July 3, 2009 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop New single You’ve been hearing about it and now you can stream it online till your heart’s content. The latest single “Jars” from Chicago’s Chevelle is available at the bands MySpace page where you can listen to it over and over and over again. Be sure to friend up! Critics are calling their new album “Sci-fi Crimes” the heaviest Chevelle album to date, but the bands owns it up to the use of vintage amps during the album’s production. Record sales The new self titled Killswitch Engage album is on track to be quite the seller. Reports indicate that in its first week of sales, “Killswitch Engage” could sell up to 55,000 albums. That is great for the Massachusetts rockers, but not quite as good as their last album, “As Daylight Dies,” which sold nearly 60,000 copies in its first week. Unfortunately, this massive achievement more than likely will be overshadowed by the sales of Michael Jackson albums … Another postponement And another show, another reschedule. The injury that caused a postponement for rock legends Aerosmith in Cincinnati has caused their Sunday show in Virginia Beach to not happen. If this keeps up, they may just have to go on another tour entirely, if they can handle it. The specifics of the injury have not yet been released. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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July 2, 2009 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Entire band won’t be in Springfield Well, the visit Killswitch Engage planned for Springfield, Massachusetts is being altered slightly. Lead singer Howard Jones will be mourning the death of a close family member. The entire gang was scheduled to appear at a mall in Hot Topic in Massachusetts for a signing session, but now everyone but Jones will be there. The band calls Massachusetts home. New Zombie flick Filmmaker/Rocker Rob Zombie will be releasing a new DVD. It won’t be music or “Halloween” related. Nope, not like the Tommy Lee and Pamela video either … but rather, like anime. But this is not the type of cartoon you want to watch with your kids, Zombie said. There has never been a movie like this, not even “Heavy Metal” the industrial superstar said. “The Haunted World of El Superbesto” is based on Zombie’s story turned comic book and now an animated film. The raunchy story of a wrestler traveling around beating the hell out of various creatures in Monsterland is set to be released on DVD in September. Postponed Is it a sign of old age? The Aerosmith show scheduled Wednesday night in Cincinnati, Ohio was postponed because of an injury within the band, according to the venue. ZZ Top was also set to open up for Aerosmith, but did not. Fans were bummed. A rescheduled show will be announced soon. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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July 1, 2009 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop New Megadeath Megadeath’s twelfth studio album, “Endgame,” is almost ready for release. Starting Tuesday, July 7th, the track “Headcrusher” will be made available for a free download at their record label’s website, Road Runner Records dot com. “Endgame” was recorded and produced in Megadeath’s self-built studio, Vic’s Garage, and is set to be released in September. If you can’t wait and want to hear the song on your phone, call toll free at 866-597-6342. Rock stars on TV shows Black Label Society’s guitarist Zach Wylde Twittered about an appearance he’ll make on an upcoming television show. The shredder will manifest himself on the popular FBI forensic drama Bones. This isn’t the first time Wylde has appeared on a television show. Several seasons ago, the guitarist appeared on an Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode playing on a stage with some crazy monsters for the fast-food threesome. Bones also is not a virgin to rock … last season’s finale featured Motley Crue playing at a club where a murder takes place. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 30, 2009 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop New tune It’s new release Tuesday and though the new Alice in Chains album will not be released till later this year, the band has released one song available for download through iTunes and Amazon. Download “In a Looking View” now from the two music download services. Another single, “Check My Brain,” from the forthcoming album “Black Gives Way to Blue” is set to be released to rock radio in August. The album has a release date set for September 29 through Virgin Records. Forthcoming DVD Even though the concert has yet to happened yet, Metallica plans to release pro-shot live footage from their forthcoming July 7th concert in France. The video will be available in French music stores and online October 19th. You might want to be ready to mess with DVD region codes if you want to pick this disc up. The band’s French record company is giving residents of France a chance to take part in the filming and their work my even be included in the production. Once the filming is complete, the concert will be streamed online at the French record company’s site July 10-13th. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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June 29, 2009 Music News from the Rock Station, 92-7 WQLZ by Bishop Fox rocks The rock-and-roll keeps pumping on Fox News. With regular appearances from Ted Nugent, members of KISS and even the lead ghoul from the metal gore theater band Gwar, the cable news station welcomed none other than Creed to their programming. The band performed two songs on the popular morning show Fox and Friends Friday. A new album is being recorded and a tour is planned to kick off August 6th. Drunken a-holes There was a bunch of rockin’ and rollin’ going on at the Poison/Def Leppard concert in upstate New York, Friday. One dude wrestled a security guard after being forced from the show for goin’ No. 1 in the stands, another poked someone in the face multiple times … with his finger while a handful of others were just generally drunken a-holes. Altogether, 7 were arrested with charges of misconduct. New video Tomorrow is new release Tuesday and Alice in Chains will be giving their fans what they have been waiting for, a new video and increased anticipation for the latest from the bands after years of being idle. Check out their official website tomorrow for a gift. “Check My Brain,” the first single, will be released mid August. Wedding And finally, Edie Van Halen tied the knot over the weekend. He married girlfriend of three years Janie Liszweski. Catch the Music Minute every weekday with the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show on 92-7 WQLZ, the Rock Station. |
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