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Crypto scammers take over Metallica's social media, Roger Daltry reveals he has a completed script & is looking for a director to make a Keith Moon biopic & more! S6 E24 - Week of 7/1/24

50 mins; July 01, 2024

Scott Weiland's widow claims he did NOT overdose 8 years ago, new Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong live debut, Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes calls out his band mates & more! Week of 6/24/24

44 mins; June 24, 2024

WTF is Spotify Hi-Fi? Duff McKagan = Duff Beer from The Simpsons? R.E.M first interview in 30 years & more! Week of 6/17/24 - S6 E22

36 mins; June 17, 2024

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 & more! S6 E21 - Week of 6/10/24

64 hours 29 mins; June 10, 2024

Geezer Butler is back on speaking terms with Ozzy and says he wants one last Black Sabbath show, John Lennon’s iconic acoustic guitar sets a new record by selling for $2.9 mil - S6 E20 Week of 6/3/24

56 mins; June 03, 2024

Serj Tankian reveals he told System Of A Down to 'find a new lead singer' in his new memoir, David Gilmour discusses new producers, Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee jamming Rush & more! S6 E16 - 5/20/24

57 mins; May 20, 2024

Iron Maiden sues rapper for blatent plagiarism of their ‘Powerslave Eddie’ artwork, Wolfgang Van Halen ‘Behind The Music’ episode, and Slipknot tour dates & new drummer details & more! Week of 5/6/24

40 mins; May 06, 2024

David Gilmour announces his first solo album in 9 years ‘Luck and Strange’, Outside Lands festival 2024 lineup & more! S6 E17 - Week of 4/29/24

45 mins; April 29, 2024

RRHOF 2024 Inductees, Live Nation being sued by justice department, Viva Las Vegas re-cap & more! S6 E16 - Week of 4/22/24

32 mins; April 22, 2024

System of a Down, Deftones, Mars Volta & more in SF, how much does the average music fan spend on band t-shirts in their lifetime? S6 E15 - Week of 4/15/24

39 mins; April 15, 2024

KISS sells their music catalog for millions, AC/DC sells 1.5 million tickets in just one day for their European tour, and Adrian Belew, Steve Vai & friends discuss Beat Tour - S6 E14 Week of 4/8/24

40 mins; April 08, 2024

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… S6 E13 - Week of 4/1/24

48 mins; April 01, 2024

Robert Fripp endorses Adrian Belew’s new King Crimson project w/ Steve Vai, Tony Levin and Danny Carey from TOOL, A new David Bowie Boxset, Forbes 'Biggest Song Of All Time' S6 E12 - Week of 3/25/24

60 hours 20 mins; March 25, 2024

Scorpions' Klaus Meine spinal surgery update, Brian Johnson & Mark Knopfler TV show details, RRHOF Revolutionary Women exhibit & more! Week of 3/18/24 - S6 E11

47 mins; March 18, 2024

Living Wage for Musicians Act, Wolfgang Van Halen responds to David Lee Roth’s rant, Ex-Sepultura drummer Elroy Casagrande abruptly quits & may have secretly joined Slipknot.. S6 E10 - Week of 3/11/24

56 mins; March 11, 2024

Festival announcement season continues as we have 3 more impressive lineups out from Aftershock in California, Sonic Temple in Ohio and Best Friends Forever in Las Vegas & more! Week of 3/4/24

35 mins; March 04, 2024

‘No Values’ festival w/ 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! S6 E8 - Week of 2/26/24

49 mins; February 26, 2024

RRHOF 2024 Nominees, Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne Vs Kanye over sample usage, Pearl Jam new album & tour details & more! Week of 2/19/24

25 mins; February 19, 2024

Deep Purple 50th-anniversary edition of ‘Machine Head’, Santana / Dead & Co. both add additional dates to their respective Las Vegas residencies, Rock & Metal 2024 Grammy winners... Week of 2/12/24

60 hours 22 mins; February 12, 2024

Rob Zombie bassist Piggy D leaves the band after 18 years, Dead & Co. confirm Las Vegas residency for later this spring, Zakk Wylde is launching his own music festival & more! S6 E5 - Week of 2/5/24

45 mins; February 05, 2024

David Lee Roth rants about Sammy Hagar & Wolfgang Van Halen in bizarre new videos he posted online, Alice In Chains Jar Of Flies Boxset, Ozzy's goodbye performance & more! Week of 1/29/24

43 mins; January 29, 2024

Sleep Token member doxxed, Mick Mars VS. Motley Crue update, Songwriters Hall Of Fame class of 2024 and the Sublime reunion at Coachella & more! S6 E3 - Week of 1/22/24

