Introducing the J-Spot!!!

So since I can't speak due to over stressing my voice at work and screaming at the ever plentiful amount of morons on the road I have decided to try and do something productive with the frustration so I am going to create an ongoing weekly update to be known as the "J-Spot". I will be featuring cellphone wallpaper and ringtone creations I've made along with some music news and a "Who's Next" feature spotlighting songs by new bands and all-time favorites. All comments and feedback are welcome. I hope you enjoy and find something new & cool. Now on with the show as they say...


New Cellphone Wallpapers:

    I have uploaded about 20 Iron Maiden cellphone wallpapers for my fellow Maiden fan PP2 and all the other metalheads found on 2Old2Play. If you have a web-enabled cellphone you can download these creations directly to your phone and you can download them from the site I uploaded them to and then transfer them to your phone via USB or Bluetooth connection. I have uploaded them in the largest size so that you can use the web site I posted them on to re-fit them to your cellphone's screen size. Below are a few of the wallpapers I uploaded this week. Click the link to visit the site: http://www.mytinyphone.com/profile/teammojo/


    Sorry no new ringtones this week but I will be making some more soon!

Music News:

 - VAN HALEN Nominated For 'Favorite Reunion Tour' At PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS
VAN HALEN has been nominated for the "Favorite Reunion Tour" at the 34th annual People's Choice Awards. The People's Choice Awards are different from most industry awards sows in that that the winners are actually chosen by their fans. Also nominated are THE POLICE and GENESIS. ThePolice.com reported that voting ends on December 5 and the results will be determined shortly thereafter.

Go to PCAvote.com for information on how to vote for your favorite artists.

The 34th annual People's Choice Awards will air on CBS on January 8 live from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium.

VAN HALEN blasted out its hits for 14,000 Research In Motion employees, co-op students and invited guests at a surprise concert last night (Thursday, November 15) at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Air Canada Centre. One concertgoer said he'd been told in advance only that co-CEO of BlackBerry maker RIM, billionaire Jim Balsillie, had invited two of his all-time favorite bands to come and perform. Also appearing on the bill was the TRAGICALLY HIP.

Check out pictures from last night's show at this location.

VAN HALEN capped a stretch of East Coast dates on Tuesday night (November 13) with a sold-out show at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Despite reports of sound problems on a couple of recent stops, the Garden show

The quartet is now taking a week off before beginning a West Coast run on November 20 in Los Angeles that will end in late December.

VAN HALEN's tour, which features Roth behind the mic for the first time in 22 years, launched in late September to massive ticket sales and mostly positive reviews. The trek features Wolfgang Van Halen, teenage son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, playing bass instead of original member Michael Anthony, who was not invited to participate.


 - SLASH Planning Solo Album
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash recently published his autobiography and now has a solo album in his sights. Although he doesn't have a timetable for the project, Slash told The Pulse of Radio he already has a lot of ideas for what direction he wants it to take. "I really want to do a solo record and play with a lot of different people that I've worked with before, maybe some people I haven't worked with, and just do something really, really sort of interesting," he said. "'Cause I've played on so many other people's records, you know, and I want to write material for, like, different individuals to sing on and whatnot. So that's sort of like the main sort of backburner kind of thing going on at the moment."

Meanwhile, VELVET REVOLVER was forced to cancel a four-city Japanese tour after the band members were denied visas. A spokesperson for concert promoter Creativeman Productions noted in a statement that the group had previously toured Japan in 2005, but now explained, "The increasingly tough Japanese immigration officials are taking exception with the backgrounds of various band members, which have included arrests." VELVET REVOLVER is appealing the decision, but the process could take months to resolve. "We want to apologize to our fans in Japan that we won't be able to perform our scheduled concerts," the band said in a statement. "We don't understand why the authorities won't give us visas when they granted them for us in 2005 for what was a successful tour and a great experience. We love Japan and look forward to our return there."

VELVET REVOLVER is still scheduled to tour Australia in early December.

The group wrapped up a North American tour with ALICE IN CHAINS last month as it continues promoting its second album, "Libertad". The record has sold 250,000 copies in the United Staes since its release last July, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Slash will appear as a presenter at the 35th annual American Music Awards, which will broadcast live on ABC this Sunday (November 18) from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.


 - MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'If I Was The President…'
Guitar World magazine has posted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A series of 10 video clips featuring Mustaine sounding off on such topics as his early influences, his former bandmates, his 2002 arm injury and writing about politics can be found at GuitarWorld.com. One of the clips — in which Mustaine talks about whether he would ever write a completely "political" album — can be viewed below.

Mustaine will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, airing Monday, December 17 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with Dave Mustaine by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.


Who's Next:

    This week I have picked a few selections from the "Garage Rock" genre. We listen to a Classic Rock station at work and I was yearning for something with that type of tone but new and the following choice selections are what I came up with.

     - Song 1: Adam and Eve by The Mooney Suzuki from the Have Mercy CD

     - Song 2: Outside Woman Blues by Back Door Slam from the Roll Away CD

     - Song 3: 10 A.M. Automatic by The Black Keys from the Rubber Factory CD