Kevhead Dot Com Has Moved-Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Kevheads: If you want to follow me and the crew, we have moved. I have joined my radio friend for decades, Steve Dahl and I have now joined his Podcast Network.

Sign up now at www.dahl.com and hear the freedom, no FCC, no commericals, no rules, just pure fun.

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Jim Shorts Has Moved-Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Looking for Jim Shorts? He moved to www.dahl.com Get daily updates now and in the future at www.dahl.com

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Devon Has Moved Kevheads-Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Devon and the rest of the crew have all moved including me to www.dahl.com Hear the Podcasts, hear the future, no FCC, no rules, no dicks allowed, enjoy, daily updates and more now live at www.dahl.com

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Kevheads We Have Moved-Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Kevheads: Get daily updates at www.dahl.com I have joined my radio friend Steve Dahl and have now joined the Steve Dahl Network, hear the Podcasts every Monday and Friday, more to come.

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We Moved Join Us Kevheads-Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

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Kevheads Hear The Future, Hear it Now-Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Kevheads: Radio is dead, the industry, the boys and girls in New York are killing the industry and they wonder why folks are moving away from radio? Play the same 300 songs for the past 30 years, fire any talent, play 30 minutes of commercials every hour, bet on it, people will leave and they are.

Hear the future of freedom. It is great to be back with Steve Dahl, you can hear his Podcasts daily and enjoy my Podcasts every Monday and Friday, more are coming, but unlike radio, it’s all about content, give a shit.

This week on the Podcast, Frank Zappa an interview that you Zappa fans must hear, the NFL, Wild Card Weekend and Jim Shorts is picking the winners. Eddie is back from the grave and a great Ed Zepplin track. Are you a musician? Get your music played on the Podcasts, find out how. Enjoy the future of freedom, no FCC, no dickhead Program Directors, no more 30 minutes of commercials every hour. Sign up and hear the future, www.dahl.com Steve Dahl, Kevin Matthews, together, one Network and simply, a choice. Hear the future, its now, its not radio, its Dahl.com

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Could Be A Train Wreck-Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Kevheads, I love Eddie, but this could be one big...fuck pile, I heard tracks from the live show this week, let's hope so, but I wonder if the tour will even finish, I say no.

As part of their intimate gig at New York's 250-capacity Café Wha? last night, Van Halen revealed all the details about their upcoming album and tour. The band confirmed that their new opus, A Different Kind Of Truth, will be released in the U.S. by Interscope Records on February 7.

The first single from the album, "Tattoo," and its accompanying video, will debut simultaneously on Tuesday, January 10, with album pre-orders starting that day. A Different Kind Of Truth is Van Halen's first original studio album with singer David Lee Roth since the band's classic 1984 release.

Meanwhile, Van Halen's 2012 North American tour will begin on February 18 in Louisville, KY. Fellow '80s greats Kool & The Gang will join them for select shows. Tickets go on sale beginning January 14 at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Fans can expect Van Halen to perform selections from A Different Kind Of Truth alongside many tunes from their cannon of hits.

"Last night, one of Rock's most celebrated acts came full circle, playing in a 250-capacity club nestled in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village, and FMQB was front and center. Diamond David Lee Roth and Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen floored a crowd of music journalists and industry onlookers with a freight train of a set at the elbow room-only Cafe Wha?, a club once owned by Roth's uncle Manny, who was proudly in attendance.

Opening up with "You Really Got Me", the reconstituted Roth lineup plowed through fiery versions of "Running With The Devil", "Somebody Get Me A Doctor", new/old track "She's The Woman", and a litany of other classic VH staples.

The band itself was extremely tight. Eddie and Alex were in top form, Wolfie played his ass off with a constant smile on his face, and Roth displayed the showmanship and polish of a true Rock legend."

Van Halen setlist:

You Really Got Me
Runnin' With The Devil
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Everybody Wants Some
She's The Woman
Dance The Night Away
Panama
Hot For Teacher
Ice Cream Man
Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Jump

Van Halen's confirmed tour dates are as follows:

