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Blackwoodtheband.com reaches over 250,000 hits/views! Much thanks to all who have visited our site. You know we love and appreciate you all.

Richie Blackwood's facebook page reaches the 5,000 max in only a couple of weeks. Thanks to all my fans. You are the best!

In addition to writing, recording and performing with his band Blackwood, Richie Blackwood has also written, recorded, performed and/or worked with: Rap Great C. Reid, RnB Sensation Quinton Storm, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Bruno Ravel (Danger Danger), Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge), Guitar Great Larry Mitchell, Chris Collins (Dream Theater/Winter Spell), Rock Legends The Brats, Master Illusionist David Martin, Rapper/Singer/Producer Garscon, Rapper Brasco, Reggae Singer Di Ultimate, RnB Vocalist Jay Mor, Vocalist/Producer James "J Dot" Scott, Vocalist Tammy Infusino, Rapper Blackway, Vocalist Andre Grier, Rapper Sabba Jenga, Vocalist 2.0, Vocalist Stevie Soul, Vocalist Big Tone, Vocalist Unique, Vocalist Joni Dega, East Indian Vocalist Nishi, Greek rock band Iskandar and Pop rock band Politikal Agenda, Pete Rock, Rappers Smif & Wessun, Rapper Tyler Woods, Demetra, William Hamilton (Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock), Rock Band J.S.N., R&B Group Kasche, R&B Vocalist Devante Myles, Rapper G4orce, The Keith Faison Orchestra, George Tsalikis (Zandelle), Vocalist/Songwriter/Pastor Mike Murdock, Drum Legend TC Tolliver (Plasmatics) and Metal Icons Killen.

Richie Blackwood the Actor! That's right besides being a professional musician Richie is also an actor. Richie has acted in many feature films, TV shows and music videos etc. Some films are out and others will be out in the next few weeks/months. Check back for details on when the films hit theaters, the TV shows air and the videos premiere.

4 Blackwood songs are ranked on the top 20 charts of numberonemusic.com Out of thousands and thousands of songs from thousands and thousands of artists/bands,  four Blackwood songs charted on the top 20 of numberonemusic.com last week! "Your Other Man" Ranked #8 "A Stranger to Sanity" Ranked #4, "Locked In" Ranked #7 and "I Don't Want" Ranked #1 . That's right we made it to number one! We are honored to be ranked so high amongst such great bands! Thank you to all our loyal fans for your support!

Blackwood Wins!!! Blackwood wins "Best Up An Coming Band" Award!!! Blackwood would like to thank all our loyal fans for voting for us. It means so much to us that it's almost hard to put into words. We love you all! You are the best! Blackwood would also like to thank Daniel, Jay, Eric & Jenn, "Garage Brothers","Road Bro's S.D.",www.myspace.com/let_freedom_scream" and Rob for all his support! Thank you all so much!

Blackwood CD review gets a 9.5 rating! Dutch Violent Moshground Magazine (The Netherlands) reviewed Blackwood's CD and gave it a 9.5 rating! Check out our media section for the full review! We want to thank Patchman Marco for reviewing our CD and for his support and belief in Blackwood! We would also like to thank everyone at Dutch Violent Moshground Magazine for their support and belief in Blackwood as well!                     

Blackwood wins 91% approval rating on "Red and Jerry's Rockin' Metal Revival" radio show! For more details check out our media section!

Blackwood has received over 285,000 song plays on myspace! Thanks to all our fans for their support! Because of you, Blackwood has received well over a quarter of a million song plays on myspace! We really appreciate your loyalty and support!

Alex Knight and Richie Blackwood performed at the "Grandpa is a Weirdo" movie premiere with Master Illusionist David Martin! "Grandpa is a Weirdo" was Directed by and Starred Mike Lombardi.

Blackwood's music makes it over to Iraq! It's no secret that Blackwood supports all the troops from the USA, UK and every other country fighting to protect the world. It turns out the troops are fans of Blackwood and listen to our music for motivation to pump them up before battle! Blackwood gets many e-mails from the troops and we hope to perform for them in the near future. We look forward to the day all the troops can return home safely to their families and friends. We respect and praise them all! The troops are fans of Blackwood and Blackwood are fans of all the troops! God bless each and every one of them and their families!    

Check out the 300th issue of Guitar World Magazine. Richie Blackwood is in it! He is in the "Defenders of the Faith Section"! Thanks to Guitar World for their support!

Richie Blackwood and Alex Knight were recently interviewed by rock legend Vince Martell of the Vanilla Fudge! Vince hosts a radio show in Philadelphia with Peg Pearl called "Vinny Martell Rocks America". His show airs every Tuesday from 6pm-6:30pm on WNJC 1360 Radio in Philly, PA. To hear the show on line go to www.wnjc1360.com Thanks to Vince and Peg for their support of Blackwood!

Richie Blackwood on "The Real Radio Show"! Richie Blackwood was recently interviewed by Frankie Dee on "The Real Radio Show"! The show airs every Monday at 7pm and goes till 8pm. For more info go to myspace.com/realradioshow Thanks to Frankie Dee and all the crew over at WGBB for their support!

Blackwood on 95.7 "The Panther" Radio! DJ JT hosts the "Independent Exposure" show on Sunday nights from 11 pm until 1am est. Thanks to DJ JT and 95.7 "The Panther"  for their support of Blackwood! To hear the show go  to 957thepanther.com

Blackwood on Wykkydbru radio (wykkydbruradio.com) every Tuesday and Wednesday night . DJ Synderela host of the Synderela’s Ball radio show will be playing some Blackwood tunes. The show starts at 8pm. Log on to wykkydbruradio.com to hear the show. While you are there don't forget to request Blackwood!

