Attention Deficit Delirium

Attention Deficit Delirium keeps expanding in new directions. This month we posted a story by our second guest blogger (Gail Flug); other writers will be contributing in the future. A new A.D.D. logo is being planned. The Lost Blu-ray box set giveaway received a hearty response, and more giveaways are planned for October.

Here are the Top 10 posts for August 2010. Feel free to catch up on the ones you missed!


1. Emilie Autumn’s Personal Asylum, Parts One and Two — Nine months after being posted, this story keeps drawing in thousands of readers every month. I guess we should plan a sequel soon.



2. Becoming The Ghost — A.D.D.’s interview with Ewan McGregor for his film The Ghost Writer has benefited from Google searches on everything from his role as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy to his association with director Michael Bay.


3. Joe Satriani Talks Solo Album, New Chickenfoot Songs, Politics — The fastest growing and largest new story in A.D.D.’s history continues drawing in readers during its third month in the Top 5. Satch fans are loyal!



4. Chester Bennington In “SAW 3D” Trailer — The buzz seems to be building on Chester Bennington’s appearance in the forthcoming SAW 3D movie. We’ll see how much of a goremeister he has become.



5. Corey Taylor Explores The Seven Deadly Sins — The Stone Sour/Slipknot frontman’s first book, espousing his views on the Seven Deadly Sins, is due out around spring 2011, and many fans are intrigued.



6. Iron Maiden’s Janick Gers Talks Festivals, Fish And The Final Frontier — The long-time Maiden guitarist spills about the storm swept remnants of the Finnish Sonisphere festival, the band’s new album and working with ex-Marillion singer Fish on his amazing solo debut, Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors.


7. Ville Valo’s Tragic-Romantic Ecstasy — This video collection of HIM singer Ville Valo’s collaborative projects spans metal to pop to Finnish folk and is essential listening for his devout fans.



8. Digging Deeper With The “Vampire Diaries” Stars — The CW’s worldwide cult hit has been luring fans to A.D.D., particularly this star-powered interview from the 50th Annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival. Fangs for the attention!


9. Rob Halford: Back To The Future — With a career that has spanned four decades, the Metal God always has something to talk about. In this case: the making of British Steel, Judas Priest’s rumored star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and his thoughts on rockin’ out in middle age.


10. Queensrÿche’s Scott Rockenfield Talks New Album, New Label — On a recent tour stop in NYC, drummer Rockenfield dished about the band’s forthcoming album, and he provided an unusual Digital Playlist as well.





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For the third month this year, Attention Deficit Delirium surpassed 60,000 unique visitors. We also had our first guest blogger (Kate Kotler) with others on the way. A new logo is in the works. And more giveaways are planned.

Here are the Top 10 posts for July 2010. Feel free to catch up on the ones you missed!


1. Emilie Autumn’s Personal Asylum, Parts One and Two — This is one story that, several months after being posted, will never die. Even if it did, it would come back from the dead. How very Goth.



2. Peter Facinelli: New Moon Rising — A new Twilight movie = increased visits to this Peter Facinelli entry. Amazing.




3. Chester Bennington In “SAW 3D” Trailer — When IGN posted the SAW 3D trailer, other sites picked up on it, but no one seemed to notice that the singer for Linkin Park was in it. It’s pretty obvious. Well, it is if you’re a Linkin Park fan.



4. Joe Satriani Talks Solo Album, New Chickenfoot Songs, Politics — The fastest growing and largest new story in ADD’s history continues drawing in readers during its second month in the Top 5. Satch fans are loyal!



5. Michael Sheen: Volturi. Lycan. Rabbit. — The talented thespian weighs in on his diverse career, stage and screen work and on Robert Pattinson.




6. Becoming The Ghost — My interview with Ewan McGregor for his film The Ghost Writer has benefited from searches on his role as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. And hey, you get this great Q&A as a bonus.



7. Rob Halford: Back To The Future — ADD’s extensive chat with the Metal God covered a wide range of topics: the making of British Steel, Judas Priest’s future star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and his thoughts on being a middle aged rocker.


8. Geek Girls Invade Comic-Con — Our first guest blogger, Kate Kotler, shows us that geek girl power is alive and thriving at Comic-Con, moreso than ever before.



9. Remember Me: Stirring Up Controversy And Emotions — My essays for both ADD and AOL about the controversy over Robert Pattinson’s recent non-Twilight film inspired an amazing amount of interactive reader dialogue on both sites. It’s one of my proudest moments as a writer. Months later it is still reaching people.

10. Digital Playlist: Justin Broadrick — The Godflesh and Jesu frontman/guitarist reveals the Top 5 songs in his iPod, and his selections surprised some fans.





