by Matt Bishop | January 3, 2017 This May, Foo Fighters will play their first show on U.S. soil in 19 months as they headline BottleRock in Napa Valley, CA on May 26-28. Also headlining are Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (who are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year) and Maroon 5. Other rock and alternative acts include Modest...
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PEARL JAM, JOURNEY TO BE INDUCTED INTO ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
by Matt Bishop | October 18, 2016 Its official. Next year, Pearl Jam, Journey, Yes, and Electric Light Orchestra will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rapper Tupac Shakur and folk singer Joan Baez round out the new class. The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place next...
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NINE INCH NAILS ANNOUNCE NEW EP ‘NOT THE ACTUAL EVENTS,’ VINYL REISSUE SERIES
by Matt Bishop | December 16, 2016 Industrial rock icons Nine Inch Nails have announced their new EP Not the Actual Events which is set for release on December 23 via NIN.com. The band will also be reissuing their 1999 double album The Fragile on an expanded four-record vinyl edition which will contain 37 bonus tracks from the original recording sessions....
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WATCH METALLICA PERFORM “ATLAS, RISE!” ON ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!’
by Matt Bishop | December 15, 2016 [Photo by Austin Gregg] Last night, Metallica was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The heavy metal titans performed “Atlas, Rise!” – the third single from their brand new chart-topping LP Hardwired…To Self-Destruct. The album recently debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and was produced by Greg Fidelman. Stream...
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Skillet Announce The Unleashed Tour for 2017
Hard rock mainstays Skillet have announced The Unleashed Tour. The trek kicks off on February 8 at the Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, NY and wraps up on March 24 at the Metroplex in Little Rock, AR. Special guests for the run will be Sick Puppies and Devour The Day. Tickets go on sale to the...
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MMR*B*Q 2017 LINEUP ANNOUNCED – GODSMACK, BUSH, THE PRETTY RECKLESS and MORE
by Matt Bishop | December 12, 2016 As festivals around the world are starting to unveil their lineups for next year, 93.3 WMMR has announced the lineup for the MMR*B*Q on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Godsmack is set to headline alongside another act that will be announced in the near future. Also set to perform...