Miss Pole Champ USA North Winner - GARA BARE

Miss Pole Champ USA South Winner - KATIE

The road to crowning the 2012 Miss Pole Champ USA™ continued as they crowned two more regional winners. Gara Bare, a finalist from last year’s competition, won the North Regional held at the Oval Office Gentlemens Club in Green Bay, WI, while Katy took the South Regional at Emperors Gentlemens Club & Steak House in West Palm Beach, FL. Both Gara and Katy move on to the Nationals to be held at The Pink Pony in Tampa, FL on Saturday, March 10^th.

“I have been honored to have Gara Bare return to the competition as she won 2nd place at nationals last year and is hungry for that national title!” exclaims event creator and coordinator, Nakita Kash. “The South competition was extremely fierce as ALL of the competitors were national worthy. Our winner Katie truly wowed the audience and I cannot wait to see what she pulls out at nationals!”

“I have competitors flying in to the next two competitions at Tens and Babes, so these events will prove to be spectacular too! I am so very excited for these ladies!”

Up next, are the Southwest and West Regionals. On Tuesday, February 7^th, Ten’s Showclub in Tucson, AZ will host the Southwest Regional and Babes Cabaret in Las Vegas, NV is the site of the West Regional to be held on Thursday, February 9^th.

Remaining regional competitions include: Northwest Regional at Club SinRock in Renton, WA on February 12; East Regional at Christine’s Cabaret in Philadelphia, PA on February 17; and Southeast Regional at the Trophy Club in Florence, SC on February 23.

Anyone not able attend any of these events in person can watch it live or via video-on-demand at www.misspolechampusa.com or www.gentlemensclubtv.com.

Ten’s Showclub is located at 5120 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85712. Tel: (520) 325-8367. www.tensshowclub.com. Babes Cabaret is located at 5901 Emerald Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89122. Tel: (702) 435-7545. www.babescabaretlasvegas.com.

For further information on the 2012 Miss Pole Champ USA™ competition, go to www.misspolechampusa.com.

AVN and XRCO Hall Of Fame adult superstar Francesca Le’ (www.francescalive.com) is proud to announce that she is celebrating the launch of her newly redesigned member’s website through Vicky Vette’s VNA Network. The new site features an all new tour and promotional video.

One of adult’s most popular performers, Francesca Le’ recently was awarded a Hall of Fame Award 2011 by the Urban X Awards and won the Best MILF Award – Fans Choice from Nightmoves magazine.

Members of Francesca Le’s site get free access to the popular Vette Nation Army (VNA) Network of websites (www.vnagirls.com) which features a number of other top MILF stars such as Vicky Vette, Sara Jay, Deauxma, Julia Ann and others to go along with daily live shows.

“We took time to really put together a site with an all new look and feel. It was time to raise the bar and I think we managed to do that with the new design,” says Francesca. “I am super excited to see what the fans think now it is all done.”

“It is amazing to think 2012 marks my 22th year in the business‚ hopefully it’s gonna be my best yet. I am directing, producing and performing at full speed.”

“Francesca is an invaluable part of the VNA Network. Her new site is not only eye catching, but full of content,” adds Vette Nation Army leader, Vicky Vette. “I like to think the VNA Network has best lineup of MILF stars for fans to interact with in the adult business – bar none.”

“We are committed to making each site in the Network 100% unique to reflect the personality of the girls. The Network is thankfully more popular than ever but we are always looking for ways to improve the look and feel the fans deserve the best.”

For more Francesca Le’, follow her on twitter @francescalexxx.

Sienna Sinclaire is the most active woman in the adult industry. While you won’t see her in 200 movies a year and being nominated for filthy scenes at every awards show in the industry, she’s come at it from another direction and come at it hard.

Recently, she opened up her Sienna Sinclaire Sex Shop, your one-stop shop for everything from pocket pussies to cock rings to lingerie. There are toys for both him and her and for every occasion imaginable including a huge collection of fetish sex toys.

With a simple to navigate interface, a selection as good as any store (over 100,000 items) and the always-popular Clearance and Holiday Gift Shop sections, this is a great site to find the perfect gift for your lover. And for those who sign up for her newsletter she’ll be sending out monthly videos on her sex toy recommendation of the month.

It’s perfect timing that Sienna’s interview with Eden Café recently came out, “Bringing Sensuality Back With Sienna Sinclaire,” since she’s bringing sensuality to couples with her new sex shop. Leona Skye and Sienna talk about everything from burlesque to photo shoots and how Sienna loves to incorporates different eras in her work from Cleopatra all the way to the 1900’s.

“Anybody can pose naked and do sexy acts,” Sienna says. “You need to find a niche so you can stand out from the other girls. So I decided my website would incorporate things from different eras.”

Go to Sienna Sinclaire Sex Shop at www.siennasinclairesexshop.com.

The Eden Cafe interview can be read at www.edencafe.com/bringing-sensuality-back-with-sienna-sinclaire.

For more go to Sienna Sinclaire’s Naughty News at www.paper.li/siennasinclaire/1322870991.

To learn more about Sienna’s upcoming book, The Naughty Girl’s Guide to Los Angeles, visit www.thenaughtygirlsguide.com.

For more on Sienna visit www.risingstarpr.com/news/?tag=sienna-sinclaire.

