AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy on soundtrack for Madden ’11

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Football season is back in full swing which means it's time for me to buy one of two video games I get every year. Madden '11 (with Drew Brees on the cover...he better not be cursed now) is out on August 10th and, on top of being a kick-ass game, will also feature a pretty solid rock soundtrack.
This year's game includes tracks from AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, The Hives, Blur, Kiss and even Todd Rundgren. Plus there are also cover version's… Read More

30 new acts added to Download Festival

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

If you thought the Download Festival was already nuts, then it's about to get even nuttier...I'm talking extra cashews nuttier!
Thirty new acts have been added to the festival, which takes place in Donington Park in the U.K. from June 11-13. In addition to the already amazing headliners like AC/DC and Rage Against The Machine, acts including Slash, Atreyu, Halestorm, Nonpoint and more have been added to the lineup.
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Rock music Grammy winners

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Tonight is the night where the biggest and brightest stars in music come together to congratulate each other for winning awards based on the amount of records they sold the quality of their records and songs.
But here's something you may not have known. A ton of the awards are handed out prior to the televised show that you see due to time constraints. Since so many of those awards were already handed out… Read More

RiO!B episode – Jan. 26, 2010

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

AC/DC is the Iron Man 2 soundtrack
The Who… Read More

AC/DC is the Iron Man 2 soundtrack

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

In what could very well be the loudest soundtrack of 2010, AC/DC has taken over soundtrack for the upcoming blockbuster Iron Man 2.
Spin.com reports that all 15 songs on the soundtrack will come from the Australian hard rockers. It's about as close as you'll get to an AC/DC greatest hits album. Down below is the video… Read More

Download Festival lineup announced

Monday, January 25th, 2010

From June 11 through June 13, Donington Park in the U.K. will probably be the loudest place on the planet courtesy of the Download Festival.
The rock music fest just announced their incredible lineup and I may very well fly to the U.K. for this show. You've got the massive headliners AC/DC for starters but then there's the guys who gave us the best album of 2009 (according to the RiO!B) Them Crooked Vultures.
There will also be the huge return of Scott Weiland… Read More

RiO!B episode – Nov. 3, 2009

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Tom Morello was a stripper
Shinedown and Papa Roach touring together… Read More

AC/DC releasing box set in a working amp

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

As a musician, it sucks when you have to buy equipment and you're on a low budget. By low, of course, I mean almost non-existent. Especially when you have to cash in for a new amp. That's just never any fun. But the band AC/DC is giving musicians and fans a bang for their buck with their brand new box set called Backtracks which comes out November 10th.
Within this set you get all sorts of goodies from the Aussie rockers. You get three CD's featuring… Read More