68 hours 51 mins; January 22, 2024

The Smashing Pumpkins are looking for a new guitarist, Corey Taylor cancels his upcoming tour, The Black Keys will release a new album with special guest musicians this April & more! Week of 1/15/24

54 mins; January 15, 2024

Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk says the band will not tour or play live again, Dee Snider calls out Spotify’s CEO over miniscule royalties paid to musicians & more! S6 E1 - Week of 1/8/24

44 mins; January 08, 2024

Punk Rock Bowling lineup for 2024, Dillinger Escape Plan 25th anniv shows, Willie Nelson’s star-studded 90th birthday celebration concert event, 2024 Rock & Alt Grammy noms & more! Week of 12/18/23

76 hours 42 mins; December 18, 2023

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe's new solo album, KISS says they will live on as digital avatars... Ozzy, A.I. & Randy Rhodes’ guitar riffs & more! S5 E48 - Week of 12/11/23

51 mins; December 11, 2023

Rob Reiner announces the sequel to ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ will begin filming in 2024, Metal comes to the Middle East as Metallica will play Saudi Arabia for the 1st time & more! S5 E47- Week of 12/4/23

32 mins; December 04, 2023

Iconic guitars from Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain each sell for over a million at a recent auction, the Rolling Stones announce their 1st round of 2024 US tour dates & more! S5 E46 - Week of 11/27/23

24 mins; November 27, 2023

Jay Weinberg makes his first official statement since being outed from Slipknot, Sammy Hagar & Joe Satriani Van Halen tour, When We Were Young announces their 2024 lineup & more! Week of 11/20/23

33 mins; November 20, 2023

Jared Leto becomes the 1st person to legally climb the Empire State Building to promote the new 30 Seconds To Mars album, Jimmy Page performs at the RRHOF this past weekend & more! Week of 11/13/23

30 mins; November 13, 2023

Pink Floyd to reissue Atom Heart Mother, Dave Grohl releases an expanded version of his new book ‘The Storyteller’, Green Day 2024 tour and the 2024 Grammy nominees & more! S5 E43 - Week of 11/6/23

48 mins; November 06, 2023

New Green Day album announced for January 2024, The Beatles final song “Now And Then”, Iron Maiden announce their 2024 world tour dates & Aftershock Festival and more! Week of 10/30/23

45 mins; October 30, 2023

Smashing Pumpkins & Weezer tour dates for 2024, Judas Priest new single Panic Attack, Mick Mars (formerly of Motley Crue) will release his first ever solo track this month & more! S5 E41 - 10/23/23

24 mins; October 23, 2023

Sick New World 2024 lineup, Spotify & AI-generated music, Deftones details their new album coming out in 2024, Talking Heads 40th-anniversary screening of Stop Making Sense - S5 E40 - Week of 10/16/23

32 mins; October 16, 2023

Aftershock 2023 Interviews!! This year, we've got interviews with 13 different bands/artists... including Incubus, Dethklok, 311, Daughtry, Ayron Jones, Redlight King & more.. S5 E39 - Week of 10/9/23

100 hours 1 min; October 09, 2023

Aftershock Fest 2023 RECAP!! - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly... Favorites from each day, details on our interviews & more! - S5 E38 - Week of 10/9/23

35 mins; October 09, 2023

Shooter at Vince Neil concert, Willie Nelson's new on the road again program for new artists, Roger Waters celebrates 50th anniversary of DSOTM with his redux release & more! S5 E37 - Week of 10/2/23

26 mins; October 02, 2023

Pantera drops off Aftershock lineup, Sammy Hagar's new Red Rocker Lager brewery in Detroit, $189k for Freddie Mercury’s mustache comb, U2 music video shoot in Vegas & more! S5 E36 - Week of 9/25/23

45 mins; September 25, 2023

Steven Tyler vocal damage, Phill Rudd out of AC/DC for Power Trip Festival, Ozzy spinal surgery details & more! - S5 E35 - Week of 9/18/23

36 mins; September 18, 2023

Aerosmith's Joey Kramer NOT on their final tour, Nirvana in Utero deluxe box set coming in October, Rolling Stone's new album Hackney Diamonds & more! S5 E34 - Week of 9/11/23

49 mins; September 11, 2023

Outside Lands Recap, Billy Gibbons BMI award, Aerosmith boxset, Sammy's Resort World & more! S5 E33 - Week of 8/28/23

40 mins; August 28, 2023

Black Sabbath's '97 reunion on vinyl, Corey Taylor on Slipknot's long-lost experimental album, Lita Ford details her new album & more! S5 E32 - Week of 8/21/23

22 mins; August 21, 2023

The Sphere Las Vegas, MTV VMA nominees, Van Halen Boxset, RIP Sixto Rodriguez & Robbie Robertson & more!