Before the 2012 AVN Awards Brooklyn Lee was on the red carpet working as a correspondent for Hot Video, but by the end of the night she was the one everyone wanted to interview. By the close of the ceremony, she had accumulated five wins, including the coveted Best New Starlet award. Joining the ranks of industry legends, Brooklyn now holds the most coveted award the adult industry has to offer a new star — Best New Starlet.

Brooklyn’s other awards include: Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene with Missy Martinez, Zoey Holloway and Diamond Foxxx for Cherry 2 (Jewelbox/Digital Playground); Most Outrageous Sex Scene with Juelz Ventura in “Suck My Sack With a Straw” in American Cocksucking Sluts (Mike Adriano/Evil Angel); Best Oral Sex Scene with Juelz Ventura in “Suck My Sack With a Straw” in American Cocksucking Sluts (Mike Adriano/Evil Angel); and Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production with Ian Scott in Mission ASSpossible (Magik View/Private/Pure Play).

“This has been the craziest week of my life,” Brooklyn said. “Never in a million years did I expect to win Best New Starlet. I thought a joke was being played and proceeded to ask everyone in sight if I had indeed won. Thank you so, so much to AVN, the voters, John Stagliano, Evil Angel, Mike Moz, Rising Star PR…I could go on forever. Thank you so very much for making a Midwestern girl’s dreams come true.”

Speaking of dreams, TMZ jokingly likened her “I feel like I’m dreaming” AVN Award acceptance speech to Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech and named it the “Epic Speech” from the show. The clip can be seen at http://youtu.be/SDZrNi4cp70.

For more Brooklyn Lee read her blog on her official site www.brooklynlee.com or follow her on Twitter @brooklynleexxx.

For adult industry powerhouse Wicked Pictures, 2011 will be remembered as a year of successful innovation. The company stayed true to its core vision as a purveyor of large-scale entertainment for couples by treating audiences across the globe to such groundbreaking features as adult futurist Sam Hain’s darkly erotic science fiction opus Horizon. But, like all successful pioneers past and present, the forward-thinking company gambled — both critically and economically — by tapping into new markets, specifically the white-hot parody and sexual wellness genres. This creative roll of the dice paid off handsomely in Las Vegas on January 21st, when Wicked was honored with eleven glittering prizes at The 29^th Annual Adult Video News Awards.

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino’s dynamic and sophisticated music venue The Joint provided an ideal backdrop for the star-studded gala, which saw veteran actor/director Brad Armstrong’s initial foray into the parody genre, The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody, emerging as one of the true hits of the evening. A radical re-imagining of the gender-bending hit of yesteryear, Rocki Whore strutted to the front of the pack with nine major awards, including Best Parody – Comedy. Other trophies bestowed upon the title throughout the evening included Best Director – Parody, Best Editing, Best Screenplay – Parody, Best DVD Extras, Best Art Direction, Best Make-Up, Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project and Non-Sex Performance (James Bartholet).

Of this witty and accomplished satire’s sweep of the parody categories, Wicked Pictures President and Owner Steve Orenstein remarks “we’re very happy with the awards. With the Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody being our only parody to date, we are especially pleased to have received both Best Parody – Comedy and Best Director – Parody. It really is a testament to why Brad Armstrong deserves to be the Director of the Year. He doesn’t just shoot one type of movie. He can create winners in all categories.

Wicked’s first production created for the sexual wellness market, jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Fellatio, was richly acknowledged for its fresh and original insights, winning the top prize of its genre — Best Educational Release. Written, produced, directed and hosted by the titular Wicked Girl‚ the franchise was similarly honored mere weeks ago at the XBIZ Awards in Los Angeles. “We are thrilled with this win,” Orenstein observes. “This is the second awards show since the line was created and the second time it has won. This series is very important to us today and will continue to be in the future. jessica drake brings a fresh perspective to sex education and we look forward to the great career ahead of her in this field.”

In a fitting acknowledgement of Wicked’s ability to explore new technological trends successfully while continuing to serve traditional needs, the innovative science fiction hit Horizon was honored with a richly-deserved trophy for Best Special Effects. “We are very excited to see Sam Hain’s movie continuing to win awards,” comments Orenstein. “This movie will be one that continues to perform well for us for years to come.”

The acknowledgment of director Hain’s visionary commitment capped off an evening of significant success for the company. It is with great honor that Wicked Pictures thanks AVN’s veteran editors and insightful reviewers for awards that speak not only to the quality of its product but to its efficacy in satisfying evolving audience needs.

“Mr. 80′s” Julian Douglas proudly welcomes as The BriXton – South Bay presents this Saturday, February 4th, THE ENGLISH BEAT.

The original Kings of Ska and pioneers of MTV are back, featuring the one and only Dave Wakeling, as they celebrate over 30 years of making incredible music. Since 1978 back in England, The English Beat fused ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, creating a sound that would take them to the US and around the world and put their stamp on history.

They will be performing the legendary hits of The English Beat as well as of General Public, the ultimate MTV staples of the 80′s, like: “Save It For Later,” “Mirror In The Bathroom,” “Save It For Later,” “Tenderness,” “I’ll Take You There,” “Tears Of A Clown,” “Twist And Crawl,” “Never You Done That,” “Hot Your Cool,” “Best Friend,” “Hands Off She’s Mine,” “Stand Down Margaret” and more!

With special guests: THE ORIGINALTIES and LAUGHING STALK.

With “DJ Mr. 80′s” spinning those “80′s New Wave Hits” all night long, with trivia, ticket give-a-ways and more!

