C101 HITMAN ROCK REPORT

C101 HITMAN ROCK REPORT

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December 30, 2025 56 secs
CBGB is an integral part of rock history. The ratty New York City club played host to the birth and growth of the punk and New Wave scenes after its opening in 1973. Bands that called CBGB home include the Ramones, the Patti Smith Group, Blondie, Talking Heads and literally hundreds more.
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Jack Black broke into a wild version of Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" while promoting his new movie "Anaconda" with co-star Paul Rudd.
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Perry Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, has passed away at 65-years-old after a short illness.
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Less than two weeks after issuing a joint statement saying they'd resolved their differences, it's been revealed that Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction have reached a settlement
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Funny enough, Kurt Cobain didn't actually come up with the phrase that became the name of the song — which was ultimately the song that took grunge from a fledgling genre to the biggest in the world in just a matter of a few months.
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Hey, Peter Criss fans! Been saving up for his new solo album? We hope so, because it may set you back a pretty penny. When it first went on sale Friday, the album was priced reasonably - for the most part. 
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A voting bracket for Rock's Best Christmas Song includes Elton John's "Step Into Christmas""Last Christmas" by Wham!, and Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".
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Spotify has taken action after following reports that a group scraped its library with plans to make it publicly available as a "preservation archive."
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Both Perry Farrell and the other members of Jane's Addiction have both issued new public statements about their split with each admitting fault, but it doesn't appear that the band will be reuniting.
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Taylor Momsen has opened up on why she finally stopped shunning her role as Cindy Lou Who in the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
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On Wednesday (Dec. 17), Tom Morello joined Loudwire Nights to celebrate the release of his latest song, "Everything Burns," featuring Beartooth.
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The release of Rob Reiner's final film, "Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale," has been put on pause in the wake of the director's death on Sunday.
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The Rolling Stones have stopped rolling, at least for the present. A 2026 U.K./European tour which was in the planning stages (but never officially announced) now won't be happening.
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Italian metal band Lacuna Coil announced a spring 2026 U.S. tour with Escape the Fate and alternating openers VOWWS and AXTY.
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On Instagram, the singer announced that both a tell-all and a biopic were on the way next year. "UNBROKEN Then, Now and Forever – the biopic and the book officially coming 2026. 
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Sharon Osbourne says she didn't go ahead with her suicide pact with Ozzy because she doesn't want to do that to her kids.  But if it weren't for them, she probably would have.
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While appearing on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Sharon addressed the Waters comments shortly after Ozzy's death and had a few choice words for the former Pink Floyd leader.
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Ever since drummer Josh Freese was let go by Foo Fighters back in May (two years after he replaced the late Taylor Hawkins), he – as well as fans – have been asking one basic question: “Why?”
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The news comes from Brian May's wife, Anita Dobson, who recently told the "Mirror" that there won't be any world tours in the band's future.
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We told you last month that Guns N' Roses was embarking on a 2026 North American tour, but we didn't tell you who was opening for them (because we didn't know). Yesterday, the band revealed who would provide support for their 2026 trek.
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