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I’m sure most of you have heard by now that Van Halen is reuniting, and kicks off a 25-date tour in September.
They will be making a stop in Michigan. The concert will be on Oct. 22 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
The reunion tour includes members David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and Alex Van Halen. However, original bassist Michael Anthony will be replaced by Wolfgang Van Halen, Eddie’s son.
Lots of news is happening regarding upcoming TV shows. Can you believe the fall TV premieres are next month? Where did summer go?
Anyway, here’s some TV show news:
–Are you watching Spike TV’s “Murder?” It’s a good show, and even better, it will star a local resident in the Sept. 4 episode. Clark Main of Erie will be in the reality show. It airs at 10 p.m. Tuesdays.
Spike TV built a Murder Crime Scene widget that recreates the show with some exclusive unlockable footage. Check it out at www.rocketxl.com/dev/murder/assets.htm.
–The Season 3 finale of “Hell’s Kitchen” airs at 9 p.m. Monday on Fox. It’s Bonnie versus Rock in the final round. The winner gets a cooking gig in Las Vegas.
–Duane “Dog” Chapman from A/E’s reality show “Dog, the Bounty Hunter,” will air a special show called “A Man Called Dog.” It airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday on A/E. The hour-long show is about his past life as a criminal, and visits a prison to encourage inmates to change their life.
–It’s official. Actor Joe Mantegna is joining the cast of CBS’ “Criminal Minds.” He replaces Mandy Patinkin who left last month due to “creative differences.” Details of Mantegna’s character has yet to be determined.
Mantegna was nominated for his role in USA’s “The Starter Wife.” He also starred in “The Last Don,” “Joan of Arcadia,” and “First Monday.”
–“Saving Grace” and “Burn Notice” have been picked up for a second season. Burn Notice airs on USA Network, and Saving Grace (starring Holly Hunter) can be seen on TNT.
–A ‘jackass’ has his own reality show. Steve-O from “Jackass” will be in a show called “Dr. Steve-O” and will debut at 11 p.m. Oct. 1 on USA Network. Recently joining the cast is Trishelle Cannatella from “Real World: Las Vegas.”
In the show, Steve-O’s mission is to “de-wussify” wimps, nerds and couch potatoes who have been nominated by family or friends. Stunts and dares are a part of the show.
Shows premiering this week:
–“Weeds” returns at 10 p.m. tonight on Showtime.
–Showtime will air “Californication” at 10:30 p.m. tonight.
–ABC Family will premiere “Slacker Cats” at 10 p.m. tonight.
–MTV also is set to premiere the third season of “The Hills.” It airs at 10 p.m. tonight. It stars Lauren (L.C.) Conrad, one of the original “Laguna Beach” stars.
–After three seasons on Laguna Beach, MTV is moving up the coast. This season, they will be following high school students from “Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County.” It premieres at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
–“Nascar in Primetime” will air at 9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC.
The final summer blockbuster to hit theaters — Rush Hour 3 — claimed the number one spot at the movie theater over the weekend. It knocked off The Bourne Ultimatum, but it already has topped the $100 million mark in just two weeks.
Here is the top 10:
1. Rush Hour 3, $50.3 million
2. The Bourne Ultimatum, $33.7 million
3. The Simpsons Movie, $11.1 million
4. Stardust, $9 million
5. Underdog, $6.5 million
6. Hairspray, $6.4 million
7. I Know Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, $5.9 million
8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, $5.4 million
9. No Reservations, $3.9 million
10. Daddy Day Camp, $3.3 million
Welcome to the weekly buzz, a segment that offers listings of upcoming shows, movies and local and regional events. It appears every Thursday. Please feel free to add any pop culture information if you don’t see it here.
Well, jazz fans, the time is finally here. The 6th annual River Raisin Jazz Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday at St. Mary’s Park in downtown Monroe. The free music festival begins at noon on both days.
Saturday’s lineup:
1-2 p.m. – Swingmania Big Band
2:30-3:30 p.m. – Straight Ahead
4-5:15 p.m. – four80east
5:45-7 p.m. – Warren Hill
7:30-9 p.m. – Alexander Zonjic & Friends with The Motor City Horns and special guest Doc Gibbs
Sunday’s lineup:
1-2 p.m. – River Raisin Big Band
2:30-3:30 p.m. – Bamm Davis
4-5:15 p.m. – Steve Oliver
5:45-7 p.m. – Doc Powell
7:30-9 p.m. – Richard Elliot
LOCAL EVENTS
–St. Mary’s Park concert series continues tonight. Steve King & The Dittlies will perform Oldies (1960’s to 1980’s). It begins at 7 p.m. tonight at St. Mary’s Park.
–Tonight is the finale night of the River Raisin Jazz series. It will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. tonight at 129 Lounge, Café Classics, Jefana’s on Front, McGeady’s, Monroe Street Grill, and Rendezvous. Live jazz music will be played throughout the night. For more information, call 457-1030.
–“Jazz in the Square” will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at the pavilion in Loranger Square in downtown Monroe.
