EXCLUSIVE: Priscilla Renea Leaks New B.o.B. Collab to 'The RRS'

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Looking to ignite a little spark behind the movement of her second single, Priscilla Renea teamed up with B.o.B. for a remix to "Love Sick." The track world premiered on "The Ralphie Radio Show."

Renea said she first linked up with the Atlanta-rapper on Twitter, and later met through a mutual friend at a studio. The original version is on Renea's debut LP, Jukebox.

EXCLUSIVE: The Goo Goo Dolls Finish LP, Will Tour Again After Summer Release

The wait is almost over for legions of Goo Goo Dolls fans everywhere: the Buffalo, NY band completed its ninth studio LP, for real this time.

“I’m going to New York tomorrow to do the mastering, so I guess it’s finished,” revealed lead singer John Rzeznik. The front man along with fellow founding band mate Robby Takac sat down on “The Ralphie Radio Show” Sunday afternoon. Takac added that he’s heard a June release is planned, but is unaware of an official date. The LP is entitled, Something for the Rest of Us.

Even though the band has sold over nine million albums in the states alone, the standard for a successful LP hasn’t changed too much.

“I think at this point it’s one of those things where, you just have to be satisfied with the work that you did, and hope that you craft it into something that you’re proud of,” said Rzeznik. He then reaffirmed his first statement, but added, “That’s fine, but it would be really nice if it sold a bunch of copies. That always helps. If it gets on the radio… but, we’ll see what happens.”
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Yes, the music landscape has changed quite a bit since the ’96 release of Let Love In. In an interview last September with The Buffalo News, Takac noted that radio isn’t “there the way they were before.” Certainly the influence of the medium has decreased a little, but Rzeznik feels the airplay can still play an instrumental role in the band’s success moving forward.

“Even if you don’t sell a lot of records, getting played on the radio, yunno, keeps your touring business going and then you get out and play, make a living on the road.”

When I caught up with The Goo Goo Dolls, the band was in the midst of doing exactly that. The Goos extended the current tour to over 40 dates, playing mostly smaller, theater-type venues. Rzeznik confirmed that after the LP’s release, summer dates at primarily outdoor venues will be announced.

Coincidentally enough, my third concert ever found me sitting on the lawn of Artpark in Lewiston, NY watching The Goo Goo Dolls – right before Dizzy Up the Girl hit stores, in August of 1998. If I need another reason to head back home and visit the parents, Rzeznik did confirm that the show for the nearby Darien Lake Performing Arts Center is already booked.

EXCLUSIVE: Snooki Snags $5K For About 15 Minutes

The self-proclaimed “Princess of Poughkeepsie” extended her reign upstate over the weekend. Nicole Polizzi, better known as “Snooki” from MTV’s “Jersey Shore”, snagged just under $10,000 for two club appearances on Thursday and Friday in Western New York.

According to three different sources, speaking to “The Ralphie Radio Show” on the condition of anonymity, Snooki appeared early Friday morning at Whiskey River, a night club in Niagara Falls, NY. Patrons were charged up to $25 at the door for admission. The reality show star didn’t arrive until approximately 1:30 a.m., only showing face to the crowd for around 15 minutes. The appearance made her $5,000 richer.

Bars close in Niagara Falls at 2 a.m. on Thursday. Earlier in the evening, Snooki made a guest appearance at a teen night in nearby Rochester. The promoter, who was in charge of making sure Polizzi made the hour and a half commute, blamed the tardiness on inclimate weather.

The following night, Snooki hosted a party at Pure Nightclub, located in downtown Buffalo. Polizzi danced with friends and hosted a “best abs” contest. Although her appearance lasted about two hours, Snooki stayed at the nightclub until 4 a.m., which is last call in Buffalo, dancing and drinking with friends in a V.I.P. area.

Snooki flew cross country later that morning, arriving in Los Angeles to co-host MTV’s red carpet coverage of The Grammy's on Sunday.

WNY'er Not Making Me Proud...

Read this story on a kid from back in Western New York, who was picked up on suspicion of DUI. The article appeared in my hometown newspaper and first media employer, the Niagara Gazette.

Please, don't drink and drive.

PHOTOS: Reeeeetuuuuurn of the mack.

So I went back home to Western New York for Christmas.

