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Rock News Randoms 11-26-19

Rock News Randoms 11-26-19

Looking for something cool for the VAN HALEN fan on your Christmas list? The VH store is selling limited-edition 6-inch miniatures of EDDIE VAN HALEN‘s classic guitars. DAVE GROHL says the FOO FIGHTERS are “dad rock,” and that they’ve never been hip or cool. And he’s fine with that, because the band IS filled with dads who play rock music. …read more »

Rock News Randoms 11-20-19

Rock News Randoms 11-20-19

In a recent interview, ROBERT PLANT said that he and his band, the SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS, have been working on new music for a possible album. KELLY OSBOURNEsays her family is as close as it’s ever been to reaching a deal to bring back “The Osbournes“.  The show went off the air in 2015, and Kelly says…read more »

Rock News Randoms 11-13-19

Rock News Randoms 11-13-19

SOUNDGARDEN will release the album they were working on when CHRIS CORNELL died, but it’s not likely they’ll do any touring without him.  This Saturday, November 16, Sesame Street begins its 50th anniversary of broadcasting. DAVE GROHL joined some of the Muppets to help them celebrate.   On November 7, LYNYRD SKYNYRD screened a live show recorded in…read more »

Rock News Randoms 11-8-19

Rock News Randoms 11-8-19

METALLICA has donated $200,000 to help wildfire relief efforts in California.  Adding more fuel to reunion rumors, the BLACK CROWES’ cartoon bird logo has been seen on billboards in Wisconsin and New Jersey.  PETE TOWNSHEND says he didn’t enjoy the WHO‘s carnage and destruction . . . but it made them famous. New OZZY OSBOURNE has arrived! The album, Ordinary…read more »

Rock News Randoms 11-1-19

Rock News Randoms 11-1-19

DAVE MUSTAINE from MEGADETH is selling 150 pieces of music gear. The sale starts November 4 and you can get the details here. Set to arrive in the fall of 2020, “Confess”, is the much anticipated autobiography of JUDAS PRIEST frontman ROB HALFORD. Read more here. Somebody Up There Likes Me is the title of a new RONNIE WOOD documentary. It…read more »

Rock News Randoms 10-29-19

Rock News Randoms 10-29-19

JUDAS PRIEST now has its own spiced rum. Read more here. KURT COBAIN‘s unwashed “Unplugged” sweater sold for $334,000 at auction.  FLEA from the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS recently got married to designer Melody Ehsani. GENE SIMMONS says the KISS End of the Road World Tour will last another two years. LITTLE FEAT singer and guitarist PAUL BARRERE died Saturday. He was 71, and had been battling liver…read more »

Led Zeppelin II at 50 – All Access Radio Special

Led Zeppelin II at 50 – All Access Radio Special

October 22, 1969 – it was 50 years ago that Led Zeppelin II was released, and you can celebrate this anniversary with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. Hear the tunes, and hear the guys share their inspiration for the album.read more »

Rock News Randoms 10-22-19

Rock News Randoms 10-22-19

“Sweet Child O’ Mine” by GUNS N’ ROSES is the first ’80s music video to reach a billion views on YouTube.  Strax Technologies Inc., the company behind a new wave of digital art and augmented reality art collections, has announced the global launch of the Jimi Hendrix Collection™. Prepare yourself for a series of compelling limited editions of JIMI‘s…read more »

Stone Temple Pilots Celebrate 25 Years of PURPLE

Stone Temple Pilots Celebrate 25 Years of PURPLE

Stone Temple Pilots are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Purple with a newly remastered version of the multi-platinum album.  Available on October 18, the set will also feature unreleased studio and live recordings.  Recorded in 1994, Purple was the band’s second album and debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart on its way to selling more than six million copies. Many of…read more »

Rock News Randoms 10-15-19

Rock News Randoms 10-15-19

The green cardigan that KURT COBAIN wore on “MTV Unplugged” is going up for auction . . . and it’s never been washed.  The auction house says it comes with “stains [and] cigarette burns.”   An informal Rock and Roll Hall of Fame poll says that MOTLEY CRUE is the band people want to see inducted in 2020.  They’re followed by Blink-182, Iron Maiden,…read more »

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