Rock Minutes » News http://www.rockminutes.com/rock The place for all things a little more rockin' Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Uber Lame – Dio’s Funeral to be Picketed by Westboro Baptist Church http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/05/24/uber-lame-dios-funeral-to-be-picketed-by-westboro-baptist-church/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/05/24/uber-lame-dios-funeral-to-be-picketed-by-westboro-baptist-church/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 13:50:24 +0000 Dave http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=736
The church, or hate group, known for picketing the funerals of deceased homosexuals and military men and women; the Westboro Baptist Church, plans on attending the funeral of Ronnie James Dio. All I want to know is what did Dio ever do to you? Besides writing songs about slaying demons and riding tigers. I figured [...]]]> The church, or hate group, known for picketing the funerals of deceased homosexuals and military men and women; the Westboro Baptist Church, plans on attending the funeral of Ronnie James Dio. All I want to know is what did Dio ever do to you? Besides writing songs about slaying demons and riding tigers. I figured the “fag haters” would be OK with this. Oh, and by the way their website is godhatesfags.com, hence my use of the word. I’ve attached the pamphlet they are distributing as well as a link to the article on NME.com.

http://www.nme.com/news/black-sabbath/51188
WBC Dio Pamphlet

Dave

]]> http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/05/24/uber-lame-dios-funeral-to-be-picketed-by-westboro-baptist-church/feed/ 0 R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/05/16/r-i-p-ronnie-james-dio/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/05/16/r-i-p-ronnie-james-dio/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 00:55:35 +0000 Dave http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=725 It’s a sad day metal fans, an Icon is dead. Ronnie James Dio passed away today from stomach cancer. I’m very sad. He was one of my favs. You can read the full story at the link below. :(

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/05/metal-icon-ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67.html

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Congrats from the Rock Minutes staff and its readers!

http://indianapolis.metromix.com/music/article/interview-truth-and-salvage/1913022/content

-Dave

]]> http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/04/30/nicks-first-published-work/feed/ 0 How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online? http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/04/16/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/04/16/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:07:32 +0000 Dave http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=668 This is a pretty interesting article about how much music artists have to sell a month to meet the U.S. monthly minimum wage, which equates to about $7.25/hr if you work 40 hours a week.

Check it out the full article here:
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/

How much do artists earn online?

]]> http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/04/16/how-much-do-music-artists-earn-online/feed/ 0 New Johnny Cash Album To Be Released In February http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/01/14/new-johnny-cash-album-to-be-released-in-februar/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/01/14/new-johnny-cash-album-to-be-released-in-februar/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:32:12 +0000 Nick http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=500 The final installment in the American series will be released in February. Cash had worked on this album up until his death in 2003.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/13/johnny-cashs-american-vi-aint-no-grave-out-february-26th/

]]> http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/01/14/new-johnny-cash-album-to-be-released-in-februar/feed/ 0 Soundgarden to Reunite in 2010. http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/01/04/soundgarden-to-reunite-in-2010/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/01/04/soundgarden-to-reunite-in-2010/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:17:21 +0000 Nick http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=483 The long awaited reunion to finally happen this year.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/01/soundgarden-reunion-is-official-school-is-back-in-session-writes-chris-cornell/

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]]> http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2010/01/01/happy-new-year-from-rock-minutes/feed/ 0 Rolling Stone Releases it’s Top 25 albums of 2009. http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/18/rolling-stone-releases-it%e2%80%99s-top-25-albums-of-2009/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/18/rolling-stone-releases-it%e2%80%99s-top-25-albums-of-2009/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:01:56 +0000 Nick http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=450 U2’s “No Line on the Horizon” tops the list.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31421097/the_25_best_albums_of_2009/11

]]> http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/18/rolling-stone-releases-it%e2%80%99s-top-25-albums-of-2009/feed/ 0 Frusciante Quits The Red Hot Chili Peppers http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/18/frusciante-quits-the-red-hot-chili-peppers/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/18/frusciante-quits-the-red-hot-chili-peppers/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:26:25 +0000 Nick http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=448 Guitarist John Frusciante has left the Red Hot Chili Peppers for a second time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/12/17/john-frusciante-quits-red-hot-chili-peppers-with-no-drama/

]]> http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/18/frusciante-quits-the-red-hot-chili-peppers/feed/ 0 The Stooges Lead the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/15/the-stooges-lead-the-2010-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class/ http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/2009/12/15/the-stooges-lead-the-2010-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:03:34 +0000 Nick http://www.rockminutes.com/rock/?p=432 The Stooges, ABBA, Genesis, Hollies, and Jimmy Cliff will all be inducted in March. Once again KISS is rightfully left out.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31347756/the_stooges_genesis_abba_lead_the_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fames_class_of_2010

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