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DJ STEVE KOSTAN STILL WORKING HIS "TEENAGE" JOB! Posted: 14 Sep 2011 10:22 AM PDT Detroit Disc Jockey Steve Kostan Listen to Steve Live Weekdays 6pm-11pm **Sundays 6pm - 7pm Kostan's Classic Rendezvous** Just got off the phone with Detroit Disc Jockey Steve Kostan ... We talked about his career in Detroit rock n roll, and a bit of bio on how Steve began his "teenage" job in broadcasting. Steve gave me that quote, as it refers to his great fortune to have a job for so many years that he truly loves. Steve is the first DJ I have written about. He is my favorite DJ in Detroit, maybe everywhere for that matter ... Steve was a DJ for all the major stations in Detroit... WABX, W4 , WABX, WRIF, WCSX Dave Edwards of The Look and Steve Kostan Steve started in radio at Western Michigan University's radio station WIDR... Specs Howard Broadcasting School was just getting started so the best way to break into radio was by joining a college station. Rick Vuk from the EDDIE LEIGHTON Project and Steve from 2010, Rockin on the Riverfront, opening for the ROMANTICS Steve with his Les Paul/Goldtop 1969 In 1977 DJ Ken Calvert hired Steve for just 1 weekend at WABX. After that weekend Ken called him back in and offered Steve an ongoing weekend job. Kostan has been working in Detroit Radio ever since.... Steve really does know everything and everybody in Detroit Rock... We could run on forever about our mutual friends and our favorite bands. Steve with our pals Jim McCarty and Johnny Bee Badanjek Here is an interesting bit of history Steve told me this morning: Steve, DJ John O'Leary, DJ Chuck Santoni and actor George C Scott all attended Redford High School in Detroit. Adds Steve: TED NUGENT also went to Redford High in Detroit, Eddie Leighton went to Redford HS too. Didn't know him then. Steve with Motorcity Rah Rahs Susie Forkin and Wendy Mastal Steve has an incredible history, we share a lot of the same friends and a passion for Detroit Rock. One of the stories he did tell me today was about MC5 lead singer Rob Tyner. During the 20th anniversary of their song "Kick Out the Jams" Steve got to play guitar with Rob on vocals... How cool is that? Of course he has thousands of stories like that one. We hope Steve writes a book! Arthur P, Steve Kostan, KarenSavelly and Ken Calvert on the end. The first person that can write in today and tell me the names of all these Detroit DJ's is going to win a very cool Ruiners Tee Shirt!! retrokimmer@gmail.com I'll give you one hint ..."BABY!" WE have a winner! Larry I'll bring your t shirt with me to Detroit on the 21st... Steve Just recently Steve was made honored by the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland for his broadcasting work. How cool is that? Another of our mutual friends, Jack Ashton, called to tell me about that event which led to this me writing this story. Steve and I are both Race Fans too.... check this video out: Having been a huge fan of Steve's since he began in Detroit, it was so great to answer the phone today and hear that voice... Thanks so much Steve, for taking the time today and we are definitely going to catch one of your gigs in the D sometime soon... So cool! How lucky is Kimmer? WCSX's Steve Kostan Inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame August 22, 2011 Detroit's Legendary On-Air Personality Steve Kostan (Weekdays 7pm-Mid – 94.7 WCSX Sunday 6-7 Kostan's Classic Rendezvous) has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. FULL STORY HERE Ken Calvert, 94.7 WCSX Morning Show Host, interviewed Howard Kramer, Curatorial Director at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and Steve Kostan. Kramer said, "There are a number of people we identified who we felt were really great exemplars of people who helped promote Rock and Roll, and Steve certainly falls in that category. Yes Mr. Kramer you got this one right.... I asked Steve to pick three tunes that represent his life and here are the songs he picked in order: The Rollings Stone "Before They Make Me Run" The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter" Roxy Music "The Thrill of it All" Read More About Steve Jack Ashton Steve Kostan on Retrokimmer Steve's page on WCSX.COM Email Steve Steve on Facebook

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[New post] Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 premieres with 'Water War'

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 premieres with 'Water War' dailypop | September 14, 2011 at 4:23 pm | Tags: jedi, star wars animated, star wars clone wars | Categories: cartoons, Star wars | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-34S

Official press release below:

Take the plunge with more action than ever, as the fourth season of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS launches with epic underwater battles unlike anything you've seen before!

