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S2 - E33 - Week of 8/21/20 - Outside Lands virtual festival next weekend, Live charity stream to honor The Clash’s Joe Strummer & More! 21.08.2020 23:49

Outside Lands virtual festival next weekend, Live charity stream to honor The Clash’s Joe Strummer tonight, Mysterious countdown clocks on Smashing Pumpkins official website,  Anthrax has been writing new music via zoom, White Stripes to auction off authentic touring gear for charity, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, this week’s new releases, weekly WTF & more! All links up at ww...

S2 - E32 - Week of 8/14/20 - UK's first socially distanced concert, Scorpion's box set to include piece of the Berlin Wall, New albums coming from Mastodon, Garbage & More! 14.08.2020 32:33

Metallica announces national Drive-In performance, UK has first socially distanced concert this week, Morrison Hotel virtual performances this weekend, New Scorpions boxset to include actual piece of the Berlin Wall, Duff McKagan & Lily Cornell open up about mental health, Track listing revealed for Bill & Ted soundtrack, New albums coming soon from Mastodon, Garbage & Serj Tankian, St...

S2 - E31 - Week of 8/7/20 - Black Sabbath 50th anniversary release details, Porno For Pyros reunites after 24 years& More! 07.08.2020 30:27

Black Sabbath announces 50th anniversary boxset for ‘Paranoid’, Porno For Pyros reunites after 24 years, Trivium buys airplane hangar for new rehearsal space, Download UK & Four Chord music festivals announce their 2021 lineups, Soundtrack revealed for ‘Heavy Metal’ themed pinball machine, Stonehenge mystery (somewhat) revealed, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, this week’s new release...

S2 - E30 - Week of 7/31/20 - Lollapalooza virtual, Robert Plant boxset, Ozzy biography, Ace Frehley solo album & More! 31.07.2020 28:06

Lollapalooza Festival going virtual this weekend, Robert Plant releasing solo boxset collection, Ozzy Osbourne bio to air on A&E, Guns N Roses reschedule 2020 tour, Marilyn Manson announces new album release date & details, Members of Tool, Primus, Mastodon, Korn & more cover tracks for charity,  Ace Frehley details new solo album, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, this we...

S2 - E29 - Week of 7/24/20 - Aftershock Festival & Hellfest reschedule for 2021, Ozzy health update & More! 24.07.2020 23:02

Aftershock Festival announces rescheduled dates/lineup for 2021, Hellfest announces new lineup, Update on Ozzy’s health, AC/DC Virtual 40th Anniversary Event today, Motorhead & The Replacements both releasing deluxe editions of legendary albums, German Scientists to host experimental concert to track Covid-19, Joey Armstrong responds to sexual misconduct allegations, American Music Awards sets...

S2 - E28 - Week of 7/17/20 - Better Noise Online Music Festival this weekend, Metallica announce release details on S&M 2 and more! 17.07.2020 33:42

Better Noise Online Music Festival this weekend, Metallica announce release details on S&M 2, Jimmy Page offering signed fine art prints from new book, Bush to host virtual album release concert this weekend, Wolfgang Van Halen gives details on his debut solo album, Sebastian Bach accuses Chris Jericho of miming his live vocal performances, Judas Priest & more cancel 2020 dates, PLUS On Th...

S2 - E27 - Week of 7/10/20 - Deftones reschedule dates, RRHOF virtual awards this year, Beavis & Butthead are back & more! 10.07.2020 26:22

RRHOF will be held virtually this year, Deftones announce rescheduled dates for 2021, Slash updates us on new Guns ‘N Roses music, List of bands that received PPP loans, Metallica announce multi-million dollar deal regarding their catalog, Anthrax releases 30th anniversary video series & special editions of Persistence Of Time, Beavis & Butthead are back on Comedy Central PLUS On This Day...

S2 E26 - Week of 7/3/20 - Aftershock Festival gives update, Tool’s Adam Jones to get custom Gibson signature model guitar & more! 03.07.2020 22:53

Aftershock Festival gives update on this year’s event, Tool’s Adam Jones to get custom Gibson signature model guitar, Members of Soundgarden create new social media accounts, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda releasing new solo album with fan input, Lenny Kravitz sets release date for new memoir,  Metallica & Halestorm both working on new music, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, this wee...

S2 - E25 - Week of 6/26/20 - Bonnaroo & Outside Lands reschedule for 2021, Kurt Cobain's guitar fetches millions at auction & more! 26.06.2020 30:25

Bonnaroo & Outside Lands officially postponed, Kurt Cobain’s acoustic guitar sells at auction, Trent Reznor & others pen letter to congress to help music venues, Tom DeLonge may get UFO law changed, Dave Grohl & Paul McCartney raise money for New Orleans, Herd Immunity Fest coming under fire PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, this week’s new releases, weekly WTF & more! All...

