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According to HardDrive Radio, Korn’s new album, “Korn III – Remember Who You Are“, will be released on July 13. The first single from the CD, “Oildale (Leave Me Alone)“, will go for radio adds on May 3-4.

Korn’s ninth offering, “Korn III – Remember Who You Are“, is the band’s first effort for brand new label home, Roadrunner Records, and it bursts at the seams with that very feeling that defined the band from the get-go. Each song unleashes an uneasiness reminiscent of Korn’s earliest and most unbridled material, but there’s also a modern refinement that’s epic in its execution.

Korn bleed with unsettling and unpredictable aggression on “Remember Who You Are“‘s 10 tracks. “Oildale (Leave Me Alone)” buzzes with an eerie clean guitar that slowly gives way to a steamrolling bass and riff assault. “Move On” morphs from a myriad of creaking tones into an explosive vocal freak-out that’s impossible not to connect with it on a visceral level. Then there’s the neck-snapping “Fear Is A Place to Live” tempering deadly guitar dissonance with an unforgettable chorus.

“This album is a reflection of us being a band since 1993,” says vocalist Jonathan Davis. “We worked hard on the previous records, and we experimented a lot. For ‘Remember Who You Are’, the four of us got together in a small room with the intention of writing an old-school KORN record. This album is a perfect mixture of everything we’ve done, and this version of the band is the best ever.”

Do not forget Chili Cookoff 2010 presented by DC 101 is on Saturday, May 22 at the RFK Stadium Grounds! If you want an awesome rock show to kick off the summer, this is your show!

This year’s bands feature STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ALICE IN CHAINS, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, SWITCHFOOT, and ANBERLIN! This is a show you CANNOT miss out on!

I will be giving plenty more news on this concert on my next edition of “The True Raprock Hour” with me, Alex Howard. Tune in every Thursday from 1-4 pm. Remember, same time, same place, every week!

Kings of Leon

June 5 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Event Center

June 6 – Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 8 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavillion at Montage Stage
July 9 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
July 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
July 14 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 17 – George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
July 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
July 20 – Denver, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
July 23 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 24 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 26 –  Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
July 28 – Toronto, ONT @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 30 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 31 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Center
August 3 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
August 5 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehana Bank Amphitheatre
August 7 – Bristow, VA @  Jiffy Lube Live
Sept. 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sept. 4 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Sept. 7 – Pittsburgh, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
Sept. 8 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Stadium & Star Pavilion
Sept. 10 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sept. 11 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
Sept. 13 – Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Sept. 17 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
Sept. 20 – Birmingham, AL @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sept. 22 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 23 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com

Dave Matthews Band

May 28 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
May 29 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
Jun. 1 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Jun. 2 – Darien, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jun. 4 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun. 5 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun. 7- Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
Jun. 8 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
Jun. 15 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jun. 16 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 18 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jun. 19 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jun. 22 – Columbus, OH @ Huntington Park
Jun. 23 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jun. 25 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Jun. 30 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 1 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 3 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Jul. 4 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Jul. 9 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
Jul. 10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park
Jul. 13 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Jul. 14 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Jul. 16 – New York, NY @ Citi Field
Jul. 17 – New York, NY @ Citi Field
Jul. 20 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Jul. 21 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Jul. 23 – Washington, D.C. @ Nationals Park
Jul. 25 – Louisville, KY @ HullabaLOU Festival
Jul. 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul. 28 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
Jul. 30 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Jul. 31 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 – Wichita, KS @ InTrust Bank Arena
Aug. 17 – West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 20 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 21 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Aug. 25 – Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
Aug. 27 – Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug. 28 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 – Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena
Sept. 3 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 4 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 5 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 10 – Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 11 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
Sept. 14 – Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
Sept. 15 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

One of the most anticipated concerts this summer and every summer is the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.  This year, highly anticipated Soundgarden reunion is happening here, as they are the headliners along with Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, and The Strokes, among others.  There are a TON of bands each year as there are over a hundred this year.  The set dates for summer 2010 are August 6-8.

The word “Lollapalooza” dates from an American idiom from the late 19th century meaning “one that is extraordinarily impressive; also, an outstanding example”

What many people do not know is the impact it has had on other bands and concerts around the globe.  It was created in 1991 by Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Ferrell as a farewell tour for his band (even though they reunited later on).

The inaugural 1991 lineup was made up of artists from various genres, drawing in headliners from post punk such as Siouxsie and the Banshees to rap such as Ice-T as well as industrial such as Nine Inch Nails. This concert is best known as Nine Inch Nails’ first big break into mainstream music and where they first became popular.

Bands such as Tool, Primus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam,and others were known to make their big breaks at this festival over the years.

To hear more about the Lollapalooza Festival this summer, listen to “The True Raprock Hour” with Alex Howard from 3-4pm every Thursday!!! Tomorrow’s show will focus on this summer’s Lollapalooza Festival and the reuniting of Soundgarden.

