Derek from IESB.net gets his interview on with Chad from CKY. They discuss the band's formation including Bam Margera's role, as well as getting signed to Roadrunner Records, the Viva La Band's tour, and other random shit such as "What the most stupid thing a fan has done to him" Check out the full interview here.
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Check out this interview that Deathwish from VF (Vampirefreaks) Magazine did with Deron Miller and Jess Margera of CKY on their tour bus in front of The Fillmore in Denver, CO on 10/16. They spoke about the Viva La Bands tour with Cradle of Filth & GWAR as well as getting signed to Roadrunner Records after years of sending demos. Check out the video of the full interview here on Vampirefreaks.com.
You snooze you lose! We have given all of the Viva La Bands tickets away for now, but keep checking back!
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Ready to catch CKY and Cradle of Filth on the Viva La Bands tour with GWAR and Vains of Jenna? If you live in or around LA, San Francisco, or Denver, enter for your chance to win a pair of free tickets to the show on October 13th! Just send an email with your name, address, telephone number, and the show you want to go to to webmaster@roadrunnerrecords.com.
Watch this video of Bam talking about CKY, Cradle Of Filth, and why this tour kicks so much ass.
Have you caught any of the shows on the Viva La Bands tour yet? If not, get your ass in gear and check the dates out here.
Also, watch this video of Bam talking about CKY, Cradle Of Filth, and why this tour kicks so much ass.
Check out these exclusive interviews that JamNOW.com did with Cradle Of Filth and CKY on this year's Viva La Bands Tour! Click here to check em' out!
Also if you haven't yet, go and peep Cradle of Filth's new video for one of the heaviest tracks from their latest album, Thornography, entitled "The Foetus of a New Day Kicking."
Roadrunner Records and the Rockstar Energy Drink Viva La Bands Tour will be giving away a pair of tickets to shows throughout the tour. You could score entry to a concert complete with Cradle of Filth, GWAR, CKY and Vains of Jenna!
Keep your eye on the RoadrunnerRecords.com News Section for your chance to win.
CKY have posted their first update from the studio as they record their upcoming album. Get the skinny at the band's MySpace page. Make sure you add them as a friend!
In celebration of the September 4th release of Viva La Bands Vol. 2; CKY have contributed the exclusive track "Rio Bravo (Remix)" for your listening enjoyment. Since you probably can't wait 'til release date to hear it, head on over to CKY's artist page and check it out. CKY will be killing crowds alongside Cradle Of Filth, GWAR and Vains Of Jenna on the Rockstar Energy Drink "Viva La Bands" Tour from Sept 24th - November 3rd. Make sure to get your tickets to the show now.
Rockstar Energy Drink and action sports / film star Bam Margera have joined forces to launch the "ROCKSTAR Viva La BandsTM 2007 Tour" featuring high energy live rock music and a traveling video show.
The ROCKSTAR Viva La Bands Tour (http://www.vivalabands.com/) hits 30 cities in the US and Canada September 24th through November 3rd 2007. Featured acts include Grammy AwardTM nominated British metal act Cradle of Filth, hard rockers CKY (featuring Bam's brother, Jess Margera) and hot Swedish band Vains of Jenna, who Bam recently signed to his Filthy Note records. Another very special guest act will be announced later this summer. Bam and some of his well-known friends will also be hosting a number of the live shows.
The tour comes on the heels of the release of "Viva La Bands: Volume 2", a compilation CD/DVD that will appear in stores nationwide on September 4, 2007 through a joint venture between Filthy Note and Ferret Music. The double disc CD/DVD includes twenty bands from around the globe, rare Bam DVD footage, and seven exclusive tracks recorded just for the project (brand new selections from Clutch, Bloodhound Gang, Children Of Bodom, In Flames, CKY, and more).
"The ‘Viva La Bands' project lets me bring music I love to my fans that might not even know some of this rock exists," said Margera. "The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK guys totally get what I wanted Viva La Bands to be all about. They are great supporters of rock music and understand that this is supposed to be more than just another concert experience. It's a new age vaudeville show."
In addition to the four musical acts on the tour, Viva La Bands will be projecting over sixty minutes of exclusive video content including deleted scenes from Bam's wildly successful MTV series "Viva La BamTM".
"My MTV shows sometimes don't air the really funny or risky scenes so I raided their vault and decided to put the best never-before-seen clips on tour," said Margera. "I'll also preview some behind the scenes footage from my new film currently in production, 'Minghags'".
