Category Archives: Music News From ABC News Radio – Active Rock

Skillet's John Cooper says Grammy performance of "WAP" "redefines evil," just like Hitler did
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesSkillet frontman John Cooper is calling Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's Grammy performance of their song "WAP" "evil," and is even comparing positive reaction to the performa...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021

Report: Coachella canceled for 2021; set to return in 2022
Rich Fury/Getty Images for CoachellaCoachella won't be returning until 2022, Variety reports. The famed California festival, which is usually held in April, was first canceled in 2020 due to the ...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021

Rise Against announces new album, 'Nowhere Generation'; listen to title track now
Loma Vista RecordingsRise Against has announced a new album called Nowhere Generation. The ninth studio effort from the Chicago punks -- and their first since 2017's Wolves -- will arrive June 4....
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021

Listen for Myles Kennedy's favorite 'The Ides of March' lyric on upcoming album's title track
Napalm RecordsThis week, Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy released a new song called "The Ides of March" -- a nearly eight-minute epic that gives his upcoming sophomore solo album its name. Speakin...
ABC Audio Mar 18, 2021

Green Day announces digital release of 'Insomniac' reissue
Reprise RecordsLast fall, Green Day announced a vinyl reissue of their 1995 album, Insomniac, with remastered audio, in celebration of its 25th anniversary. If you don't have a turntable, don't worry ...
ABC Audio Mar 17, 2021

The Black Keys to perform during boxing match featuring Jake Paul
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesThe Black Keys are performing during the 2021 Triller Fight Club, an upcoming concert event leading up to a boxing match between YouTuber Jake Paul and former MMA fighter B...
ABC Audio Mar 17, 2021

Puscifer announces 'Money $hot'-themed streaming concert
Credit: Travis ShinnPuscifer has announced a streaming concert themed around the band's 2015 album, Money $hot. The virtual show, dubbed Billy D and The Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money...
ABC Audio Mar 17, 2021

Sevendust announces 'Home' & 'Seasons' streaming shows
Credit: Travis Shinn/Chuck BrueckmannSevendust has announced a pair of full album streaming shows. Lajon Witherspoon and company will play their 2003 album Seasons in its entirety on April 10, followe...
ABC Audio Mar 17, 2021

Tom DeLonge selling personal Blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves gear
Courtesy of ReverbHere's your chance to own a piece of Tom DeLonge-used gear. The musician/UFO researcher is parting ways with a number of different synths, guitars, amps and pedals used in the studio...
ABC Audio Mar 17, 2021

Corey Taylor announces solo tour dates for this spring
Credit: Ashley OsbornSlipknot's Corey Taylor has announced a live, in-person solo tour, set to travel the U.S. this spring. The trek, which will feature an opening set from the rock dance troupe The C...
ABC Audio Mar 17, 2021
What's the WORST part of going to a concert in Nashville now?
Parking costs more than the ticket
Waiting 45 minutes for an Uber that smells like weed
Post-show traffic that somehow still exists at 11pm on a Tuesday
The “convenience fee” being more inconvenient than convenient
Trying to leave Bridgestone with 18,000 other people at once
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Nashville, TN, USA
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