2/18/12 Louisville, KY
2/20/12 Detroit, MI
2/22/12 Indianapolis, IN
2/24/12 Chicago, IL
2/28/12 New York, NY
3/1/12 New York, NY
3/3/12 Uncasville, CT
3/5/12 Philadelphia, PA
3/9/12 Buffalo, NY
3/11/12 Boston, MA
3/15/12 Montreal, QC
3/17/12 Toronto, ON
3/21/12 Ottawa, ON
3/24/12 Atlantic City, NJ
3/28/12 Washington, DC
3/30/12 Pittsburgh, PA
4/1/12 Rosemont, IL
4/10/12 Fort Lauderdale, FL
4/12/12 Tampa, FL
4/14/12 Orlando, FL
4/16/12 Jacksonville, FL
4/19/12 Atlanta, GA
4/21/12 Greensboro, NC
4/25/12 Charlotte, NC
4/27/12 Nashville, TN
5/1/12 Tulsa, OK
5/5/12 Tacoma, WA
5/7/12 Vancouver, BC
5/9/12 Calgary, AB
5/11/12 Edmonton, AB
5/17/12 Winnipeg, MB
5/19/12 St. Paul, MN
5/22/12 Kansas City, MO
5/24/12 Denver, CO
5/27/12 Las Vegas, NV
6/1/12 Los Angeles, CA
6/3/12 Oakland, CA
6/5/12 San Jose, CA
6/12/12 Anaheim, CA
6/14/12 San Diego, CA
6/16/12 Phoenix, AZ
6/20/12 Dallas, TX
6/22/12 San Antonio, TX
6/24/12 Houston, TX
6/26/12 New Orleans, LA

Bend Over Is It Wrong? Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Like many in his community, S.F. Makalani-MaHee spent a lifetime avoiding doctors — particularly the gynecologist, a physician who specializes on an area of the body that has always felt foreign to him.

Born a female but identifying as a man, the Fort Lauderdale community activist dreams of having surgery to complete a transition fulfilled in every other way but one: He still has a woman's genitalia. Changing that would mean going to the doctor and risking the very experiences he has long dreaded: ugly incidents that experts and studies say are all too common for the transgender community.

In an effort to improve the quality of and access to health care for what it calls "a small but substantial population," the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is urging OB/GYNs to create a more open, welcoming environment for transgender patients.

The hope is to make a dent in the abusive treatment that traditionally has scared this unique community away from doctors. The snickers and stares from the nurses' station. The irrelevant questions about birth control and family planning.

Judgmental looks, statements and — for 2 percent of the population, according to a recent study — outright violence and physical harassment from doctors and staff. Some have even been refused treatment.

"The ignorance runs its course," said Makalani-MaHee, who hasn't had a pap smear in more than a decade after several uncomfortable doctor's visits. "A lot of us have avoided these types of experiences."

A recent survey found that almost 30 percent of the transgender community postpones care due to discrimination concerns. Transgender people represent 1 to 3 percent of the U.S. population (or 3 million to 9 million Americans) and 1.5 percent of Florida's population (or 200,000 Floridians), according to what many consider highly conservative estimates from the Florida Organization Regarding Gender Equality.

For its part, the medical community is becoming increasingly concerned about the obvious health implications.

In the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, ACOG issued a committee opinion recommending that doctors add a transgender option to their patient forms; post a non-discrimination policy in their offices; train staff to treat transgender patients with respect and sensitivity and offer them the same routine care and screenings they give others.

Defined as someone who strongly identifies with the other sex, a transgender often lives full time in the cross-gender role, but he or she does not always seek surgery to complete the transition — either because of financial limitations, fear of discrimination or similar factors.

The fears are well-founded. A 2011 study by the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force found that 19 percent of 6,450 respondents had been refused care due to their transgender status; 28 percent were subjected to harassment by medical personnel; and 2 percent were victims of violence in doctor's offices.

"The consequences of inadequate treatment are staggering," the ACOG opinion states, noting high suicide and self-mutilation rates among transgender people, more than half of whom also seek illegally obtained hormone or silicone injections from unlicensed providers.

And then, of course, there are the illnesses and diseases that, without routine preventive care, go undetected — until it's too late.

"It's a flipping tragedy when you have someone with Stage 4 cervical cancer, and you find out that the reason they haven't had a pap smear in 20 years is because the first doctor they saw was mean," said Dr. Lanalee Araba Sam, a Fort Lauderdale OB/GYN. "With that first exam, you've got to make it good, or they'll disappear into the woodwork forever."

Gynecologists, especially, can prove critical to a transgender patient's care — for transitioning males who still have female biological parts; for transitioning females taking hormone injections; and for those going through gender-affirmation surgery.

For the past several years, Rajindra Narinesingh, 44, has been getting her estrogen hormone injections from an open-minded and friendly general practitioner. But she's leery of trying out any more doctors after an earlier experience with a snickering, giggling nursing staff.

Born a man but living as a woman, Narinesingh wants surgery to complete the transition, but she's put off a final decision, partly because of financial concerns and partly for fear of discriminatory treatment. The ACOG recommendations, though, give her heart that she may one day feel comfortable enough to fulfill a longtime goal.

