We enjoy these type of double-bill, two band shows immensely. When done properly, such as this show is structured, it allows us to bring back one guest and shine the spotlight on another.

Burn Halo joined us last year in a no-call, full band concert from our world famous Rockline radio and recording studio. Since, they have continued to enjoy their new-found success and are actively supporting a new single at radio, "Save Me". For Seasons After this marks their first ever Rockline appearance as they come out of the gate with their debut single, "Cry Little Sister" giving us an opportunity to introduce the band to you.

James Hart from Burn Halo will represent his band and take your calls for the first time on our show. We promised the band we would have them back to do exactly this as their first appearance was that full band, plugged-in live performance, which we recorded live (no retakes!) on a weekday afternoon. Since, the band has been allowed to develop and grow, opening for virtually every band in Rock, but now staking their claim as headliners in their own right. Current information is available at www.MySpace.com/BurnHalo and also www.Facebook.com/pages/Burn-Halo/41250394131 You may know James was the vocalist for the successful Orange County, CA based band Eighteen Visions, but he's already surpassed the high water mark achieved by that band and is now known solely as the vocalist for Burn Halo, not the former vocalist for anyone. The band will be featured at the burgeoning, ever-changing Rocklahoma festival this summer as that venue is now featuring newer bands as well as their staple 80's hair bands. Burn Halo is en fuego and we're pleased to welcome them back.

As for Seasons After, well, have you heard their album, "Through Tomorrow"? If you have we certainly don't need to break out the hyperbole, if not we'll help get you up to speed by playing a few more songs than their already successful single, "Cry Little Sister" and, of course, let you speak with the band. We'll catch up with the guys in beautiful Santa Rosa, CA about an hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge just a couple of days before they have a gig with another recent Rockline guest, Janus. Oddly enough, we are within days of recording Janus in a full electric concert just as we did with Burn Halo. We'll let you know when we'll broadcast that show. We'd also like to extend the same invitation to Seasons After, next time you're in the LA area with your gear you guys, we'll bring you in and record your live show too. Consider this your official invitation, Seasons After! We'll do this call in show with you and then capture you in concert when the pieces fall in place. For you, the listener, this gives you two shows, a chance to call in and a chance to kick back and check out a free concert, all in due time. You win, the band wins and our show wins too. We're playing with house money here, winners only!

And this show is a winner too; join us for Burn Halo immediately followed by Seasons After exclusively on our next Rockline!

Rockline, Monday nights starting at 11:30pm on Z102!

Think you could pull something like this off? Yeah... that's what we thought.

Over the last few weeks, we've been sharing some music videos of the new music making it's debut on Z102. So... if you've been tuning in lately and wondering what you've been hearing, here's a list for you.

Bad Romance (Lady Gaga cover) - A Smile From The Trenches*
Rise Up - Cypress Hill*
The High Road - Broken Bells*
Sweet Deposition - The Temper Trap*
Symphonies - Dan Black*
Animal - Neon Trees*
Cry Little Sister - Seasons After*
Vaporize - Broken Bells
(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer
Halfway Gone - Lifehouse
All The Right Moves - OneRepublic

*Artist is new to the Z102 music library

Is there something you want to hear on Z102? Let us know. We're expanding our music library and want to hear from you!

One of the more original videos that we've seen in a while. Music video pays homage to many cult films. Check it out!

Have you heard the new album by HIM? It's absolutely killer and is without a doubt the strongest album from top to bottom that the Finnish band has created. We'll give you the full title once and will thereafter shorten it to one word. Here's the reason why, it's called, "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. Chapters 1-13". Like we said, "Screamworks", lol. If you've not heard it, then our next show is mandatory listening because we're gonna go deep and give you a full sample of how the band has grown and progressed.

Chances are you've heard the new single "Heartkiller", but there's so much more to share with you from "Screamworks". Always creative and innovative, HIM has included the beats-per-minute for each song along with the key in which it is performed. Why has no one else thought of this? Of course, with their pervasive theme of affairs-of-the-heart and their website www.Heartagram.com (and www.MySpace.com/HIM) beats-per-minute is especially appropriate for these gentlemen. But there are so many aspiring musicians learning how to play that the key is a, well, key component in getting it right. So, break out your guitars and your metronome and have a go at it.

