Adam Lambert is the new frontman of Queen
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Yeah you just read the headline and probably started shaking your fist and screaming. Calm down, son, it's not bad news at all.
Rolling Stone has confirmed that American Idol alum Adam Lambert will be the new frontman for the legendary rock band Queen. Now I know some young, ignorant rock fans will shriek in horror at this news and will call for Lambert… Read More
Top 5 rock songs for tailgating
Saturday, September 24th, 2011Football 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. Read More
RiO!B episode – February 3, 2011
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011Queen re-issuing first five albums
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
2011 marks the 40th anniversary of Queen which means, since it's a milestone year, the band is going to be on everyone's mind yet again...which is always a good thing.
Consequence of Sound reports that the Freddie Mercury-fronted band will re-issue all 15 of their albums this year and the first five - 1973's Queen, 1974's Queen 2, 1974's Sheer Heart Attack, 1975's… Read More
Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury?
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Woah, woah, woah, hang on, let me get this straight. Sacha Baron Cohen aka Ali G aka Borat aka Bruno is playing Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in a movie about his life? Wa-wa-wee-wa, that's awesome!
Deadline.com (via WLFY) reports… Read More
Deadline.com (via WLFY) reports… Read More
Guitar Hero releasing new game this September
Friday, June 4th, 2010
So Rock Band is releasing their special edition Green Day game this coming Tuesday which means, in the spirit of competition, Guitar Hero just made an announcement regarding their newest game and it's gonna be a heavy one.
Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock is the newest installment in the long running plastic guitar franchise and the music will focus solely on the heavier side of rock n' roll. More than 90 tracks from bands including Slayer,… Read More
RiO!B episode – October 13, 2009
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Rock Band: Queen? Just maybe
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
So the hot trend right now, if you're a mega-rock band, is to get your own video game. The Beatles got one, AC/DC had their own pack, Van Halen is getting one, Pearl Jam is getting one, U2 is working on one and now the band Queen may jump into the digital rock ring with their own version of Rock Band.
In an interview with the BBC (via Kotaku) guitarist Brian… Read More


