Music Buzz

Yesterday was World Mental Health Day and musicians and music organizations had a huge presence in taking part.
From legendary rockers like Dave Navarro talking about emotional stress with MusiCares, to Warped Tour rockers like Telle Smith of The Word Alive partnering with HeartSupport, to even organ…

Attention attention! Wednesday just got a whole lot more awesome, because tonight you can catch Metallica perform -on the big screen- right here in the Capital Region.
Metallica: S&M2 is coming to select theaters here in the Capital Region.  ...

This past Friday night, the Capital Region got rocked back to 1999 with Incubus.  And I have to admit, I almost wanted to stay there.
Incubus make a stop at the Palace Theatre for their current tour, celebrating 20 years of their pivotal album "Make Yourself"...

Even rock-stars get lost sometimes.  But image walking down the street, playing Pokemon Go, and one just rolls up next to you, asks you for directions, and then takes you for a ride? Oh, and THEN drops tour hints?
Yeah, that happened to Tim Lord of Western New York on Sunday...

Yesterday, an official letter from Lars, Kirk, and Rob was posted to the Metallica website.  News became viral that the band is postponing an upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand so that legendary rocker and vocalist James Hetfield can seek treatment for some current struggles w…

Don't let the work week drag you down.  Request and hear your favorite artists with our new feature, the 'Workforce Lunch' on Q1057.
Work is hard enough as it is.  We want to break up your work day, and make your lunch rock by playing your favorite rock artists by request...

It's not that odd for rock and rap to be combined. Though this pairing does seem interesting, to say the least.

Well apparently there is still more coming out about the whole Woodstock 50 saga, even though August is coming to an end.  Including information about possible surprise headlining acts and drug preparedness.
In a post by newyorkupstate...

Happy 50th Anniversary to Woodstock!  The festival, which kicked off August 15th, 1969, left its mark on the music world, and a legacy that remains unrivaled.  It wasn't about having the biggest names (because some of the biggest of that time didn't perform), it wasn't about…

In a little over one month- on September 20th- Shinedown, Papa Roach, and Asking Alexandria will be taking over the Times Union Center.  As a huge Shinedown fan, I've seen them twice live, and each time they've come out as one of my favorite live shows...

Here's Steven Tyler tripping on stage and falling down, ironically Aerosmith was playing "Walk This Way."

On the Q1057 Facebook page I asked the question “What Guitar Solo Still Gives You Chills No Matter How Many Times You Hear It?”.