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

Firefly Festival announces dates for this September
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for FireflyThe Firefly Festival has announced its dates for 2021. The annual Deleware event, which usually takes place in June, will be held this year in the fall, from Septem...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021

Muse's Matt Bellamy sends Nandi Bushell his signature guitar
Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty ImagesNandi Bushell's got another axe with which to rock, courtesy of Matt Bellamy. The Muse frontman sent the 10-year-old viral music prodigy a model of his signature guitar, m...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021

The Offspring combines "dark" & "dance-y" with comeback single, "Let the Bad Times Roll"
Credit: Daveed BenitoThe Offspring's upcoming album Let the Bad Times Roll has been in the works for some time now, but its title track feels right on time. The song "Let the Bad Times Roll," which wa...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021

Incubus' Brandon Boyd appearing on 'American Idol' for All-Star Duets Week
ABC/Eric McCandlessBrandon Boyd is going to Hollywood. The Incubus frontman is one of many artists taking part in this season's American Idol All-Star Duets Week, which features contestants singing al...
ABC Audio Mar 29, 2021

Badflower's next album will include "all new songs"
Miikka Skaffari/FilmMagicDespite what you may think, you haven't heard anything from Badflower's next album yet. Over the past year, the "Ghost" rockers have released two new songs: "30" and "F*** the...
ABC Audio Mar 29, 2021

Beartooth announces 2022 European tour with Motionless in White
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesBeartooth is planning to embark on a European tour in 2022. The trek, which will also include Motionless in White and Stray from the Path on the bill, is set to kick off ne...
ABC Audio Mar 29, 2021

Enter Rocket Man? Metallica and Elton John recorded "something" together
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesMetallica is apparently working on "something" with Elton John. The "Rocket Man" star revealed news of the collaboration during the latest episode his Rocket Hour show on A...
ABC Audio Mar 29, 2021

Foo Fighters announce clothing collaboration with snowboarder Mike Basich
ABCFoo Fighters have announced a collaboration with snowboarder Mike Basich's 241 clothing line. Dave Grohl and company will be selling a limited edition long-sleeve shirt featuring a recreation of Ba...
ABC Audio Mar 29, 2021

Jimmy Eat World announces graphic novel based on "555" video
Credit: Steve ThrasherJimmy Eat World is the latest band to get the comic book treatment. Jim Adkins and company have teamed up with Z2 Comics to release Jimmy Eat World: 555, a new graphic novel base...
ABC Audio Mar 26, 2021

Saliva announces 'Every Twenty Years' EP featuring rerecorded versions of 'Every Six Seconds' songs
MegaforceSaliva's breakout 2001 album Every Six Seconds turns 20 this year, and the band is celebration the milestone with a new EP. Titled Every Twenty Years, the set includes new versions of songs f...
ABC Audio Mar 26, 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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