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Green Day announces their huge boxset to celebrate the 25th anniversary of American Idiot coming out in October, Both surviving Beatles make classic concerts available for the digital age as George Harrison’s Concert For Bangladesh and Paul McCartney’s rare ‘One Hand Clapping’ film both get updates and wide releases in 2024… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so muc...

A SWAT team & crisis negotiator use tear gas on Puddle Of Mudd lead singer Wes Scantlin after a long standoff with police, Journey cancels their upcoming UK tour due to internal legal disputes, Flea from the RHCP reveals he has footage of himself snowboarding naked with Woody Harrelson & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is...

Aerosmith retires from touring & cancels all tour dates for 2024, A new liquor brand is launched in honor of the late Dimebag Darrell, Nick Mason says he’s intrigued by AI to possibly make new Pink Floyd music, A Martin Scorsese-produced tribute concert has been announced for October to honor Robbie Robertson and will feature performances from Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello & m...

Jack White shares secret copies of his unreleased solo album at his Third Man Record stores in Detroit, Nashville and London, late-Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clark to be featured in a new upcoming biography & boxset, Metallica creates a online museum dedicated to Cliff Burton & announce details of their annual charity concert in December… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivi...

A Netflix documentary about Prince is being ‘held hostage’ as the Prince estate & Netflix disagree on the length and content of the film, Los Angeles’ legendary Record Plant studio is going to be closing after 55 years,  Nirvana settles lawsuit over their smiley face logo with fashion designer Marc Jacobs & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much mo...

A Steve Perry imposter steals over $100k from a 75-year-old Journey fan, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is sued for wrongful death while on tour with Pearl Jam, and a rare Eddie Van Halen custom guitar that hasn’t been seen for 31 years hits the auction block & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www....

S6 E25 - Week of 7/8/24 - Don Henley continues his lawsuit against a rare books dealer for the return of a notebook with handwritten lyrics for Hotel California,  Heart puts all their 2024 tour dates on hold as singer Ann Wilson undergoes cancer treatment, and Coldplay brought out Michael J Fox to play guitar during their Glastonbury set over the weekend & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Ro...

Crypto-scammers target Metallica’s social media, Roger Daltry reveals he has a completed script & is looking for a director to make a Keith Moon biopic, and Sum 41 are currently trying to solve the mystery surrounding their original lead singer after he abruptly left the band and was never seen again more than 25 years ago & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WT...

Scott Weiland’s widow sets the record straight in a new interview where she claims that Scott did not overdose when he died 8 years ago, bassist Glenn Hughes calls out Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan and Roger Glover saying he will never speak to any of them again, and new Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong talks about her audition that led to her officially joining the band, playing live recently in...

Judas Priest announce the 2nd leg of their Invincible Shield North American tour, Spotify announces a new “Hi-Fi” upgrade featuring lossless audio and discounts on vinyl, and Duff McKagan claims that Duff beer from The Simpsons is actually named after him & R.E.M. give their first group interview in over 30 years after being inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame this week… PLUS this week...

The Sex Pistols are reuniting without Johnny Rotten for a London charity gig, Taylor Momsen was bit by a bat while on stage in Spain opening for AC/DC, Mayhem Festival is back for the first time after a 10-year absence & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www.rocknewsweekly.com   Watch us LIVE, chat with us & more… E...

Geezer Butler is back on speaking terms with Ozzy and says he wants one last Black Sabbath show, John Lennon’s iconic acoustic guitar from “Help!” sets a new record by selling for $2.9 million at a recent auction, and major tour cancellations this week from Heart, Bruce Springsteen, The Black Keys & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everyt...

Serj Tankian reveals in his new memoir that he told the other members of System Of A Down to ‘find a new singer’, Alex Lifeson is jamming Rush songs again with Geddy Lee but says they sound like a ‘really bad tribute band’, and David Gilmour gives a new in-depth interview about working with a younger generation on his new album and releases additional dates for his highly anticipated U.S. & Eu...

A rapper is being sued by Iron Maiden for blatant plagiarism of their ‘Powerslave Eddie’ artwork, Wolfgang Van Halen ‘Behind The Music’ episode debuts on Paramount +, and Slipknot announces their North American tour & confirms their new drummer with an official post from Eloy Casagrande & more!  PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything i...

David Gilmour announces his first solo album in 9 years ‘Luck and Strange’ to be released later this year in September, Outside Lands festival announces their 2024 lineup, and Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson surprises fans by working the ticket booth selling wristbands for a secret show at the legendary Whiskey A Go-Go… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!...

Live Nation is facing a new lawsuit from the Department Of Justice regarding their controversial ticketing practices with venues, our recent Viva Las Vegas rockabilly car show & concert weekend re-cap, and the inductees of the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced on American Idol, we’ll go over the full list & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF &am...

System of a Down announces a historic final show of 2024 to take place at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco with the Deftones, Mars Volta & more, Aerosmith announces their rescheduled tour dates for 2024, and a new study shows how much the average music fan spends on band t-shirts in their lifetime… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything i...

KISS sells their music catalog, logo, image & likeness for millions, AC/DC sells 1.5 million tickets in just one day for their upcoming European tour, and Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai & Danny Carey sit down to discuss the origins, inspirations and plans for their newly announced Beat Tour, which will focus on the 80’s era of King Crimson & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll...

Steve Vai & Joe Satriani collaborate on a new single for the first time ever, The Pretty Reckless announced as AC/DC’s opener on their upcoming European tour, System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian announces his new Seven Hours After Violet solo project featuring members of Winds Of Plague, Left To Suffer & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much m...

Robert Fripp endorses Adrian Belew’s new King Crimson project featuring Steve Vai, Tony Levin and Danny Carey from TOOL, A new David Bowie Boxset focusing on the creation of Ziggy Stardust is set to release in June, and Forbes magazine has declared the ‘biggest’ song of all time; we’ll let you know what it is & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much mo...

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame debuts their new exhibit ‘Revolutionary Women in Music: Left of Center’ this past week, Scorpions singer Klaus Meine is recovering from spinal surgery ahead of their Las Vegas residency next month, and Brian Johnson & Mark Knopfler are launching their very own TV show next month… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!  ...

The Living Wage for Musicians Act has been introduced to the U.S. Senate to increase royalty payouts for musicians, Wolfgang Van Halen responds to David Lee Roth’s rant about him & their final tour together, Ex-Sepultura drummer Elroy Casagrande abruptly quits and may have secretly joined Slipknot a month before Sepultura’s farewell tour begins… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia...

Festival announcement season continues as we have 3 more impressive lineups out this week from Aftershock Festival in California, Sonic Temple in Ohio and Best Friends Forever in Las Vegas… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www.rocknewsweekly.com   Watch us LIVE, chat with us & more… Every Sunday around 2pm PST @ https://www....

‘No Values’ festival announces their debut lineup with The Original Misfits, Iggy Pop & more, Louder Than Life festival lineup is out with an unexpected Slayer reunion and the Record Store Day 2024 releases have been announced, we’ll go over the full list & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www.rocknewsweekly.com  ...

Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne threaten legal action against Kanye West for using an unauthorized Black Sabbath sample, Pearl Jam announce new album and massive world tour, and the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 2024 Nominees have been announced, we’ll go over the full list & more… PLUS this week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more!   Everything is up at www.rocknewsweekly...