http://rock.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-21T19:09:14Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:09:14 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/22/incubus-rob-zombie-shinedown-and-marilyn-manson-coming-to-rock-on-the-range.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/Y/Y/-/-/128799265.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/concertlistings/p/RockRange.htm">Rock on the Range</a> first took place in May 2007, and this summer it will be celebrating six years as one of the biggest pure rock festivals in the U.S. ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/22/incubus-rob-zombie-shinedown-and-marilyn-manson-coming-to-rock-on-the-range.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/22/incubus-rob-zombie-shinedown-and-marilyn-manson-coming-to-rock-on-the-range.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:22:53 +0000 2012-02-22T11:22:53Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/21/wilco-and-billy-bragg-have-more-woody-guthrie-songs-on-the-way.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/X/Y/-/-/3248839.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/wilco/p/Wilco.htm">Wilco</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://folkmusic.about.com/od/artistsaj/p/Billy-Bragg.htm">Billy Bragg</a> teamed up at the end of 1990s to produce two quality folk-rock albums built around <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://folkmusic.about.com/od/irecommend/p/Woody_profile.htm">Woody Guthrie</a> lyrics that he'd never turned into songs. Those records, <em>Mermaid Avenue</em> and <em>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/21/wilco-and-billy-bragg-have-more-woody-guthrie-songs-on-the-way.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/21/wilco-and-billy-bragg-have-more-woody-guthrie-songs-on-the-way.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:09:14 +0000 2012-02-21T19:09:14Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/21/marilyn-manson-tour-dates.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/W/Y/-/-/105622479.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> As we await the release of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/marilynmanson/p/MarilynManson.htm">Marilyn Manson</a>'s forthcoming album, <em><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/12/marilyn-manson-getting-close-to-releasing-born-villain.htm">Born Villain</a></em>, the shock-rocker has <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/marilynmanson/p/MarilynManson.htm">unveiled</a> a series of tour dates that will take place from late April until near ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/21/marilyn-manson-tour-dates.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/21/marilyn-manson-tour-dates.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:28:57 +0000 2012-02-21T18:28:57Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/19/alabama-shakes-tour-dates.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/U/Y/-/-/AlabamaShrunk.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> Though it's still early in the new year, it seems pretty likely that 2012's biggest new rock band will be Alabama Shakes. Hailing from -- you guessed it -- Alabama, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/19/alabama-shakes-tour-dates.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/19/alabama-shakes-tour-dates.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:08:00 +0000 2012-02-19T02:08:00Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/16/lonely-boy-hits-10th-week-at-no-1-on-rock-songs-chart.htm <A HREF="http://rock.about.com/od/charts/tp/Top-10-Billboard-Rock-Songs-February-25-2012.htm"><img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/T/Y/-/-/135475768.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"></a> The <I>Billboard</i> Rock Songs chart has only seen one song in the top spot so far in 2012. That would be "Lonely Boy," the latest blockbuster smash from the Black ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/16/lonely-boy-hits-10th-week-at-no-1-on-rock-songs-chart.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/16/lonely-boy-hits-10th-week-at-no-1-on-rock-songs-chart.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:15:15 +0000 2012-02-16T15:15:15Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/15/green-day-start-recording-follow-up-to-21st-century-breakdown.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/S/Y/-/-/104101410.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> Back in May, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://top40.about.com/od/artistsdk/p/greenday.htm">Green Day</a> frontman Billie Joe Armstrong indicated that the punk-rock trio were <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2011/05/31/green-day-working-on-new-material.htm">working on new material</a>, their first since 2009's <em><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/albumpreviews/fr/21stCentury.htm">21st Century Breakdown</a></em>. But yesterday came word ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/15/green-day-start-recording-follow-up-to-21st-century-breakdown.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/15/green-day-start-recording-follow-up-to-21st-century-breakdown.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:01:22 +0000 2012-02-15T14:01:22Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/15/dave-matthews-band-announce-tour-dates-new-album.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/R/Y/-/-/daveshrunk.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/davematthewsband/p/DaveMatthews.htm"> Dave Matthews Band</a> decided to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2010/05/19/dave-matthews-band-planning-hiatus-for-2011.htm">go on hiatus for 2011</a>, promising that they were "look[ing] forward to returning to the road in 2012." The word "hiatus" always scares fan -- ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/15/dave-matthews-band-announce-tour-dates-new-album.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/15/dave-matthews-band-announce-tour-dates-new-album.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:23:36 +0000 2012-02-15T11:23:36Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/14/dizzy-reed-says-entire-original-guns-n-roses-will-show-up-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/Q/Y/-/-/136291610.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> Outside of Axl Rose, keyboardist Dizzy Reed has been with <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/gunsnroses/p/gunsnroses.htm">Guns N' Roses</a> the longest. A member since the making of the <em>Use Your Illusion</em> albums, Reed has seen <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/slash/p/SlashProfile.htm">Slash</a>, ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/14/dizzy-reed-says-entire-original-guns-n-roses-will-show-up-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/14/dizzy-reed-says-entire-original-guns-n-roses-will-show-up-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:51:32 +0000 2012-02-14T11:51:32Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/13/slashs-new-album-arriving-may-22.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/P/Y/-/-/138876992.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> Revered guitarist <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/slash/p/SlashProfile.htm">Slash</a> released his first solo album, simply called <em><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/reviews/fr/SlashSoloAlbumReview.htm">Slash</a></em>, back in 2010, and the concept couldn't have been easier to grasp: Slash plays the six-string, and a bunch ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/13/slashs-new-album-arriving-may-22.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/13/slashs-new-album-arriving-may-22.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:56:02 +0000 2012-02-13T15:56:02Z http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/13/foo-fighters-snag-five-grammys-but-lose-out-on-album-of-the-year.htm <img src ="http://0.tqn.com/d/rock/1/0/N/Y/-/-/138864638.jpg" hspace="5" align="right"> Capping off an amazing 12-month period, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/od/foofighters/p/FooFighters.htm">Foo Fighters</a> took home <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-grammy-awards-2012-grammy-recap-20120212,0,6144925.column">five Grammys</a> Sunday night in Los Angeles. It was an impressive near-sweep for the band, which had been nominated for ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/13/foo-fighters-snag-five-grammys-but-lose-out-on-album-of-the-year.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://rock.about.com/b/2012/02/13/foo-fighters-snag-five-grammys-but-lose-out-on-album-of-the-year.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:57:46 +0000 2012-02-13T02:57:46Z