–4th annual Monroe Fine Art Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday in Loranger Square, in downtown Monroe. More than 40 artists will be there.
–G. Gordon Liddy will be in Monroe on Saturday. Activities begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Express, 1225 N. Dixie Hwy., Monroe., and ends with a speaking event at 7 p.m. at Monroe High School, 901 Herr Rd. For more information, and tickets, call 777-5167.
–The annual BackStreet Cruizers Car Fest will be held Saturday at Wilson Park, Main St., Milan. Gates open at 10 a.m. with the awards ceremony at 4:30 p.m.
–11th annual Hot Summer Nights Car Show will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday at Friendly Ford, 1011 S. Monroe St., Monroe. It benefits Mercy Memorial Hospice of Monroe.
–The Miss Monroe County Scholarship Pageant will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd. Tickets are $25 and seating is limited. For tickets or more information, email missmonroecounty@yahoo.com.
–The annual Milan Bluegrass Festival will be held today through Saturday. It features bluegrass music performed by up to 20 regional and national entertainers. The event is held at KC Campground, 14048 Sherman Rd., Milan.
REGIONAL EVENTS
–Summer Music Fest will be held from Friday through Aug. 18 in Frankenmuth. Polka bands, southern Gospel, rock’n’roll, 50’s and 60’s and contemporary Christian is included. For more information, call (800) 386-3378.
–Summer Astrology/Psychic Fair with Rich Milostan will be held Saturday at Clawson-Troy Elks in Troy. It’s located at 1451 E. Big Beaver Rd. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (248) 528-2610 for more information.
–Saline Summer Fest will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday in downtown Saline.
–The Northwest Ohio Rib-Off will be held today through Sunday at the Lucas County Fairgrounds, Maumee, Ohio. It will be held from 4 to 11 p.m. tonight; 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
CONCERT DATES
–“Wednesday Night Live” featuring Detroit’s best local talent will be held Wednesday at Royal Oak Music Theatre. For all ages.
–Screamfest ’07 includes T.I, Ciara, T Pain, Lloyd and Yung Joc to Joe Louis Arena. It begins at 7 p.m. Aug. 16. For more info, visit www.screamstar.com.
–Bjork will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 11 at Detroit’s Fox Theatre. For tickets and more information, call (313) 471-6611.
–John Michael Montgomery will perform Friday at DTE Energy Music Theatre.
–Marilyn Manson will play DTE Energy Music Theatre on Saturday.
–Aretha Franklin will be at DTE Energy Music Theatre on Sunday.
–On Friday, Pat Benetar will perform at the Lucas County Fairgrounds in Maumee, Ohio.
–Travis Tritt will play Saturday at the Lucas County Fairgrounds, Maumee, Ohio.
TELEVISION
Spike TV will be airing a “Harrison Ford Marathon” on Saturday. It’s from 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
In other news, here is a list of TV premieres in the next week:
–Sci Fi Channel will debut Flash Gordon at 9 p.m. Friday.
–Deep Blue, a documentary on ocean life, will air at 8 p.m. Sunday on the Discovery Channel.
–WE Network will premiere “All Things Bridal” at 11 p.m. Sunday.
–“Weeds” returns at 10 p.m. Monday on Showtime.
–Showtime will air “Californication” at 10:30 p.m. Monday.
–ABC Family will premiere “Slacker Cats” at 10 p.m. Monday.
–MTV also is set to premiere the third season of “The Hills.” It airs at 10 p.m. Monday. It stars Lauren (L.C.) Conrad, one of the original “Laguna Beach” stars.
–After three seasons on Laguna Beach, MTV is moving up the coast. This season, they will be following high school students from “Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County.” It premieres at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
–“Nascar in Primetime” will air at 9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC.
MOVIES
The following is a list of films to be released on Friday:
-Rush Hour 3
-Stardust
-Skinwalkers
(Daddy Day Camp opened yesterday)
MUSIC
Good news if you are a big Van Halen fan. The band will reportedly announce a 50-date America arena tour to begin in early October. Their announcement will be held on Monday.
It will feature David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Alex Van Halen, with Eddie’s son Wolfgang on bass.
Van Halen’s last tour was in 2004 with singer Sammy Hagar. This will be the first time Roth has fronted the band on tour in over 20 years.
The following list of albums will be on sale as of Tuesday, Aug. 14:
-Soundtrack, “High School Musical 2”
-Master P, “Featuring…Master P”
-Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, “Live at Radio City Music Hall”
-Twista, “Adrenaline Rush 2007”
-P.O.D., “When Angels and Serpents Dance”
-Collective Soul, “Afterwords”
-Ali & Gipp, “Kinfolk”
-Peter Cincotti, “East of Angel Town”
-Dean Martin, “Forever Cool”
-Halfway to Hazard, “Halfway to Hazard”
-Paul van Dyk, “In Between”
-Eisley, “Combinations”
-Eskimo Joe, “Black Fingernails Red Wine”
-Luke Bryan, “I’ll Stay Me”
-Linda Thompson, “Versatile Heart”
-Lori McKenna, “Unglamorous”
-12 Stones, “Anthem for the Underdog”
-Matt Nathanson, “Some Made Hope”
-Recoil, “Subhuman”
-Charlie Sizemore, “Good News”
-Thelma Houston, “A Woman’s Touch”
-Cornel West, “Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations”
12 years ago today, Jerry Garcia died.
