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Rock Report Trivia

Angel — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:42:23 +0000

The 4/3/2012 Rock Report features a video for a new Vegas strip club just opened by what singer? (Hint: the answer is here)

Angel's Rock Report Trivia

Angel — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:48:10 +0000

In the March 23 Rock Report on The Blaze Morning Show, Angel talked about a Red Hot Chili Peppers side project. What was the name of that band? (Find the answer here)

Angel's Rock Report–Foo At The Grammys, New Grohl Flick [AUDIO] [VIDEO]

Angel — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:56:10 +0000

The Grammy Awards proved once again that they love Foo Fighters. The band added five awards to their career total — which now stands at 11 –during last night’s show in Los Angeles. They swept all four awards in the slimmed down rock category –Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song and Best [...]

Angel's Rock Report–Iron Maiden [VIDEO] [AUDIO]

Angel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:40:25 +0000

Iron Maiden confirmed that they will tour in 2012. No cities or dates have been announced yet, keep an eye out at their official site. Maiden will release their new blu-Ray, 2 DVD set and double soundtrack album called ‘En Vivo!’ on March 26. It was filmed on April 10, 2011 when the band played [...]

Angel's Rock Report– Grohl, Slipknot, Chevelle, Zakk [AUDIO]

Angel — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:58:35 +0000

Ya’ know that secret project Dave Grohl’s been working on? He has confirmed he's making a movie about the studio where Nirvana recorded Nevermind. REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin let the news slip about the project last fall, and in the new issue of Rolling Stone Dave talks about the still-to-be-titled Sound City Studios documentary. He says, "That funky old place had the best drum room in world. The drum sound at th

Angel's Rock Report–Machine Head [AUDIO]

Angel — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:49:45 +0000

Foo Fighters will take to the Grammy stage once again this year. The Foos — who have six nominations, including Album of the Year — are among the first announced performers for this year’s show. The Grammys air live on CBS on February 12th from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Finally a reason not [...]

Angel's Rock Report- Chevelle, Saliva [AUDIO]

Angel — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:04:43 +0000

The Rock Report is sponsored by Joel at Devil Dog Bail Bonds, “The Dog That Never Sleeps”, 542-8456. Saliva is moving on after singer Josey Scott‘s departure last fall. The band has started working with Bobby Amaru, who’s fronted his own group and was the drummer in Burn Season. Saliva is planning a small tour [...]

Angel's Rock Report– Killswitch Fires Singer [AUDIO]

Angel — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:09:54 +0000

The Rock Report is sponsored by Joel at Devil Dog Bail Bonds, “The Dog That Never Sleeps”, 542-8456. Killswitch Engage have fired singer Howard Jones. They’ve issued a statement saying, “We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we’ve had him in the band. Out of respect for everyone involved, we [...]

Angel's Rock Report– Shinedown [AUDIO][VIDEO]

Angel — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:27:45 +0000

The Rock Report is sponsored by Joel at Devil Dog Bail Bonds, “The Dog That Never Sleeps”, 542-8456. Shinedown have titled their upcoming album Amaryllis and set a March 27th release date. The first single, “Bully,” is available at digital retailers now. Various standard and deluxe versions of Amaryllis will be available through a pre-sale [...]

Angel's Rock Report–Albums, Tours in 2012 [AUDIO]

Angel — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:49:25 +0000

The Rock Report is sponsored by Joel at Devil Dog Bail Bonds, “The Dog That Never Sleeps”, 542-8456. Here’s an overview of the big albums and tours & festivals coming up in the next few months. Albums: Lamb Of God “Resolution” 1.24.12 Shinedown “Amaryllis” 3.27.12 Various Artists – Chimes of Freedom (January 24th) This four-CD [...]

Angel's Rock Report–The 1% (Bleh) [AUDIO]

Angel — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:53:01 +0000

Not a lot to report on rock bands today, they must be behaving themselves for the holidays. Everybody's gearing up for New Year's Eve...here's how the 1% party.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are picking up a big paycheck for playing a private New Year's Eve party thrown by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. The price tag for the event, bei

Angel's Rock Report–Metallica, Trivium [AUDIO]

Angel — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:31:23 +0000

James Hetfield got into it with the paparazzi while he was on Christmas vacation. The Metallica guitarist and his son Castor were being followed by paparazzi in Uruguay on Christmas Day. After a confrontation with one of the photographers, Hetfield picked up some rocks and started throwing them at the pack following him. Check out [...]

Angel's Rock Report–10 Years [AUDIO]

Angel — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:19:21 +0000

10 Years have started work on their follow-up to 2010′s Feeding the Wolves. This time around the band is able to work closer to home, as guitarist Brian Vodinh converted his basement into a recording studio. 10 Years will close out 2011 with their “Almost New Year’s Concert” Friday in their hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. [...]

Angel's Rock Report–TOOL, Soil [AUDIO]

Angel — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:49:20 +0000

Tool will be hitting the road next month for their first shows since 2010. 11 dates have been announced so far, starting January 14th in Reno, Nevada and wrapping up February 8th in Duluth, Georgia. There's no word whether Tool will be tacking on any more dates, but frontman Maynard James Keenan is hitting the road with his side ba

Angel's Rock Report–Stolen Make-a-Wish Guitar [Audio]

Angel — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:18:40 +0000

Shinedown are gearing up to release their fourth album this spring. Frontman Brent Smith and producer Rob Cavallo are almost done mixing the project, and the first single, “Bully,” will be out on January 3rd. Shinedown will be heading to Europe in February for their first shows in more than a year. A U.S. jaunt [...]

Angel's Rock Report–Metallica, TOOL [AUDIO, VIDEO]

Angel — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:17:02 +0000

Metallica brought out another all-star roster of guests Wednesday night at the second of their 30th anniversary shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco.

Kid Rock sang on their cover of Bob Seger's "Turn the Page."
Lou Reed joined them for two songs from Lulu as well as The Velvet Unde

Angel's Rock Report–Metallica, Zakk Wylde [AUDIO]

Angel — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:32:11 +0000

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2012, and the inductees include Guns n’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Beastie Boys. The inductees were chosen by more than 500 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for induction 25 years after the [...]

Angel's Rock Report–Sixx AM, Sevendust [AUDIO]

Angel — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:35:49 +0000

Sixx A.M.'s new EP 7 is streaming now through Sunday at AOL Music. The EP features reworkings of seven songs from their first two albums. Singer-guitarist James Michael calls the tracks on 7 "stripped down, pulled apart and reconstructed f

Angel's Rock Report–Foo, Grammys, A7X on Fire [AUDIO, VIDEO]

Angel — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:06:18 +0000

The Grammys love the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl and his crew picked up six nominations last night, including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album for Wasting Light, Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Walk," Best Hard Rock Performance for "White Limo," and Best Long Form Music Video for Back and Forth. So rad White Limo came up!

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, Mastodon and Megadeth are all lookin' at one

Angel's Rock Report–Crüe, Bush, RHCP [AUDIO]

Angel — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:05:41 +0000

Mötley Crüe are the latest act to sign on for a residency in Las Vegas. They’ll officially announce plans for a month-long stint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Thursday night during CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight. They’ll reportedly play three to four shows each week during the run, which will start in February. [...]