Club Name : rockcitynews Description : .C{group layout generated at http://www.skem9.com}body{background-color:02fcfa;background-image:url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2481947005_a6420307d9_o.jpg"); background-position:top left; background-repeat:no-repeat; background-attachment:fixed;} table, tr, tbody, td, div {background-color:transparent;}div {visibility:hidden;} div div, div table, div p {visibility:visible;}table a, div table td font {visibility:hidden;} table table a, div table table td font {visibility:visible;}td div strong font, p font strong {color:000000;font-family:verdana;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;}td b font {color:000000;font-family:verdana;font-weight:bold;}table, td, td b, div {color:000000;font-family:verdana;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt;}font {color:000000;font-family:verdana;font-weight:bold;}.group{position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; z-index:9;} for now please dont place ads this group is on hold need advertisment we have lots of other places hit me up. Rock City News started in 1983 on a dark and stormy night. It was a "scratchy" season as rap and goth were brand new and a howling wind was a blowin'. The Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in a midnight typhoon as Anthony and Flea finished high school were indoctrinated into the world of demons and dames, and the old school punks were always hanging out the the infamous Zero One club. As time progressed, Guns and Roses found their way onto the pages of Rock City, and were soon superstars. Appetite for Destructions was released in Los Angeles on the day of the 1989 earthquake and the avalanche had begun. Today Rock City News reaches over 150,000 readers every week, and as a joint venture with Entertianment Today, has given a new look to L.A.'s underground music scene. Be sure to sign up for the our Email Newsletter, and email us at webmaster@rockcitynews.com Ruben MacBlue Rock City News go to rockcitynews.com for info on bands and clubs all over la We are the same publication that discovered: Tool, GNR, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Human Waste Project, HTTH, System of a Down, Static-X, Coal Chamber, Bang Tango, Sugar Ray (in fact founder of rcn ruben blue has their old drum set in his attic), and soon you...SO IN YOU LOVE ROCK N ROLL, JOIN OUR GROUP! this is the one place to get your band on top. rockcitynews.com bands get a FREE AD in Rock City News Got a Show Booked? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be Our Friend myspace.com/rockcity Spring Blowout . . . Get a FREE AD in Rock City News THIS ISSUE ONLY! Got a Show Booked? Just send us your flyer/ad (.jpg) by Tuesday and get it in the *********Next Issue FREE******* Call 323-461-6600 webmaster@rockcitynews.com Rock City News needs your support. . . Rock City News has been covering the local music scene in Los Angeles for 23 years, discovering most of L.A.'s best bands first. However, as a community newspaper, Rock City News needs the support of the community. Please don't take us for granted. We can't keep doing this alone. It seems every band wants a review, but no one wants to advertise. If you want a review, just place an ad. We have lots of writers looking for good shows to go to. And clubs. . . despite the fact that we've printed the clubs listings for free, every issue for 20 years, not one club pays for advertising. Yet how many tens of thousands of dollars are taken in by these clubs? and ALL that money goes to the L.A. Weekly, who offer nothing in return editorial. No wonder there's not a better music scene here. Rock City News make every effort to promote local bands in every way possible. We also put your ad in L.A. Xpress! FOR FREE! L.A. Xpress publishes 125,000 copies weekly making them the second largest free publication in Los Angeles. This is currently the best feature of Rock City News. Take advantage of it. Make a name for yourself in L.A. Advertise your show and we'll make every effort to review your band. Rock City News Discount Ad Rates with this letter . . . FULL PAGE ...............$275 HALF PAGE...............$175 1/4 PAGE................ $90 1/8 PAGE.................$55 1/16 PAGE................$40 Rock City News is distributed bi-weekly throughout Los Angeles to music business, studios, clubs, guitar stores, and record stores. Special Offer . . . BANDS Get On The Cover of Rock City News Color Insert Photo and Story $150 Registration Deadline This Wednesday call 323-461-6600 or email webmaster@rockcitynews.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rock City News offers more BENEFITS For Promotion, Publicity, Advertising, For All Rock Events and Businesses We offer more BENEFITS for your buck http://www.rockcitynews.com/ad/revlonredflyer.med.jpg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scratch Magazine, Rock City News, Ruben MacBlue, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers A story you haven't heard Many of you might not know it, but we used to hang out with Anthony and Flea in the good ol days. I remember when they first finished high school, and started the Red Hot Chili Peppers. We traded them an ad in Scratch Magazine for a bag of weed. It was our first ad and their first show. And it goes back even further than that. When I first moved to California in the late 70's, I hung out at the Rainbow nightly with Blackie Dammit, another regular at the Bar and Grill. Blackie, along with Rodney Bigenheimer and myself, were Hollywood's notorius scenesters at the time. Little did I know that Blackie Dammit was Anthony's dad, and it wasn't until years later, when I began hanging out with Anthony, that I mistakenly introduced Anthony to his dad one night at some Hollywood party. Well, it's 23 years later, and we're both still at it, although they are much more successful, to say the least. Rock City News used to be Scratch Magazine, and came out every week for the first three years, from 1983 to 1986, where Flea and Anthony's pictures graced the pages every issue. We had an interview with Anthony in the second issue we did, July 1983, and continued to feature the Chili Peppers weekly until they got signed sometime in the late 80's. I introduced Anthony to his first girlfriend later that year at our Laurel Canyon Ranch Barbeque, (yes, we had BBQs back then too) and when we did our "Game of Melrose" TV show, they were on as contestants. So now it's both of ours 23 year anniversary, and the Chili Peppers are playing stadiums around the world, and we're still having BBQs, but at least we're still here. and for all you Chili Peppers fans, come on down to our Red Hot BBQ this Sunday and have some Chili Burgers, and maybe they'll show up to share the occassion. For the Good Times Ruben MacBlue Rock City News border="0" alt="Photobucket"> Click to join vampsandtramps and get discounts and special offers!