As we move closer and closer to the summer, more and more concerts and festivals open up to the public’s eye. Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Warped Tour, Bamboozle, and plenty of other festivals are going on this summer so it is not difficult to find a festival that you are looking for.  Keep an eye open for festivals coming toward you!!!  It will be hard to miss.

On my last show, I talked all about the Mayhem Festival hosted by Rockstar Energy Drink as well as the highly anticipated Kings of Leon summer tour.  Korn and Rob Zombie are headlining the Mayhem festival as the tour starts on Saturday, July 10th in San Bernardino, CA, and runs all across the states and ending on Saturday, August 14th in Oklahoma City.  If you love these bands, buy tickets now! I know I am!

For Kings of Leon, they haven’t toured in a while and are reportedly “stoked” about the tour.  They will be headlining the Bonnaroo music festival and starting the tour June 5th in Atlantic City, NJ, then ending on September 23rd in Dallas.  These tickets will sell out faster than the Mayhem Festival.

For the best blend of rap and rock of the 90s, tune into “The True Raprock Hour” with Alex Howard every Thursday from 3-4 pm, your source of great music, concert updates, and music news from around the nation.

As expected, there was no show this week because of spring break. The show will resume next Thursday, the 18th. There will be plenty more new music being played, and some stuff you probably will never hear anywhere else.

The decade of the 90s is known for having an obscure variety of music and one-hit wonders. I will talk about this a lot more on my next show, and play some bands that are forgotten because of having only one hit.  Bands such as the Folk Implosion, School of Fish,  American Music Club, and others are pretty much unknown bands but were a huge influence on mainstream bands at the time.

As always, there will be “The Band of the Day” segment, music news, concert updates, and the best rap and rock of the 90s. If you got any requests, shoot them my way at 703-993-WGMU, George Mason’s one and only radio station.

On this edition of the show, I added new music for both rap and rock music.  This show was a lot more old-school rap based as I played music from rap artists like Nice n’ Smooth, Big L, Public Enemy, and plenty more.  You can expect this more often on my show, as I will give you the best mix of rap and rock of the 90s, 100% guaranteed!!!!

I also talked about a rumor about a possible Who-Led Zepplin supergroup. That’s right, Roger Daltrey of The Who and Jimmy Page of Led Zepplin are discussing a possibility of have a Who-Led Zepplin supergroup! Roger Daultry has said he wants to start this band and incorporate a lot more blues than usual, which is a lot different from the sound heard from The Who and Led Zepplin.  So this will be interesting to see when it all plays out in the end.

Jimmy Page

Roger Daltrey

I gave information on the extended U2 360 tour happening from this summer all the way throughout October.  U2 will be playing all over the United States, from East coast to West coast, and beyond.  For those U2 fans out there, make sure you get your tickets because they will be tough to miss this summer.

U2 is getting ready for their 360 tour this summer

On last week’s show, I added the “Band of the Day” segment as was scheduled.  I talked all about the band Soundgarden and gave a brief history of them, followed by an update on their reunion tour.  Soundgarden will be headlining the Lollapalooza Tour with Pearl Jam and Them Crooked Vultures, and will be announcing summer tour dates shortly.

Soundgarden

On today’s edition of my show, I mixed it up a little more and added more rap than rock for once.  I also had a lot to talk about with music news, and talked about the Deftones new album coming out on May 18th,and their new single, “Rocket Skates.”

Deftones

I also talked all about Alice in Chains and how ex-bassist Mike Starr is holding up on the VH1 show, “Celebrity Rehab.” As usual I played the best rock and rap of the 90s, one of the best music decades.

Hey everybody!  So last week I was not able to do my show due to the inclement weather, and I bet everyone was upset there was no school.  Just kidding.  So this week I will be adding my “Artist of the Day” segment and talk about a certain band and give a brief history behind them and talk about what they are doing now.  The band will be announced tomorrow.

Also, I will give my usual concert updates and music news as I do every show.  Most of all, I will be playing your favorite music of the 90’s so make sure you stay tuned  from 3-4 tomorrow afternoon on WGMU radio.

On George Mason University’s one and only radio station WGMU I have a show called “The True Raprock Hour” with Alex Howard every Thursday from 3-4 pm.  Anyone who has any taste in music should tune in because each week I play the best blend of 90’s grunge, alternative, and old school rap.

Maynard James Keenan of Tool

Artists like Jane’ Addiction and 2Pac were played this past week, for example.  Also, I give concert updates, music news, and starting next week I will have an “Artist of the Day” segment where we will take a look back on how a certain band made it big and got to where they are now.  This past Thursday I discussed the band Tool and how they are working on a new album and what lead singer Maynard James Keenan is working on currently

Also, I gave information the on Dave Matthew’s Band summer tour and gave dates on where they will be playing.  Each week I will have something new to talk about, so it’s good to tune in.