S2 - E24 - Week of 6/19/20 - Riot Fest announce lineup for 2021, Ozzy gives health update, RATM back on the charts after 30 years & more! 19.06.2020 32:32

Riot Fest announces lineup for 2021 event, Ozzy gives an update on his recovery, Deftones announce plans for 20th anniversary of White Pony, Ace Frehley of KISS announces covid-friendly tour for later this year, Papa Roach to stream 20th anniversary of Infest, Rage Against The Machine's debut album back on the charts after 30 years PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, weekly WTF & more! A...

S2 - E23 - Week of 6/12/20 - Lollapalooza & Coachella cancel for 2020, Third Man Records to release rare Stooges show, Solo albums from Jon Frusciante & Tommy Lee, Fulltone backlash & more! 12.06.2020 26:24

Lollapalooza & Coachella officially cancel for 2020, Offstage with DWP & Download Festival virtual festivals this weekend, Metallica surprises heath care worker & announces new box set, Third Man Records to release rare Stooges show, new solo albums coming from Jon Frusciante & Tommy Lee, RRHOF Museum opens Monday, Mark Hoppus & others drop Fulltone products, PLUS On This Day i...

S2 - E22 - Week of 6/5/20 - Tool, Faith No More, Motley Crue all cancel tours for 2020, Virtual Download Festival & more! 05.06.2020 24:21

Tool, Faith No More, Motley Crue officially cancel tours for 2020, System Of A Down, KISS and Iron Maiden to headline virtual Download Festival next weekend, remaining members of Soundgarden to record new single for Record Store Day event in September, Metallica’s James Hetfield auctioning off hand-made tables for charity, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, weekly WTF & more! All links...

S2 - E21 - Week of 5/29/20 - Slay At Home virtual rock fest, new music from Mastodon & Raconteurs, Rob Halford's new book & more! 29.05.2020 29:46

‘Slay At Home’ virtual rock concert happening this weekend, Raconteurs new EP & documentary out today, Mastodon write new song for Bill & Ted sequel, New autobiography coming this year from Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Led Zeppelin to stream legendary 2007 reunion show on their YouTube channel, Coachella trying to keep same lineup for 2021, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, weekly W...

S2 - E20 - Week of 5/22/20 - Guns N Roses, Deftones, Green Day, Black Crowes & more cancels tours, Roger Waters locked out of Pink Floyd website & more 22.05.2020 25:19

Tour cancellations from Guns N Roses, Green Day, The Black Crowes, Deftones & more, Details on the first socially-distanced concert in America, Roger Waters claims he cannot use Pink Floyd's official website, Bullet For My Valentine working on new album, Stabbing Westward to release first new album in 20 years with original producer, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, weekly WTF & m...

S2 - E19 - Week of 5/15/20 - Black Keys & Slipknot cancel 2020 dates, new books from Manson & KISS, RRHOF video archives & more! 15.05.2020 26:05

Black Keys & Slipknot cancel 2020 tours, RRHOF uploads tons of performances from the archives for free, new books coming out from KISS & Marilyn Manson, new Muse concert film in the works & Matt Bellamy shares a new song, Tom DeLonge teases playing with Blink 182 again, Ghost threatens legal action against vodka company with same name, PLUS On This Day in music history trivia, weekly W...

S2 - E18 - Week of 5/8/20 - RATM reschedules dates for 2021, Live Nation announces ticket relief details, Deftones give album release update & more! 08.05.2020 26:20

Rage Against The Machine reschedules tour for 2021, Live Nation announces ticket relief plan for postponed shows, Deftones give update on album release, Killswitch Engage releases B-sides for charity, Avenged Sevenfold challenges fans to quarantine by offering free merch, Metallica’s announces “Month Of Giving” for pandemic relief, movie about Ozzy’s early life in the works, PLUS On This Day in mu...

S2 - E17 - Week of 5/1/20 - Louder Than Life Festival canceled, FFDP & Pearl Jam donate to charities, Gene Simmons talks about music industry crew workers & more! 01.05.2020 26:04

Louder Than Life festival with Metallica canceled, Five Finger Death Punch donates to first responders & military families, Pearl Jam raising money for charity with special VIP experience, Portugal The Man donates banned books to students in Alaska, Post Malone raises over $3 million covering Nirvana tracks,  Lollapalooza pulling 2 full concert videos from the archives every week, Gene Si...

