CHURCH OF LAZLO Moves To 98.9 The Rock
Longtime Kansas City, Missouri afternoon show The Church of Lazlo (with Lazlo, Slimfast, and Snowcone) moved to KQRC (98.9 The Rock) effective today, Thursday, August 8, 2024. The shift from the show's longtime home, KRBZ (ALT 96.5), comes as Audacy flips ALT 96.5 to sports. The Fan takes over 96.5 at 6 am CT on August 15.
MARK TREMONTI
Mark Tremonti never slows down, from the recent Creed reunion and Alter Bridge albums to the brand new single, "Just Too Much," from the forthcoming sixth Tremonti album, The End Will Show Us How (due January 10th, 2025). Mark and I caught up about his multiple bands, home studio, giant spiders, pinball machines, philanthropy, and his ongoing Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra performances. RYAN J. DOWNEY: When inspiration strikes, how do you know which band you’ll park it with? MARK TREMONTI: The only time I park something for a specific band is if it's for the Tremonti band because
Week of August 05, 2024
Happy Birthday wishes to "Metal" Maria Ferrero (Adrenaline PR) (August 05); Tim Tournier (Janus Music Management), Savannah Boyd (Other People Records), Jimmy Hubbard (photographer), Ben Orum (All Shall Perish) (August 06); Kyle Borman (Bordur Coach), Troy Glessner (producer), Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) (August 07); Michael Keene (The Faceless) (August 08); Tyler “Telle” Smith (The Word Alive), Scott Mellinger (Zao) (August 09); Ross Halfin (photographer) (August 11).
JINJER Joins SHIPROCKED 2025
Jinjer, The Glorious Sons, DED, Rivals, and comedian Big Jay Oakerson are among the latest lineup announcements for ShipRocked 2025. The cruise is set for January 19 - 25, sailing from Miami, Florida, to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas. The lineup includes Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead, Nothing More and The Struts, as well as 10 Years, Atreyu, Austin Meade, Buckcherry, Calva Louise, DED, Des Rocs, Devour The Day, Diamante, Flat Black, The Ghost Inside, GHØSTKID, The Glorious Sons, Goodbye June, Jigsaw Youth, Jinjer, Kid Kapichi, Nevertel, Oxymorrons, Plush, P.O.D., Rivals, Silly Goose,
BADFLOWER, BLACK VEIL BRIDES Move Up Active Rock Chart
Badflower's new single, “Detroit,” jumps from No. 86 to No. 38 this week. (Check out my recent Q&A with frontman Josh Katz right here.) In other Active Rock chart news, Jerry Cantrell's "Villified" is up from No. 39 to No. 32. Highly Suspect advanced several spots from No. 42 to No. 35 with "Plastic Boxes." And Black Veil Brides Sweeney Todd-inspired "Bleeders" is up two spots, from No. 19 to No. 17. This week's Active Rock Top 10, according to Mediabase: Falling In Reverse / Jelly Roll “All My Life” (Epitaph) Sleep Theory “Fallout” (Epitaph) Wage War “MAGNETIC” (Fearless/Concord) Daughtry
SHINEDOWN Mediabase Milestone
SHINEDOWN's "A Symptom of Being Human," is the first song by a band or solo artist to chart in the Top 10 on three major Mediabase charts: Active Rock, Alternative, and AC. Shinedown had had 23 chart-topping songs and holds Mediabase records for most Active Rock No. #1s, Top 5s and Top 10s. "Radio has been the heartbeat of our band, and we owe an immense debt of gratitude to the stations that have championed us," Shinedown frontman Brent Smith said in a statement. "This milestone is a testament to the unwavering support from our fans and their beloved
APPLE MUSIC FOR ARTISTS Now Tracks Radio
Powered by Shazam music recognition technology, Apple now offers radio monitoring for 40,000 radio stations from more than 200 countries and regions. Radio Spins data is integrated throughout Apple Music for Artists. A Trends page offers detailed data, such as the stations that are spinning your music the most, or which catalog songs get the most plays across all monitored stations.
BIG RICH, TD & FLETCH Go Classic Rock
Big Rich, TD & Fletch have joined iHeartMedia Classic Rock 101.5 KGB-FM/San Diego with a new morning show, weekdays from 6-10 am PT, on starting Monday, August 5. The trio debuted in the morning drive on KGB-AM (San Diego Sports760) in 2022 and launched a companion music-based show in the afternoon drive on 101.5 KGB-FM this year.
In Conversation with BADFLOWER’S JOSH KATZ
I recently caught up with BADFLOWER frontman JOSH KATZ. We talked about their first single in over three years, "Teacher Has a Gun," and last week's follow-up, "Detroit." We also discussed his creative process, why he doesn't read Reddit, and the importance of being present in the journey. Photo credit: Jesse Paul/Publicity RYAN J. DOWNEY: ‘Teacher Has a Gun,’ your first single in over three years, arrived at the end of June. I imagine there’s a combination of anxiety and relief in releasing that. JOSH KATZ: It's like all anxiety [laughs]. No relief at all. Especially with a song like
In Conversation with JAGER HENRY
In Conversation with JAGER HENRY JAGER HENRY specializes in creative genre-blending across his forthcoming EP, Heart of Thorns. It's a trip through the younger singer/songwriter's emotional interior, told in confessional and vulnerable lyrics and soaring melodic hooks. His dad, Jason Bonham, is on the road with Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Michael Anthony. His grandfather was John Bonham, the iconic drummer in Led Zeppelin, who died in 1980 at just 32 years old. Jager is his own man, carving his own path, a kindred creative spirit with bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Falling In Reverse, and Static Dress. As
