Hours after Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office, Ted Nugent helped him celebrate at a black-tie gala, but not all attendees were pleased by the rocker’s performance. Using machine guns as props, Nugent, 58, appeared onstage as the final act of the inaugural ball wearing a cutoff T-shirt emblazoned with the Confederate flag and shouting offensive remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance. Perry’s spokesman, Robert Black, downplayed the Tuesday-night incident. “Ted Nugent is a good friend of the governor’s. He asked him if he would play at the inaugural. He… Read more »
If some Michigan residents have their way, Ted Nugent will be running for governor of the state in 2006. Following the recent election of Jennifer Granholm as Michigan governor, radio station WOOD-AM in Grand Rapids asked its listeners who they’d like to see oppose her in four years. The survey is still going on, but Nugent has been named in about 90 percent of the responses every day, beating out others such as speaker of the Michigan House Rick Johnson and former Lieutenant Governor Dick Posthumus. The singer-guitarist issued this statement to LAUNCH, “I’ve always taken my ‘We The People’… Read more »
Ted Nugent (news) says he’s getting the last laugh. The rocker said he used to get teased by Jimi Hendrix and Keith Moon for not taking drugs. “Jimi got high and Jimi is dead; I went hunting and I’m still Ted,” he said at an appearance for middle school and high school students. Nugent spoke at The Community School of Naples, where his 12-year-old son is a seventh-grader. The kids seemed to like Nugent’s anti-drug message, even if they were a little fuzzy on who he is. “He sang ‘Cat Scratch Fever’ but I’ve never heard it,” one 11-year-old said.
Ozzy Osbourne and his family are outraged by Ted Nugent’s criticism of The Osbournes TV show. “I think it’s an indictment to the soullessness of modern man that we get a kick out of witnessing a magnificent creature reduced to a blithering hopeless idiot,” Nugent was quoted as saying in the New York Post’s Food section. The quote appeared in an article published Wednesday (May 15) on Nugent’s new book Kill It & Grill It: A Guide To Preparing Wild Game And Fish. LAUNCH caught up with the Osbournes at a Wednesday (May 15) press conference to announce the June… Read more »
Lara Trump, the wife of Eric Trump, has recorded a version of “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty, and it should never been allowed to happen.
With his recent anti-trans comments, Alice Cooper has shown he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. But people are paying attention, and that’s dangerous.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about
Even if the document were entitled “The Constitution and Your Right to Wave an Assault Rifle About”, your guns are not as important as the life of a child.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the Derek Chauvin verdict.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about artists’ opinions on getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
