Queen celebrates 50 years of “Bohemian Rhapsody” with a new Queen The Greatest episode tracing its evolution from 1975 to today. From Hammersmith to Live Aid and beyond, the anthem still commands the world stage. zurl.co/lHNtM

RHWs alert. Always verify. Ani DiFranco, who has released all her 30 albums on her self-owned label, Righteous Babe, will tour the United States 22 Apr-16 Aug 2026.

RHWs alert. Always verify. What we know - On 30 Dec 2025, Britney Spears sold something to Primary Wave. What we don't know - exactly what that was. What we do know - it wasn't publishing rights, because Spears didn't write many of her songs, and Sony Music Group owns the. . .

Had a nice birthday, and now I have a nice Wordle score. At least a 4 is an improvement over a 6! And how did you do? Wordle #1,702 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Rock Hall watchers alerts. 3 min read. Always verify. 1 ) On 23 Jan 2026, USC Thornton School of Music presented the first part of the Nina Simone: Beyond Category series, How Nina Simone Changed the World, where Pulitzer Prize winning writer Salamishah Tillet and Dean of USC TSoM . . .

Bruce Springsteen's initial instinct after hearing a finished version of Born To Run in 1975 was to throw the album into his hotel pool. He did release it in the end and it worked out alright.

RHWs alerts. Always verify. Will Twisted Sister disband in the wake of frontman Dee Snider's resignation due to health? Or will Twisted Sister look for a new singer? On 07 Feb 2026, guitarist Jay Jay French posted on Facebook that he and guitarist Eddie Ojeda "will have conversations in the. . .

RHWs alerts. Always verify. The Black Keys will tour the United States 24 Apr-18 Oct 2026.

Terrible letters, scraped by with a 6 but I don't care because a win is a win and it's my birthday! Happy to be alive. And how did you do? Wordle #1,701 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Rock Hall watchers alerts. 3 min read. Always verify. 1 ) On 31 Jan 2026, the Red Hot Chili Peppers responded to Netflix’s announcement of the upcoming documentary The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: “Dear people of the universe, about a year ago, we were asked to be interviewed. . .

FWIW, the Rock Hall changed the "end date" of the countdown to February 11th so it just displays zeros now. The March 2nd date could have just been a random placeholder or they reconsidered including the actual date.

Rock Hall watchers alerts. 3 min read. Always verify. 1) Lesley-Ann Jones’ book Love, Freddie: Freddie Mercury’s Secret Life and Love was published 05 Sep 2025. In it, she revealed that Mercury had a secret daughter who in the book was only named B. On 15 Jan 2025, B’s husband, going only. . .

RHWs alerts. This will be the last of the triple edition for now. Always verify. 1)On 18 Apr 2026, a.k.a. Record Store Day, Weezer will release 1192, a collection of early demos and rarities remastered using an analog process. 2) On 23 Jan 2026, lawyer Brent J. Lehman representing Chad Hugh. . .

RHWs alert. Triple edition. Always verify. 1) On 28 Feb 2026, Noel Gallagher will be honored as Songwriter of the Year at the Brit Awards, Co-op Arena, Manchester, England. Performing at the ceremony will be Harry Styles, Olivia Dean, Mark Ronson, Rosalía and Wolf Alice. 2) The Tedeschi. . .

That fell into place very nicely. Some process of elimination, and there it was. Nothing but greens and I solved the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,699 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Regarding Gene Simmons getting his privates in a twist over rap being inducted into the R&RHoF. . . I find no need for posting what Simmons has said. He said the same thing he said ten years ago. First, for what it's worth, my take: rap comes from funk, which comes from soul, which comes. . .

Rock Hall watchers alerts. min read. Always verify. 1 ) Sometimes history can be a good thing. . . sometime during the 1950’s Billy Gibbons met B.B. King in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At the time, Gibbons’ guitar was strung with heavy-gauge guitar strings, because that was the common. . .

Nothing like a combination of logic & process of elimination, & I solved the Wordle in 3. Meanwhile, people keep asking me where my Wordlers are from. Okay, Boston (USA) here. Also, how did you do? Wordle #1,698 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A 13-year-old opened a hot dog stand in front of his home in Minnesota, causing a complaint to the health department. Instead of shutting him down, the inspectors helped him bring his stand up to code and paid the $87 fee for his permit out of their own pockets.

This one turned out well: got off to a slow start, but then things all fell into place and I solved the Wordle in 3. And how did you do? Wordle #1,697 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Rock Hall watchers alerts. 2 min read. Always verify. 1 ) File this one under “nuts & bolts.” On 06 Jan 2026, Universal Music Group announced a partnership with NVIDIA to use NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence architecture with Music Flamingo’s audio model and Universal’s catalog to create. . .

RHWs alerts. Triple editions until I catch up. Always verify. 1) On 31 May 2026, Eddie Trunk will host the annual Rock for Ronnie Concert in the Park, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund at the Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California. Lita Ford. . .

RHWs alerts. Triple editions until I catch up. Always verify. 1) Remember Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical CEO who in 2015 paid $2 million for the one and only copy of Wu-Tang Clan's album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, only to forfeit it after Shkreli's conviction for securities fraud? . . .