S2 - E16 - Week of 4/24/20 -RATM fan sues ticketmaster, Foo Fighters track covered for charity, Derek Jones dead at 35 & more! 24.04.2020 23:18

Falling In Reverse guitarist Derek Jones dead at 35, Rage Against The Machine fan sues Ticketmaster over refunds, Robert Plant donates thousands for scrubs for UK health workers, Foo Fighters track to be covered for charity, “PLAY ON FEST” virtual concert experience happening this weekend, Slipknot documentary now free on Youtube, Corey Taylor launching meat free taco truck business, Post Malone t...

S2 - E15 - Week of 4/17/20 - Ozzy donating to charity, Ivan Moody donating CBD hand sanitizer to veterans, New albums in the works from The Arcade Fire, Bush & more! 17.04.2020 21:46

Ozzy donating merch proceeds to Parkinson’s research, Tool’s Maynard James Keenan to launch coffee business, Win Butler confirms new Arcade Fire album in the works, Bush announces summer release date for new album, Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody donates new CBD hand sanitizer to veterans, Health experts say we won’t be seeing large live concerts until the fall of 2021, Plus this week in musi...

S2 - E14 - Week of 4/10/20 - Rocklahoma canceled, New Strokes album & podcast out today, Tony Iommi to auction off personal gear for charity & more! 10.04.2020 21:03

Rocklahoma canceled for 2020, One World: Together At Home list of performers, Tony Iommi to auction of gear for charity, The Strokes new album & podcast out today, My Chemical Romance releases new music, Radiohead releasing live performances on YouTube, Tommy Lee says Motley Crue stadium tour still happening this summer, Plus this week in music history trivia, weekly WTF & more! All links...

S2 - E13 - Week of 4/3/20 - Boston Calling canceled for 2020, Ozzy gets stem cell treatment, Coachella documentary & more! 03.04.2020 24:07

Boston Calling cancels 2020 festival, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival announces hopeful lineup for September, Ozzy’s update on stem cell treatment, Elton John’s “Living Room Concert For America”, Austin City Limits TV opens up archive for free streaming, Coachella documentary premiering next week,  HBO offering free streaming on select shows, Plus this week in music history trivia, weekl...

S2 - E12 - Week of 3/27/20 - Bonnaroo & Bottle Rock rescheduled, plus news on Tony Iommi, Chuck Billy, Gerard Way & more! 27.03.2020 24:44

Bonnaroo & Bottle Rock reschedule their dates, Glastonbury, Epicenter, Rockville & Sonic Temple all cancelled for 2020, Tool, Foo Fighters & more postpone more tour dates, Slim’s closes for good in SF, Testament’s Chuck Billy tests positive for Covid-19, Tony Iommi working with Gibson on a custom replica SG, Dave Grohl says recent recording sessions were haunted, My Chemical Romance fr...

S2 - E11 - Week of 3/13/20 - Major festivals & tours postponed due to Coronavirus, details on Jerry Cantrell solo album, Danzig plays Elvis & more! 13.03.2020 22:09

Multiple festivals & major tours canceled due to Coronavirus fears, Glastonbury reveals 2020 lineup despite scare, Danzig announces Elvis tribute tour, Jerry Cantrell reveals more details on his new solo album, Plus this week in music history trivia, weekly WTF & more! PLUS check out our new preview for Hamburger Man & Tortilla Face: The Reckoning about halfway through the episode! All...

S2 E10 - Week of 3/6/20 - Rock news on Record Store Day, Pearl Jam, Green Day, DC Jam lineup & More! 06.03.2020 40:43

Record Store Day list of releases is out, Foo Fighters announce DC jam lineup on 4th of July, New underwater species is named after Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Breaking Benjamin announce tour dates, Green Day cancels Asia tour over Coronavirus fears, Pearl Jam to play new album in Dolby Atmos sound in theaters around the country, Metallica launches its own exclusive vinyl club Plus this week in...

S2 E9 - Week of 2/28/20 - Rock news on Sonic Temple, Metallica, Kraftwerk, New Order, Ozzy & more! 28.02.2020 50:27

Sonic Temple lineup is out, Metallica pulls out of 2 major festivals, official Neil Peart tribute concert event announced, 2020 tour dates announced for Tool, Kraftwerk, New Order & The Black Keys, AC/DC album details revealed by Dee Snider, Ozzy giving away M&G’s & more with new album, Korn guitarist opens up rehab & recovery centers for touring musicians, Plus this week in music...