17 mins; August 14, 2023

Nicko McBrain's recovery update, Lollapalooza solar panels, Motley Crue 40th anniversary boxset, Disturbed sets off sprinklers on stage, Metallica podcast & more! Week of 8/7/23!

22 mins; August 07, 2023

Blink 182’s Tom Delonge Fender signature guitar collab, Tech Schools & Metallica Scholarship Initiative, Pantera’s Rex Brown married in Spain, RIP Sinead O’Connor & more! S5 E29 - Week of 7/31/23

52 mins; July 31, 2023

Vinyl backlog, Alice Cooper license plate for charity, Metallica casting call for upcoming doc & more! S5 E28 - Week of 7/24/23

38 mins; July 24, 2023

Ozzy cancels Power Trip appearance, Venues Vs. Bands in merch wars - who really profits? EVH & Brian May Boxset out now & more... S5 E27 - 7/17/23

43 mins; July 17, 2023

Machine Gun Kelly punches a fan in the face, The Eagles announce their farewell tour w/Steely Dan, a release date has been announced for the ‘Dio: Dreamers Never Die’ doc & more! - S5 E26 - 7/10/23

44 mins; July 10, 2023

The Breeders 30th anniv, POD’s lead singer honored with Sonny Sandoval Day in his hometown of San Diego, Hells Heroes VI lineup & more! S5 E25 - Week of 7/3/23

32 mins; July 03, 2023

Paul McCartney clarifies how AI was used on a new upcoming Beatles project with John Lennon, original Slipknot lead singer Anders Colsefni will perform their debut demo live - S5 E24 - Week of 6/26/23

61 hours 12 mins; June 26, 2023

Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme reveals details on his personal battle with cancer, Alkaline Trio name Atom Willard as their new drummer, Metallica's new live EP & more! S5 E23 - Week of 6/19/23

21 mins; June 19, 2023

Slipknot parts ways with member Craig Jones, a rare Led Zeppelin photo galley coming to L.A. & N.Y., Alkaline Trio drummer Derek Grants steps down after 22 years & more! S5 E22 - Week of 6/12/23

44 mins; June 12, 2023

Brian May & Eddie Van Halen special 40th anniversary boxset details, Guns N' Roses announce tour openers Alice In Chains & others, Keanu Reeves reunites with Dogstar & more! S5 E21 - Week of 6/5/23

43 mins; June 05, 2023

S5 E20 - Week of 5/22/23 - Our reviews of the Punk Rock Museum and Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas, Riot Fest just announced their lineup, Def Leppard Memoir & new album and more!

34 mins; May 22, 2023

S5 E19 - Week of 5/15/23 - The FBI helped Billy Corgan protect the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Sum 41 announces they are breaking up, Vince Neil guest judges on new reality music competition & more!

31 mins; May 15, 2023

S5 E18 - Week of 5/8/23 - RRHOF 2023 Inductees announced, Fall Out Boy "Crynyl" filled with their own tears, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore new memoir, Aerosmith 2023 dates & more!

55 mins; May 08, 2023

S5 E17 - Week of 5/1/23 - Exclusive interview w/ Stinking Lizaveta & their new album ‘Anthems & Fantoms’ out 6/23, Aerosmith announce their "Peace Out" farewell tour, Ivan Moody hernia surgery & more!

44 mins; May 01, 2023

S5 E16 - Week of 4/24/23 - Vicki Cornell & Soundgarden have finally come to an agreement regarding the release & rights of unreleased Soundgarden music, Foo Fighters release new music & more!

52 mins; April 24, 2023

S5 E15 - Week of 4/17/23 - Easy E may have recorded tracks with Slash from Guns N’ Roses before his death, KISS stops show in South America due to Gene Simmons falling ill & more!

49 mins; April 17, 2023

S5 E14 - Week of 4/10/23 - Mick Mars sues Motley Crue & says their live concerts are all pre-recorded, Paul Stanley called Ace Frehley just to say "F*** you Ace, I'm not apologizing" & more!

35 mins; April 10, 2023

S5 E13 - Week of 4/3/23 - Ace Frehley is demanding a public apology from Paul Stanley or he's threatening to expose secrets about Stanley and Gene, Power Trip 2023 lineup & more!