Limited tickets are available for $22 in advance or $25 the night of the show if not sold out at www.BriXtonSouthBay.com.

Be sure to not miss this Totally Awesome night!

THE BRIXTON – SOUTH BAY is located at 100 W. Torrance Blvd., Unit J (on the beautiful Redondo Beach Pier), Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Tel: (310) 406-1931. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. 21 and over.

Upcoming shows at The BriXton
Thursday, February 9th, 2012 – NIKKA COSTA
Friday, February 10th, 2012 – THE TUBES and CRY WOLFE
Saturday, February 11th, 2012 – THE ATOMIC PUNKS (tribute to early Van Halen), MOTLEY INC. (tribute to Motley Crue) and SLIPPERY WHEN JERSEY (tribute to Bon Jovi)
Friday, February 17th, 2012 – AMBROSIA
Saturday, February 18th, 2012 – STRUNG OUT
Friday, February 24th, 2012 – WARRANT
Saturday, February 25th, 2012 – TOMMY CASTRO
Friday, March 2nd, 2012 – DICK DALE
Friday, March 3rd, 2012 – PATO BANTON
Friday, March 16th, 2012 – DISCO FREAKS (tribute to 70′s Disco) and KING KRUK (tribute to Elvis Presley)
Saturday, March 17th, 2012 – “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” featuring ANIMOTION

When a show runs live there is no margin for error and Lisa Ann thrives in that environment, something she will showcase in three different ways this week: her Spice Radio show, a live broadcast on TheLisaAnnShow.com and starring in another live sex show on LiveGonzo.com.

She kicks things off with a live chat on TheLisaAnnShow.com that will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. PST, ending January on a high note with another amazing broadcast.

Then on Tuesday night she’ll be back behind the microphone doing her Stripper Town radio show on Sirius XM, putting down her two hours of on-air excitement which begins at 11 p.m. PST. Manuel Ferrara will be her lucky partner for the January 31st show.

Wednesday she’ll pull off the trinity with another amazing show for LiveGonzo. She’s been performing them regularly and her rabid fan base continues to demand more. This week’s action will commence Wednesday, February 1st at 2 p.m. PST on www.livegonzo.com.

The Stripper Town radio show airs Tuesday nights on Sirius XM channel 103 from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. (PT). Visit www.siriusxm.com/spiceradio.

For more on Lisa Ann visit www.risingstarpr.com/news/?page_id=813 or follow her on Twitter @thereallisaann.

A tweet from Adult Star Vicky Vette landed her on CNN and front page of www.FunnyorDie.com recently after one her raunchy tweets was mistakenly aired by CNN News during a story about the recent payroll tax crisis facing America.

As detailed in the Funny or Die piece, www.funnyordie.com/articles/7617bf0465/cnn-supports-you-retweeting-pornstars-getting-blown-as-thanks, CNN was examining the Whitehouse’s use of twitter hashtags to drive home the point that average Americans would miss the #40dollars in their paychecks if the payroll tax compromise was not reached.

Vette’s humorous tweet that if all of her followers gave her ‘#40dollars’ she would give them all oral sex was one of the most popular tweets on the subject and mistakenly aired by CNN to its’ viewers — evidently much to the joy of FunnyorDie who ran with the story for its the readers on the front page of its website for five days — 92% of whom thought it was funny.

“You can’t plan stuff like that. I fool around with hash tags on twitter to keep it fun for followers,” says Vicky. “To end up on CNN and FunnyorDie is pretty cool. I’m just relieved that people who read the FunnyorDie piece thought it was funny too. It would have sucked if they had voted to ‘Die’.”

“I guess all my followers were in on the #40dollars joke‚ I have yet to get $40 bucks from anyone even though the payroll tax deal was reached. Let’s face it, the chances of me being on CNN unless I have sex with Charlie Sheen or run for governor are zero‚ so I’ll take it. I’m just bummed my mother watches Fox News‚ she missed it.”

Vicky Vette one of the world’s best known pornstars who runs the Vette Nation Network www.vnagirls.com. She is nominated by AVN for Solo Girl Website of the Year 2012, XBiz Webstar of the Year 2012, and was named by XBIZ as one of the Top 100 Newsmakers in adult in 2011.

On twitter Vette is currently is the most followed active adult star with over 222,000 followers, is the most followed Norwegian in the world, and overall is in the top 2200 twitter users worldwide.

Recent achievements include winning Best Web Presence – Fans Choice 2011 from Nightmoves, runner-up in overall fan voting in Miss Freeones 2011, and awards from FameRegistry.com for Sexy Webmistress and Social Network Sensation.

For more Vicky Vette, go to VickyAtHome.com, www.vnagirls.com or follow her on Twitter @vickyvette.

Julian Douglas proudly welcomes as The BriXton – South Bay presents this Thursday, February 2nd, LISA LOEB!

Lisa Loeb is best known for two things… her platinum-selling #1 song “Stay (I Missed You)” from the Reality Bites soundtrack, and her iconic glasses.

Now you have the opportunity to hear and see in person as Lisa does an intimate show at The BriXton. She will be performing all of her hit songs including “Stay (I Missed You),” “I Do,” “Do You Sleep” and more.

With special guests: JILL SOBULE and WHITNEY STEELE

Tickets are $25 the night of the show.

THE BRIXTON – SOUTH BAY is located at 100 W. Torrance Blvd., Unit J (on the beautiful Redondo Beach Pier), Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Tel: (310) 406-1931. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. 21 and over. www.BriXtonSouthBay.com.

