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Rock Stars Celebrating Birthdays in June

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Rock Stars Celebrating Birthdays in June

Which of your favorite rock stars is celebrating a birthday in June?There's no reason for June gloom. In fact, it's time for a June bloom, as a wealth of your favorite musicians were born during the sixth month of the year. Do you share a birthday with one of them?It's easily the most populated birthday month of the year so far for rock stars, with rock legends such as Paul McCartney, […]

todayJune 1, 2025

Insane Clown Posse Name Favorite Rock Bands, Best Nu-Metal Rapper

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Insane Clown Posse Name Favorite Rock Bands, Best Nu-Metal Rapper

In our interview with ICP — Insane Clown Posse — we ask Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope about their favorite rock and metal bands. And we chat about nu-metal from the subgenre's best rapper to why they like the new school bands more than the classic ones.Elsewhere, the duo reflect on their time working at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, Michigan. They were fortunate enough to catch legendary bands […]

todayMay 30, 2025

11 New Rock + Metal Tour Announced This Past Week

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11 New Rock + Metal Tour Announced This Past Week

It's a lighter load, but we still have 11 new rock and metal tours rolled out over the course of the recent holiday week.Leading the way this week, we've got Rise Against who announced a whole slate of dates in coordination with the announcement of Ricochet, their first new album in four years.For something a little more extreme, Whitechapel will perform Hymns of Dissonance in its entirety during their late […]

todayMay 30, 2025

Music festival chooses rock — Oregon Coast TODAY

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Music festival chooses rock — Oregon Coast TODAY

By Eliot SekulerFor the TODAYAfter a months-long search for an artist to create an image for all printed and online materials for its upcoming season, Siletz Bay Music Festival has chosen Lincoln City-based artist Stephanie Reitmeier and her pastel rendering of the Siletz Bay’s iconic four brothers rock formation, echoing the imagery of the festival’s logo.The new artwork will be seen on the festival’s website, where program information for the […]

todayMay 27, 2025

40 Rock Radio Hits That Defined 1995

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40 Rock Radio Hits That Defined 1995

The year was 1995 and rock music was going strong in the U.S. and in this feature we'll look at the songs that helped define the year in music as it was.The death of Kurt Cobain had served as a tipping point for grunge a year prior, but the genre was still pretty prominent throughout 1995 with Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam aided by newcomers Bush and Foo Fighters in […]

todayMay 27, 2025

15 Rock + Metal Songs About Soldiers

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15 Rock + Metal Songs About Soldiers

Here are 15 rock and metal songs about soldiers.Many rock and metal acts have shown their support for the members of the military over the years, and some have gone so far as to write songs about those who serve their country. Whether the songs are personal accounts of military family or friends of the musicians or a general tale of a soldier's struggle in battle, these tracks have left […]

todayMay 26, 2025

The 11 Best Prog Rock Albums of the 2020s (So Far)

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The 11 Best Prog Rock Albums of the 2020s (So Far)

Here are the 11 best progressive rock albums of the 2020s (so far)!The past five and a half years have been extremely rewarding for progressive rock fans, as we’ve watched many classic artists (Nektar, Glass Hammer, Kansas, Yes, Marillion etc.) keep their creative momentum going while also finding plenty of amazing newcomers (Sometime in February, Moonsoon, AVKRVST, Myth of Logic etc.)What’s more, the decade has seen several beloved artists – […]

todayMay 26, 2025 1

10 Rock Stars Who Nearly Died Onstage

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10 Rock Stars Who Nearly Died Onstage

Being a rock star is a dangerous job.Besides the cliches that we all think of – including excessive partying and adrenaline rush risk taking – musicians are known to go to extremes onstage. This can lead to scary mishaps, like misfired pyrotechnics or dangerous prop malfunctions.Alice Cooper knows a thing or two about such accidents. The godfather of shock rock nearly has met his maker during performances on multiple occasions.“When […]

todayMay 24, 2025

10 Essential Rock Albums From 1985: Exclusive Excerpt

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10 Essential Rock Albums From 1985: Exclusive Excerpt

Were the '80s really the greatest decade ever in music? We posit that question on the back cover of our new book, 501 Essential Albums of the 80s (Motorbooks/Quarto Group), and certainly that case could be made – though other 10-year spans can make their own claims to that distinction.With portable hardware such as the Sony Walkman and boom boxes, the arrival of MTV and a total embrace from the […]

todayMay 23, 2025

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