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10 Freakishly Cool Iron Maiden Album Covers
It could be agrued that "Eddie," the monster that graces the cover of every Iron Maiden album, is as big a part of the iconic metal band as its members. Eddie and the artwork of Iron Maiden have made the band legendary in metal circles and angered lots of moms and advocacy groups along the way.
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What Makes You Superstitious? [POLL]
Just when Jack FM was about to get lucky -- BAM! Friday the 13th comes along to luck block us. Now we're all wrapped up in bubble wrap, foil and a helmet to protect ourselves from the evil around us.
Yeah, we didn't think we were superstitious either until we chipped a nail this morning. Will the horrors of Friday the 13th never cease?!
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Do You Feel Safe Swimming at the Beach? [POLL]
Don't go in the water! An article in today's Buffalo News confirms what we've all been suspecting: Woodlawn Beach is one of the most polluted beaches in the country. Still, it's not odd to find some 200 cars parked on the site and a packed beach as Western New Yorkers try and beat the heat.
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It’s OK, You Can Like That Gotye Song
Every time Jack FM fires up the Gotye song "Somebody That I Used to Know," the hate mail comes in. But we know what really happens when it starts playing. It's OK -- it'll just be between us.
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Steven Tyler Leaving American Idol to Focus on Aerosmith — Thank God!
Steven Tyler has beat Jennifer Lopez to the punch, quitting American Idol today (Thursday, July 12). A statement from Fox confirms that Tyler is departing the show. Poor Randy Jackson -- doesn't anybody want to be on this show anymore?
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Buffalo Sabres Scrimmage or Seether? Low-Cost Jacktivities for a Fun Thursday Night
If you're excited to see the Buffalo Sabres new first-round draft picks Mikhail Grigorenko and Zemgus Girgensons, tonight is your night.
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Eddie Murphy is Not Dead, but Buckwheat Has Been Shot [VIDEO]
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New Mick Jagger Bio Reveals World’s Worst-Kept Secret
Mick Jagger has gained a reputation for his ability to bed some severe hotties, and over the weekend, an excerpt from his new biography Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger detailed his affair with model and future French First Lady, Carla Bruni, and his obsession with a young Angelina Jolie,who starred in the 1997 Rolling Stones video, “Anybody Seen My Baby.”
The book also alledges that Mick had a long-term love affair with David Bowie. If you’ve ever watched the “Dancing in the Streets” video, they're nearly making love to each other (it's also very funny), so that revelation may just be the world’s worst-kept secret.
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Dogs Sing Adele and Carly Rae Jepsen [VIDEO]
"Rumor has it" that Adele is seven months pregnant and that her next album will be a nursery rhyme album for her baby. ("Rumor has it" -- get it?? Uh...never mind.)
So before that happens, enjoy listening to this pet-ody song from a pooch belting out Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." Then sing along with Corgi Rae Jepsen on "Call Me Maybe" -- God knows it's less annoying than the actual song!
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A Jack FM Love Letter from Nick
We Play What We Want, so we have nobody to blame but ourselves when the complaints start coming in. We can verify that Jack FM never repeats a song all day (although that Carly Rae Jepsen diddy is pretty catchy, and we can understand why it gets played 150 times a week by other other Buffalo radio stations)
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Jack’s Weezer Ticket Thingy [Win Tickets]
How do you describe Weezer? Quirky, right? The band made geek sheek in the 1990's with their debut album simply titled Weezer and became media darlings with their funny videos including the classic "Happy Days" inspired "Buddy Holly" video that incorporated the band into the TV show. But the
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Reminiscing with Little River Band’s Wayne Nelson
Make no mistake, the Little River Band you will see on July 14 at Frostridge in Leroy is not the same Little River Band that dominated the charts in the late 1970's. Like many bands from that era, the members have faced fall-outs, various lineup changes and legal battles over naming rights. But Wayne Nelson, the band's current lead singer, guarantees that the lineup changes won't take away from the legacy of the Little River Band's performance.