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Major tour announcement coming from AC/DC this week, Deep Purple to release a special 50th-anniversary edition of their legendary album ‘Machine Head’, Santana as well as Dead & Co. both add additional dates to their respective Las Vegas residencies, The full rock & metal list of 2024 Grammy winners is out and we’ll go over who we thought should have won & more… PLUS this week in Rock...

Rob Zombie bassist Piggy D leaves the band after 18 years, Dead & Co. confirm Las Vegas residency for later this spring, Zakk Wylde is launching his very own music festival with a ‘Ride For Dime’ charity motorcycle ride in honor of the late Dimebag Darrel Abbott & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www.rocknewsweekly...

David Lee Roth rants about Sammy Hagar & Wolfgang Van Halen in bizarre new videos he posted online, Alice In Chains announce a 30th-anniversary box set for their legendary 1994 EP ‘Jar Of Flies’, Ozzy reveals details about his goodbye performance at Villa Park later this year & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www....

A member of Sleep Token was doxxed and had his birth certificate & other personal information posted online, Mick Mars gets a victory against Motley Crue in their current legal battle, The Songwriters Hall Of Fame announces their class for 2024, Sublime confirms an official reunion with Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob and announce their Coachella appearance & more… PLUS this week in Rock &...

The Smashing Pumpkins are looking for a new guitarist after the departure of Jeff Shroeder, Corey Taylor cancels his upcoming tour citing mental health issues, Rush’s Neil Peart will have his final book posthumously released in May, The Black Keys will release a new album with special guest musicians this April & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much...

Happy New Year!  Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk says the band will not tour or play live again, Dee Snider calls out Spotify’s CEO over miniscule royalties paid to musicians, Slipknot is being sued by the estate of Joey Jordison for displaying his personal items on a VIP experience being sold to fans…and over the holidays, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder surprised his local music store teache...

Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas announces their lineup for 2024, Dillinger Escape Plan announces 25th anniversary shows with original singer Dimitri Minakakis, Willie Nelson’s star-studded 90th birthday celebration concert event is out now and streaming on Paramount+, the 2024 Grammy nominations have been announced & we’ll go over all of the Rock & Alternative nominees & more… PLUS this...

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe gives some details on his new solo project in the works, Ozzy says he’s open to the idea of using A.I. to create more music with Randy Rhodes’ original guitar riffs, KISS says they will live on as digital avatars after their final show this past weekend & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www.rock...

Rob Reiner announces the sequel to ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ will begin filming in 2024, Metal comes to the Middle East as Metallica will play Saudi Arabia for the first time ever, plus Dave Grohl had to do a first ever profanity-free set at a recent show in Abu Dhabi, Sammy Hagar invites David Lee Roth to join him for select shows on his upcoming Van Halen focused tour & more… PLUS this week in Ro...

Iconic guitars from Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain each sell for over a million at a recent auction, the Rolling Stones announce their first round of US tour dates for 2024, Foo Fighters highly anticipated recent performance from Austin City Limits Festival is now available to stream for free & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is...

Jay Weinberg makes his first official statement since being outed from Slipknot, Sammy Hagar recruits Joe Satriani and announces Best Of All Worlds tour to focus on his catalog with Van Halen, When We Were Young announces their 2024 lineup with a special “performing an album in its entirety” theme & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Watch...

Jared Leto becomes the first person to legally climb the Empire State building in a stunt to promote the new 30 Seconds To Mars album, The Scorpions announce a Las Vegas residency for 2024, KISS announces that their final show in December will be livestreamed on PPV, Jimmy Page gave his first public performance in 8 years at the RRHOF this past weekend & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll...

Green Day announces huge stadium tour for the US & UK in 2024, Dave Grohl releases an expanded version of his new book ‘The Storyteller’, Pink Floyd to reissue Atom Heart Mother with newly restored concert footage, and the 2024 Grammy nominees will be announced this week & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   All of our links are up at ww...

The Beatles are releasing their final song “Now And Then” in November, Iron Maiden announce their 2024 world tour dates that include a stop at Aftershock Festival in California, Dream Theater welcomes original drummer Mike Portnoy back into the band & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com For $...

Smashing Pumpkins & Weezer announce tour dates for 2024, Judas Priest release a new single Panic Attack & give details on their new album coming out in 2024, Pearl Jam gives a release date & details on their 30th anniversary edition of Vs., Mick Mars (formerly of Motley Crue) will release his first ever solo track later this month & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History T...

Sick New World 2024 lineup is out, Spotify founder does not intend to ban AI-generated music on their platform, Deftones give some details on their new album coming out in 2024, Talking Heads members reunite for 40th-anniversary screening of Stop Making Sense , Aerosmith & Bruce Springsteen cancel their tours & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so muc...

Aftershock 2023 Interviews!! This year, we've got interviews with 13 different bands/artists... including members of Incubus, Dethklok, 311, Daughtry, Ayron Jones, Redlight King, Pinkshift, Starbenders, Asava, Nothing But Thieves (UK), Ithaca (UK), Kid Kapichi (UK), Gnome (BE) & more… Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 00:00:48 - Intro 00:00:48 - 00:08:40 - Pinkshift 00:08:40 - 00:17:10 - Incubus 00:1...

It’s our annual Aftershock Festival Recap! Hear about all our Aftershock interviews & experiences over the course of 4 days, our favorite sets of the weekend, our favorite up & coming bands of the weekend, our favorite new features of 2023 & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more! All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com For $3.99...

A shooter cuts Vince Neil’s set short at the Oklahoma State Fair, smaller touring bands get financial help with Willie Nelson’s new “On The Road Again” development program, Ozzy details plans for a new album and tour in 2024, Roger Waters celebrates the 50th anniversary of DSOTM with his new Dark Side of the Moon “Redux” release on October 6th & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History...

Pantera drops off the Aftershock lineup this year, Sammy Hagar starts his own brewery in Detroit with his new Red Rocker Lager, A Queen fan pays over $180k for Freddie Mercury’s mustache comb, U2 films a surprise music video for their new single in Las Vegas & more… PLUS This week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly....

Aerosmith cancels the first 30 days of their tour due to Steven Tyler’s vocal damage, Ozzy reveals he will undergo spinal surgery & other health details on a recent episode of their new podcast,  AC/DC drops original drummer Phil Rudd ahead of their Power Trip Festival appearance & more… PLUS This week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   All of our links are...

Aerosmith’s original drummer Joey Kramer will not being joining the band on their final tour, The Rolling Stones announce their 31st studio album “Hackney Diamonds” coming out in October, Nirvana celebrates the 30th anniversary of In Utero with a super deluxe boxset… PLUS This week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com...

Sammy Hagar says he wants to open up his own all-inclusive resort, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons to receive the BMI Troubadour Award, Aerosmith to release career-spanning deluxe vinyl boxset, Outside Lands Festival re-cap with David & more… PLUS This week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com For $3.99 a month, you get ac...

Black Sabbath’s reunion from 1997 is getting the deluxe vinyl treatment, Corey Taylor details Slipknot’s long-lost experimental album ‘Look Out Your Window’ & its possible release date for 2024, Lita Ford details the delay in her new album due to the recent passing of both her songwriting partner & manager… PLUS This week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!  ...

Rumors are swirling as to who will be performing next at Las Vegas’ The Sphere, after U2 kicks things off next month, Van Halen announces a 5150-era boxset with 4 albums, MTV VMA nominees were announced this week for Rock and Alternative & an unfortunate double in memoriam this week as we’ve lost 2 amazing & influential guitarists: Sixto Rodriguez and Robbie Robertson… PLUS This week in Ro...