The Grateful Dead legend died on Aug. 9, 1995, after three decades with the band.
The cause of death was a heart attack due to sleep apnea, but he also struggled with drug addiction and weight problems.
But I would rather remember the good times. If anyone has any thoughts on Garcia in honor of his anniversary, such as memories of Grateful Dead concerts, please share.
Nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards were released on Tuesday. The show will air Sept. 9 from Las Vegas. For a complete list of nominees, and to vote for your favorite, visit www.mtv.com.
Categories include Best new artist, female artist of year, male artist of year, best group, most earth-shattering collaboration, quadruple threat of the year, best choreography, best director, best editing, and video of year.
Nominees for best group are Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, and The White Stripes.
Video of the year nominees are Beyonce, “Irreplaceable”; Justice, “D.A.N.C.E.”; Rihanna, “Umbrella”; Justin Timberlake, “What Goes Around…Comes Around”; Kanye West, “Stronger,” and Amy Winehouse, “Rehab.”
Teams are currently being accepted for a Dodgeball Tournament in Taylor. Winning teams gets $1,000.
Rosters must be limited to 10 players, and they must be at least 16 years old. The fee to play is $145 a team. The tournament is played in a Round Robin style and single elimination open. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Taylor Sportsplex.
Deadline to register is Aug. 17. Register by phone at (248) 840-8200 or visit www.Detroitsportsclub.com. If you decide to play, please let me know!
Forbes Magazine says movie star Matt Damon gives the best office returns for his Hollywood salary.
He offers twice the value of Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, making $29 for each dollar he is paid. The highest ranked actress is Jennifer Aniston, who took the number five spot.
Brad Pitt was the runner-up, making $24 for each dollar for his salary, while Vince Vaughn tied for third with Johnny Depp.
Hanks, Cruise and Will Smith returned between $10 to $12 for each dollar they’re paid.
Russell Crowe was at the bottom of the list of 21 actors, mainly due to poor box office performances.
Here are the top 10 ‘best value’ movie stars
1. Matt Damon
2. Brad Pitt
3. Vince Vaughn and Johnny Depp
5. Jennifer Aniston
6. Angelina Jolie
7. Renee Zellwegger
8. Reese Witherspoon
9. Ben Stiller
10. Sandra Bullock
The third installment of the “Bourne” trilogy is proving to be the best one yet. It easily took the top spot at the box office over the weekend with $70.2 million.
The Bourne Ultimatum is the largest debut for a film opening in August, beating 2001’s Rush Hour 2 that opened with $67.4 million.
‘Bourne Ultimatum’ had the best opening of the first two installments. The second movie, The Bourne Supremacy, opened with $52.5 million in 2004. And the first one, The Bourne Identity,’ opened with $27.1 million.
The Simpsons Movie, which was number one last weekend, fell to second place by earning $25.6 million. The Simpsons Movie has earned over $315 million worldwide.
Top 10 at box office
1. The Bourne Ultimatum, $70.2 million
2. The Simpsons Movie, $25.6 million
3. Underdog, $12 million
4. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, $10.5 million
5. Hairspray, $9.3 millin
6. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, $9.3 million
7. No Reservations, $6.6 million
8. Transformers, $6 million
9. Hot Rod, $5 million
10. Bratz, $4.3 million
Fox recently updated its fall schedule. Here’s the updated version for the fall premiere dates for 2007-08 season.
(Check previous posts for premiere dates for ABC, NBC, CBS, and the CW.)
Thursday, Sept. 6
-8 p.m., Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
-9 p.m., Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
Saturday, Sept. 8
-8 p.m., Cops
-8:30 p.m., Cops
-9 p.m., America’s Most Wanted
Thursday, Sept. 13
-9 p.m., Kitchen Nightmares
Friday, Sept. 14
-8 p.m., Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (4 weeks only)
-9 p.m., Nashville
Saturday, Sept. 15
-11 p.m., MADtv
-Midnight, Talk Show with Spike Feresten
Monday, Sept. 17
-8 p.m., Prison Break
-9 p.m., K-Ville
Wednesday, Sept. 19
-8 p.m., Back to You
-8:30 p.m., Til’ Death
-9 p.m., Kitchen Nightmares
Sunday, Sept. 23
-8 p.m., The Simpsons
-8:30 p.m., King of the Hill
-9 p.m., Family Guy
Tuesday, Sept. 25
-8 p.m., Bones
-9 p.m., House
Sunday, Sept. 30
-8 p.m., The Simpsons
-8:30 p.m., King of the Hill
-9 p.m., Family Guy (Time period premiere)
-9:30 p.m., American Dad
Friday, Oct. 19
-8 p.m., American Band (2-hour premiere)
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