I am currently sitting at Greektown smelling of Mango (my Venom energy drink I got yesterday before the Jeff Beck show decided to explode when I opened it) as it seems I am getting nothing done that I need to. I arrived on time for an interview with Jackson Rathbone and Nicola Peltz who are in town to promote the new movie "The Last Airbender" to have the time moved back 2 hours so my whole day is rearranged. My recorded also decided to malfunction missing half the interview. May be time to get a new one but I am always loyal to my equipment even when it fails me. What I have of the interview will air the Saturday after it opens July 1st weekend. More on that next blog though I will say his band "100 Monkeys" is looking to have a new album out soon and will be in town on August 28th for some benefit shows. For more info, go to www.100monkeysmusic.com. I will also make them my band of the week.
I saw them last year at the Shelter with about 150 people and they have the makings of a very good "indie" band though I am still wondering about the significance of the guy in the banana costume. Jackson performs in the band with two friends whom he met in high school at Interlochen Arts Academy, Ben Graupner and Ben Johnson as well as close friends Jerad Anderson and M Laurence Abrams aka Uncle Larry. The band released three albums in 2009 and have a live album in the works soon. This is a band you need to look for since Jackson doesn't want to promote the film using his fame as an actor in the Twilight series. Promoters were told exclusively that no mention of Twilight could be used in their press materials so kudos to Jackson for not wanting to take advantage and letting the band succeed or fail by it's own merits. So if you want to see the band live, keep an eye out.