That's my nephew Joey rockin' the Yankees Dugout Jacket that Grampa Ralph bought him. The full Facebook album is here.

remembering 9/11...

please, make sure to take atleast a moment today to remember those who lost their lives on september 11, 2001. the innocent civilians - the first responders... we must always keep those who died on 9/11 in our thoughts and prayers.

everyone remembers where they were on september 11. you don't remember what you ate for breakfast yesterday, but you can recollect your entire itinerary on that tuesday. for me - i was a junior in high school at niagara catholic in niagara falls, ny. i remember watching it all on television... those images will always remain engraved in my mind.

my senior year of high school - for the first anniversary - i edited together the following piece.

god bless.

nirvana.

a select picture from the weekend... converse outlet... niagara falls.

what more could i ask for?

labor day photos...

only saturday night and sunday afternoon, due to the battery in my camera dying...

facebook album is here.
p.s. - that's my nephew - the coolest dude i know, and a diehard yankees fan.

greetings from niagara falls...

let me share the view on this comfortable saturday evening in western new york...

sorry for the image quality - given the light (or lackthereof), it was the best my vaio's on-board web cam could do.


anyways, the long weekend is in full swing. i hope you're finding time to break from labor and spend time with those close to you. i am blogging from my fam's backyard, watching the sun set as the wind bristles against the water of our inground pool, all while typing, fending off the occasional mosquito, and of course, sipping my labatt blue light.


in related news - my mom bought a case of labatt summer brews... i didn't even know such things existed - i'll let you know how johnny labatt's take on honey lager and other summer favorites fare.


enjoy these next couple days off, i'll catch you back on the radio tuesday evening with a brand new segment - the daily download. yes, it's as cool as it sounds.

flobots and i are one in the same...

as i drove down rte. 17, en route to wilkes-barre after a weekend home with the 'rents in niagara falls, i began to believe that in fact i could ride a bike with no handlebars, no handlebars...

then i thought about it even more - and without my head combusting from all the thinking - realized that i could ride down rte. 17 with no steering wheel, no steering wheel...

and i can take a picture while driving fast, while driving fast...

pointless, frivolous, yet i know deep down you're chuckling...

so i went home two weekends ago...

and i finally posted the photos here.

i'm coming home again...

actually, i'm already here...

back in western new york til tuesday afternoon. d-dubs has ya covered monday night. i'll be back in time for senator mccain's visit to wilkes-barre and bht's big weekend - which if you don't know about, head to 97bht.com, like a minute ago.

updates may come as the debauchery builds and the pictures are taken.

aubrey o'day likes western new yorkers...

seriously, jesse mccartney, now teddy from 8th & ocean (remember that show?)... i gotta be next in the line...

of course, teddy is from lewiston, a suburb of niagara falls, ny (my hometown). more here.

holy new york city.

blogging again from a starbucks, where i paid a stupid amount of money for a mere hour on the internet.

it's like deja vu. only this time, i'm not chasing britney spears.

i'm also in a different s'bucks. this one is located inside penn station, where i await my 3:19a train back to bayside, ny. after a quick nap, it'll be up and off to yankee stadium, where twelve of my friends from the birthplace and i are attending the final home opener in the house that ruth built.

everytime i travel to nyc, i fall deeper in love with it. 'cause mcdonalds across from madison square garden offers "fast delivery"? probably not. the fact that wireless internet is readily available? please, i can walk to public square for that.

it's more a culture-thing. you can list pros and cons of tangibles in any location across the world, and through that fall in love.

but true love can't be found this way, nor can true success. which is why i truly believe, despite its many imperfections, that nyc and i were made for each other. i love to walk at a fast pace. heck, i like almost all tasks at rapid pace.

then there's that new yorker attitude, which many loathe, yet i revel in. thing of it is, i really don't have an attitude per say that would lead one to believe that i support such a way of life.

at the end of the day, the issue is based on perspective. outsiders think its founded in pretentiousness. i simply view it as a no-nonsense, cut-to-the-chase way of life. those who know me certainly concur that i promote this.

whether they agree with it or not, well that is a different conversation. at the end of the day, they know the new yorker in me will march to the beat of his own drum, regardless.

and i can't say i'd want it any other way.

been a minute...

so i took yesterday (monday) off. i drove back early sunday morning to niagara falls, after our first saturday night inside colosseum night club (which btw, went amazing).

i spent easter with my dad. we ate at fortuna's, an amazing italian restaurant in the falls. after digesting, we followed dinner up with a few drinks at wine bar on third.

monday was spent with my girlfriend. we drove to rochester, where i appeared in court for a speeding ticket. i pled guilty to a lesser charge, although personally, i thought i had a chance to be let off all together. still, i caught a break.

after driving back down i-90, ang and i grabbed burgers at shorty's, a new sports bar in niagara falls that is owned by a good friend of mine. coincidentally, it's also the same location where governor eliot spitzer made the last infamous call to the emporer's v.i.p. club as "client 9."

only in the falls.

nice to spend a couple days back in the birthplace, although i won't front, i wish i could've stayed longer. not that i miss western new york that much, or hate nepa, but i won't have a chance to return home until july. not complaining, just sayin'.

back on the grind here tonight... i'm giving away the ultimate lifehouse fan package. pair of tickets, meet and greet passes, and a signed guitar. that'll be on the docket for just past 9.