The Rock Hall has a hidden countdown clock on their fan vote site that implies the nominees will be announced on Monday, March 2nd. vote.rockhall.com/coming-soon

Well, that was more complicated than I thought it would be, but with some process of elimination, I solved the Wordle in 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,696 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Rock Hall watchers alerts. 2 min read. Always verify. 1 ) A little late on this one. . . On 09 Jan 2026, Salt-N-Pepa announced their appeal of the 08 Jan 2026 decision by New York District Judge Denise Cote to dismiss their lawsuit against Universal Music Group. Judge Cote ruled that, . . .

RHWs alerts. Always verify. 1) Gunnersbury Park is located between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing, West London, England. On 15 Aug 2026, Lenny Kravitz, Leon Thomas and Joss Stone as well as Brooke Combe and De'Wayne will perform there. On 16 Aug 2026, Jimmy Eat World, Rise Against. . .

RHWs alerts. Always verify. I'm going to triple up on the RHWs evening alerts again. . . which have been creeping into the mornings. . . Sorry about that. . . at least today's are in the evening? . . . 1) Bikini Girl, known as one of the major riot grrrl bands, disbanded in 1997, regrouped. . .

That was awesome!

re: that last repost, there are a lot of very quiet people who are doing the work of locating tape collections from people who have passed, convincing their families that they will take care of the collections but that the taper would have wanted their work continuing to circulate & then circulating

Rock Hall watchers alerts. 2 min read. Always verify. 1 ) On 13 Jan 2026, Beckley, West Virginia – where Bill Withers was raised – invited the world to participate in the Bill Withers Challenge. First, you visit Bill Withers Plaza on Neville Street, Beckley, West Virginia. Then you record. . .

RHWs alerts. Always verify. On 12 Jun 2026, Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan will release is debut solo album Gargoyle Of The Garden State on earMUSIC.

RHWs alerts. When Ludacris is not dropping singles from perhaps an upcoming album, he is getting together with artists from the imprint Disturbing Tha Peace - like Chingy, Shawnna, I-20 and DJ Infamous - for a Super Bowl commercial for Frank's Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce. . . .

Well, that came together very quickly. Almost had a 3, but I can't complain about a 4. And how did you do? Wordle #1,694 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Awful news to hear Always liked the song of theirs that is in the Eddie Guerrero tribute

Thanks, @thatericalper.com . . . www.thatericalper.com/2026/02/07/t...

Rock Hall watchers alerts. 3 min read. Always verify. 1 ) On 14 Jan 2026, Music N Mavens at the Bernie Theatre, Rady JCC, Winnipeg, Manitoba continued its new evening concert series Music N Mavens After Dark with Vox Populi, led by pianist and vocalist Carter Graham, performing music. . .

RHWs alert. Always verify. When Vince Neil was fired from Mötley Crüe in 1992, the reason given was Neil's race car driving, but the actual reason was Neil's drinking interfered with his performances. During the next five years, Mötley Crüe attempted to continue with singer John Corabi, who. . .

RHWs alert. Always verify. On 04 Feb 2026, Snoop Dogg carried the Olympic torch down the streets of Gallarte, Italy, just outside of Milan. as part of the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics. And, yes, I'm thinking what you're thinking. . .

John Fogerty relaxing with his kids in the studio singing Bill Withers' "Lean On Me". For reals. You can find this on Fogerty's Instagram. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tku3...

FRL user RALIB tallied up ballot predictions among users on the site last week. A 15 name consensus ballot would be: Alanis Morissette Alice in Chains B-52’s Beck Boston Bryan Adams Coldplay Diana Ross Iron Maiden Joy Division-New Order Mariah Carey The Monkees Oasis Phil Collins Smashing Pumpkins

Rock Hall watchers alerts. 2 min read. Always verify. 1 ) On 31 Jan 2026, Art Garfunkel closed the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala with “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. 2 ) On 03 Feb 2026, Chad Smith and Gene Simmons, along with Billy Corgan, Josh Homme and others performed at the Bon Scott. . .

On this day in 1969, The Flying Burrito Brothers released 'The Gilded Palace of Sin'. It blended country, soul, gospel, and psychedelia, planting the seeds for country rock and influencing decades to come.

I must have stared at this one for 20 minutes before I could get my letters to turn into the right word. It took me 5, but I'm glad I solved the Wordle at all! And how did you do? Wordle #1,693 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RHWs alert. Always verify. On 22 Jan 2026, the "annual" Dimebash, a tribute concert to the murdered guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott of Pantera and Damageplan, occurred at the Belasco, Los Angeles, California. I put quotation marks around "annual", because actually, the event happened on. . .

RHWs alert. Always verify. When Dave Mustaine isn't busy touring Megadeth's farewell tour or talking about how Megadeth might perform once more after that if the concert happened in space or talking about how he is open to releasing solo albums afterwards, Mustaine can relax and be proud. . .

R.I.P. LaMonte McLemore of the 5th Dimension. McLemore died 03 Feb 2026 age 90 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada of natural causes after suffering a stroke.

LaMonte McLemore, co-founder of The 5th Dimension and legendary photographer for Jet and Ebony, has died at 90. The "Aquarius" singer leaves behind a massive legacy in music and visual history. zurl.co/uBOJ9

Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of the 5th Dimension, has died.