Ghost Earn Two New Plaques
Ghost has two new certifications from the RIAA: 2016's "Square Hammer" is now platinum, and 2018's "Rats" is now gold. Loma Vista released both singles.
Drive 96.9/94.9 Barstow Becomes Highway Rock Las Vegas
Drive 96.9/94.9 KHDR Lenwood/Barstow and KHRQ Baker, California is now Highway Rock. The stations cover the 1-15 corridor between Southern California and Las Vegas, with increased coverage over Las Vegas via 99.7 KHYZ-HD3. Learn more about Highway Rock here.
Mistress Carrie Joins Lazer 99.3 & 98.5 WLZX Springfield
Mistress Carrie, a 22-year Boston radio veteran, has joined Lazer 99.3 & 98.5 WLZX Springfield, MA, for mornings starting Friday, February 14th. Carrie hosts The Mistress Carrie Podcast, Cocktails in the War Room, and The Mistress Carrie Radio Show. "Big announcement!' Carrie wrote on Instagram. "I'm taking over the world one stock station at a time! ‘Mornings with Mistress Carrie’ starts tomorrow."
Hollywood Undead Returns to Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart
This week’s Hot Hard Rock Songs. Launched by Billboard in 2020, the chart measures streaming, airplay, and sales. Hollywood Undead and Shavo (with Ice Nine Kills) are back on the chart this week, and both will be at #HAPPENS in Las Vegas later this month! Linkin Park “Heavy is the Crown” Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine” Breaking Benjamin “Awaken” Three Days Grace “Mayday” Papa Roach “Even If It Kills Me” Falling In Reverse “Bad Guy” ft. Saraya Shinedown “Dance, Kid, Dance” Sleep Theory “Stuck In My Head” Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll “All My Life” Electric Callboy “Elevator
New Interviews: Demon Hunter & Twiztid
There are two new interviews up in the INTERVIEWS section. One is with the Demented Duo, Twiztid, about their latest rock single and forthcoming album, welcome to your funeral. The other is with Ryan Clark, frontman for Demon Hunter, about his new collaboration with the band Set The Sun, "Falling Apart." You can check them both out in the INTERVIEWS section, where you can also see Q&As with Mark Tremonti, Zero 9:36, Myles Kennedy, and many others.
DEMON HUNTER’s Ryan Clark
SET THE SUN recently collaborated with DEMON HUNTER for the song "Falling Apart." Demon Hunter founder/frontman Ryan Clark told us how the collaboration came about. Watch the music video HERE. RYAN J. DOWNEY: How did SET THE SUN and DEMON HUNTER get acquainted? RYAN CLARK: Some years back, Set The Sun emailed me to see if I might be interested in collaborating. I’d never heard of them prior, but I really dug the material they sent me. I’ve always been a fan of heavy music with electronic leanings, so this stuff was right up my alley. I got back to
Week of February 10, 2024
Rock Birthday wishes to Shane Told (Silverstein), Justin Arcangel (5B), Gil Kaufman (Billboard) (Feb 13); #HAPPENS own Shawn Alexander, Gene “Machine” Freeman (producer) (Feb 14); Wesley Eisold (Cold Cave), and Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold) (Feb 15).
TWIZTID
A conversation with JAMIE MADROX (Spaniolo) and MONOXIDE (Paul Methric), aka TWIZTID. The Demented Duo from Detroit's new rock-heavy album, welcome to your funeral , was produced by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Demon Hunter, Queensrÿche) and will be released on February 14th on Majik Ninja Entertainment. RYAN J. DOWNEY: HOW DID YOU GET INTO ROCK MUSIC? JAMIE MADROX: The first record my parents let me choose was KISS’ Rock And Roll Over (1976). I loved how they were like comic book characters. That’s what drew me in. ONE CAN SEE THE THROUGH LINE FROM KISS TO TWIZTID. MADROX: From there, I
Week of February 02, 2025
Rock birthday wishes to Will Pendarvis (99X) (Feb 06), Sam Citron (publicist) (Feb 07); Nanouk de Meijere (Avocado Booking) (Feb 08); Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), Daniel Mendoza (RIAA), and Liam Cormier (Cancer Bats) (Feb 09).
Matt Pinfield Recovering From Stroke
Matt Pinfield is recovering from a stroke. The beloved radio veteran and television personality suffered a stroke in Los Angeles on January 6. He is "stabilized and resting," according to a report from Loudwire, and surrounded by family and loved ones while receiving care. Matt started in the alternative/rock radio world in the early '80s. He began hosting MTV's 120 Minutes in 1995 and regularly appeared as host and correspondent on MTV, MTV2, and VH1 through 1999. I spoke with Matt in the green room during my second of four auditions for a job at MTV News in 1999. We