77 hours 21 mins; April 03, 2023

S5 E12 - Week of 3/27/23 - Chrissie Hynde and Courtney love slam the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for their continued lack of women and diversity in their nominations, Lollapalooza 2023 lineup & more!

42 mins; March 27, 2023

S5 E11 - Week of 3/20/23 - Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was attacked outside his hotel, The Cure's Robert Smith is pissed at Ticketmaster, Aftershock & Louder Than Life lineups & more!

64 hours 38 mins; March 20, 2023

S5 E10 - Week of 3/13/23 - Roger Waters re-releasing and re-recording alternate versions of tracks for DSOTM's 50th anniversary, Outside Lands 2023 lineup, Dave Grohl feeds LA homeless & more!

69 hours 45 mins; March 13, 2023

S5 E9 Week of 3/6/23 - Blink 182 Cancels South American & Mexico tour this month due to Travis Barkers recent surgery, Foo Fighters Stern Pinball, A7X socials were hacked & more!

41 mins; March 06, 2023

S5 E8 - Week of 2/27/23 - A Marilyn Manson sexual assault accuser was apparently lying and recants her accusations this week, Who won the Pollstar Touring award for “Best Rock Tour” of 2022 & more!

62 hours 12 mins; February 27, 2023

S5 E7 - Week of 2/20/23 - Metallica donates 250k for Turkey and Syria earthquake relief, Machine Gun Kelly’s guitarist denies rumors that they are having an affair & more!

37 mins; February 20, 2023

S5 E6 - Week of 2/13/23 - Travis Barker injures himself during rehearsals for Blink 182’s upcoming world tour, rumors are swirling that the Foo Fighters may be releasing a new album in March & more!

47 mins; February 13, 2023

S5 E5 - Week of 2/6/23 - RRHOF nominees for 2023, the good, the bad & the ugly... Ozzy announces retirement from touring, new Marilyn Manson allegations from 1995 & more!

37 mins; February 06, 2023

S5 E4 - Week of 1/30/23 - Foo Fighters replace Pantera at 2 German music festivals due to Phil Anselmo’s past controversies regarding race and culture, Marilyn Manson settles out of court & more!

65 hours 44 mins; January 30, 2023

S5 E3 - Week of 1/23/23 - Fall Out Boy’s founding guitarist Joe Trohman leaves the band to focus on his mental health, Dave Grohl has his very own comic book & it’s out now and more!

81 hours 57 mins; January 23, 2023

S5 E2 - Week of 1/16/23 - RIP Jeff Beck, Festival Announcement Season for 2023 & more!

37 mins; January 16, 2023

S5 E1 - Week of 1/9/23 - Happy New Year! Morrissey leaves Capitol Records, RIP Modest Mouse's Jerimiah Green, Courtney Love vs. Brad Pitt & more!

33 mins; January 09, 2023

S4 E50 - Surprise Special Episode! Exclusive interview & Performance from Jared James Nichols! Gibson Ambassador, an amazing Blues & Rock guitarist plays some tracks in the 105.7 The Bear Studios!

23 mins; December 26, 2022

S4 E49 - Week of 12/19/22 - The Exploited’s lead singer suffers 2nd heart attack on stage in Columbia, Ozzy Osbourne, Nick Mason & other musicians collaborate on a Christmas track for Charity & more!

31 mins; December 19, 2022

S4 E48 - Week of 12/12/22 - Dolly Parton's rock album? Nirvana Nevermind baby Spencer Elden is back with an appeal, Devildriver parts ways with drummer & more!

41 mins; December 12, 2022

S4 E47 - Week of 12/5/22 - Mongolian rockers The HU makes history as the first rock artist to receive UNESCO’s Artist For Peace Award, Metallica announces their first new album in 7 years & more!

30 mins; December 05, 2022

S4 E46 - Week of 11/28/22 - Metallica is live streaming their All Within My Hands Foundation show, Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes smashes his guitar to subdue a fan that rushes the stage & more!

33 mins; November 28, 2022

S4 E45 - Week of 11/21/22 - The 2023 Rock & Alternative Grammy nominees were announced this week, Jason Newstead reveals the main truth behind his departure from Metallica & more!

36 mins; November 21, 2022

S4 E44 - Week of 11/14/22 - Why is a thrash metal drummer suing Elon Musk for 56 Billion? Sick New World festival announces its inaugural lineup for Las Vegas & we’ll go over our favorites & more!

38 mins; November 14, 2022

S4 E43 - Week of 11/7/22 - Nikki Sixx confirms John 5 will join Motley Crue on tour next year, Iggy Pop has a new album on the way, RRHOF ceremony this past week & more!

