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ROCK TALK WITH MITCH LAFON: Foreigner’s Mick Jones & UB40’s Ali Campbell Listen to FOREIGNER’s Mick Jones and UB40’s Ali Campbell on this episode of Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon on Westwood One. Co-hosting is Alan Niven, plus we divulge the mystery track give it another spin and have a bonus interview at the end of the show! In Mitch’s first interview, Foreigner’s Mick Jones talks about the upcoming tour with Whitesnake & Jason Bonham, the importance of reuniting with Lou Gramm and the other past members, making new music with Foreigner/Lou Gramm, Mutt Lange, past albums, his 1989 solo album, working with Johnny HallydayRead More →

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SEVENDUST RELEASE THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE NEW ALBUM “ALL I SEE IS WAR” MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DIRTY” – PLUS TOUR DATE LISTING March 19, 2018 Heavy metal legends Sevendust have unveiled the music video for the first single from their upcoming 12th studio album, All I See Is War, scheduled for release on May 11th via Rise Records. “Dirty” is the band’s first official music from the new release and the first music video to feature the band in it since the 2013 clip for “Decay.” The video for “Dirty” can be seen here: The new album, the first for Rise Records, was recordedRead More →

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NEW MUSIC REVIEW: KNIFE THE GLITTER No Lyrics Needed – An Album That Sings Instrumentally March 12, 2018 Knife The Glitter, find their music, just press play. No need for skipping songs. This New Jersey based, Progressive Metal trio is incredibly fresh on the ears. The self titled album was released in December 2017. If you have not heard it, check it out, especially for fans of prog metal/prog rock. With a crisp metal vibe the tracks can be describe as jazz fusion on steroids. The 9-track album is great listening from beginning to end. Even if you are not a fan of prog metalRead More →

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ROCK TALK WITH MITCH LAFON: JUDAS PRIEST’S RICHIE FAULKNER, PETE AGNEW OF NAZARETH AND MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER Listen to Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner & Nazareth’s Pete Agnew on this edition of Westwood One’s Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon. Plus, Stryper’s Michael Sweet countdowns the band’s entire catalog from least appreciated to favorite. On this episode, co-host Michael Sweet countdowns the entire Stryper catalog (from least appreciated to absolute best). Mitch’s first interview is with Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner who discusses the band’s latest album FIREPOWER, Glenn Tipton, his love of Star Wars, his plans after Judas Priest, being accepted by the fans, AndyRead More →

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BEYOND THE BEATS: Rock & Roll’s Greatest Drummers Speak! Aerosmith, Metallica, GnR, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction, Journey, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe and More Superstar Drummers Featured in New Book March 8, 2018 A new book hitting shelves and kindles in April features exclusive interviews with the superstar drummers from the biggest bands in Rock and Metal, including Lars Ulrich of METALLICA, Joey Kramer of AEROSMITH, Tommy Lee of MÖTLEY CRÜE, Taylor Hawkins of the FOO FIGHTERS, Chad Smith of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Doug ‘Cosmo’ Clifford of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, Tico Torres of BON JOVI, Matt Sorum of GUNS NRead More →

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ROCK TALK WITH MITCH LAFON: Special YouTube Edition with L. A. Guns Phil Lewis Mitch and Phil discuss the band’s new live album Made In Milan, reconnecting with Tracii Guns, Brides Of Destruction, Chris Holmes, The Missing Peace, Michael Grant, his cover of KISS’ Master & Slave, Girl, and much more. Watch it here: Follow Mitch On: Twitter: @mitchlafon Instagram: @mitch_lafonRead More →

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Killthrax Tour The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts March 3, 2018 For Killswitch Engage it was a bit of a homecoming, as the western Massachusetts based band played to an incredibly electric, sold out crowd at The Palladium in Worcester. Havok and Anthrax started off the night time festivities. The crowed was revved up and ready to go for this hometown band. The crowd was already fired up from the Anthrax performance. Once the stage change happened and the Killswitch Engage backdrop appeared, the crowd erupted into a roar. The band has seven studio albums to their name since they formed in 1999 in Westfield,Read More →

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ANTHRAX Killthrax Tour The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts March 3, 2018 Power, Intensity and Longevity are three words that can best describe ANTHRAX. The Killthrax II Tour of 2018 was coming to a close with the second to last show taking place in front of a sold out crowd at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Anthrax was winding down this twenty-nine date tour out on the road with Killswitch Engage. On this night, Havok, a thrash metal band from Colorado took the stage to start things off. From that point on it was a night of high intensity power metal at its finest. The crowd received aRead More →

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ROCK TALK WITH MITCH LAFON: W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless and Alice Cooper’s Chuck Garric On this episode of Westwood One’s Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon. A very special, DON’T MISS Episode!!! First up, W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless discusses new album REIDOLIZED – The Soundtrack To The Crimson Idol, re-recording the classic album with his new band & its effect on the sonics, touring North America this year, being a member of the New York Dolls, his friendship with KISS’ Ace Frehley, religious iconography in W.A.S.P., the role of religion in his life and lyrics, reconciling past material with current beliefs, PMRC, inspiration from Alice Cooper, making artRead More →

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ROCK TALK WITH MITCH LAFON: Dokken’s Don Dokken and Foreigner’s Jeff Pilson On this episode of Westwood One’s Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon: Plus a secret previously unreleased 1980’s recording from one that era’s most popular bands. In Mitch’s first interview, singer Don Dokken discusses his band’s new live package Return To The East (2016) featuring the ‘classic lineup’ featuring George Lynch, ‘Wild’ Mick Brown and Jeff Pilson. Plus, Don offers an update on the current lineup’s upcoming studio album, talks early days including Great White & Guns N’ Roses, his approach to songwriting, future work with the ‘classic lineup’, The Beatles, Up From TheRead More →