For more Viva La Bands information, please visit: http://www.vivalabands.com/
VIVA LA BANDS TOUR DATES:
Mon-Sep-24
Baltimore, MD
Rams Head Live
Tue-Sep-25
Sayreville, NJ
Starland Ballroom
Wed-Sep-26
Norfolk, VA
Norva
Fri-Sep-28
Myrtle Beach, SC
HOB
Sun-Sep-30
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Revolution
Mon-Oct-01
Orlando, FL
Tue-Oct-02
St Petersburgh, FL
Jannus Landing
Thu-Oct-04
Dallas, TX
House of Blues
Fri-Oct-05
Houston, TX
Verizon Wireless
Sat-Oct-06
San Antonio, TX
Sunset Station
Mon-Oct-08
Tempe, AZ
Marquee
Tue-Oct-09
Las Vegas, NV
Joint
Thu-Oct-11
San Diego, CA
soma
Fri-Oct-12
Los Angeles, CA
Wiltern
Sat-Oct-13
San Francisco, CA
Warfield
Mon-Oct-15
Salt Lake City
Salt Air
Tue-Oct-16
Denver, CO
Fillmore
Thu-Oct-18
Tulsa, OK
Cains
Fri-Oct-19
St Louis, MO
Pops
Sat-Oct-20
Kansas City, MO
Beaumont
Sun-Oct-21
Minneapolis, MN
Myth
Tue-Oct-23
Chicago, IL
Congress
Wed-Oct-24
Milwaukee, WI
Eagles Ballroom
Fri-Oct-26
Columbus, OH
LC Pavilion
Sat-Oct-27
Cleveland
Agora Ballroom
Sun-Oct-28
Detroit, MI
Harpo's
Tue-Oct-30
Toronto, ON
The Docks
Wed-Oct-31
Philadelphia, PA
Electric Factory
Fri-Nov-02
New York, NY
Roseland
Sat-Nov-03
Worcester, MA
Palladium
Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the worldwide signing of genre-defying rock outfit CKY.
Formed in Pennsylvania in 1998 by Deron Miller (vocals/guitars), Chad I Ginsburg (guitars/vocals) and Jess Margera (drums), CKY's debut album Vol. 1 surfaced in 1999 on the indie label Volcom Entertainment, and was eventually picked up by Island Def Jam in 2001. The band's first Island Def Jam album and breakthrough Infiltrate-Destroy-Rebuild came in 2002, followed three years later by An Answer Can Be Found.
"CKY is a massively underrated band," says Roadrunner Senior VP A&R Monte Conner. "Everything about them screams unique, from Deron Miller's dark, melodic vocals and iconoclastic songwriting, to Chad I Ginsburg's cutting-edge production and mix techniques, to their one-of-a-kind guitar sound and rampant use of the Moog synthesizer. They simply sound like no other band I have ever heard. I've known Deron since he was a teenager and have been dying to work with CKY ever since I heard the stunning Infiltrate-Destroy-Rebuild album. I am honored to finally have the opportunity to do so, with such a forward-thinking band."
Deron Miller shares the enthusiasm: "Roadrunner is one of my all-time favorite labels, so for me this partnership is very inspiring on a personal level and the fans will hear that on our next record."
Adds Jess Margera, "It's seriously an honor to be working with such a legendary rock/metal label like Roadrunner. CKY has had a great relationship with Roadrunner over the years and our signing with them seems long overdue."
"CKY has never had the rep for being an easy band to work with," affirms Chad I Ginsburg. "We've only been honest and best of all, enterfuckintaining! Believe it. That said, Roadrunner, the label with God-sized balls, has decided to take the CKY challenge! God bless 'em! So, that's two laser-sighted entities combined. Legendary. The potential is exciting to say the least. The future is purely for our enjoyment. CKY & RR - Let's do this."
CKY's official website, The CKY Alliance, (www.ckyalliance.com) is run by their fans and numbers 250,000 members. The band is extremely involved with the site and hence shares a close relationship with their very dedicated fans. Over the years, they have personally answered 9,500 questions from fans on the "Ask CKY" section of the site.
After the addition of new bassist Matt Deis in July 2005, CKY embarked on a rigorous touring cycle which ended this past August following a highly successful European run. After taking a much needed break, CKY has just begun the conception and planning process towards what begs to be a highly labor intensive and collaborative effort. Look for new music sometime in 2007.