When we learned last week that the Mayhem Cruise was canceled, we like everyone else who had planned to go, were disappointed and wondered what happened exactly. This week, I got the chance to interview Scott Ian for an upcoming feature on Anthrax in The Oregonian. While I had him on the phone, I asked…
Last weekend, Music Fest Northwest brought acts from all over the world to the biggest music festival in one of the best music cities in the country, Portland, Oregon. This fall and winter, some of the bands featured at the fest will set sail with their fans on concert cruises. The ECR team fanned out…
In conjunction with their 20th anniversary, the Backstreet Boys just announced their third cruise, set to sail October 25, 2013 on the Carnival Imagination. Some will argue this is the band’s first real reunion since it will include Kevin Richardson (baritone, goatee) after a six year absence. For a band that has been coming “back”…
When Stephen Colbert announced that he was getting into the concert cruise business with StePhest Colbchella ’012 Rocktaugustfest, I thought he might be joking. Everything Colbert does is either hilariously half-assed or completely over-the-top. One look at this intro sequence, and you’ll know this is the latter.
Last weekend, things were looking up for the Mayhem Cruise. The lead singer of the event’s headlining band, Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe, was finally released from jail in Prague, after being held for a month on (seemingly very bogus) manslaughter charges. But yesterday, the Mayhem Cruise issued this statement via their website: Unfortunately, due…
The announcement of two back to back Coachella cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale this December raises a few questions. Will there be a Biggie Smalls hologram? Do you get more indie cred for being on the first cruise? Can I camp on the lido deck? Coachella enters the cruise market hot off of their 2012 dual-weekend…
Lamb of God is scheduled to headline the Mayhem Cruise this December. But what was supposed to be a routine show this week in Prague, has turned into a legal debacle for singer Randy Blythe. Two years ago, a 19-year-old fan died as the result of injuries reportedly sustained at a Lamb of God show…
The last night of the 311 Caribbean Cruise aboard the Carnival Destiny was a little different. After a few days on a boat, you start to adjust to your new life. You are part of a society of only 3,000 people. Beer is your currency, and you must find a mate. ECR on-camera talent, John…
KISS is my all time favorite band. I love the costumes, the makeup, the showmanship. So imagine my joy upon walking into the Palladium Ballroom on the 311 Cruise aboard the Carnival Destiny and seeing a band decked out in matching spandex costumes playing in front of a huge video screen showing a mish mash…
On the 311 Caribbean Cruise, fans got to see three very different shows. As the Carnival Destiny sailed away from Miami, the band played for the whole ship on the lido deck. They also played on the beach at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, and each cruiser got to see at least one intimate…
As a metal fan, I was having a decent enough time on the 311 cruise, but yearned for someone to crank it up and shred. As the most aggressive band on the cruise, Shootyz Groove did not disappoint. The morning after their set on the Lido deck, I got to see the gentler side of…
