Meet White Williams

Electronics meet art pop with White Williams, the opener for the upcoming Nine Inch Nails show. White Williams doesn’t only have a unique and interesting sound, but they are only opening for Nine Inch Nails for a single show in Lexington, KY. Want to know more? Hit the jump to read a biography about them and and interview. Read more

Taste of What’s To Come

While on vacation, I was able to catch the Nine Inch Nails show this past Saturday at another venue. Bad news: I won’t be able to make the Lexington one, Good news: I can tell you how extremely awesome it is going to be. Read more

NIN Tease 1

I am getting ready to see Nine Inch Nails at The Palace at Auburn Hills. I’ll let you know how the show is.

Idolized Photographs

The finalists from this past season of American Idol were at Rupp Arena this this past Saturday for the American Idols Tour. We had a house photographer on hand taking photos of the show. Below is a photos slideshow of the photos from the event. (House Photographer: Michael Wright)

The Cheetah Girls Come Back To Rupp

The Cheetah Girls are coming back to Rupp Arena on Saturday, November 29 for their new One World Tour. This tour follows their newest film under the same title that premieres on August 22 on the Disney Channel, and the soundtrack for that film which comes out three days earlier. Read more

This Is Your Blog Live, Any Questions?

We have opened up a new section of the site we call the “Live Blog.” It is laid out similar to a standard blog (like this site used to be) having the most recent post at the top, and older posts sequentially down the page. The biggest difference is, all the posts will be live from events. Read more

Photos From the NIN Tour

Nine Inch Nails has been on the ball with still keeping their site and fans up to date despite them being in the middle of their tour. They have been posting mobile photos every day from various places they visit along the tour. In addition to that they have actively been updating their Flickr page with photos from their performances at various venues.

If you are still on the fence about going to the show then this would be a great way for you to get a better grasp of the visual elements and the feel for the performance. If you already have your tickets then this will only make you salivate more than you already are.

Lights In The Sky: Over North America Tour 2008 Photos

Future Plies Singles Feature Many Guests

(Written by Shaheem Reid on MTV.com) Plies insists a trio is better than a duo. After his first single, “Bust It Baby Pt. 2,” featured only one guest star (Ne-Yo), he’s going in for the kill by giving fans a pair of collaborators (plus himself, of course) on his next two tracks.

“That record, I feel, is a helluva second single,” he said of Definition of Real’s “Please Excuse My Hands,” which features Jamie Foxx and The-Dream. “To come behind a #1 record and have a person who’s currently relevant in Dream, one of the better songwriters to come through this industry, and then do the Jamie Foxx thing, the boss of all bosses — I wanted to try something differently than I did on my last album.

“Even my third single, ‘#1 Fan,’ with Keyshia Cole and J. Holiday,” he added. “I wanted to load up two big features on that record as well. Try something different. A lot of times you get a feature, and it’s just you and that other artist. I wanted to see if I could bring something different to the game, see if I can force people to follow my trend.”

The video for “Please Excuse My Hands” is almost here, and Plies said he’s getting positive reviews thus far. He said the record describes a scenario we’ve all been through: when lust takes over our minds.

“I think at some point in time, we always see that person from afar or in a club or in an elevator that allows us to look at them, and in our mind, we already lived that [sexual] situation out,” he explained of the cut. “To run with that whole concept, ‘Please Excuse My Hands,’ the male embracement of that record has been crazy to me. When I go to radio stations, I hear DJs, jocks tell me, ‘Man, I love this way better than “Bust It Baby.” ‘ I thought it was gonna be a female-driven record.”

The Classic Rock Experience

Flashback - The Classic Rock Experience with the Mystic Orchestra is headed to Rupp Arena on Friday, October 24. Flashback is a sort homage to the legends of rock like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and others. Read more

Circus Profile: America’s Best Clown, Bello

Agile, athletic and full of fun, that master of merriment Bello is back like you’ve never seen him before, bringing loads of laughs and daredevil hilarity to The Greatest Show On Earth®. Whether bungling into another performer’s thrill act and scaring himself silly or doing battle with a bouncy bungee, the madcap Bello always succeeds in making the perilous look funny. His hair-raising antics and lighthearted way with danger have won him the affection of audiences young and old. No wonder TIME Magazine named him “America’s Best Clown.”

Born in 1968 in Sarasota, Florida, this seventh-generation member of a Swiss circus dynasty brings excitement and comic appeal to the ring. Bello’s days of performing began at age three when he dressed as a clown for the first time and acted in a Dumbo circus routine.

At age six, Bello was cast to play Little Michael Darling in the touring version of Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby, and at age nine his family began performing in the Tommy Bartlett Thrill Show in Dells, Wisconsin, that is still playing today.

“I always want to capture the attention of children,” says Bello. “After my performance, adults will remember being a kid again.”

To stay energetic and inspiring to Children Of All Ages, Bello always remembers what his father taught him: “Never think you can’t improve — you can never learn enough.”

Bello married his high school sweetheart, Jenny, and has one son, Alex, two daughters, Amariah and Analiese. Bello feels very strongly about instilling the many morals he has learned from his family and he also influences his children with Bible stories.

DID YOU KNOW?
Bello acted in his first clown act on a nine-foot low wire at age nine and performed in his first tent show in 1998 for the Big Apple Circus.

Source: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

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