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ShipRocked celebrated its 15th sailing January 19-25 onboard Carnival Magic, sailing from Miami, with stops at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas. The annual rock music cruise vacation included performances, artist hosted events and more with Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead, Nothing More, The Struts, The Stowaways all-star band and over two dozen others.

During the cruise, ShipRocked producers ASK4 Entertainment revealed the dates, ports and a new ship for the Greek mythology-themed 2026 edition. ShipRocked 2026 is set for January 25-31, 2026, sailing from Miami to The Bahamas on Carnival Horizon with stops in Half Moon Cay, Celebration Key–Carnival’s soon to be opened private cruise port on the island of Grand Bahama–and Nassau. While ShipRocked 2025 guests are already pre-registered for the 2026 sailing, look for information on the ShipRocked 2026 public pre-sale soon at www.ShipRocked.com.

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Buckcherry have shared the music video for their cover of Bryan Adams’ classic hit “Summer of ’69.”

Singer Josh Todd and company treat the anthemic rock song with proper reverence, sticking to the core arrangement and general presentation of the original. However, the band adds a harder, more glam-metal edge, upping the tempo and overall energy of the performance.

The video for the track mostly features live footage and vignettes of Buckcherry, giving potential concertgoers a sense of what to expect if they catch the band on its ongoing tour. The US outing continues tonight (July 25th) in Leesburg, Virginia, and runs through the end of August. From there, Buckcherry will team up with Skid Row for a lengthy co-headlining trek that will extend into mid-December. Get tickets here.

The release of “Summer of ’69” as a single comes just days after the announcement of the Summer of ’99 Cruise, featuring a reunited Creed as headliners.

Skid Row and Buckcherry have announced a 2023 US co-headlining tour.

The initial spring leg, featuring support from No Resolve, kicks off March 9th in Bowler, Wisconsin, and wraps up March 31st in Hinton, Oklahoma. A second leg has also been announced, beginning August 31st in Dallas, and running through September 23rd in Fort Yates, North Dakota. Support for the second leg has yet to be announced.

Tickets for the first leg are already on sale. A Live Nation pre-sale for the second leg begins Thursday (March 2nd) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Opener via Ticketmaster, while general tickets go on sale Friday (March 3rd) at 10 a.m. local time. You can also pick up tickets to sold-out gigs via StubHub.

“I’m psyched to hit the road together with our friends in Buckcherry,” said Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan in a press release. “This will be the coolest,...

The Californian band Buckcherry will release their sixth studio album .Confessions. on February 13. It will be the first domestic release with new label Century Media Records. The longplayer will be made available via Eleven Seven Music in other parts of the world. .Confessions. is a loose concept album about the notion of the seven deadly sins and inspired by events in singer Josh Todd's childhood. "Confessions" track listing: 01. Gluttony02. Wrath03. Nothing Left But Tears04. The Truth05. Greed06. Water07. Seven Ways To Die08. Air09. Sloth10. Pride11. Envy12. Lust13. Dreamin' Of You...

One of our favorite coming of age horror flicks, Lightning Bug (review here), is getting set to make its high definition debut, and we have all the info on the release right here for you to chew on. Check it out!

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After wowing genre and mainstream audiences and fans during its initial DVD release, Image Entertainment will release Lightning Bug for the very first time on Blu-ray January 15th, which will also include an all-new, never-before-seen Extended Cut. The award-winning independent film stars Bret Harrison (“Reaper,” “Grounded For Life,” “The O.C.”), Laura Prepon (“That 70’s Show”) and a skillful supporting cast in a coming-of-age story set against an ultra-conservative and often bizarre hamlet in the rural South. Lightning Bug will be available for the Srp of $17.97.

The screenwriting and directorial debut of award-winning special makeup effects wizard Robert Hall (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,...

One of our favorite films of the early 2000's is Robert Hall's coming-of-age tale Lightning Bug (review here), and in January of next year Image Entertainment is giving it the Blu-ray release it deserves. Read on for the details of the film's high-def extended cut!

