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Yon Ponte

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An avid reader and a rabid listener, Yon Ponte epitomizes and represents the voice of the urban metalhead. Check out his coverage of albums, live events and more!

DIRTY HEADS bring fans to their Cabin by the Sea

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on Friday, 20 July 2012
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‘Cabin by the Sea’ arrived just in time for the middle of the summer festivities. Invite a group of buddies to a BBQ, serve up the drinks, food and press play! Or why not take a drive to a park with the windows down while Dirty J and Duddy B flow with lyrical style and percussionist Jon Olazabal, drummer Matt Ochoa, and bassist David Foral, make you rock steady to the sound of your own heartbeat?

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Saving Abel Guitarist Talks New Album, Label Change & Band's Future In New Interview

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Earlier this week I had the chance to chat with SAVING ABEL guitarist, Jason Null. We talked about music, family, life, and Saving Abel’s brand spanking new studio album, ‘Bringing Down the Giant’.  The new album takes a bit of a different direction than their previous two records (‘Saving Abel’, ‘Miss America’) in the best possible way. 

 

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Rockstar Energy Announces Dates for 3rd Annual Uproar Festival

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on Friday, 15 June 2012
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Think you’re ready for this summer? Think you’ve got what it takes to master these furious festivals and come out in one piece? Well then ladies and germs, you’ll want to mark these dates on your calendars because the third annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival has finally announced their tour dates. As an added bonus for all us people in the back, lawn seats are on sale for $15!!!
For those of you who have been hiding under a rock, here’s a lineup for both stages:
 
 
Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage:
Shinedown
Godsmack
Staind
Papa Roach
Adelitas Way
 
 
Ernie Ball and Jägermeister Festival Stages
P.O.D.
Fozzy
Deuce
Redlight King
Mindset Evolution
Candlelight Red
In This Moment
Thousand Foot Krutch
 
 
Without further ado, here are the dates:
8/17 – Kansas City, Mo. – Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone *
8/18 – Little Rock, Ark. – Arkansas State Fairgrounds (KDJE Radio Show) *
8/19 – St. Louis, Mo. – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre **
8/21 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – Rock The Rapids (downtown) main stage bands only
8/22 – Chicago, Ill. – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
8/24 – Holmdel, N.J. – PNC Bank Arts Center *
8/25 – Syracuse, N.Y. – TBA
8/26 – Mansfield, Mass. – Comcast Center *
8/28 – Scranton, Pa. – Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain *
8/29 – Buffalo, N.Y. – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center **
8/31 – Pittsburgh, Pa. – First Niagara Pavilion *
9/1 – Saratoga, N.Y. – Saratoga Performing Arts Center *
9/2 – Bristow, Va. – Jiffy Lube Live *
9/5 – Simpsonville, S.C. – Charter Amphitheatre at Heritage Park *
9/7 – Detroit, Mich. – DTE Energy Music Theatre ***
9/8 – Noblesville, Ind. – Klipsch Music Center ****
9/9 – Cleveland, Ohio – Blossom Music Center ***
9/11 – Raleigh, N.C. – Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek ***
9/12 – Atlanta, Ga. – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood ***
9/13 – Tampa, Fla. – 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre ***
9/15 – Houston, Texas – Woodlands Pavilion ****
9/16 – Dallas, Texas – Gexa Energy Pavilion ***
9/18 – Denver, Colo. – Comfort Dental Amphitheater *****
9/19 – Salt Lake City, Utah – USANA Amphitheatre ***
9/21 – Spokane, Wash. – Greyhound Park and Events Center ***
9/22 – Auburn, Wash. – White River Amphitheatre ***
9/23 – Portland, Ore. – Sleep Country Amphitheater ***
9/25 – Boise, Idaho – Idaho Center Amphitheater ***
9/29 – Phoenix, Ariz. – Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion ****
9/30 – Albuquerque, N.M. – Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion ****
*Thousand Foot Krutch will not be performing at this show
**Fozzy and Thousand Foot Krutch will not be performing at this show
***In This Moment will not be performing at this show
****In This Moment and Thousand Foot Krutch will not be performing at this show
*****Fozzy, Redlight King and In This Moment will not be performing at this show
 
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NO DOUBT is Certain About Title of Much Anticipated New Record

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on Thursday, 14 June 2012
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It’s been nearly 11 years since NO DOUBT has attempted to make a mark on music. Many fans have been excited these past couple of years with rumors of a new album circulating airwaves and eardrums. Well, the wait is coming to an end my friends! NO DOUBT have confirmed a September 25, 2012 release of the band’s sixth studio album titled Push And Shove. As an added spark to this awesome surprise, the band announced that their first single titled “Settle Down,” will debut July 16th.

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Tonight MCA Sleeps in Brooklyn

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on Friday, 04 May 2012
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Today the music world mourns the loss of not only a great musician, but a wonderfully talented ambassador to all music. We say farewell to Adam Yauch (more commonly known as the great MCA). Though the cause of death is not confirmed at this time, MCA was diagnosed and treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node and underwent surgery and radiation therapy back in 2009. He also became a vegan under advisement of his Tibetan doctors. (Watch the announcement below)

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