Rock of Nations with Dave Kinchen and Shane McEachern

12/19/2024

In case you missed it, here’s the full interview of Alex Van Halen with Anderson Cooper.

Before they co-founded one of the most successful rock bands in history, Alex and Eddie Van Halen were two kid brothers with a love of music. In an emotional...

12/19/2024

A legendary track was born!

12/19/2024

RIP Slim Dunlap of The Replacements. 🕯️

Bob "Slim" Dunlap, the guitarist for The Replacements, has died at age 73. He played on albums including Don't Tell a Soul and All Shook Down.

12/19/2024

🎸 Happy 70th Birthday Uli Jon Roth. 🤘🏾🤘🏻

Happy 70th Birthday dear Uli … always good Health , lot‘s of Love , Peace and Rock‘n Roll your Friends ..
Klaus , Rudolf & Matthias 🤗🕺🖖🎂🎸🫶🍀🥂🦂🦂🦂
📷 Jon Roth Facebook/Instagram account

12/19/2024

Happy birthday Keef!!!

Dear Keith, sending sincerest wishes for a lovely birthday and holiday season. Like me, you probably don’t look back much so please allow me. Thank you for the creativity and joy you’ve channeled onto this plane to so many, for so long. I’m the younger but let me say, you done good! And I know you still got a lot left in the tank and I couldn’t be happier that I’ll be your left hand (wing)man for some of the ride! Let it rip! 👊🏿

12/19/2024

! So cool!

12/18/2024

Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald... then & now.

12/18/2024

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/black-sabbaths-bill-ward-reacts-to-nicko-mcbrains-decision-to-leave-iron-maiden-shares-emotional-message

'I think it is so respectful and dignified that your drum chair will be available to you for any future Iron Maiden recordings.'

12/18/2024

The mighty MOJO picks their fave reissues of 2024. 🤘🏾🤘🏻

MOJO's pick of the year's best box sets, reissues and re-pressings. 20. King Crimson - Red 50th Anniversary Edition 19. Mark Lineman - Bubblegum XX

12/17/2024

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12/17/2024

12/17/2024

Another Hard Rock Cafe closes its doors, this time in Pittsburgh. 😞

SAD NEWS IN THE HARD ROCK WORLD

When the music over
Turn out the lights

On the same day we are celebrating a cafe opening, I'm sad to report about a closing.
Management of SCOTT'S HARD ROCK is sad to report that after rocking the world for over 22 years, HARD ROCK CAFE PITTSBURGH will be closing its doors this February.
A wonderful wonderful cafe with an even more wonderful staff. Pittsburgh always knew how to Rock. This makes it the first o know of for 2025.
To every staff member, THANK YOU. Thank you for rocking our world the past 22 years. You made memories that will last forever for those who visited. I know I have my wonderful memories myself. We love you and hope you move on to find better things. WE LOVE YOU.
ALL IS ONE

12/17/2024

A message from Chrissie Hynde to her fans. Well said!

Hi All!

What a year! We had a great tour thanks to you, our audience, for coming to see us. Thank-you SOOOOO much! We can’t do this without you and we cannot thank you enough for being there for us.

As always, I have a few apologies to make….

First of all, I’m sorry that I’ve never adjusted to the phone / filming / picture taking culture. I’ve sworn and berated the very audience that is there for us. There’s no way to explain how distracting it is and why I have a meltdown when I see a phone. Every night I come off stage scolding myself and saying it’s just not worth it and maybe it’s time to hang up the guitar and find another vocation. But I love the band and I love playing live for you. I just don't’ like being stalked. I see I’m not alone and some venues are now banning phones and many acts are banning them too. Dylan famously has phones sealed in a bag throughout his shows. We post signs around the venues saying please do not use your phones, but some people just cannot resist. Anyway, I do feel baffled and bad about it. I know pop acts encourage phones because they want to be on social media. But we are not a pop act. We’re a rock band ( in case you didn't notice )

The other thing I said which seems to have caused offense in some quarters is when I asked that anyone who has seen more than a few shows, move back out of the front row and let the locals have the front. I will reinstate that we love to see people come back for more, but we travel the world to play to a new audience each night, so it’s good to see the locals up front. Come one and all…... but be fair!

Oh yeah, and thank you to whoever it was gifted me with a lovely pair of silver music clef earrings. I just found them when clearing out my wardrobe case and I'm wearing them now.

Also I was given some excellent vinyl of some of my favourite artists. Thank You !!!!

So, have a merry Christmas and a happy new year and thank you once again for making it a joyful year for myself and the band entire, and our lovely crew.

Best wishes all round!

XCH

12/17/2024

Kevin Cronin tells UCR why REO Speedwagon will no longer tour at the end of 2024.

12/17/2024

12/17/2024

Vulgar Display of Santa 🎅🏼 🤘🏻