Upcoming shows at The BriXton
Saturday, February 4th, 2012 – THE ENGLISH BEAT
Thursday, February 9th, 2012 – NIKKA COSTA
Friday, February 10th, 2012 – THE TUBES and CRY WOLFE
Saturday, February 11th, 2012 – THE ATOMIC PUNKS (tribute to early Van Halen), MOTLEY INC. (tribute to Motley Crue) and SLIPPERY WHEN JERSEY (tribute to Bon Jovi)
Friday, February 17th, 2012 – AMBROSIA
Saturday, February 18th, 2012 – STRUNG OUT
Friday, February 24th, 2012 – WARRANT
Saturday, February 25th, 2012 – TOMMY CASTRO
Friday, March 2nd, 2012 – DICK DALE
Friday, March 3rd, 2012 – PATO BANTON
Friday, March 16th, 2012 – DISCO FREAKS (tribute to 70′s Disco) and KING KRUK (tribute to Elvis Presley)
Saturday, March 17th, 2012 – “ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY” featuring ANIMOTION

Jacky Joy is back from amazing trip to the Adult Entertainment Expo and AVN Awards in Las Vegas and went home with many new friends and fans and one less telephone, which she has written off as the price of doing business.

Wednesday, January 25^th, she will be taking part in a Philly tradition, taking part in Wingette Contest 2012, a search for the Wingbowl 20, part of a tradition started by talk radio hosts on Philadelphia radio station WIP-AM in 1993. Wednesday, January 25th at Cheerleaders there will be a Wingette Search Party in association with the February 3rd event. The final winner will win a Harley and jewelry.

Jacky will do her part as a judge, helping select the finest of five contestants in the feature-style show, with the grand prize winner receiving a trip to Cancun and other prizes. Jacky will help judge the contestants on beauty, stage presence, choreography and costuming. As a multiple award winner, Jacky is just the kind of person who can judge a contest like this.

“It should be really fun,” Jacky said. “Of course, it’s serious, too. This is a great Philly tradition and the girls can win some big prizes, so I will be doing my best to help pick the winner who deserves it most.”

Connect with Jacky every night by logging on to Streamate (www.streamate.com) Monday through Friday at 3-6 p.m. ET and tuning into her Cam4 Super Show (www.cam4.com) every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-8 p.m. ET.

Jacky is currently the GT XXXtreme Starlet of the Month and her gallery is at www.gtxxxtreme.com/blog/starlet-month.

For everything Jacky Joy visit www.risingstarpr.com/news/?page_id=3293 or follow her on Twitter @JackyJoy.

After a week of meeting and greeting fans and taking the luckiest man in the country to the AVN Awards, Lisa Ann is back in Los Angeles and back to real life, and hers is truly a sweet life.

While most of the industry is coming back sick and tired and in various states of recovery, Lisa is picking up where she left off—doing scenes, hosting her radio show and taking care of business as usual.

Tuesday night she will be doing her Stripper Town radio show on Sirius XM. The always-entertaining show gets underway at 11 p.m. PT and this week’s guest will be Phoenix Marie.

It’s the perfect way to get to know Lisa before watching her get screwed in a live show Wednesday, January 25th on LiveGonzo. The hardcore will commence at 12:30 p.m. on www.livegonzo.com.

Also, check her official website, TheLisaAnn.com, for new updates. Fans looking to have a little piece of Lisa for themselves can go to puritybids.com, where they can get something special from the Lisa Ann collection.

The Stripper Town radio show airs Tuesday nights on Sirius XM channel 103 from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. (PT). Visit www.siriusxm.com/spiceradio.

For more on Lisa Ann visit www.risingstarpr.com/news/?page_id=813 or follow her on Twitter @thereallisaann.

2012 is off to a fast and furious start for Nikki Delano. She just appeared at AEE, where she signed for Elite Webcam Models, My Phone Site and T.I.T.S. (Two in the Shirt), who debuted her tee at the convention. After a red carpet appearance at the AVN Awards, she’s off to Florida for a three nights of feature dancing, Thursday, January 26th through Saturday, January 28th. On Thursday, she’ll be appearing at Bliss Cabaret in Clearwater and Friday she’s making an appearance at Emperors in Tampa. And then on Saturday, she’ll be back at Bliss Cabaret for a final show. Fans of Nikki’s should arrive early to guarantee admittance and can look forward to personally meeting her in between sets‚ there will be chances for photo opportunities and buying official Nikki Delano merchandise. She will also be making an appearance on the Cowhead Radio Show on Thursday to promote the events.

“In 2012, you will see me featuring all over the place,” says Nikki Delano. “I’m excited about starting it all in the Tampa area and am looking forward to seeing tons of my fans. There were so many requests that I had to do three nights.”

“Nikki is one of the hottest, rising stars in the XXX biz,” says Honey Hole Entertainment founder and owner, Jason Lange. “There’s been a huge buzz about her performances and we’re expecting packed houses and of course, a great performance from Nikki.”

To follow all of Nikki Delano’s Florida appearances go to www.facebook.com/honeyholeentertainment.

Bliss Cabaret is located at 3860 Ulmerton Road in Clearwater‚ FL. Tel: (727) 573-0303. www.blissclearwater.com. Emperors Club Tampa is located at 5718 East Adamo Drive in Tampa‚ Tel: (813) 630-0707. www.emperorstampa.com.