From the Press Release:

After wowing genre and mainstream audiences and fans during its initial DVD release, Image Entertainment will release Lightning Bug for the very first time on Blu-ray January 15th, which will also include an all-new, never-before-seen Extended Cut. The award-winning independent film stars Bret Harrison (“Reaper,” “Grounded For Life,” “The O.C.”), Laura Prepon (“That 70’s Show”) and a skillful supporting cast in a coming-of-age story set against an ultra-conservative and often bizarre hamlet in the rural South. Lightning Bug will be available for the Srp of $17.97.

The screenwriting and directorial debut of award-winning special makeup effects wizard Robert Hall (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,...

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Alice in Wonderland by Rebecca Grant, 15

Tim Burton has snatched the beautifully eccentric odyssey that we once lovingly knew as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, wrung it dry of anything resembling the endearingly capricious originality of the children's classic, and slung the disgusting dregs into a pretentious, Disneyfied quest movie replete with, frankly, un-special effects.

Burton's insistence that his film was not a re-imagining or sequel to other "Alice movies" made me wonder whether he had actually read the book at all. Nineteen-year-old Alice, played by the apparently tranquilised Mia Wasikowska, spends a disproportionate amount of time at the beginning of the movie prancing around in a tediously twee caricature of Victorian high society. When the dopey antagonist finally wiggles her way into Wonderland, we are ambushed by the White Rabbit, the Dormouse, the Dodo, Tweedledum and Tweedledee all at once,...

In its six seasons on Fox, “Bones” has welcomed plenty of guest stars. Oscar nominee Ryan O’Neal has been on several times as Dr. Temperance Brennan’s father. “Nightmare On Elm Street” star Robert Englund made a memorable appearance, as did Zooey Deschanel, the sister of star Emily Deschanel. Plenty of musicians have graced the set as well, from Zz Top guitarist Billy Gibbons’ recurring character, to Buckcherry singer Josh Todd, to ’80s rockers Motley Crue. With so many guest stars to choose from, which one do David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel agree was their favorite? We talked to them and found out.

Who has been your favorite guest star, and more importantly, who would you like to see in a future epsiode? Let us know. ____ Watch a new episode of “Bones,” directed by Boreanaz, tonight at 9/8 Central after “American Idol” on Fox Bones fans, are you a closeted Squint?...

Right here we get to celebrate three things at once: television, music, and giving stuff away. First off, the fifth season of Bones, starring David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel, hits DVD this Tuesday (more coverage on that later). The second and third entities tie in with the first in that Buckcherry had a guest spot in the fifth season of Bones and is now doing a little bit of cross-promotion with a little Bones-themed music video. So what's the third thing? Anyone who watches the slightly gory (okay, not Hatchet II gory - but by TV standards) is entered to win a trip to Las Vegas. We've embedded the video below, but I think you'll have to clickthrough if you want to be entered to win (since they make you answer two questions to "prove" you watched the video).

It's sort of a highlight reel of Bones moments, like...

Season 5 of Bones releases on DVD on October 5th, and there’s a cool video and contest to help celebrate the fact. Check out the info and video below.

Bones Season 5 further explores the chemistry of its lead character, delivering strong ratings and critical acclaim. Experience the intrigue and passion as Bones Season 5 arrives on Blu-ray Disc and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on October 5, 2010.

Bones Season 5 stars Emily Deschanel (Glory Road, Cold Mountain) as Dr. Temperance Brennan and David Boreanaz (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth. The strong supporting cast includes Michaela Conlin (Enchanted), T.J. Thyne (The Phone Book), Tamara Taylor (Lost) and John Francis Daley (Freaks & Geeks).

Faced with gruesome murders, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth has teamed up with the world’s leading Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan of the Jeffersonian Institute. Bones is the rational scientist and Booth the intuitive detective,...

As the sixth season of "Bones" begins this month, fans can relive last season's passion and intrigue as the Fox hit series arrives on Blu-ray and DVD October 5th. The fifth season also guest starred Buckcherry front man Josh Todd in an episode.