To add an even more special atmosphere to this highly anticipated program, the band will actually do the show live from Sydney, Australia where it will be the afternoon of the next day for American audiences, making this a truly transcontinental event! Their appearance on ROCKLINE is posted on HIM's website and one of the things most talked about is the time difference from one country to another. Well, worry not, because we will stream the show for FREE for two weeks following the broadcast so you can listen on your own time at your own convenience. We want to do our absolute best to allow you to hear the show. But, of course, nothing takes the place of being able to actually speak with the band on the air, so we encourage you to place a call and be ready with that burning question you've always wanted to ask Vile, or Mige, or any of the other members who chose to be a part of this magical moment. For those in the USA and Canada the number is toll free, so it won't cost you a dime to call and speak with the band. In case you're wondering, for those outside those two North American countries you can still call and be part of the show, but you will have to pay standard international rates. We have a long history of international callers ranging from London to Berlin, Jakarta and Sydney, where the band will be, to Iraq and beyond. Yes, we occasionally have troops call to speak with their favorite bands via military satellite phones. Wild, huh? And as you know, there is perhaps no more international band than HIM in Rock in 2010 and no more passionate band either.

We do about 100 shows with the biggest stars in Rock each year and it takes a lot to get us fired up about an appearance. We cannot wait for HIM, exclusively on the next ROCKLINE!

Rockline... Monday night starting at 11:30pm on Z102!

Hey kids! Since you've had the last three days off we thought we'd give you a bit of a history lesson.

Fan of OneRepublic's "Apologize"? Well here it is set to the American Revolution.

Wait until the 2:30 mark. Well worth it.

Sometimes on the road to stardom musicians take chances with their image. Some of the boldest choices are made with album covers. And this is usually where the biggest failures and flops occur. This series will explore some rather hilarious (and embarrassing) choices made by bands throughout the years.

Our next entry comes from Elephant Man's 2008 album, Let's Get Physical.

We don't even know where to start with this one. The orange hair, perhaps?

We who are lucky enough to work on this show were shooting the breeze the other day and the topic came up about how the show has evolved over the years and about how we no longer struggle over breaking some traditions... as long as we continue to provide interesting, compelling and fun radio.

We're constantly learning new and better ways of doing things and on occasion we hit on something completely new and fresh. There was a time (under different management and ownership, lol) that we would never consider doing a no-call show. And while we do try to refrain from doing any shows without your calls, we would have lost some really great programs with truly incredible artists had we not occasionally "broken the rules" and done a one on one interview. But we've never before done what we're doing this week, namely presenting a one on one interview in consecutive weeks with the same artist.

Years ago we did consecutive shows with Van Halen, putting the brothers on one week and then Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony on the next. But that's not the same as what we're doing now with Ozzy Osbourne, for one thing we had calls on those VH shows and different band members each week. But, Ozzy dropped by our studio recently, we started recording and before we knew it over an hour and a half had passed, something very easy to do because we were discussing the man's entire life as chronicled in his new book, "I Am Ozzy". Get book details at www.Ozzy.com

Once we began discussing editing what we had recorded down to one show it became quite obvious that if we did so you would miss far too many incredible stories, behind the scenes information and topics that aren't covered in the book, like Ozzy's stories about Jimi Hendrix, his heartfelt get well wishes to the ailing Ronnie James Dio and so forth. It quickly became quite obvious that we had two really interesting shows of conversation which created another benefit; it would also allow us to play a lot more of the great music from Ozzy as a solo artist and as the vocalist and co-founder of Black Sabbath.

Perhaps if we were limited to discussing a single album, like Ozzy's new CD, his first in three years, slated for a June release with a yet to be confirmed title, we wouldn't have done back to back shows with him, but this interview covered his life as a kid in Aston, England in the Birmingham area, his early jobs, familial relationships, the formation of Sabbath, his first wife and children, meeting Sharon, Randy Rhodes tragic passing...almost everything the man has been through in his sixty plus years. And our decision to go for two has been validated by the unqualified interest in his new book, "I Am Ozzy". It debuted at number two on the New York Times and number three on the Wall Street Journal's list of non-fiction books. Whatever you may think of John Michael Osbourne, the fact that he has lived a remarkable and fascinating life is irrefutable and it's chronicled not only in the book, but also in this show. If you heard Part One, you already know. If you missed that one, there's still a chance for you to get on board.

Join us for incredible music, amazing stories and the saga of a man who is a breed apart as we continue to rewrite our own rule book. It's Part Two of our exclusive one on one interview with Ozzy Osbourne exclusively on our next ROCKLINE! Sharon!!!

Rockline, Monday nights at 11:30pm, on Z102!

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