For more Nikki Delano, go to her official website NikkiDelano.com or follow her on Twitter @NikkiDelano.

Northeast Regional Winner - Tera Dega

Midwest Regional Winner - Cole

The 2012 Miss Pole Champ USA™ competition started out with a bang as they crowned its first two regional winners. Tera Dega won the Northeast Regional held at Xpertease in New York, while Cole took the Midwest Regional at PT’s Showclub in Indianapolis, IN. Both Tera and Cole move on to the National Finals to be held at The Pink Pony in Tampa, FL on Saturday, March 10^th.

“I’m so happy to have the return of Northeast winner Tera Dega!  She’s always so much fun to watch!” said event coordinator Nakita Kash. “I am also very impressed with the Midwest winner Cole.  She beat some really tough competition, so she will be an amazing competitor at nationals!”

“I can’t wait to see how this week unfolds as we have some previous regional winners coming to defend their titles! It will be a great show!”

Up next, are the North and South Regionals. On Wednesday, January 25^th, The Oval Office in Green Bay, WI will host the North Regional and The Emperors Club in West Palm Beach, FL is the site of the South Regional to be held on Saturday, January 28^th.

Other regional competitions include: Southwest Regional at Tens Showclub in Tucson, AZ on February 7; West Regional at Babes Cabaret in Las Vegas, NV on February 9; Northwest Regional at Club SinRock in Renton, WA on February 12; East Regional at Christines Cabaret in Philadelphia, PA on February 17; and Southeast Regional at the Trophy Club in Greenville, SC on February 23.

Anyone not able attend any of these events in person can watch it live or via video-on-demand at www.misspolechampusa.com or www.gentlemensclubtv.com.

The Oval Office is located at 1100 Main St., Green Bay WI 54301. Tel: (920) 569-1888. www.ovalofficeclub.com.  The Emperors Club in located at 8340 Resource Dr., West Palm Beach, FL. Tel: (561) 800-1547. www.emperorspalmbeach.com.

For further information on the 2012 Miss Pole Champ USA™ competition, go to www.misspolechampusa.com.

Canoga Park-based adult industry powerhouse Wicked Pictures is pleased to announce that the company and product lines it distributes have been honored with nearly one hundred 2012 Adult Video News (AVN) nominations.

While many of the accolades speak to the variety and quality of Wicked’s in-house productions, the rest recognize the excellence of specialized lines like jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex, Wicked Passions, Video Marc Dorcel, JoyBear Pictures and Abby Winters.

The famed Wicked Girls™ (Stormy Daniels, jessica drake, Kaylani Lei, and Alektra Blue) and over twenty of the company’s in-house productions received nominations, with director Brad Armstrong’s AVN Editor’s Choice The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody leading the pack with eighteen major accolades. Sam Hain’s innovative sci-fi spectacular Horizon followed with thirteen nominations, while Armstrong’s stylish dance opus Sexy received nine. The year also saw Wicked reaffirming its status as one of the industry’s top creators of adult comedies, with no less than four releases gracing the Best Sex Comedy category. Turning to new horizons, Wicked’s entries into the sexual wellness market performed extremely well, with jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex receiving six major accolades, including Best Educational Release nominations for all of the installments released this year – Fellatio, Anal and Basic Positions.

While best known for his stylish dramas, Brad Armstrong proved to have a deft comedic touch in 2011. Already an AVN and XBIZ Editor’s Choice, The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody emerged as one of the year’s most highly regarded titles, leading the way for Wicked with recognition in such diverse categories as Best Parody – Comedy, Best Director – Parody, Best Art Direction, Best  Screenplay – Parody, Best Supporting Actress (Alektra Blue), Best Supporting Actor (Randy Spears) and Best Group Sex Scene. Armstrong also earned a Best Director – Non-Feature nomination for Sexy and, fittingly, a well-deserved spot in the Director of the Year (Body of Work) category.

In contrast, filmmaker Sam Hain, already considered one of the industry’s most gifted creators of parodies, chose Wicked as the home for his first original production. An effects-laden deep space adventure, Horizon received nominations in several major categories, including Best Feature, Best Director – Feature, Best Actress (jessica drake), Best Supporting Actor (Rocco Reed), Best Supporting Actress (Kimberly Kane) and Best Screenplay. The film is currently an AVN and XBIZ Editor’s Choice and has screened at mainstream theaters and college campuses.

Created for the company’s romance line Wicked Passions, Stormy Daniels’ charming Heart Strings earned the veteran writer/director/performer a well-deserved Best Director – Feature nomination, and a selection from the film’s soundtrack, “No Song, No Supper,” was nominated for Best Original Song. Daniels’ Gracie Glam vehicle Teacher’s Pet earned a nomination for Best Feature, while her fun Kaylani Lei romp Blind Date earned praise in the Best Comedy category.  The 2012 nominations also saw veteran contract director Jonathan Morgan exercising his penchant for hardcore humor, with both Party Girls and XXX Avengers receiving Best Sex Comedy honors. He was also honored in other genres, including a Best Interracial Release nomination for My Black Fantasy.

Among the overseas lines distributed by Wicked, France’s Video Marc Dorcel received over a dozen nominations, including Best Foreign Feature and Best Director – Foreign Feature for the exotic big-budget release Bangkok Connection. Abby Winters was honored with several noms recognizing the popular Girl Girl Hardcore and Intimate Moments franchises, while the innovative JoyBear Pictures titles Chloe’s Column: Fuck Fame and Private Thoughts received multiple accolades.

