Rock News Weekly

Led Zeppelin announces a new live EP to be released alongside the 50th anniversary edition of Physical Graffiti, Ozzy’s new documentary No Escape From Now is coming out this fall, and a surprise long out of print reissue from Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks are fueling reunion tour rumours & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Ro...

Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76 just weeks after his historic reunion concert, Metallica’s M72 stage saves Tomorrowland festival after a huge fire destroyed their main stage, Def Leppard announces a month long residency at Ceasar’s Palace in Las Vegas & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ &a...

Dave Navarro sues former bandmate Perry Ferrell for 10 million in damages, Robert Plant announces a new album & north american tour for later this fall,  A guitar stolen from the Rolling Stones over 50 years ago has finally been found at a museum of art & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & s...

King Crimson are currently recording their firstnew studio album in 22 years, Devo documentary set to be released on Netflix this fall, Paul McCartney reveals ‘Got Back’ tour dates in 2025 & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & so much more!   Everything is up at www.rocknewsweekly.com / All socia...

Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood reunited for some Faces classics at Glastonbury last weekend, Marilyn Manson’s tour opener in Brighton was cancelled by the UK government, Black Sabbath members received hometown honors ahead of their historic reunion concert and also released details of their early Sabbath demo tapes & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘Th...

The Lemonheads announce their first album of original material in nearly 20 years and a huge tour to support it, Bob Dylan will release a book of personal black & white drawings this fall, and AC/DC announces first tour of their native Australia in 10 years & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ &am...

REO Speedwagon singer Terry Luttrell miraculously survives a car crash after falling asleep at the wheel, Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak diagnosed with a brain tumor while on tour in the UK, and the three sons of the Beatles join together on a new collaborative track & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the...

Queens Of The Stone Age announced details of the live performance release of their performance at the Catacombs of Paris, Billy Idol revealed he has reconnected with a long lost son in his new documentary released this week, and David Byrne of the Talking Heads announces a new solo album, world tour & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Wo...

Steve Perry to auction off his personal Journey memorabilia for wildfire relief charity, Kings Of Leon forced to cancel UK tour after a “pretty gnarly” foot injury, Red Hot Chili Peppers ex-guitarist Josh Klinghoffer avoids jail time in his vehicular manslaughter case with a plea deal & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album...

Freddie Mercury’s secret daughter claims she got a DNA test to prove her story, Rod Stewart confirms Faces reunion will happen at Glastonbury, Billy Joel is diagnosed with a rare medical condition and is forced to cancel his upcoming tour & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & so much more! Everyt...

Jim Morrison’s statue unexpectedly found & returned to his gravesite after 37 years, and lots of bands doing some Memorial Day holiday cleaning as Josh Freese is fired from the Foo Fighters unexpectedly, and The Who fires Zak Starkey for a 2nd time right after their farewell tour announcement & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst...

Iggy Pop & Jack White will headline the new CBGB festival in New York, Soundgarden will finally release their final album with Chris Cornell’s vocals, Alice In Chains have cancelled their tour & festival appearances for the summer due to an undisclosed medical emergency & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork...

Steven Tyler & Joe Perry reunite for a special performance for charity, A statue of Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmiester will be unveiled in his hometown, and Jimmy Page has been hit with another lawsuit following the release of their latest documentary & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & so much m...

Rod Stewart & The Faces supposedly have recorded 11 new songs for the first time in 50 years, New video footage of Weezer Bassist’s wife Jillian Lauren’s police involved shooting incident is pretty shocking, and the RRHOF 2025 inductees were announced and notably did not include Phish even though they won this year’s fan vote by a landslide with over 300k entries & more!  PLUS ‘This Week i...

Alice Cooper announces reunion with his original band & their first new album together in 51 years, The Cure announced their new ‘Mixes Of A Lost World’ collection with tons of guest musicians, and Dave Grohl gave his first public musical performance since he revealed he fathered a child outside his marriage last fall & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthd...

What led to the initial firing of The Who drummer Zak Starkey after tensions the band? Rivers Cuomo confirms that Weezer are in the middle of making a movie, and Coheed and Cambria were awarded the key to their hometown in New York & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & so much more! Everything is...

The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was shot by police and charged with attempted murder, Slayer announces their only North American headlining show of 2025 & we’ll go through the 25 songs that were just admitted to the Library Of Congress National Recording Registry for 2025 & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album...

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson announces a graphic novel printed with dirt from William Blake’s grave, Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola apparently quit Godsmack months ago and have finally revealed those details, and Bruce Springsteen gives details on seven “lost” albums out this summer & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album...

Sublime announces their first new album of original material since 1996, UK musicians come together to urge their government to support new music education funding, and KISS announces new tour dates in Las Vegas after their supposed final shows last year at Madison Square Garden & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwor...

Disturbed damages historic Chicago Bulls championship banners during on-stage pyro mishap, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder partners with Major League Baseball for his own “Vedder Cup” for charity, Iron Maiden announces details on a new documentary that will be filmed on their upcoming 50th anniversary tour & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Wo...

Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe’s fiancée Kimberly Burch dies after falling overboard on an ’80s themed cruise,  Brent Hinds leaves Mastodon after 20 years, and Billy Corgan Announces 30th Anniversary ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ Opera Concerts & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ &...

Motley Crue postpones their Las Vegas Residency so Vince Neil can undergo a vocal procedure, Heart’s Ann Wilson performs in a wheelchair leaving fans to speculate on her health, and Aftershock Festival in Sacramento California has just released their annual lineup, and it was confirmed that we will be doing media & interviews again in October!  So in honor of that, we’ll go over some of our fa...

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly shopping theircatalog around for a nine-figure sum, Layne Staley’s lost personal journals are set to be published in a book titled ‘This Angry Pen’, and Carlos Santana announces his upcoming new album ‘Sentient’ featuring posthumous contributions from Miles Davis, Michael Jackson & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthday...

Brian Setzer says he cannot play the guitar after revealinghe has an auto-immune disease, Paul Simon announced a lengthy US tour where he will play in smaller venues that can accommodate his severe hearing loss, and the newly-published story of how SNL’s Lorne Michaels apparently helped Keith Richards avoid serving life in prison when he was arrested for heroin possession & more!  PLUS ‘This W...

A plane owned by Motley Crue’s Vince Neil is involved in afatal crash in Arizona, Primus announce their new drummer after months of auditions, and the RRHOF Class Of 2025 Nominees have been announced this week & more!  PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & so much more!   This episode on YouTube: https://...