"Do you realize how comforting it would be to know the OB/GYN community would be open and receptive to it?" the Hollywood resident said. "It's definitely a plus when you're factoring in life after surgery. That's a very big step for a trans-person."

Gynecologists like Sam already have taken the step, making their waiting rooms more unisex, their questionnaires more trans-friendly and their staffs more sensitive to a diverse patient population. Such changes, said Makalani-MaHee, 39, are "going a country mile in welcoming and affirming" patients like him.

His quest for gender affirmation surgery, and Sam's welcoming practice, have inspired Makalani-MaHee to make an appointment for that long-dreaded gynecologic exam.

In the nine years since she's been a practicing OB/GYN in South Florida, Sam said she's noticed a gradual difference in the gynecological field's openness to LGBT patients, a receptiveness reflected by ACOG's recommendation. And she attributes the evolution to the fact that young doctors specializing in gynecology today are overwhelmingly female and grew up in a more tolerant era.

"I feel that the Hippocratic Oath — do no harm — includes 'have some charm.' The thing that needs to be recognized is customer service and respect for your patient, and that excludes your biases."

Still, the old-fashioned biases remain pervasive, and "a large percentage" of gynecologists will ignore ACOG's appeal and won't change their practices, she predicted.

"But those that are cognizant," Sam said, "will smile and go, 'The world is changing.'"

Smoke Smoke Smoke-Cliff Dic

Kevin Matthews — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Washington, states, up yours.

Since state and local governments began slapping heavy taxes on cigarettes, a number of smokers have managed to pay less by . . . rolling their own,” writes Chris Moran of The Consumerist.

The trick is to buy a bag of loose tobacco for well below the cost of a normal pack — or carton — of cigarettes and then roll your own cigarettes using the automated machines found in many corner store tobacco shops.

However, as is usually the case when someone discovers how to legally and lawfully avoid outrageously high taxes, state legislators are not amused.

“It’s a willful attempt to evade the tax that is in Massachusetts,” says Massachusetts State Senator James Timilty to WBZ-TV. “We should shut them down.”

The roll-your-own machines are costing Massachusetts an estimated $13 million a year in tax revenues while the feds miss out on about $5 million, says Tony Marino, who supplies roll-your-own machines to small stores.

He claims that it is simply smart smokers making a sound financial decision: “[T]here is a law on the books that a lot of people were not aware of, and that as the public becomes more aware of it, the more they are taking advantage of it.”

Still, Sen. Timilty thinks Massachusetts should put an end to it.

“It is a constitutional issue when it comes right down to it, taxes have to be enforced uniformly throughout the Commonwealth,” Timility said.

However, some say he shouldn’t worry too much: if the legal route doesn’t play out, lawmakers can always take the moral high ground.

“The State Department of Public Health says teenagers are the most price sensitive group and for every 10-percent increase in the price of tobacco there is a 7-percent decrease in consumption,” WBZ-TV Boston reports.

State lawmakers, should they choose to take the “moral” route, would only cite these figures to imply the following: cheap tobacco will encourage/enable teenagers to buy cigarettes — and we can’t have that.

Regardless of which strategy Massachusetts legislators choose to employ, one thing seems clear: the matter is less about the health risks involved in smoking (remember, Massachusetts has long bee been a fierce champion of personal “choice”) than it is about holding on to million of dollars in tax revenue.

Lady In Blood-Sandi Coldra

Kevin Matthews — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Lady Gaga allegedly left "large amounts of blood" in a hotel bath.

The eccentric singer reportedly shocked staff when she checked out of London's lavish Intercontinental Hotel last summer and they discovered a pool of red liquid in the tub of her suite.

One housekeeper claimed the pop superstar was "bathing in blood as part of a Satanic ritual".

She told website Truthquake: "Lady Gaga left large amounts of blood in the suite during a stay this summer. The incident was reported to the concierge, who was told to put it out of her mind."

Other sources believe Gaga could have been using the red liquid as part of a "weird" stage costume or prop.

An insider said: "All of the hotel's staff are convinced she was bathing in it or, at the very least, using it as part of one of her new costumes or weird stage routines."

While it is unclear whether the liquid actually was blood or what the singer had been using it for, it is not the first time Gaga has been accused of unusual behaviour in hotels.

It has previously been claimed that she is terrified of evil spirits and reportedly has every hotel and tour venue scanned by a team of paranormal investigators before she will agree to stay there.

The 'Edge of Glory' hitmaker - who has previously said she believes she is inspired by the spirit of her dead aunt - allegedly splashed out £30,000 on state of the art Electro Magnetic Field meters to detect spectres.

A source said: "She believes in paranormal activity and won't take any risks when she is on the road. It's important to her to be safe from spirits."