Rob Rogers has provided Bring Back Glam! with documents that prove he was was bought-out of his stake in Rock Gone Wild. Festival manager Nathalie Faghihi and her husband, Bruce Rage, purchased Mr. Rogers 33.3% stake in the company for one dollar. Click to view the documents:Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Attorney Austin Kennedy of Brick Gentry P.C. in Des Moines, Iowa drafted the agreement. He ...
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Digging Deeper: Rock Gone Wild Unfolds (Part 6)
Digging Deeper: Rock Gone Wild Unfolds (Day 5)
Rock Gone Wild's official website is once again operational, asking ticket holders to enter their name and date of ticket purchase. The site does not specifically guarantee refunds. Yesterday, Rock Gone Wild attorney Ted Sporer announced to media that the event is "officially canceled." He also told the Globe Gazette of Mason City, Iowa that he is planning to pursue fraud charges against Diamon...
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Digging Deeper: Rock Gone Wild Unfolds (Part 4)
"I live in California and I too had plans to attend the Rock Gone Wild festival," says one rock fan who wishes to be identified as ScotleyCrue. "I am mad that this event is not taking place... I could scream. I've already cried! Some buddies and I from various states had a reunion planned where we were all going to meet up in Iowa and rock out for four days!With fans like ScotleyCrue investing ...
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Digging Deeper: Rock Gone Wild Unfolds (Part 3)
With just days to go, Rock Gone Wild canceled, leaving fans confused and angered over a loss of a massive concert - and possible ticket funds. While the issue of refunds is still up in the air, I'm continuing to look backward, piecing together why the event fell apart so close to the finish line. At the beginning stages of the festival, Nathalie Faghihi worked closely with a man named Rob Roger...
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Digging Deeper: Rock Gone Wild Unfolds (Part 2)
Bring Back Glam! continues to investigate the unraveling of Rock Gone Wild, the multi-day festival originally scheduled for August 20-23 in Northwood, Iowa. The festival was canceled Friday with this statement posted online:Rock Gone Wild, an Iowa based LLC was informed by Diamond Jo Casino, LLC legal counsel on August 5, 2009, that the event cannot take place anywhere on the licensed premises....
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Digging Deeper: Rock Gone Wild Unfolds (Part 1)
By now, you probably know that Rock Gone Wild, originally scheduled for August 20-23 in Northwood, Iowa canceled without much fanfare or explanation late last week. I volunteered with the festival in the early stages, doing PR for the fledging event. I tapered off my involvement around the turn of the new year and cut all ties with the festival several months ago. I never received any money for...
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Def Leppard Shows Postponed
Def Leppard has postponed their show tonight in Nashville and tomorrow's gig in Birmingham because of a "family bereavement." The band is currently on tour with Cheap Trick and Poison. Here's Def Leppard just two weeks ago in St. Louis. Have you seen Def Leppard on this tour? How do they sound?
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Fear of the Dark
One of Eric's friends just got married to so were tied up most of the day and night. I just walked in, sat down and turned on Vh1 Classic...only to find Iron Maiden: Rock in Rio on my screen.Major score. Nothing better after an exhausting day than a little live Maiden. I know Maiden is off the charts expensive to book but I am hoping against hope that they will be at Download next year. I must ...
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Into Debauchery!
Hardcore Superstar is back with a new album called Beg for It and they've recently made a video for the track "Into Debauchery." I love it and I think you will as well. Check it out below!
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Rock Gone Wild Officially Canceled
This was just posted on the official Rock Gone Wild forum:Press Release August 7, 2009 4:52 pm CSTRock Gone Wild, an Iowa based LLC was informed by Diamond Jo Casino, LLC legal counsel on August 5, 2009, that "the event cannot take place anywhere on the licensed premises".Due to Diamond Jo Casino, LLC refusing to honor its obligation to provide the venue, we are unable to produce the event as p...
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Steven Tyler Suffers Broken Shoulder, This Aerosmith Tour is Cursed
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Earlier this week, Aerosmith performed at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. During that show, lead singer Steven Tyler fell off the catwalk. The story went that Steven fell into the crowd and security rushed to his side, but he got up on his own and was joking with doctors. Later, he was airlifted to a nearby hospital and the remainder of the show was canceled.Now, there's word Stev...
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From the 'House of Hair' Regarding Rock Gone Wild
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Just received this from the House of Hair (with Dee Snider):The HOH has learned that Rock Gone Wild, the four-day rock festival in Iowa, which was supposed to take place August 20-23 at the Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, has encountered some bumps along their rock 'n' roll road.Late Wednesday evening, the HOH received an email from Donnie Frizzell, managing partner of Rock Gone Wild, which sai...
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Another Report Regarding Rock Gone Wild
This report comes from our friends at KIMT-TV.Click here to access. Full story follows.Diamond Jo says "No" to Rock Gone Wild Northwood, IA- The future of a major rock festival is uncertain.The General Manager of Diamond Jo Casino in Worth County tells us they're not allowing Rock Gone Wild to happen on any of the casino's licensed grounds.Promoters are planning to issue a press release at 4:00...
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Rock Gone Wild Festival Update
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Questions still swirl about the fate of Rock Gone Wild, set to take place August 20 - 23 at the Diamond Jo Casino in Northwoods, Iowa. Bring Back Glam! just spoke with an official at the casino regarding the festival, preparations and ticket sales."I'm not able to say it will or will not happen," says Scott Smith, Marketing Director for the Diamond Jo casino. Rock Gone Wild general manager Natha
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Rock Gone Wild is (Probably) Canceled
I've spent the past three hours trying to independently confirm that Rock Gone Wild, the new multi-day festival in Iowa, is canceled. Rumors started flying that the festival was off days ago and then Stevie Rachelle, owner of Metal Sludge posted this on his website:Save your money, cancel your plans, do NOT fuck yourself. I got friends who are getting fucked by this, and i am NOT happy about it...
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Penny Lane Release 'Midnight Tales from the Funhouse: Part 1'
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Club vs. Stadium
I have a pretty big birthday later this month and Heather is flying in to celebrate with me. I've been thinking of things I want to do while she's here on her visit...and one of the things that made the list is a club show with Firehouse headlining.There are definite positives and negatives to club gigs. There are also major positives to stadium shows. I honestly don't know which I prefer.Stadi...
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Crue Fest 2 Live Review
On Saturday, August 1, Crue Fest 2 rolled into Las Vegas and the new Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Charm City Devils, Drowning Pool, Theory of a Deadman, Godsmack and Motley Crue performed for the big crowd.Before the show, I interviewed Charm City Devils and Drowning Pool. Those conversations will appear on my extended coverage over at Noisecreep.Charm City Devils sounded great. It'...
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Rattlesnake Shake...Circa 1989
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Hearing the B-sides from Dr. Feelgood last night made me want to post those video clips with my review. At this writing, no clips are available, so I'll wait until tomorrow to post my Crue Fest wrap. The Motley stage set up is very cool and I think it's something you should really see to appreciate. Oh yea, the boys have a modern version of the Nasty Habits, too! Way back on the actual Dr. Feel...
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