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RiO!B episode – February 2, 2012

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:53:43 +0000

Guns N’ Roses announce intimate tour

Mastodon/Opeth co-headlining tour

Meshuggah/Baroness/Decapitated North American tour

Rock on the Range festival line up

The Darkness – “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us”

Guns N’ Roses announce intimate North American tour

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:51:50 +0000

Did ya miss Guns N’ Roses when they toured North America and hit the arenas? Well not to worry because they’re hitting the road again and this time they’re going to be a bit more intimate.

Axl Rose and the collection of musicians that make up GnR are doing a six-date tour along the East Coast and Chicago this coming February (via CoS). The band announced three shows in New York City at venues including Terminal 5, Roseland Ballroom and Webster Hall which, if you’ve not been to these venues, are quite small in comparison to where GnR usually play.

All the tour dates are listed down below. A pre-sale for tickets for NYC shows starts up on January 31st at 10:00 am EST and the general sale will take place on Wednesday, February 1st. A pre-sale for the other dates starts on Wednesday, February 1st and will go on sale publicly on Friday, February 3rd. Visit the band’s website for all the information.

Guns N’ Roses tour dates:
2/10 – New York, NY, Roseland Ballroom
2/12 – New York, NY, Terminal 5
2/15 – New York, NY, Webster Hall
2/19 – Chicago, IL, House of Blues
2/23 – Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore
2/24 – Atlanta City, NJ, House of Blues

RiO!B episode – December 7, 2011

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:51:12 +0000

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced

The Black Keys arena tour dates

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo soundtrack details

Kasabian North American tour dates

Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys going to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:02:05 +0000

Fans of Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The three bands will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14th, 2012 at the Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH.

Other inductees will include Donovan, singer/songwriter Laura Nyro and The Faces whose lineup once boasted artists like Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. The Cure, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Eric B. & Rakim missed the honor this year.

So now the big question will be whether GnR will reunite on stage to accept the honor or will Axl diva out and refuse to walk on stage with Slash, Izzy, Duff and Steven Adler. Or perhaps this will be the catalyst to finally get a proper Guns n’ Roses reunion? Either way, it’s good that they’ve finally been recognized for their contribution to rock music because whether you love ‘em or hate ‘em, they wrote some bad ass tunes back in the day.

Of course, the Chili Peppers will show up and most likely John Frusciante will be there as well. The Beasties never broke up so maybe this will be an opportunity for them to finally perform live again. In any case, HBO will air the ceremony in May of 2012 so set your DVR from now.

Watch: Axl Rose in his first interview in five years

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:18:27 +0000

11/11/11 was National Metal Day (as dubbed by VH1 Classic) and they dedicated their day’s programming to all things metal. Included in that line up was the first interview that Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose had done in five years. Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson of That Metal Show hosted the interview and you can see part one of the conversation up top.

Down below are parts two and three. Note that the hosts enjoy stressing that GnR had just played a three-hour show in Miami, FL. Because no one can play for three hours, right? Just the Foo Fighters, Prince, Springsteen, McCartney…but I digress.

Also discussed are the original idea for the cover of Appetite For Destruction. No, not the robot raping the topless chick but a picture of the space shuttle Challenger exploding after lift off. Rose also talks about the band’s nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Chinese Democracy and what he’s been listening to these days.

RiO!B episode – September 29, 2011

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:57:53 +0000

Lou Reed & Metallica – “The View”

Korn releasing dubstep album in December

Biohazard releasing album in January

Guns N’ Roses tour dates

Megadeth – “Never Dead”

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne documentary released in November

Chris Cornell releasing new album, Songbook

Crosses – “The Years”

Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Beastie Boys on short list for Rock Hall nominees

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:38:05 +0000

The 2012 short list of potential nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been released and it means we finally may see that Guns N’ Roses reunion we’ve all been waiting for.

Billboard reports that a total of fifteen finalists appear on this list and it will be narrowed down to the five acts that will be inducted on April 14th. First time nominees include GnR, The Cure, Heart and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Other nominees include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, War, Small Faces and Faces and Donovan.

To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a band has to have released their first commercial album 25 years ago.

Top 5 rock songs for tailgating

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:36:57 +0000

Football season is officially underway and one of the best parts about football season is tailgating. Hanging out in the parking lot with your buddies, drinking beer, barbeque are essential but you also need some music to go with it. So the Rock it Out! Blog, along with our good friend Jenn Sterger, have put together a list of the top five rock songs that are necessary to play while tailgating. Check out our list and then let us know what your favorite tailgating song is.

RiO!B episode – September 22, 2011

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:21:45 +0000

Guns N’ Roses touring U.S.

Stream: Mastodon – The Hunter

Watch: Mastodon – “Curl Of The Burl”

Watch: New Trailer for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Faith No More playing King For A Day… in its entirety in Chilé

Disturbed releasing b-sides album, The Lost Children

Avenged Sevenfold touring with Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides

Tori Amos taking on metal bands

Mike Portnoy suing Dream Theater

Megadeth touring with Mötörhead

Guns N’ Roses Announces U.S. Tour

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:06:08 +0000

Well its finally happened. Took way longer than it was supposed to but its finally happened. The collective known as Guns N’ Roses aka Axl Rose and his merry band have announced a full U.S. tour kicking off at the end of October.

Blabbermouth reports that GnR will kick off their outing on October 28th in Orlando, FL. Many of the dates still haven’t been announced yet but the locales have and those can all be seen down below. More dates and venues are expected to be announced soon.

The last time Guns N’ Roses played the U.S. was in August of 2010 at the Sturgis Bike Rally in South Dakota.

Guns N’ Roses U.S. Tour Dates:
Oct. 28 – Orlando, FL, Amway Center Arena
Oct. 29 – Miami, FL, American Airlines Arena
Oct. 31 – Greenville, SC, Bi-Lo Center Arena
Nov. 02 – Atlanta, GA, Phillips Arena
[to be announced] – Houston, TX – [to be announced]
Nov. 05 – Dallas, TX, Gexa Energy Pavillion
[to be announced] – Omaha, NE – [to be announced]
~~[to be announced] – Tulsa, OK~~
Nov. 12 – Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center Arena
Nov. 13 – Minneapolis, MN, Target Center Arena
[to be announced] – Chicago, IL, All State Arena
[to be announced] – East Rutherford, NJ – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Hartford, CT – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Wilkes-Barre, PA – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Worcester, MA – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Camden, NJ – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Detroit, MI – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Cincinnati, OH – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Nashville, TN – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Indianapolis, IN – [to be announced]
[to be announced] – Denver, CO – [to be announced]