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

Wolfgang Van Halen declined playing "Eruption" during Grammys
ABCEddie Van Halen was mentioned during the "In Memoriam" segment at Sunday's Grammys, though many rock fans felt that the ceremony didn't properly honor the late guitar legend. As Eddie's son Wolfgan...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

Atreyu won't stay down in new video for "Warrior"
Courtesy Spinefarm RecordsAtreyu has released the video for "Warrior," the Travis Barker-featuring track from the band's upcoming album, Baptize. The clip shows vocalist Brandon Saller surrounded by h...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

AWOLNATION releases deluxe 10th anniversary 'Megalithic Symphony' reissue
Red Bull RecordsAWOLNATION's Megalithic Symphony first set "Sail" 10 years ago today, and to celebrate the occasion, Aaron Bruno's band has released a deluxe reissue of the album. The expanded package...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

Chevelle notches fifth top-10 album with 'NIRATIAS'
Credit: Joseph CulticeChevelle's new album NIRATIAS has debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, giving the band their fifth top-10 record. NIRATIAS, an acronym for "Nothing Is Real and This Is a ...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

Courtney Love was hospitalized and "almost died" last August
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicCourtney Love says that she "almost died" while being hospitalized last August. "People, I've been sad, and extremely sick," the Hole frontwoman wrote in an Instagram pos...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

Evanescence launching 'Echoes from the Void' graphic novel series
Credit: Nick FancherEvanescence is launching a graphic novel series called Echoes from the Void. In each of its five issues, Echoes from the Void will tell original stories based on songs from the Eva...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross' 'Soul' & 'Mank' scores nominated for Oscars
AMPASTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross are double nominees for this year's Oscars. The Nine Inch Nails duo's scores for the Disney/Pixar movie Soul and the David Fincher film Mank are both up for the Best...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

Tony Iommi says "there was talk" of a Black Sabbath biopic prior to pandemic
Kevin Mazur/WireImageCould Black Sabbath be the next band to get a biopic? As guitarist Tony Iommi tells SPIN, "there was talk" of putting together a film based on the metal pioneers. However, he adds...
ABC Audio Mar 15, 2021

Grammys 2021: The complete winners list
The Recording AcademyThe 63rd Annual Grammy Awards aired Sunday night on CBS, hosted by Trevor Noah. Here is the complete list of winners in the major categories: Record of the Year"Everything I ...
ABC Audio Mar 14, 2021

Grammys 2021: Fiona Apple, The Strokes, Billie Eilish win early Grammy awards
The Recording AcademyThe rock, alternative and metal Grammy categories were relegated to the Grammy pre-show on Sunday afternoon, rather than the actual telecast. Best Rock Performance, a category who...
ABC Audio Mar 14, 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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