The heroic Jedi Knights and the clone army continue the fight to preserve order, and defeat the Separatist forces. As the battle escalates, the scope and scale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars continues to grow - with exotic adventures and enhanced animation strengthening ties to the Star Wars Saga. Fearsome foes from the past return to settle the score. Unexpected alliances are formed on both sides of the battle, as the action explodes and the course of the war takes an unforeseen turn!

Often described as a mini-Star Wars movie each week, the next chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars begins with a must-see two-part premiere, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, September 16 on Cartoon Network.

In "Water War," the spectacular -- and previously unseen -- ocean planet of Mon Calamari teeters on the brink of civil war. Separatist troublemaker Riff Tamson is stirring up hostile undercurrents between the planet's two native species, the Mon Cala and the Quarren. The Republic sends Senator Padmé and her Jedi and clone protectors to negotiate peace, but it's too late. With the assassination of the Mon Cala king, and young Prince Lee-Char not ready to unite his people, war is inevitable. A fierce underwater battle breaks out as SCUBA clones and new weaponry go head-to-head in an epic fight against overwhelming Quarren and Separatist forces.

"For these episodes we're really under water the entire time, which presented a lot of new challenges–not least of which was creating animation while keeping the characters buoyant," says supervising director Dave Filoni. "We wanted the cameras to feel like scuba cameras, and so the movements are slightly different than the ones you normally see in an episode. And the environment is populated with many small details such as a lot of coral and barnacles, which makes it feel as rich and dense as an ocean environment should be."

The premiere episodes showcase the feature film quality found throughout Season Four. "In one of the premiere battles, there are thousands of characters at war," Filoni says. "That gives you a sense of the scale we're trying to deal with now when we say we're doing a battle. In Episode III Revenge of the Sith we pan over the edge of the Jedi cruiser and reveal the massive space battle over Coruscant. That's the kind of thing we're aiming for in terms of combat in Season Four."

Directly following "Water War" is "Gungan Attack." Things look bleak for the Jedi, clones, and the Mon Cala, as they retreat to underwater caves following surprise Separatist attacks. Seeking to crush all hope of resistance, the evil Riff Tamson targets Prince Lee-Char. Jedi Master Yoda, unable to summon more Republic aid, turns to the powerful, amphibious Gungan army. But will they arrive in time and are they strong enough to break the Separatist siege?

"This season the fights reach a new level right from the get-go," Filoni says. "The things we experimented with in the past, which were maybe one or two acts of a battle, are now becoming a whole arc over three or four episodes. We're executing these battles on a scale not seen before. And while the battles are the big buzz this year, there will also be some surprises along the way."

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[New post] A revived Cable sets his aim on the Avengers in upcoming X-Sanction

A revived Cable sets his aim on the Avengers in upcoming X-Sanction dailypop | September 14, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Tags: cable x-men second coming, jeph loeb ed mcguinness, m-day | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-34N

Nathan Summers, child of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Jean Grey (Phoenix), came from a possible future into his past in order to fight the forces of Apocalypse and Stryfe. An icon of the 1990's Rob Leifeld's Cable was all bulging muscles and little fanny packs strapped to his body. Nevertheless, he took off in a big way with readers and remains popular today.

When he was last seen in Second Coming, Cable was in a bad way. His body overwhelmed by the techno-organic virus, sacrificing himself so that his fellow mutants could live. While he was a big hit with readers when he was initially introduced, his last monthly series in which he protected the first mutant birth since M-Day, Hope, cemented in place his heroic character.

Of course, no one stays dead in the Marvel Universe, least of all mutants. The creative team behind the Red Hulk, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, have reunited to bring Cable back to life in a big way. The Cable Reborn series was announced earlier this Summer, but it was hinted that it was more complicated than just a revival of Cable.

Here are the details...

Following the release of a mysterious image yesterday that would seem to suggest the Avengers are in somebody's sights in December, Marvel held its latest "Next Big Thing" press conference call to reveal more details of this project, including who the creative team might be. CBR was on hand to bring you all the updates from the call.

