Category Archives: Music News From ABC News Radio – Active Rock
Relive sets from Green Day, Slipknot, Twenty One Pilots & many more during 72-hour PlayOn Fest stream
ABC/Image Group LAWhile you can't go to any festivals for the time being, why not relive past sets from your favorite artists? Warner Music Group has announced the PlayOn Fest, a three-day l...
Music News Group Apr 21, 2020
Corey & Alicia Taylor launching plant-based food truck; Slipknot discussing "throwback" shows
Michael Campanella/RedfernsLast month, Corey Taylor's wife, Alicia, teased that she and the Slipknotfrontman were working on a "completely new project together." Now, we know what it is...
Music News Group Apr 21, 2020
Pete Wentz may record a solo album if quarantine lasts "another six months"
ABC/Image Group LADepending on how long the COVID-19 coronavirus quarantine lasts, we may be getting a Pete Wentzsolo album. In an interview with NME, the Fall Out Boy bassist disc...
Music News Group Apr 21, 2020
With one billion views, The Cranberries reflect on the other "Zombie" "first"
Island RecordsThe Cranberries are officially members of the billion-views club. The band's video for their 1994 hit single "Zombie" has passed one billion views on YouTube, making them the f...
Music News Group Apr 21, 2020
Watch Volbeat rock Hamburg in live "Leviathan" video
Credit: Ross HalfinVolbeat has premiered a new live video for "Leviathan," a track off the band's latest album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound. The clip captures the Danish rockers' feisty performa...
Music News Group Apr 20, 2020
Puddle of Mudd frontman takes aim at "toxic people" after unflattering Nirvana cover goes viral
Brigitte Engl/RedfernsPuddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has responded following a video of his heavily criticized cover of Nirvana's "About a Girl" went viral. The performance, ...
Music News Group Apr 20, 2020
Billie Joe Armstrong loves "That Thing You Do!" with latest cover
ABC/Image Group LAGreen Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has shared his take on "That Thing You Do!" for the latest edition of his weekly "No Fun Mondays" covers series. "That Thing...
Music News Group Apr 20, 2020
Slipknot reschedules Knotfest Japan for January
Credit: Alexandria Crahan-ConwaySlipknot has announced the rescheduled dates for Knotfest Japan, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day festival, which was originally ...
Music News Group Apr 20, 2020
Chris Martin, Royal Blood, Bastille & more teaming up for benefit cover of Foo Fighters' "Times Like These"
Roswell Records/RCAColdplay's Chris Martin, Royal Blood and Bastille are among many artists taking part in a giant, all-star charity cover of the Foo Fighters classi...
Music News Group Apr 20, 2020
Watch Toni Cornell cover Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike" for COVID-19 relief
Paula Lobo/Walt Disney Television via Getty ImagesToni Cornell sang her father's lyrics to help raise money for COVID-19 relief. The 15-year-old daughter of the late Chris Cornell has shared...
Music News Group Apr 20, 2020
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
Voting Ends: Never
Thu May 21
Nashville, TN, USA
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