RiO! Band of the Week

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Our brand new RiO! Band of the Week hails from the island of Oahu in Hawaii and they are the punk/ska band Black Square.
This is the first band we've featured from Hawaii their music will definitely give you an island feel. It's music that you can get your skank on to while listening to lyrics talk about the political and social issues within Hawaii. Head on over to their Myspace page to check out their music and… Read More

Time to Band Battle!

Friday, July 31st, 2009
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Brian Johnson, Bloc Party, Blur and getting arrested for the rock horns

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
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Weezer – Everybody Go Away

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Weezer is just all over the place these days. One can't seem to get away from Rivers Cuomo and his infectious brand of pop-rock. Even when we think we've heard it all, more just seems to pop up.
Up top is a previously… Read More

Pearl Jam artwork = New song

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Is this bit of artwork a lost treasure from the back of Andy Warhol's closet? Nope. But it is the brand new scavenger hunt that Pearl Jam started today so you could download a new tune.
PJ kicked off a net-wide game via their website where you have to find all the pieces of artwork from their upcoming album Backspacer. If you pull off the feat then you are rewarded with a brand new song… Read More

Marilyn Manson, The Young Veins, AFI and Minneapolis banning 18+ shows

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
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Meet The Young Veins

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

The split up of Panic at the Disco left many younger fans of rock music in shambles. Guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker realized they no longer wanted to make the same music that singer Brendon Urie wanted to make so they packed up and left to create a new band and a new sound. Well we have that new sound and it's called The Young Veins.
If you head on over to their Myspace page, you'll be able to check… Read More

American Idiot, Madden ’10, The Pixies and Joel Madden

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
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Pixies bringing Doolittle to the U.S.A.

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Last month we reported on legendary rock group The Pixies celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1989 album Doolittle by playing the album in its entirety on a short tour through Europe. Well they've decided to be nice to us in the States and give us a tour as well.
Frank Black and the rest of the crew will bring their Doolittle tour to the… Read More

Andrew W.K. does the weather

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

I can't believe I actually hated this guy when his first album came out. He's hilarious. Honestly, if we continued to have bad weather I think Andrew W.K. would make it seem cool to have. Check it out. Read More