You won’t often see Dr. Trey on video, but here’s Christmas wishes to you and yours.

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Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t but every Wednesday night over on 39 Hotel Street in Chinatown, Brett Shimabuku hosts the Rising Melody which is a feature of songwriters and performers in a music spotlight. On the first Wednesday of every month, they feature open mic night, so if you got skillz, by all means head on over to enjoy and entertain their ever growing audience. Play the video above to hear it from Brett himself.

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Even DEEN CASTRONOVO the amazing drummer for JOURNEY can sing his ass off. In this video not only is he grooving and nailing monster fills but he is singing LEAD. Hitting every note. I saw them live a few years back and this was the highlight of the show for me. Can’t wait to see them live again. Cause even with their new singer ARNEL PINEDA I am sure DEEN will sing a few leads.

The Band He Is Playing With In This Video Sucks Ass, But His Voice Is Amazing!

December 5, 2007 — After much speculation…the wait is finally over.

JOURNEY–Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums)–is proud to introduce fans all over the world to their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda (“pin-eh-da”). He replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the band in 2006 for medical reasons.

Arnel hails from Quezon City in the Philippines and has been singing Journey songs–in addition to original material–with his band, The Zoo, for the past couple of years in clubs all over his homeland. Joining the legendary band is a dream come true for him.

“It’s so exciting to sing with one of the best bands in the world. It’ll be a lot of hard work on my part and I’m actually looking forward to the scrutiny I’ll get from the hardcore JOURNEY fans. I know they’ll expect me to sound exactly like ‘the voice’ (Steve Perry), but that will never happen. I know there’s only one Steve Perry in this world.”

When it was time for JOURNEY to look for a new lead singer, the internet came to their rescue. Guitarist Neal Schon wanted someone new to the music business, so he turned to YouTube. After finding Arnel singing “Faithfully,” he knew he had found the perfect frontman.
“I was frustrated about not having a singer,” explains guitarist Neal Schon, “so I went on YouTube for a couple of days and just sat on it for hours. I was starting to think I was never going to find anybody. But then I found The Zoo and I watched a bunch of different video clips that they had posted. After watching the videos over and over again, I had to walk away from the computer and let what I heard sink in because it sounded too good to be true. I thought, ‘he can’t be that good.’ But he is that good, he’s the real deal and so tremendously talented. Arnel doesn’t sound synthetic and he’s not emulating anyone. I tried to get a hold of him through YouTube and I finally heard from him that night, but it took some convincing to get him to believe that it really was me and not an imposter.”

Arnel Pineda picks up the story: “My friend Noel picked up the message on YouTube and told me it was from Neal. I thought it was a hoax so I ignored it. Noel said, ‘what if it really was Neal and he wanted to offer you the chance of a lifetime?’ So I e-mailed Neal back and the rest is history.”

“Arnel brings a soulful and passionate voice to JOURNEY,” continues keyboardist Jonathan Cain. “His personality is very well-suited to our music. He’s a sincere, authentic person with a great smile and a big heart. I think fans are really going to love him. With Arnel’s soaring tenor, Journey returns to our heritage sound.”

Schon agrees, “We feel reborn. I think there’s a lot of chemistry between the five of us. At first we were going to go into the studio and just write 4 songs, but now it’s escalated to a lot of great new and diverse material. The stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone’s so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel.”

JOURNEY is currently working on a new album with legendary producer Kevin Shirley, which they hope to release by spring/summer 2008. Details will be announced early next year.

www.journeymusic.com

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This is footage from my digital camera of the mosh pit of University of Hawaii Warrior fans after the 39-27 win over Boise State. Although Police was there to prevent the fans from going onto the field after the game, I only saw one person chased, then escorted away from the stadium. It may have been a bit overwhelming for them. The chant you hear during this clip is B-C-S which of course stands for Bowl Championship Series. Congratulations to The Warriors 2007 WAC Champions!

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I guess rehab didn’t really work out so well for Amy Winehouse.

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I did try to talk about this on episode 3 of season 3 of the podcast, but never got around to finishing the story. So here it is, from the television show called “Phenomenon” this is video of Jim Callahan’s “trick,” and of course the reaction of Criss Angel.

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I don’t know how long this video is gonna stay up, so I thought I’d post this right now. This is what happens the audio accompaniment plays at the wrong sample rate, you get a disastrous performance. So what is the difference between 44.1 and 48khz? Ask Van Halen.

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This is how to get underage kids to stop drinking at a party. Works everytime.
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