53 mins; November 07, 2022

S4 E42 - Week of 10/31/22 - Motley Crue’s Mick Mars announces his retirement from touring, Matt Skiba says there’s a whole album worth of Blink 182 songs he recorded with the band & more!

26 mins; October 31, 2022

S4 E41 - Week Of 10/24/22 - Blink 182 massive reunion tour & new album details, The Strokes are working on a new album with producer Rick Rubin, Incubus sells off their publishing rights & more!

36 mins; October 24, 2022

S4 E40 - Week of 10/17/22 - The Best & Worst of Aftershock 2022! Part 2 of our Aftershock coverage! SUBSCRIBE to hear PART 1 with EXCLUSIVE Interviews from Thrice, Tommy Victor, Dead Sara & more!

40 mins; October 17, 2022

S4 E39 - Week of 10/10/22 - Aftershock Festival Interviews! - Thrice / Dead Sara / Tommy Victor (Prong & Danzig) - Part 1 (of 2 episodes) of our Aftershock Festival Coverage - Oct 6th - 10th, 2022!

41 mins; October 10, 2022

S4 E38 - Week of 10/3/22 - Original members of Nine Inch Nails reunite in Cleveland this past week, we’ll go through our favorites for each day for the upcoming Aftershock Festival & more!

72 hours 19 mins; October 03, 2022

S4 E 37 - Questions from Middle Schoolers on Podcasting! Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie sequel, Guns N Roses Boxset, Gene Simmons explains why he has no friends & more!

71 hours 23 mins; September 26, 2022

S4 E36 - Week of 9/19/22 - Johnny Rotten Distancing Himself From Sex Pistols Activity Aimed to ‘Cash In’ on Queen’s Death, David Lee Roth continues to re-record Van Halen songs in the studio & more!

61 hours 14 mins; September 19, 2022

S4 E35 - Elvis Costello reunites with his first band Rusty & releases their debut album, the Hendrix estate sets a date for another live concert archival release, Jack White to release 3-LP set & more

53 mins; September 12, 2022

S4 E34 - Week of 9/5/22- Bauhaus cancels North American tour as Peter Murphy enters rehab, how did Alice Cooper react to Nita Strauss leaving his band to play for Demi Lovato on her recent tour & more

33 mins; September 06, 2022

S4 E33 - Week of 8/29/22 - Pantera’s reunion recruits Dimebag’s guitar tech Grady Champion, details emerge on the new David Bowie documentary ‘MoonAge Daydream’ coming out next month & more

27 mins; August 29, 2022

S4 E32 - Week of 8/22/22 - Janes Addiction reunites with its original bass player Eric Avery after 10+ years, Alice In Chains releasing 30th-anniversary edition of their legendary album Dirt & more!

48 mins; August 22, 2022

S4 E31 - Week of 8/15/22 - The Offspring is unharmed after their touring vehicle caught fire, RHCP announce new double album, Billy Corgan raises funds for his Highland Park community & more!

72 hours 18 mins; August 15, 2022

S4 E30 - Week of 7/25/22 - Stories on Joe Satriani taps Peter Frampton, John 5 & more for his G4 Experience, U2 will be honored with the lifetime achievement award at the Kennedy Center Honors & more!

68 hours 39 mins; July 25, 2022

S4 E29 - Week of 7/18/22 - Three guys are charged with stealing & trying to sell the handwritten lyrics for Hotel California, "Pantera" to tour in 2023, Ozzy will be at Comic-Con this week & more!

45 mins; July 18, 2022

S4 E28 - Week of 7/11/22 - Travis Barker back in the studio after health scare last week, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler is out of rehab, Health issues force the cancelations of some major tours & more!

66 hours 48 mins; July 11, 2022

S4 E27 - Week Of 7/4/22 - Blink 182’s Travis Barker was hospitalized this week, Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day says he’s renouncing his us citizenship & more!

45 mins; July 05, 2022

S4 E26 - Week of 6/27/22 - Korn members give an update on Fieldy’s departure from the band’s recent tour & his sobriety, Jack White says he starved himself while writing his new album & more!

61 hours 5 mins; June 27, 2022

S4 E25 - Week of 6/20/22 - Tommy Lee breaks 4 of his ribs & announces his replacement on tour, Taylor Hawkins tribute show guest musicians & more!

58 mins; June 20, 2022

S4 E 24 - Week of 6/13/22 - Foo Fighters announce the official Taylor Hawkins memorial concerts in London and Los Angeles, Tenacious D releases a medley of songs from The Who for charity & more!

59 mins; June 13, 2022

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