Well, under the "shows how little I know" department, I predicted Kenny Chesney would outsell rap loudmouths Kanye West and 50 Cent. However, according to Soundscan, West's "Graduation" sold an estimated 437,000 copies during its first day of release Tuesday, ahead of 310,000 for 50 Cent's "Curtis" and 107,000 for country star Kenny Chesney's "Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates." That's not even close folks. Kayne might get close to 1 mil this week.
In cool news for the week, rock gods (and dinosaurs) Led Zeppelin announced a one-off comeback concert on Wednesday. They split in 1980 after the death of drummer John Bonham and have performed only a handful of reunion gigs, last taking the stage 12 years ago at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The show will be held November 26 in London with John's son Jason behind the drum kit.
More cool news... George Romero's Diary of the Dead premiered Saturday at the Toronto International Film Fest and The Weinstein Co. has purchased the North American theatrical distribution rights (for a cool $2-2.5 million). The film's producers had sold distro responsibilities for Romero's latest to all territories but the States until recently. No word yet on what the Weinsteins' rollout plan is.
Yes, I know my St. Louis Cardinals are finished. A 6 game losing streak during a pennant ract is seldom helpful. They're 0-6 since the Ankiel HGH story broke, for the record.
Lastly today, a band I'll see open for Tesla next Saturday night in Memphis called Poets & Pornstars. Terrible name for a band, but pretty solid straight-up rockin'. Nothing fancy or terribly original... but so what?
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