We like rock music more than you. It's just the way it is…

September 9th, 2009 is a big day in rock music because it's the day you choose sides. Do you go with the re-emergence of BeatleMania and buy up their Rock Band game as well as all of their re-issued albums? Or do you stand with the maggots of rock and buy Slipknot's 10th anniversary re-issue of their self-titled album?
Corey Taylor and his fellow masks are gearing up to re-release Slipknot and are giving you a lot of… Read More

It's comedy and tragedy. It's American Idiot and it could be coming to theaters near you.
The massive album that resurrected Green Day's career is hitting the stage this September in California at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre as a musical (we reported on this way back in March). However Billie Joe Armstrong's aspirations for any adaptation of the album go way beyond the stage of any university.… Read More

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I'm not much of a gamer but I take my football games very seriously. Whether it's NCAA Football or the all powerful Madden franchise, nothing makes me happier than sitting down and playing WR on my favorite team upon the digital gridiron. Which is why this news is getting me even more pumped for the release of Madden '10.
One of the legendary features of the Madden games is its soundtrack. There are many accolades a band can achieve but if one of your songs is… Read More

At a recent show at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, Billy Corgan showed up on stage with a guitar and played some songs with a group of people including his new 19-year-old drummer Mike Byrne.
Corgan was paying tribute… Read More

I called it. I said last week on the show that we should expect fan video of brand new songs by Weezer and look what we got. Not one but two brand new songs!
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There's been a progression with the Arctic Monkeys' new song "Crying Lightning" on the RiO!B. At the very beginning of the year (before this site even existed) we talked… Read More

I just came across this video and I thought it was pretty cool. I've heard Radiohead's song "Reckoner" on the album. I've heard them play it live. I've heard it remixed a ton of times. I've even heard Gnarls… Read More

This week's RiO! Band is bringing a little Memphis flavor to the blog. If you're looking for that 60's/70's blues-rock sound that hearkens back to old school Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and Deep Purple then let me introduce you to The Dirty Streets.
Head on over to their Myspace page where you'll be able to check out some fantastic music as well as info on where they're playing live and a whole lot more. Congrats… Read More

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