On Tuesday (April 15), Wilco announced that they have expanded their 2025 tour, adding a new run of North American shows the band has appropriately dubbed, “An August Evening with Wilco.” The just announced dates will follow the band’s “Sweet and Sour Spring 2025” tour with Waxahatchee. “An August Evening With Wilco” tour kicks off…… MORE
On Tuesday (April 15), Judas Priest and Alice Cooper announced that they are teaming up for a highly anticipated co-headlining tour of North America. The hard rocking run will hit 22 cities from late summer through fall, beginning on September 16 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and concluding on October 26 in Houston. North Carolina heavy metal…… MORE
On Monday (April 14), Judas Priest confirmed the death of their former drummer Les Binks in a statement posted on Instagram. The cause of death was not disclosed, but a funeral notice mentioned that Binks passed away “peacefully at hospital in London.” Binks spent two years drumming with Priest during the late 70s, playing on…… MORE
During a recent appearance on the Appetite For Distortion podcast, former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven claimed that Axl Rose now demands 50% of the band’s income and “wants to be in control of everything.” Niven, who managed the group from 1986 to 1991, expressed his frustrations with Rose’s desire for control, stating that…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Which Fruit’s Name Means “Seedy Apple” In Latin? Each morning on the show, we play Dumber Than The Show Trivia for a cash prize. Today, Katey in Albany, NY took on Maitlynn on a $100 round of the game. Watch the clip below to find out if the pot increases,…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Braves Reporter Sets New Standard For Getting Phone Numbers from Hotties While on the Job There are plenty of very public places where you have your pick from hundreds, sometimes thousands, of hot people to either talk to or develop a secret, silent crush on. Ever had an airport crush?…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Mississippi Family Reunited With Tortoise Lost During Tornado With how slow, large and old tortoises can be, it’s baffling how anyone could lose one, but it happens! This pet tortoise, Myrtle, went missing in a tornado that went through Central Mississippi about mid-March is now back home safe and sound.…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings A Look at Blue Origin’s All-Female Space Flight The latest Blue Origin flight went off without a hitch yesterday marking the first all-female flight for the billionaire-owned space tech company. Filmmaker, Kerianne Flynn, former NASA scientist, Aisha Bowe, along with bioastronautics research scientist and civil rights activist, Amanda Nguyen took…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Jack Black Asks Fans to Not Throw Popcorn in Theater During ‘MINECRAFT’ Screening Jack Black has become the go-to casting choice for any movie based on a video game and the latest release of “Minecraft: The Movie” has seen success but also caused quite the mess for theaters across the…… MORE
In a new interview with The Australian, Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst revealed that he has been battling pancreatic cancer for the past two years. The 69-year-old musician, who co-founded the celebrated Australian rock band, shared his diagnosis publicly for the first time while opening up about the ongoing medical treatments he has been receiving.…… MORE
On Saturday (April 12), Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson fired back on Instagram in response to a Daily Mail hit piece that was critical of the band’s current appearance and made ageist commentary about their looks. “What is THIS supposed to mean?!?” Manson wrote of the tabloid’s headline calling the band “unrecognizable” in their new promo…… MORE
On Sunday (April 13), Coheed and Cambria were honored with the key to their hometown of Nyack, New York, with mayor Joe Rand declaring it “Coheed and Cambria Day.” During the SpringFest Street Fair at Hezekiah Easter Veterans Memorial Park, the band received the key to the village and performed an acoustic set featuring stripped-down…… MORE
On Monday (April 14), Stevie Nicks unveiled the dates and details of her upcoming solo headlining tour, which will intersect with her guest appearances on Billy Joel’s upcoming tour. The 76-year-old rock legend’s tour includes arena dates at nine cities across North America stretching from August to October, with the run beginning in Boston on…… MORE
During Weezer’s Coachella performance on Saturday afternoon (April 12), frontman Rivers Cuomo confirmed the rumors that a forthcoming movie project was in the works about the beloved indie rock band. “We’ve been busy making the Weezer movie back in L.A. the last couple weeks,” Cuomo revealed to the crowd before playing “Undone (The Sweater Song).…… MORE
Benson Boone wowed the Coachella crowd on Friday night (April 11), but it was the fans’ lukewarm reception to the surprise guest appearance by Queen guitarist Brian May that Boone was focused on after the show. The duo delivered a powerful rendition of Queen’s Diamond-certified 1975 hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which received a lackluster response from…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Which American City Is Known As The Steel City? Each morning on the show, we play Dumber Than The Show Trivia for a cash prize. Today, Steven in Jackson, TN took on Kelly on a $700 round of the game. Watch the clip below to find out if the pot…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Name That Tune Playlist, 4/14/25 In case you missed it, here’s the list of songs from Kelly’s Name That Tune round from Monday, April 14, 2025. The post Name That Tune Playlist, 4/14/25 appeared first on Free Beer and Hot Wings.… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Four Men Arrested After Riding Horses Through Louisiana Walmart Four wannabe cowboys decided Walmart was the perfect spot for a rootin’-tootin’ horseback joyride, as one claimed his horse was his “emotional support animal.” While this probably isn’t the craziest thing to happen in a Walmart, shoppers were a mixed-bag of…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Comedian Turns Wild Facebook Marketplace Interaction Into Hilarious Musical If you’ve ever sold anything on Facebook Marketplace, you know just how stupid some people hoping to make purchases can be on there. Our very own Steve has become a bit of an expert in that department and thought he had…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Pastor Would Rather Be Frisked Than Go Through “Gay Beam” at Airport Pastor Andrew Isker claims that he prefers to have the airport security frisk him than go through the scanner because he feels that it is a “gay beam machine” that, yes, “turns you gay.” Isker makes the baseless…… MORE