"Bones" stars Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to solve crimes and catch criminals.

The 4-disc Blu-ray and 6-disc DVD includes all 22 episodes plus special features, including extended episodes of "The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken" and "The X in the Files."

They also include the features "The 100th Episode with Director David Boreanaz," "The Bodies of Bones," and "The Nunchuck Way," as well as commentaries, deleted scenes, and gag reel.

Bones Season 5 further explores the chemistry of its lead character, delivering strong ratings and critical acclaim. Experience the intrigue and passion as Bones Season 5 arrives on Blu-ray Disc and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on October 5, 2010.

Bones Season 5 stars Emily Deschanel (Glory Road, Cold Mountain) as Dr. Temperance Brennan and David Boreanaz (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth. The strong supporting cast includes Michaela Conlin (Enchanted), T.J. Thyne (The Phone Book), Tamara Taylor (Lost) and John Francis Daley (Freaks & Geeks).

Faced with gruesome murders, FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth has teamed up with the world’s leading Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan of the Jeffersonian Institute. Bones is the rational scientist and Booth the intuitive detective, and though they often butt heads, they make the perfect team when it comes to catching criminals. With a team of scientists behind them, Bones and...

Writer/director Robert Hall debuted the extended cut of a trailer for his next Dry County Entertainment banner project Old Scratch during Texas Frightmare. Lucky for you an actual teaser trailer has found its way online. Although it is much shorter than what fans got to check out during the con, it's still better than nothing!

While the teaser does just that for horror fans, it looks like there are some genre faves featured including Lena Headey, Ashley Laurence, Kevin Gage, and Thomas Dekker as well as Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd and a surprising appearance by funnyman Rob Schneider. Eagle-eyed viewers will even notice Friday the 13th Part 6 alum Bob Larkin.

Hall has given no indication on the status of the project or when we'll hear more about the flick. Old Scratch follows Neven, a washed up musician living in his own faded shadow in Atlanta. One night, after another sparsely attended gig,...

I debated titling this recap "Testicle Festival," but since we never found out what caused the victim -- a rich poser at a rock & roll fantasy camp, murdered by a fellow camper -- to have a prosthetic gonad, it didn't feel right. For me, the fantasy camp fell a little flat -- I didn't know the guy playing famous guest guitarist Erik Dalton was Josh Todd from Buckcherry. I just sorta thought he looked like Carey Hart. Nor did I understand how cool it was that Michael Des Barres played the camp's frontman, Simon Graham, until I looked him up online.

British-born rocker Sass Jordan has dismissed reports suggesting she'll replace Steven Tyler in Aerosmith, but confesses it would be a "cool" gig. Internet gossip suggested the singer/songwriter, who is a judge on TV talent show "Canadian Idol", has been in talks with Tyler's bandmates with a view to join them for recording and touring commitments while the frontman is on hiatus.

But she insists she's heard nothing, adding, "Steven Tyler is the singer in Aerosmith, last I checked? I must be out of the loop. Why would they get a female? Cool, though." Jordan's comments follow those from Lenny Kravitz, Sammy Hagar and Buckcherry's Josh Todd, who have already ruled themselves out of contention for the vacant rock job.

In January, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry revealed he wouldn't rule out hiring a woman as Tyler's temporary replacement, "A lot of the bands I was in before I had Aerosmith,...

Buckcherry have released a music video in support of their new song called "Rescue Me". The music video mostly shows the rock band performing the song at one of their live concerts.

"Rescue Me" is a new song which is inspired by Dave Pelzer's book titled "A Child Called 'It'" and it comes out on the band's fourth major studio album "Black Butterfly". The band's singer, Josh Todd, speaks of the book behind the song's inspiration, "There were times when I had to put the book down because the abuse of this boy was so bad, but I felt like the book found me ... I was compelled to write this song out of inspiration from this guy's incredible journey."

Most recently, the band announced tour dates with Avenged Sevenfold and Saving Abel to promote "Black Butterfly", which has been dropped since September 16 in the U.S. Kicked off on November...