Having received nearly one hundred nominations in the many areas of direction, performance, eroticism and design, Wicked Pictures President and Owner Steve Orenstein is justifiably pleased with his company’s performance. “As always, I am very proud of our whole creative team. I am especially thankful for the recognition of all the ‘firsts’ for us. From Brad Armstrong’s The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody getting released in a sea of parodies and still garnering more nominations than any other title, to Sam Hain’s blockbuster Horizon, his first non-parody, being recognized with thirteen nominations. I was also extremely happy to see every release in the jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex series receive nominations and to see Stormy Daniels get a directing nod for our Wicked Passions line. And once again, AVN showed tremendous appreciation for the foreign lines we distribute, including Abby Winters, Video Marc Dorcel, and JoyBear Pictures.”

Wicked Pictures congratulates its talented performers, filmmakers, and staff for their 2012 AVN nominations. From science fiction to a musical parody, from sprawling epics to the most intimate of love stories, this forward-thinking studio continues to prove that it is built to last.

A complete list of Wicked’s 2012 Adult Video News nominations is below.

ABOUT JESSICA: Best Comedy

ANARCHY: Best Vignette Release; Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Lizz Tayler, Danny Wylde, Sascha; Best Music Soundtrack; and Best Original Song, “In Control.”

BLACK & BLUE: Best All-Sex Release, Mixed Format.

BLIND DATE: Best Comedy.

COUGARS TAKE IT BLACK: Best MILF Release.

ETERNAL: Best Feature; Best Director Feature, Barrett Blade; and Best Supporting Actress, India Summer.

HEART STRINGS: Best Director Feature, Stormy Daniels; and Best Original Song, “No Song, No Supper.”

HORIZON: Best Feature; Best Cinematography; Best Director Feature, Sam Hain; Best Art Direction; Best Screenplay; Best Actress, jessica drake; Best Supporting Actor, Rocco Reed; Best Supporting Actress, Kimberly Kane; Best Non-Sex Performance, Andy San Dimas; Best Marketing Campaign, Individual Project; Best DVD Extras; Best Special Effects; and Best Make Up.

jessica drake’s  GUIDE TO WICKED SEX: Best New Series.

jessica drake’s GUIDE TO WICKED SEX: FELLATIO: Best Educational Release; Best Oral Release; and Best Oral Sex Scene, Bobbi Starr.

jessica drake’s GUIDE TO WICKED SEX: ANAL: Best Educational Release.

jessica drake’s GUIDE TO WICKED SEX: POSITIONS: Best Educational Release.

MY BLACK FANTASY: Best Interracial Release.

PARTY GIRLS: Best Comedy.

PRIVATE LESSONS: Best Director Feature, Marcus London.

ROCKI WHORE PICTURE SHOW: A HARDCORE PARODY: Best Parody, Comedy; Best Cinematography; Best Editing; Best Director Parody, Brad Armstrong; Best Art Direction; Best Screenplay Parody; Best Actor, Mac Turner; Best Supporting Actor, Randy Spears; Best Supporting Actress, Alektra Blue; Best Group Sex Scene, Alektra Blue, jessica drake, Kaylani Lei, Brandy Aniston, Nikki Daniels, Lucky Starr, Puma Suede, Randy Spears, Tommy Gunn, Marcus London, Ron Jeremy, Jack Vegas, Dick Chibbles, Rocco Reed, Mac Turner; Best Non-Sex Performance, James Bartholet; Best Original Song, “Fuck-a-Fuck-a”; Best Original Song, “Oversexed Pornstar”; Best Marketing Campaign, Individual Project; Best Packaging; Best DVD Extras; Best Make Up; and Best Music Soundtrack.

SEXY: Best Vignette Release; Best Director Non-Feature, Brad Armstrong; Best Art Direction; Best All-Girl Group Scene, Jessica drake, Alektra Blue, Kaylani Lei, Brandy Aniston; Best Tease Performance, Brandy Aniston; Best Original Song, “Sexy”; Best Packaging; Best DVD Extras; and Best Music Soundtrack.

TEACHERS PET: Best Feature.

TOUCH OF SEDUCTION, A: Best Ethnic-Themed Release Black.

WICKED PASSIONS: Best New Line.

XXX AVENGERS: Best Comedy.

YOUNG AT HEART: Best Screenplay.

WICKED PICTURES: Best Overall Marketing Campaign; Best Membership Site; and Best Studio Website.

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: Brad Armstrong.

AVN Nominations for VIDEO MARC DORCEL

BANGKOK CONNECTION: Best Foreign Feature; and Best Director-Foreign Release, Max Bellochio.

MADEMOISELLE  DE  PARIS: Best Foreign Feature; and Best Director-Foreign Release, Herve Bodilis.

MY FIRST ORGY: Best Director-Foreign Release, Max Candy.

MAXIMUM FITNESS: Best Foreign All-Sex Release.

FRENCH MAID SERVICE: Best Foreign All-Sex Series.

RUSSIAN INSTITUTE: Best Foreign All-Sex Series.

RICH LITTLE BITCH: Best Foreign Feature.

