Rock of Nations with Dave Kinchen and Shane McEachern

01/27/2025

Alive & Kicking Tour: North America 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that Simple Minds will bring their Alive & Kicking Tour to North America this year – joined by special guests Soft Cell and Modern English!

Pre-sale tickets will be available from Wednesday 29 January at 10am local time until Thursday 30 January at 10pm local time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday 31st January at 10am local time.

Pre-sale access will be sent to those on the Simple Minds mailing list. Subscribe before Wednesday to ensure access: https://simpleminds.os.fan/north-american-sign-up

May:

16: Ridgefield, WA
17: Seattle, WA
20: Concord, CA
22: Los Angeles, CA
23: Greater Palm Springs, CA
24: Chula Vista, CA
25: Phoenix, AZ
27: Denver, CO
30: Austin, TX
31: Houston, TX

June:

1: Dallas, TX
4: Rogers, AR
5: St. Louis, MO
7: Atlanta, GA
10: Columbia, MD
11: Holmdel, NJ
13: Wantagh, NY
14: Philadelphia, PA
15: Boston, MA
17: Montreal, QC
18: Toronto, ON
20: Chicago, IL
21: Detroit, MI
22: Noblesville, IN

Photo: Anton Corbijn

01/26/2025

We’re talking John Sykes with Raven’s John Gallagher… Tygers played some of their earliest shows opening for Raven.. John fills us in on what those days were like and his impressions of the legendary guitarist.

Full interview with John Gallagher of Raven next week on Rock of Nations with Dave Kinchen and Shane McEachern… the thrash kings are on the show and we are celebrating the band’s 50th Anniversary plus the release of Raven’s brand new EP “Can’t Take Away The Fire”, available HERE: https://lnk.to/RAVENCANTTAKEAWAYTHEFIRE! 🎸🔥

01/26/2025

Paul McCartney says proposed AI copyright law will rip off artists: "We're the people, you're the government! You're supposed to protect us"

01/26/2025

Happy heavenly birthday to King Edward!!!

Born on this day, 70 years ago: The late, great, Eddie Van Halen.

"If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be." - Eddie Van Halen

📸 Steve Granitz/Getty Images

01/26/2025

Congratulations Randy Smith on the release of your new album “Blue Day”. Coming soon exclusively to Electric Avenue Music in West Chester. Well done chap! 👏

01/26/2025

Prayers for Steuart Smith. Welcome Chris Holt.

Chris Holt is slated to play guitar with the Eagles in 2025.

01/25/2025

We love you Bruce!!

01/25/2025

A Philly thing

The Hooters’ debut album Amore was independently released in 1983, costing $12,000 to record. Despite being a low-budget effort, the album sold over 100,000 copies, primarily in the Philadelphia area, and helped the band secure a major record deal with Columbia Records in 1984. Amore introduced the original versions of songs like “All You Zombies,” “Hanging on a Heartbeat,” “Fightin’ on the Same Side,” and “Blood from a Stone,” all of which would later appear in different iterations on subsequent albums. The album’s singles, including early versions of “Fightin’ on the Same Side” and “All You Zombies,” had previously been released on a small indie label before gaining attention.

In 2001, Amore was reissued on compact disc, 18 years after its original release, and included bonus tracks such as live versions of The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and a demo of “Man in the Street” from the band’s first recording session. The album received mixed reviews, with Trouser Press noting the band’s blend of reggae, heartland rock, and folk influences, but criticized their inability to establish a clear musical identity. Despite this, Amore helped lay the foundation for the band’s future success and solidified their place in the Philadelphia music scene.

01/24/2025

🤘🏾🤘🏻Awwwwwww yeah, some classic metal on the way for the new few weeks of Rock of Nations with Dave Kinchen and Shane McEachern.

First up… We’ve got guitarist Chris Impellitteri of Impellitteri, Animetal USA, House of Lords, Alcatrazz and more.

PLUS in two weeks the one and only John Gallagher of NWOBHM legends, Raven. Stay tuned for times and postings… 🤘🏻🤘🏾

📸: Chris: Nigel A Harris
John: Frank Schwichtenberg

01/24/2025

Wow!🤩

01/24/2025

SAVE THE DATE
M3 Rock Festival 2025
May 2-4
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Rockers, mark your calendars because the ultimate rock party is BACK!

Stay tuned this Monday....you just might be surprised!

01/24/2025

🙏🙏🙏🙏

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell has offered an update on his health after he was forced to miss the band's last two concerts due to his ongoing cancer battle. The veteran British rockers played their first concert of 2025 on Saturday, January 18 at Feria Estatal De León in León, Mexico. As w...

01/24/2025

Happy Birthday, Robin Zander of Cheap Trick! 🎂 Born on this day, January 23, 1953.

01/24/2025

Breaking news from Def Leppard… get well Vivian.

01/23/2025

Nine Inch Nails 2025 tour dates!

NINE INCH NAILS
PEEL IT BACK
TOUR 2025

TICKETS ON SALE
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29TH
12PM LOCAL TIME

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JUNE 15 | DUBLIN, IE

JUNE 17 | MANCHESTER, UK

JUNE 18 | LONDON, UK

JUNE 20 | COLOGNE, DE

JUNE 21 | DESSEL, BE
GRASPOP METAL MEETING

JUNE 24 | MILAN, IT

JUNE 26 | ZURICH, CH

JUNE 27 | VIENNA, AT

JUNE 29 | AMSTERDAM, NL

JULY 01 | BERLIN, DE

JULY 03 | GDYNIA, PL
OPEN’ER

JULY 07 | PARIS, FR

JULY 11 | MADRID, ES
MAD COOL FESTIVAL

JULY 12 | OEIRAS, PT
NOS ALIVE

AUGUST 06 | OAKLAND, CA

AUGUST 08 | PORTLAND, OR

AUGUST 10 | VANCOUVER, BC

AUGUST 12 | SEATTLE, WA

AUGUST 14 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT

AUGUST 15 | DENVER, CO

AUGUST 17 | SAINT PAUL, MN

AUGUST 19 | CHICAGO, IL

AUGUST 22 | DETROIT, MI

AUGUST 23 | TORONTO, ON

AUGUST 26 | BALTIMORE, MD

AUGUST 27 | PHILADELPHIA, PA

AUGUST 29 | BOSTON, MA

AUGUST 31 | CLEVELAND, OH

SEPTEMBER 02 | BROOKLYN, NY

SEPTEMBER 05 | RALEIGH, NC

SEPTEMBER 06 | NASHVILLE, TN

SEPTEMBER 09 | DULUTH, GA

SEPTEMBER 10 | TAMPA, FL

SEPTEMBER 12 | HOUSTON, TX

SEPTEMBER 13 | FORT WORTH, TX

SEPTEMBER 16 | PHOENIX, AZ

SEPTEMBER 18 | LOS ANGELES, CA

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MORE INFO AT NIN.COM