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Tune in every week for the latest in Rock, Metal, Indie, Grunge, Alt & Classic Rock news, This week's New Releases, "This Week In Music History" Trivia, Movies, Pop Culture & MoreI have worked in Rock Radio for over 20 years, terrestrial on FM, AM & online. These are stories that we come across during the week that we like to share here and discuss freely, without the censorship and time constraints of national broadcast radio.We try to take a humorous but informative approach to rock news and throw in our self-produced parody commercials for fun.We make no money from this. Thanks : )
Unknown Host hosts Rock News Weekly, a music show with 424 episodes published.
Iron Maiden sell their publishing rights to Pophouse Entertainment, the same company that has struck similar deals with ABBA and KISS, Candlebox continues an annoying industry trend with touring bands as they announce a
Elton John announces two farewell concerts in Mexico City that will take place in October later this year, Metallica donates $100k and Rush creates a unique shirt for charity to support the latest Venezuela earthquake re
Legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with a huge concert event at Radio City Music Hall in New York this October, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers ventures into new musical territory as he ann
Paul Simonon’s smashed bass from the iconic Clash album cover for ‘London Calling’ will return home to the new London Museum Smithfield location this fall, Rolling Stones seem to disagree on the touring future of the ban
Faith No More’s bassist Bill Gould confirms that the band is planning a massive reunion tour covering 4 continents in 2027, Jon Bon Jovi announced that he has fully recovered from his vocal chord surgery and is ready to
Cruise To The Edge announces their 2027 dates and prog-rock focused lineup including Kansas, Steve Hackett, Asia & many more, ex-Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant announces more solo dates including a free concert at H
Sepultura announces their final show will take place at the Sao Paolo Arena in November later this year, Metallica set a new attendance record in Germany with over 94,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, a long-los
Riot Fest announced their 2026 lineup featuring Tool, Angine De Poitrine, Iggy Pop & many more, taking place September 18th - 20th at Douglas Park in Chicago, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil announces his new book and gives an
Static-X cancel the remainder of their 2026 tour due to serious undisclosed medical issues within the band, Anthrax will release ‘Cursum Perficio’ on September 18th, their 12th studio album and first new release in over
The Black Keys describe their falling out with Live Nation, having to fire their manager and road crew and how that fueled their stripped down rootsy approach on their latest album, Ex-Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert cla
The Rolling Stones confirm the artwork & artist guest list of their 25th studio album titled ‘Foreign Tongues’ after revealing a social media puzzle with their fans, Ozzy Osbourne had a secret cologne he used for 30 year
Ramones announce special releases & festivities including a brand new installation at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas this 4th of July all in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their debut album released in 1976, A
Iron Maiden will not attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame due to scheduling conflicts with their upcoming Australian Tour, Slayer announce two special shows in the U.S. to celebrate the 40th anniver
No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont reveals that he’s in the early stages of Parkinson’s but still plans to go ahead with their planned Sphere residency next month, Kiss announce plans for a hologram show featuring new origina
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Bob Dylan launches a strange Patreon account called “Lectures From The Grave” that features AI-narrated content that baffles his fans, Metallica donates $125k to help with Hawaii’s worst flooding in over 2 decades, Tesla
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Radiohead announce they will only play 20 shows total in 2027 while taking this entire year off from touring to prepare, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready announces the details of his new graphic novel and rock opera about the e
Former Dead Kennedy’s frontman Jello Biafra suffered a stroke & is in stable condition as he updates fans this week, Alice Cooper announces his autobiography ‘Devil On My Shoulder’ will be published this October with a s
Sharon Osbourne confirms Ozzfest will return in 2027 as a touring festival after nearly a decade-long break, more than 50 bands support no-kill animal shelters with a new Green Day tribute compilation, Sebastian Bach wil
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