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C101 HITMAN ROCK REPORT

Hitman gives you the latest in rock news every morning at 7am and 9am on C101. Check out all the replays here!

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C101 ROCK REPORT CNN TO AIR "FARM AID 2026"

August 21, 2026 • 52 secs
If you can't make it to Farm Aid this year, we have good news. For the second straight year, CNN is bringing the music festival to audiences nationwide.
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C101 ROCK REPORT FOO FIGHTERS WILL OPEN FOR AC/DC FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

August 21, 2026 • 58 secs
The Foo Fighters will open for AC/DC on September 8th in St. Louis. Sadly, it's only a one-night thing. For some reason their usual opener, The Pretty Reckless, isn't doing that show.
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C101 ROCK REPORT CARL BELL OF FUEL TALKS ABOUT FUELS NEW ALBUM AND TOURING

August 20, 2026 • 1 min
Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY-Nominated Rock Icons FUEL Return With New Single "Want It," Announce Seventh Studio Album Pendulum.. An explosive anthem for those striving toward the next phase of life, the track kicks off a new chapter + packed summer of tour dates.
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C101 ROCK REPORT JONATHAN CAIN TEASES SOMETHING BIG FOR JOURNEY'S FINAL SHOW

August 20, 2026 • 1 min
Jonathan Cain seems to be hinting that Journey is going to go out with a bang. The "Final Frontier Tour" is currently scheduled to wrap on November 28 at San Francisco’s Chase Center. San Francisco is where the band got its start in the early 70s.
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C101 ROCK REPORT DEMON HUNTER SUE NETFLIX AND AEG PRESENTS OVER NAME

August 19, 2026 • 1 min
The Christian metal band Demon Hunter are in the process of suing Netflix over the name of a popular 2025 K-pop movie because of its similarity to their own moniker.
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C101 ROCK REPORT COLUMBIA HOUSE IS CEASING OPERATIONS

August 19, 2026 • 1 min
Columbia House, the mail-order company that started the music collections of millions of teens for decades, is finally ceasing operations.
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C101 ROCK REPORT 2026 MTV VMAS SCRAPS 'BEST ROCK' CATEGORY AFTER 35+ YEARS

August 18, 2026 • 1 min
The list of award categories and nominees for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) has been revealed and, in what appears to be a big change, there is no longer a category for rock music.
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C101 ROCK REPORT ZZ TOP DRUMMER FRANK BEARD DEAD AT 77

August 18, 2026 • 1 min
According to a press release, Beard "was in hospice care when he passed away at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side" on Aug. 17.
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C101 ROCK REPORT CHAD GRAY HINTS AT THE POSSIBLITY OF NEW MUSIC WITH SOLO BAND

August 17, 2026 • 1 min
In the second part of the two-part interview with Full Metal Jackie about his "30 Years of Madness" solo tour, Mudvayne and Hellyeah vocalist Chad Gray hints at the possibility of new music with his current solo band, though it comes with a "wait and see" caveat.
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C101 ROCK REPORT SID WILSON PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED HIS SLIPKNOT OUSTING

August 17, 2026 • 1 min
Slipknot's Sid Wilson has offered his first public acknowledgement of his ousting from the band, using a rather quiet and simple usage of his social media to do so.
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C101 ROCK REPORT FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH STOP SHOW TO GIVE FANS FREE WATER AMID EXTREME HEAT

August 14, 2026 • 1 min
Summer tours through North America and many parts of the world have been met with extreme heat and high humidity, which, earlier this week, resulted in Five Finger Death Punch pausing their show to ensure fans stay hydrated through an incredible act of generosity.
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C101 ROCK REPORT GLOBAL CITIZENS FESTIVAL HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED

August 14, 2026 • 1 min
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival will take over Central Park’s Great Lawn on September 26th with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Shaboozey and Lainey Wilson. Hugh Jackman will host, with appearances from Rachel Brosnahan and Gayle King.
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C101 ROCK REPORT SID WILSON INTRODUCES HIMSELF AS BEING "FROM SLIPKNOT" AT EVENT

August 13, 2026 • 1 min
A new element has been added to the ongoing saga of Sid Wilson's status within Slipknot.
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C101 ROCK REPORT AVENGED SEVENFOLD FAN GOES VIRAL AFTER SINGING WITH BAND

August 13, 2026 • 1 min
An Avenged Sevenfold fan has gone viral after M. Shadows let him sing lead during the song "Unholy Confessions" at one of the band's recent shows.
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C101 ROCK REPORT METALLICA FANS NAME 'RARE' SONGS THEY WISH THE BAND PLAYED MORE

August 12, 2026 • 1 min
Metallica fans named the "rare" songs they wish the band played live in concert more often in a discussion on Reddit.
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C101 ROCK REPORT WHY TRAVIS NARKER FELT SMOKING OUT WITH CYPRESS HILL WAS TORTURE

August 12, 2026 • 1 min
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has a long-running friendship with Cypress Hill, but in an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe he recalled how smoking out with them one time led to a show he described as "torture."
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C101 ROCK REPORT DISNEY JUST DROPPED A METAL-INSPIRED VILLAINS MERCH COLLECTION

August 11, 2026 • 1 min
Metal fonts have become increasingly popular in mainstream merch over the last several years, with artists from other genres and brands drawing inspiration from extreme metal band logos for their own products.
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C101 ROCK REPORT THE WARNING TRAVIS BARKER'S DAUGHTER GAVE HIM BEFORE PLANE CRASH

August 11, 2026 • 1 min
While doing press for his new documentary Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear, the Blink-182 drummer has revealed that his daughter Alabama had a premonition about the fateful 2008 flight that claimed the lives of several tour companions and left Barker with burns on over 65 percent of his body.
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C101 ROCK REPORT WHY NIKKI SIXX DOESN'T BELIEVE IN MAKING' LPS ANYMORE

August 10, 2026 • 1 min
Nikki Sixx recently revealed that he doesn’t “believe in making full-length records anymore” for a very blunt and understandable reason.
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C101 ROCK REPORT MUDVAYNE CHAD GRAY BRINGING 2 WORLDS OF FUN IN ONE CAREER-SPANNING SHOW

August 10, 2026 • 1 min
"This is where my happiness lies," Chad Gray tells Full Metal Jackie for her weekend radio show about being back on the road playing music from both of his famous bands.
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