1. First off, Oklahoma City rock badboy
Hinder partners with
Devil's Due Publishing to create a comic book series about its tour.
(Look for more on this in upcoming Tulsa World issues!)
DDP has long been known for their licensed books, including holding the rights for the Halloween and Chucky franchises.
>> CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL DEVIL'S DUE SITE
Plus, The Washington Post reviews the band's newest album, "Take It to the Limit."
>> CLICK HERE FOR WP REVIEW
And then,
2. Hinder and Stillwater pop-rock stalwarts All-American Rejects top Rolling Stone's roundup of hot cars for 2009: the Rejects have fun with BMW's ultra-green test car, the Hydrogen 7, and Hinder frontman Austin Winkler flaunts his DUI and suspended license when he floors the Chevy Corvette ZR1 to 120 mph.
Pick up the Nov. 13 issue to see the full article! Also included: Solange, Buckcherry, Neil Young.
Plus, behind the scenes with All-American Rejects on the set of the new video, "Gives You Hell":
3. American Idol star and former Tulsa crooner David Cook speaks to Rolling Stone about his new album.
>> CLICK HERE FOR ROLLING STONE INTERVIEW
4. Owasso resident Garth Brooks and his Teammates For Kids Foundation in the news.
>> CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE
5. NME interviews Flaming Lips frontman and Oklahoma City native Wayne Coyne about the importance of getting involved in local politics -- and about Barack Obama.
>> CLICK HERE FOR NME INTERVIEW
... And Altsounds reports on the theft of a bunch of personal items during a tour kickoff in the UK, among other things.
>> CLICK HERE FOR ALTSOUND STORY
6. Checotah native Carrie Underwood ruffles feathers with her diss against stars endorsing political candidates:
>> CLICK HERE FOR E ONLINE STORY
and more: >> CLICK HERE FOR MORE
7. Shawnee, Okla., songbird Samantha Crain performs live for Paste Magazine.
>> CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PASTE VIDEO
8. Country Music Television sits down with Rascal Flatts (guitarist Joe Don Rooney is from Picher) for an exclusive interview, reflecting on 10 years of hit music.
>> CLICK HERE FOR CMT INTERVIEW
9. The Smithsonian.com has its interview with Maud-born rock 'n' roll pioneer Wanda Jackson:
>> CLICK HERE FOR SMITHSONIAN INTERVIEW
The Tulsa World's full coverage is here >> CLICK HERE FOR FULL TULSA WORLD COVERAGE
10. Amie St. music site interviews Tulsa's Brian Haas of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey about his solo album, "The Truth About Hollywood":
>> CLICK HERE FOR BRIAN HAAS INTERVIEW
The ballot is up, and Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey is one of "The Top 100 of 2008" nominees when Micropoll asks: "What were the best progressive rock, progressive metal, avant-garde, RIO, fusion, jazz rock related releases of 2008?"
>> CLICK HERE TO VOTE
11. Tiger Weekly in L.A. writes about Stillwater band Colourmusic's performance on election night in an interview with band member Ryan Hendrix.
>> CLICK HERE FOR TIGER WEEKLY STORY
12. From the files I nearly forgot: Tulsa band Callupsie gets a nod from the Dallas Observer for its kick-hiney concert poster art.
>> CLICK HERE FOR DALLAS OBSERVER BLOG