Blackwood was recently added to the "Tribe of Metal" radio show!  Thanks to DJ JR for his support for Blackwood. To listen to the show go to www.hardrockradiolive.com or www.myspace.com/tribeofmetal The show airs Tuesday's 7pm-9pm EST and on Sundays 10 pm-1am. You can download the show at tribeofmetal.podomatic.com When you tune in, be sure to request Blackwood!

Blackwood on Metal Head Radio! Tune into DJ Rob's show on metalheadradio.com  His show airs on Thursdays @ 6:30 pm PST / 9:30pm EST and Saturdays @ 4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST. Log on to www.metalheadradio.com to hear the show. While you are there be sure to request Blackwood! Thanks to DJ Rob and metalheadradio.com for their support!

Blackwood on DJ Raphael's "Too Much Metal For One Hand" Radio show! Tune in Mondays 10pm-12am eastern standard time to 88.9fm WNYO in Oswego NY. If you are not in the NY area log on to www.wnyo.org and you can listen live by clicking on the "listen to the webcast" section. WNYO's request line is 315-312-2907. Don't forget to request Blackwood!

Blackwood on Red and Jerry's Rockin' Metal Revival! The show airs twice a month and can also be downloaded shortly there after. To hear the show go to www.rockinmetalrevival.com and click "Home" or "Podcast". While you are there you will hear bands like WASP, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Kiss and Blackwood! They also take requests so be sure to request Blackwood!

Blackwood on metalnetradio.com! Blackwood was added to the metalnetradio.com airplay play list!
Special thanks to Joey for playing us, To hear Blackwood on metalnetradio go to www.metalnetradio.com and click on the (Tune In Now Icon). While you’re their don’t forget to request Blackwood. Metalnetradio.com runs commercial free 24/7!

Blackwood on "The Scorpion's Lair" Radio Show! "WBCR" (brooklyncollegeradio.org) and 1090AM Tune/Log in from 7pm-10pm EST every Friday to hear Blackwood. Thanks to "Jay Scorpion" for playing Blackwood! While you are there be sure to call in at 718-951-4444 (NY) and request Blackwood!

Blackwood on WCWP/88.1 FM and Webradio WCWP! Tune/Log in to www.webradiowcwp.org or www.myspace.com/wcwp 5pm-6pm EST to "The Stomping Grounds" radio show to hear Blackwood! Thank you to Nick and Jamie for playing Blackwood.

Blackwood on RadioX! Tune in to 94.7fm, 94.9fm or 104.5fm (Suffolk County New York)
or log on to www.radiox.fm and click the “Listen Live” section to hear the “Hair Hut”
hosted by Ken Deep Saturday mornings from (8am to 12pm). If you don’t live in NY, don’t
worry RadioX streams worldwide at www.radiox.fm When you tune or log in you will hear a
wide variety of classic hard rock and metal, such as Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Skid Row and Kiss.
While you are there don’t forget to request Blackwood! To make your request call 206-666-HUT1 (4881)
or e-mail hairhut@radiox.fm or hairhutradio@yahoo.com  If you are fan of Blackwood and/or classic metal you don’t want to miss this show!

Blackwood on Livin_Rocks Radio! Blackwood was recently added to the Living Rocks Radio play list. When you tune in you will hear Blackwood's music and an interview with Richie Blackwood. The interview was conducted by DJ Lamecherry and comes courtsey of "The Kenny Killz Recordings". DJ Lamecherry's show can be heard from Wednesday to Friday, and her show repeats regularly.. 24/7 on LIVIN_ROCKS Radio at LIVE365! Log on to (www.live365.com/stations/lamecherry) to hear the show!

Blackwood on Twister Radio! Thanks to DJ Joyce for playing us! Her show airs (10pm-12 midnight) Eastern Standard Time. Log on to www.twisterradio.com for details. While your there don't forget to request Blackwood!

Blackwood on WCNI "The Asylum Metal Radio" 90.9 fm (Connecticut). Thank you to DJ Bob for playing us! If you want to hear Blackwood on WCNI "The Asylum Metal Radio" tune in on Fridays (Midnight-3am) Eastern Standard Time. When you tune in don't forget to make your request for Blackwood! For those of you who live outside of Connecticut log on to www.wcniradio.org and you will be able to hear the show.

Blackwood on Netwavz Radio! Special thanks to DJ So Wickedd for playing us. If you want to hear us on Netwavz Radio tune in Monday-Friday (Noon-2pm) Eastern Standard Time. When you tune in don't forget to make your request for Blackwood! Just tell DJ So Wickedd you want to hear Blackwood! Log on to www.netwavzradio.com for more details.

WNJC Radio voted Blackwood "Artist Pick of the Month"!!! Thanks to Vince Martell, Peg Pearl and Guru for playing Blackwood's music. We would also like to thank them for all their support

A Short Film From FML PRODUCTIONS/ JASON KATZ & JUSTIN CICCOTELLI, (Featuring the Music of BLACKWOOD) aired on the HOWARD STERN ONDEMAND Channel. Special thanks to JASON KATZ & JUSTIN CICCOTELLI for putting Blackwood's music in their film. Blackwood would also like to thank HOWARD STERN as well!

Blackwood in LI Rides Magazine! Check out our media section to see the article. Thanks to Anthony and L.J. for putting Blackwood in your magazine. We appreciate your support!  

 

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