mature voice revitalizes R&B classics alongside some contemporary tracks re- interpreted with her band of soul legends.
What's on VH1.com? Hear Music First
Auf Der Maur: Auf Der Maur -- (Capitol Records) The Hole/Smashing Pumpkins' bassist goes it alone. She's got sex on her mind, and a bunch of speaker-wrecking tunes, too. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/auf_der_maur/artist.jhtml
Live
Anthony Hamilton: "Charlene" -- (So So Def Recordings) It ain't easy being a soul star and holding down a love life. Hamilton looks at the complexities in his emotional new vid. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/hamilton_anthony/artist.jhtml
Styx: "Come Sail Away," "Mr. Roboto," More ... -- (A&M Records) The radio-friendly prog rockers are touring again. To celebrate, we've got classic Styx vids, including "Mr. Roboto." http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/styx/artist.jhtml
Interviews
Jamie Cullum: Anything Goes British phenom is both jazz and pop. He explains five of the key covers on his new Twentysomething. http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1487165/052104/cullum_jamie.jhtml
Steriogram: Tangled Up in Videos Brad Carter lists his six fave clips of all time - Beasties, Foos, and blink all make the cut. http://www.vh1.com/artists/interview/1487179/052104/steriogram.jhtml
What's on VH1 Classic?
This Memorial Day, Monday, May 31 beginning at 6:00 AM get your fill of "Metal Mania" on VH1 Classic. All day long Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider takes over VH1 Classic's airwaves to recount the hottest acts and the biggest icons in metal history including, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Metallica and many more.
VH1 Classic "Headline Act" presents Peter Gabriel on Friday, June 4 at 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Gabriel stopped by the VH1 Classic studio to chat his latest release "Up!"
During his visit, Gabriel offers viewers his take on the challenges of being a musician: "Churchill said a pessimist sees a problem in every opportunity. And an optimist sees an opportunity in every problem -- and you have to be an optimist to be a musician."
The half-hour program features videos including "Big Time," "Games Without Frontiers," "In Your Eyes," "Shock the Monkey" and "Sledgehammer," a video that Gabriel tells VH1 Classic viewers is "still one of the most played videos if not the most played. The episode will re-air on Friday, June 4th at midnight.
Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents music videos, concerts and music specials featuring classic rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Featured artists include The Beatles, The Stones, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Police and many more.
VH1
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