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Attention Deficit Delirium celebrated its first anniversary last month. And we had our best month ever in June with over 64,000 unique visitors stopping by. Pretty impressive for a blog that does not advertise anywhere.

Here are the Top 10 posts for June 2010, and they cover subjects ranging from music to Broadway to TV. Feel free to catch up on the ones you missed!


1. Joe Satriani Talks Solo Album, New Chickenfoot Songs, Politics — This smart, in-depth interview with guitar god and Chickenfoot member Joe Satriani was the fastest growing and largest new story in ADD’s history. He even linked to it from his Facebook page, and that sent fans rushing to this site.


2. Rob Halford: Back To The Future — ADD’s extensive chat with the Metal God covered a wide range of topics: the making of British Steel, Judas Priest’s future star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and his thoughts on being a middle aged rocker.


3. Emilie Autumn’s Personal Asylum, Part Two — This is one story that, several months after being posted, will never die. Even if it did, it would come back from the dead. How very Goth.



4. Peter Facinelli: New Moon Rising — This has been in the Top 5 for eight months now, and with Twilight: Eclipse having just been released, expect it to stay here for months to come..



5. Duncan Sheik: Screams To Whispers — I interviewed the pop star turned Broadway composer for both Grammy.com and a Stage Directions cover story, and I provided links to both stories here.



6. Bubbly Busy Philipps Takes An Odyssey Into Cougar Town — Cougar Town co-star Busy Philipps is a hit on the site. And I just interviewed her again in Monte-Carlo!



7. Inside The 50th Annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival — This was my second time at this glamorous event in three years, and the first time that I took enough candid celebrity shots for a photo gallery.



8. Becoming The Ghost — My interview with Ewan McGregor for his film The Ghost Writer has benefited from searches on his role as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. And hey, you get this great Q&A as a bonus.



9. Restless And Wild Again, Accepts Storms New York City — ADD went into and behind-the-scenes at Accept’s first New York show in fifteen years, which also was their inaugural gig with new singer Marc Tornillo, formerly of TT Quick.



10. Ville Valo’s Tragic-Romantic Ecstasy– This video collection of HIM singer Ville Valo’s collaborative projects spans metal to pop to Finnish folk and is essential listening for his devout fans.





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Daniel Lioneye: Linde Lindstrom Lets Loose — One of three Daniel Lioneye related stories over the last two months, this one focused on its frontman and founding member. It’s also the reason that our #10 top post got a bump in traffic and ranked just behind it.






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Attention Deficit Delirium surpassed 200 posts last month. Not bad for an in-depth entertainment blog that celebrates its first anniversary this week!

Here are the Top 10 posts for May 2010, and they cover subjects ranging from Sanctuary star Amanda Tapping to HIM to The Ghost Writer. Feel free to catch up on the ones you missed!

1. Peter Facinelli: New Moon Rising — I’m running out of things to say about this post, which has been in the Top 5 for seven months now. Facinelli keeps the Twi-Hards coming in, and ADD thanks him.




2. Amanda Tapping Still Craves The Stage — My chat with Amanda Tapping from the 2010 Syfy Upfront found us focusing on her theatrical and non-Sanctuary endeavors, and as usual, it was quite popular.




3. Emilie Autumn’s Personal Asylum, Part Two — I can hear other posts getting jealous and whining, “Emilie, Emilie, Emilie!” Her fans do love her and this in-depth interview, which continues to draw visitors every month.




4. Bubbly Busy Philipps Takes An Odyssey Into Cougar Town — Cougar Town co-star Busy Philipps stays quite busy on my site. Another regularly popular feature.





5. Restless And Wild Again, Accepts Storms New York City — ADD went into and behind-the-scenes at Accept’s first New York show in fifteen years, which also was their inaugural gig with new singer Marc Tornillo, formerly of TT Quick.




6. Becoming The Ghost — My interview with Ewan McGregor for his film The Ghost Writer, which is due out on DVD soon, benefited both from searches on him and his role as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.





7. Spreading The Gospel Of Filth — Cradle Of Filth continues beguiling black metal and horror fans; plus frontman Dani Filth is always an entertaining interview.





8. Inside The Daniel Lioneye Listening Party — When HIM was in NYC for a three-night stand at the Fillmore, guitarist Linde Lindstrom and his bandmates, including two HIM members, met with fans and friends at a bar around the corner. And ADD was there.



9. What’s A Sweet Gal Like You Doing In A Bloody Show Like This? — No matter what she’s acting in — Saw V, Dexter, Desperate Housewives or Rambo — Julie Benz keeps people watching. This story is a perennial ADD favorite.




10. Ville Valo’s Tragic-Romantic Ecstasy– This video collection of HIM singer Ville Valo’s collaborative projects spans metal to pop to Finnish folk and is essential listening for his devout fans.






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