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A "reunited" Sublime is looking to take the stage this weekend at Cypress Hill's Smokeout Festival. Original members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh will team up with new member Rome Ramirez on guitar and vocals and play as the band Sublime. Unless Brad Nowell's family has anything to say about it.
Brad Nowell, the original voice of Sublime, died of a drug overdose in 1996 and never heard the album Sublime which gave his band national recognition. Since then… Read More

New London, Connecticut steps up this week as the place that gives us our brand new RiO! Band of the Week: Doublethink.
Sporting a name that's a reference to George Orwell's 1984, these four rockers have started to make some waves in the music world. Recently their songs "California Doll", "Going Nowhere" and "You Think We're in Love?" were played during new episodes of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins. More importantly, however,… Read More

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Them Crooked Vultures single out Monday!
Faith No More Touring U.S.A.
Weezer… Read More

The Weez is back in a big way this year. Their new album Raditude is out on November 3rd, they're playing back-to-back nights on The Late Show with David Letterman, they're releasing their very own Snuggie and they're going out on tour in support of the new record.
The tour kicks off on October 24th in Los Angeles, CA at The Palladium and so far they've only got one other show in NYC on Halloween at Hammerstein Ballroom. Although there is a secret… Read More

When I saw Them Crooked Vultures at Roseland Ballroom in NYC last week, it was a mindfuck of an experience. Between being less than 10 feet away from John Paul Jones and having my ears blown off from the monster sound that was emanating from the stage, I could honestly say that it was one of the top two shows I had seen all year. So it only gets me more excited to know that the band is getting closer to releasing an album by announcing their first single.
The… Read More

Everybody's favorite indie-pop/rock band known as MGMT have announced their brand new album, Congratulations, will be out sometime in 2010.
Singer Andrew VanWyngarden recently spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle (via CoS) about the new… Read More

Attention NYC/NJ/Tri-state area readers of the Rock it Out! Blog. Would you like a chance to win tickets to Weezer's secret show in NYC next week? I got the deets for ya.
The very awesome website known as IHeartRadio is offering tickets to the show via a contest at their website. All you have to do is head over there and enter your information… Read More

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Just taking the time to recognize one of rock music's most amazing albums from one of the most influential rock bands of the last 20 years.
I was lucky enough to see Nine Inch Nails on their recent "Wave Goodbye" tour and, even though the songs on Pretty Hate Machine still sound incredible, the live versions blew everyone away. I still listen to this album when I wanna get pumped up. Trent Reznor delivered on his first album and has continued to do… Read More