ORGY: THE XXX CHAMPIONSHIP: Best Orgy Gangbang Release; and Best Group Sex Scene, Kaci Star, Liz Del Sierra, Marie Mcray, Aiden Ashley, Alan Stafford, Anthony Rosano, Asa Akira, Austin Matthews, Charlie Theron, Diana Doll, Evan Stone, Jaelyn Fox, Jeanie Marie, Ramon Nomar, Raven Alexis, Sean Michaels, Sophia Lomeli, Cander Corvus, Yuki Mori.

FRENCH MAID SERVICE TRAINEES: Best Sex Scene in a Foreign Shot Production, Cindy Dollar, Ian Scott, Alex Forte, James Brossman.

DORCEL.COM: Best Studio Website.

AVN Nominations for ABBY WINTERS

GIRL GIRL HARDCORE: Best All-Girl Series.

INTIMATE MOMENTS: Best All-Girl Series.

NATURALLY SEDUCTIVE GIRLS: Best Amateur Release.

LUSTFUL PLEASURES: Best Solo Release.

TEMPTING URGES: Best Solo Release.

AVN Nominations for JOYBEAR

CHLOE’S COLUMN: FUCK FAME: Best Foreign Feature; and Best Director-Foreign Release, Ted D.

PRIVATE THOUGHTS: Best Foreign All-Sex Release; and Best Director-Foreign Release, Justin Ribiero Dos Santos.

For more information please visit www.wicked.com and www.wickedb2b.com.

Julian Douglas proudly welcomes as The BriXton – South Bay presents this Friday, January 20th, “BEATLES vs. STONES” featuring:

ABBEY ROAD — With their tight harmonies, flawless note for note renditions of Beatles hits, custom-tailored costumes, vintage instruments, Liverpudlian dialect and precise attention to every detail, Abbey Road – A Tribute to The Beatles has honed their show to become one of the most musically and visually satisfying Beatles tribute acts in the world. Abbey Road recreates the magic, music, wit and charm of the Beatles, including the Fab Four’s cheeky personalities, familiar onstage banter and patter between songs.

Vs.

JUMPING JACK FLASH — Imagine walking into your favorite 500 seat music venue and stumbling upon the Rolling Stones. They’re all there; Mick is prancing and gyrating, Keith is ripping licks, posing with his trusty beat-up Telecaster. Charlie and Bill are laying down the back-beat, and depending on what time of night it is, either Brian Jones or Ron Wood round out the line-up. But there’s a problem, this isn’t London 1964, but rather Los Angeles 2012. Put down the pint and take a closer look mate, it’s Jumping Jack Flash, the world’s greatest tribute to the Rolling Stones.

With special guests: THE DyMANIC DUO.

Tickets are only $15!

Plus Saturday, January 21st

40 OZ. TO FREEDOM, the ultimate tribute to SUBLIME.

With special guests: NO DUH, the premier tribute to NO DOUBT and GWEN STEFANI.

Also: RED NOT CHILI PEPPERS, a tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Come join us for these great shows this weekend.

THE BRIXTON – SOUTH BAY is located at 100 W. Torrance Blvd., Unit J (on the beautiful Redondo Beach Pier), Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Tel: (310) 406-1931. www.BriXtonSouthBay.com.

Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. 21 and over.

Upcoming shows at The BriXton:
Saturday, January 28th, 2012 – DRAMARAMA
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 – LISA LOEB
Saturday, February 4th, 2012 – THE ENGLISH BEAT
Friday, February 10th, 2012 – THE TUBES and CRY WOLFE
Saturday, February 11th, 2012 – THE ATOMIC PUNKS (tribute to early Van Halen), MOTLEY INC. (tribute to Motley Crue) and SLIPPERY WHEN JERSEY (tribute to Bon Jovi)
Friday, February 17th, 2012 – AMBROSIA
Friday, February 24th, 2012 – WARRANT
Saturday, February 25th, 2012 – TOMMY CASTRO
Friday, March 2nd, 2012 – DICK DALE

Inside The Porn Actors Studio with host James Bartholet, will be presenting a very special “Wicked” edition during the upcoming AVN/AEE this Friday, January 20th at 4:30 p.m.

This special edition of the popular Inside The Porn Actors Studio will take place on the seminar stage inside The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino during the AVN/AEE convention.

In this edition host Bartholet will be joined by some of the popular adult film stars and contract stars of Wicked Pictures, and they will be discussing the parody releases; The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody, and the upcoming Men In Black: A Hardcore Parody, and how the parodies have become such a huge success with consumers and critics worldwide.

The Wicked Pictures stars on this panel will include: jessica drake, Brad Armstrong, Kaylani Lei, and Alektra Blue, who in addition to discussing the rise of the parody market, will also discuss their careers, past and upcoming film projects, and taking questions from the audience.

Some of Wicked Pictures’ latest releases include 2012 AVN nominated titles Sexy, Horizon, Anarchy, Eternal, Heart Strings, The Rocki Whore Picture Show: A Hardcore Parody, and jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex.

Wicked’s newest parody release from award winning director Brad Armstrong is a parody of the hit movie Men In Black, and will begin filming in February 2012.

Media, press, and of course attendees are strongly urged to attend this seminar on Friday afternoon January 20th at 4:30 p.m. on stage at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.

For more information, please contact Galaxy Publicity (310) 652-0770 or james@galaxypublicity.com.

AVN Hall of Fame performer Raylene has announced that she will be appearing at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, to be held January 19-21 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

“I’m really looking forward to this,” Raylene said. “It’s going to be good to see the longtime fans who remember me from the Vivid days — and the new fans who only know me as a cougar,” she added with a laugh.