Arune Singh, Marvel's Director of Communications, took on the role of moderator. SVP of Publishing Tom Brevoort, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness were all on the call.

"'X-Sanction' is sort of the starting gun or the opening flare" for events coming up throughout the Marvel U, Brevoort said. Loeb added, "Ed and I were looking for, as we like to say, the next big thing, and I think a lot of folks who know my work know I have an enormous affection for Cable and not just his role in the X-Men universe but his role in the Marvel Universe proper." He also said he was "devastated" by Cable's death.

"I always saw Cable as the Captain America of the X-Men universe," Loeb said, a soldier out of his own time striving to help people.

He said McGuinness can convey "the Kirby power" inherent in Cable, noting that an important part of Cable's character is tempering power with heart. The heart of Cable's return will focus on the idea of "what do you do if you think something's going to happen to your daughter" -- Hope, of course, was raised by Cable, before Nathan Summers sacrificed himself.

As to how Cable's mission relates to the Avengers, Loeb said he "doesn't want to give away too much," but "how Cable survived 'Messiah Complex' and 'Second Coming' -- and I do consider those one big arc -- if there had been even a hint that the Avengers had something to do with Hope's future, he would... do something to them." Loeb was very cautious, but Brevoort was happy to be slightly more forthcoming with "X-Sanction" details.

Brevoort said the event puts Cable in conflict with characters readers aren't used to seeing him with. "The definition of Cable as a father out to protect his daughter by any means necessary gives the character a weight and heft you can relate to on a very human level." There are also "some larger situations going on" for both Nate and the Avengers.

McGuinness said he enjoys drawing these match-ups and team-ups that haven't been seen before.

Talking about his longtime collaboration with McGuinness, Loeb noted that their first project was the "Wolverine '96 Annual." "It's always dangerous to evoke someone who is a titan in our business as Jack Kirby is, but like Jack, with Ed McGuinness the pages are almost too small for the action he's putting down."

Loeb also noted aspects of "Commando" and "Terminator" in Cable's history, but praised McGuinness for being able to bring out the quiet moments, as well. McGuinness said working with Loeb is "like coming back home." "We're really symbiotic with some of the ideas," McGuinness added. "It's really fun to see some of the things I've suggested, he's taken and run with them and made them really cool."

The first press question was on accessibility. Loeb noted that, yes, every comic is some fan's first, but Cable also has a huge fanbase. "What you really want to know is that this man's daughter is in danger, and he will do anything to protect her -- that's all you need to know." He added, "It's the writer's responsibility to make it emotionally true," making "everything else fall together."

Asked if this would be action-oriented in the way Loeb and McGuinness' "Hulk" was, Loeb noted that Cable and Hulk are very different characters. "This is a story that has a beginning, middle and end, and a definite arc for who Cable is," Loeb said. But, "you are talking about a character who is very capable as a soldier, a strategist, and doesn't play by the same rules the other Marvel heroes do."

Cable is, Loeb confirmed, "a total badass."

More at CBR.com

Recommended:

Cable - Volume 1: Messiah War

Cable - Volume 2: Waiting for the End of the World

Cable, Vol. 3: Stranded

X-Force/Cable: Messiah War

Cable Vol. 4: Homecoming

X-Men: Second Coming

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[New post] Red Hulk spotted in new animated Avengers trailer

Red Hulk spotted in new animated Avengers trailer dailypop | September 14, 2011 at 12:52 pm | Tags: avengers cartoon', avengers earth's mightiest heroes, Hulk, Red Hulk | Categories: Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-34K

Red Hulk

The latest series of Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes will introduce new heroes, a new look, new threats and even new villains as well. The latest TV trailer spotlights some of these new foes but eagle eyed readers will notice a particular crimson-hued behemoth in the short teaser.

A fallen military hero, General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross was transformed by the Leader into a gamma-irradiated monster much like the creature that he once hunted like a mad Ahab after his whale. The Red Hulk is capable of absorbing energy and expelling it in explosive bursts. Much as the green Hulk becomes stronger the angrier he gets, the Red Hulk becomes 'hotter' releasing more radiation as his rage increases.

It is theorized that the Red Hulk will be part of the upcoming Hulk animated series, but it is especially interesting to see him animated into action this Fall.

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