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RIGHT BEFORE THE GRUNGE ERA ABSOLUTELY BLEW UP, THE NEW ROCK GENRE GOT IT'S FIRST WIDESPREAD CRED THE MAINSTREAM ON THIS DATE 33 YEARS AGO WITH THE ALBUM FACELIFT, THE DEBUT RELEASE FROM THE SEATTLE B...

IN THE EARLY HOURS OF AUGUST 14TH 1983, THE RAMONES NEARLY LOST ONE OF THEIR OWN TO A VIOLENT FIT OF JEALOUS RAGE. FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PIONEERING PUNK BAND THE RAMONES, JOHN CUMMINGS, AKA JOHNNY RA...

X Rockers! Have you heard the new Beartooth song, “Might Love Myself?” I’m completely digging it on multiple levels. Caleb Shomo and the band are set to release a new album titled &#...

PENNSYLVANIA ROCKERS BREAKING BENJAMIN DROPPED THE LEAD SINGLE FROM THEIR 4TH AND POTENTIALLY FINAL STUDIO ALBUM DEAR AGONY ON THIS DATE IN 2009…SOON AFTER, THEY WENT ON AN EXTENDED BREAK DUE TO...

image courtesy of Peoria Irish FestIf you’ve been to Irish Fest before, this year looks a little different! The Snug & Dance Stage have swapped locations with Haney’s Pub & the Mai...

TODAY IN 1984 MARKS THE FIRST RELEASE OF A NEW MUSIC GENRE AND A DEBUT ALBUM… THE GENRE, FUNK METAL, THE ALBUM…A SELF TITLED DEBUT FROM L.A. BASED RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. THE ORIGINAL LINE-...

AUSTRALIAN ROCKERS AC/DC SUFFERED THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF THEIR LEAD SINGER BON SCOTT TO ALCOHOL POISOINING IN 1979, JUST 7 MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE OF HIGHWAY TO HELL, THEIR BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM.  W...

ALT METAL ROCKERS PUDDLE OF MUDD FORMED IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI IN 1992. LESS THAN 7 YEARS LATER, DESPITE AN EP AND ALBUM RELEASE, DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AND OTHER FACTORS LED TO THE BREAK UP OF THE O...

X Rockers! How are you? In the last three weeks, no song has received as much attention as the cover of “Last Resort” by Falling In Reverse. Simply, you Peoria Rock fans are wowed by this ...

OVER THE COURSE OF THE GODFATHER OF PUNK'S NEARLY 60 YEAR CAREER, THERE ARE PROBABLY NO MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN PICS OF HIM WEARING A SHIRT, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THE MICHIGAN BORN IGGY POP FROM APPEARI...