Raylene will be signing autographs and meeting fans at the ATM/LA booth Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21. She will also be attending the AVN Awards, where she has been nominated as MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year. The AVN Awards will take place at The Joint at the Hard Rock on Saturday, January 21, and the show will be seen on Showtime later this year.

In Raylene’s adult career, she won the Starlet of the Year award from the X-Rated Critics Organization in 1999 and won Best Actress-Film at the AVN Awards in 2001 for her performance in Artemesia for Vivid Entertainment, where she was under contract as a Vivid Girl. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2008, and returned to active performing in 2009 with the production Raylene’s Dirty Work for Vivid Entertainment. This was followed by star turns for companies including Girlfriends Films, Zero Tolerance, West Coast Productions, Tom Byron Pictures, Lethal Hardcore, Hustler Video and Wicked Pictures. This year, she has been nominated at the AVN Awards for MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year, and was also nominated at this year’s XBIZ Awards for Performer Comeback of the Year.

Look for Raylene at the ATM/LA booth at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.

For more Raylene, follow her on Twitter @RayleneXXX.

If you’re looking for Lisa Ann at the Adult Entertainment Expo this week, just follow the line because when she is one of the most popular stars the industry has ever seen and fans cue up early to get their moment with her.

She’s got a big signing schedule this week, including at least four hours every day (including Wednesday’s trade-only day). She’ll be at the Brazzers booth each day with this schedule: Wednesday, January 18 from 1 to 6 p.m.; Thursday, January 19 from 1 to 6 p.m.; Friday, January 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, January 21 from noon to 4 p.m.

Wednesday morning, January 18 at 7:30 a.m. (PT) Lisa will be doing KOMP-FM with Joanna Angel.

Friday, January 20, Lisa is part of the Social Media Seminar, and that same night she’ll be hosting at RPM Nightclub at the Tropicana. Then, on Saturday night, January 21 Lisa will be hosting a party at Haze Nightclub inside Aria.

Recently, Lisa won Adult Star Branded Pleasure Product of the Year for her Fleshlight at the 2012 XBIZ Awards. Now, she is nominated for MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year, Crossover Star and Best Porn Star Website, as well as two fan-voted awards, Best Body and Twitter Queen at the 2012 AVN Awards. She will be accompanied by perhaps the luckiest man in the country, Andrew from Boston, who won the Fleshlight contest to be Lisa’s date at the awards show.

For more on the party at the Haze Nightclub in Aria go to www.arialasvegas.com/nightlife/haze-nightclub.aspx. RPM Nightclub at the Tropicana is at www.troplv.com/nightlife/rpm-nightclub. For more on the AVN Awards visit www.avnawards.avn.com. KOMP FM is at 92.3 in Vegas and online at www.komp.com.

For more on Lisa Ann, go to www.risingstarpr.com/news/?page_id=813 or follow her on Twitter @thereallisaann.

Julia Ann

Dyanna Lauren

Katie Morgan

Lexington Steele

If you plan on making the trek out next week into the Nevada desert for the annual AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (www.adultentertainmentexpo.com), then you may already know about the other annual event for the fans and industry talent, that’s always newsworthy and whole hell of a lot of fun.

For nearly two decades, The Legends Of Erotica event at Showgirl Video has been the event to attend to while in town for the AEE Expo.

Held on Friday evening, January 20, this year’s inductions of seven Legends Of Erotica will hold a place in the adult industry’s historical archives.

The show will be attended by The Class of 2012: Julia Ann, Felecia, Kayla Kleevage, Dyanna Lauren, Katie Morgan, Tony Montana and Lexington Steele.

The event sells out ever year, being that it is in an intimate setting, and worth the price of admission to see the Legends of Adult making a VERY rare appearance to attend and meet their fans!

Tickets are available at Showgirl Video in Las Vegas or contact the MC of the evening, William Margold at BMargold@aol.com.

For tickets and info for this year’s event, (where alot of the proceeds from event go to adult charity, PAW: Protecting Adult Welfare) check out the website for details and email to get on the mailing list for all future events at www.pawfoundation.org.

Showgirl Video is located at 631 South Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV.

We have finally made it to one of the most important times of the year in the adult industry. That time is the Adult Entertainment Expo and the AVN Awards Show held January 18 thru 21 at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada! The stunning Kortney Kane will grace the floors of the Adult Entertainment Expo showcasing her films and signing for her fans and giving photo opportunities at a few locations. She will be signing on the show floor for three days.

“This is actually very exciting!” Kortney said. “The closer we get to this show and the AVN’s the more butterflies I get in my stomach. I so can’t wait to see my fans and meet new ones!”

Kortney Kane’s AVN Schedule is as follows: Thursday, January 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Private booth; Friday, January 20 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Private booth, from  2 to 3p.m. the T.I.T.S. booth, and from 5 to 6 p.m. at the ATM booth; and Saturday, January 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the ATM booth, 1 to 2 p.m. at the T.I.T.S. booth, and from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Private booth.

Also, the 2012 AVN Awards will be held on Saturday January 21st, 2012 at The Joint in The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV. Kortney Kane is nominated for BEST BODY. For more information, visit www.avnawards.avn.com.

For more Kortney Kane‚ go to her official website www.kortneykane.com, her personal blog www.kortneykane.com/blog or follow her on Twitter @KortneyKane.