ROB THOMAS ANNOUNCES BIG HEADLINE TOUR

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THE GLORIOUS CORNER

Story By G. H. Harding

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Rob Thomas

THOMAS HITS THE ROAD --- Multiple Grammy recording artist Rob Thomas has announced plans for a month-long North American special headline tour kicking off April 2nd in Temecula, C. A. These shows will offer the rare and unique opportunity to catch the superstar performing in a more up close and personal setting, playing a career-spanning set.

Additionally, Thomas’ show on April 5th at Indio, CA’s Fantasy Springs Resort will benefit Sidewalk Angels Foundation, the non-profit organization founded by Rob and his wife Marisol Thomas.

This show follows Rob’s three sold-out nights at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino January 17th, 18th and 19th, where he returns for the 3rd consecutive year to benefit Sidewalk Angels. Fan club members will have early access to tickets beginning Tuesday, January 14th for select shows. Concerts will continue to go on-sale throughout the month of January.

HEY HEY HEY --- For Monkees fans, this is 49 years in the making! Be a part of history as Mike Nesmith joins Micky Dolenz for his first ever Monkee Convention being held at the Hilton Meadowlands in NJ March 14, 15 and 16th of 2014.

Promoters Phyllis Paganucci and Jodi Blau Ritzen have announced that not only will Nesmith be joining Dolenz at the convention, he will also be performing his new show Movies of the Minds Saturday March 15 at 9pm.

The weekend will include performances from Dolenz, Coco Dolenz, Christian Nesmith and Circe Link, Jonathan Nesmith, Jessica Nesmith. Actress Ami Dolenz will be signing copies of her new children’s book and answering a Q-and-A along with her sisters artist and photographer Emily Dolenz and Micky's youngest daughter actress and business partner in Dolenz & Daughters Fine Furniture, Georgia Dolenz.

With all of their families in attendance, The Monkees will also be presented with their awards of induction into the American Pop Music Hall of Fame as voted on by the fans late last year.

Other guests of the convention who will be greeting fans and signing autographs will be Butch Patrick, Donna Loren, Valerie Venet, Henry Diltz, Gary Stroble, Gary DeCarlo, Geri Reischel, Larry Storch, Beatles Artist Shannon, David and Jennifer Alexander, The Monkee mobile and more.

Also, on Sunday will be a presentation of Britton Payne's Off Broadway show Here We Come - A Monkee Parody. This show has gotten rave reviews from all who have attended it performances.

For tickets to the convention and for the tickets to the Movies of the Mind Show starring Mike Nesmith (a limited engagement) and hotel information please visit  and for updates you can check out the Facebook page Monkees Convention.

I, FRANKENSTEIN --- Lakeshore Records just released the I, FRANKENSTEIN – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and on CD. The soundtrack features ten songs written and performed by By Maker, featuring Geno Lenardo (Filter, Device) and Daniel Davies (Year Long Disaster). I, FRANKENSTEIN, the movie, will be in theaters on January 24.

By Maker is the collaboration between Geno Lenardo and Daniel Davies originally conceived for the movie. Lenardo was the guitarist of Filter from 1995-2002. No stranger to writing songs for film, he contributed to the Underworld: Rose Of The Lycans with string writing for the Alkaline Trio song “Over and Out” and additional programming for The Cure’s “Underneath the Stars.”

He also contributed several original tracks to the Underworld: Awakening soundtrack, including “Heavy Prey” in collaboration with Flyleaf singer Lacey Sturm. In 2012 Lenardo joined David Draiman of Disturbed and formed Device – whose debut album was released in the spring of 2013.

200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.

From the co-writer of the hit supernatural saga, UNDERWORLD, comes the action thriller I, FRANKENSTEIN based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel I, Frankenstein created by Kevin Grevioux. The story is brought to life by a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.

Donnie Kehr

CLOSING NOTES: Wednesday’s People’s Choice Awards were fun (Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs hosted); but, notice how many CBS-stars picked up awards? The one question that even the winners kept asking was who exactly are the people who voted?

Performer Keith Paisley performed right out in the audience which was a little awkward and when Heidi Klum (of all people) took off his hat and put it on, Paisley returned to the stage sans hat. Without that hat, he looked like a totally different performer.

Sandra Bullock, who picked up 4 awards, was beautiful, gracious and a terrific addition to the show …

Sunday is the 71st Golden Globes presentation. Should be a great show, if Christian Bale doesn't win everything he’s up for, I'll be very shocked … Clint Eastwood’s first images of his Jersey Boys-directed movie have just hit. The movie features Broadway’s Donnie Kehr (The Who’s Tommy; Billy Elliot; Aida; Human Comedy, Edwin Drood), who first originated his role of Norm Waxman, in the play. The trailer looks great ….

It’s hard to tell how New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie will come out of the year’s first legitimate scandal, dubbed Bridgegate. Me, I always liked Christie’s blustery bully-ness and was surprised as anyone that this happened at all. There’s always traffic in Jersey, getting in and getting out.

I wasn't present at the so-called point-of-impact, but, honestly, it looked like every other travel snarl there. I think there’s been a bit of a rush to judgment here; especially considering everything he’s has done. Let’s wait and see. With some 900+ pages of legitimate notes forthcoming, something definitely happened there.