In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Zak Starkey praised his dad, Ringo Starr, for showing support to his son after he was fired from The Who. “I’m very proud of him standing up for me,” said Starkey of his father, sharing that Starr has been a strong source of support throughout this ordeal. When…… MORE
Grammy-winning jazz musician Christian McBride has collaborated with former Police bandmates Sting and Andy Summers on a new version of the Synchronicity bonus track, “Murder by Numbers.” This marks the duo’s first collaboration since The Police’s 2007-2008 reunion tour. The track is the lead single from McBride’s upcoming big band album, Without Further Ado, Vol.…… MORE
John C. Reilly portrays the title character in the new music video for Jack White’s No Name standout, “Archbishop Harold Holmes.” The video was directed by Gilbert Trejo, and Reilly is credited with creating the concept of the clip, with the idea coming to him upon first hearing White’s song. Reilly preaches to his congregation…… MORE
On Monday (June 16), Beyoncé took to Instagram to personally express her gratitude to Paul McCartney for his legendary songwriting, particularly praising the Beatles’ classic, “Blackbird,” that she covered on her Grammy-winning Cowboy Carter album and subsequent tour. “Thank you, Sir Paul McCartney, for writing one of the best songs ever made,” she wrote. “Every…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings What Major Holiday Was Banned In Boston Between 1659 And 1681? Each morning on the show, we play Dumber Than The Show Trivia for a cash prize. Today, Ben in Jackson, MI took on Maitlynn on an $800 round of the game. Watch the clip below to find out if…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Young Boy Wants to Slap a Bird as Hawk Moth Release Goes Wrong We’ve all seen those videos where people release a critter back into the wild, only for an even bigger critter or predator to immediately come along and crush all those hopes and dreams. From bugs to small…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Someone Rearranged the Alphabet in ‘Alphabetical Order’ and It’s Breaking Our Brains Sure, you know your alphabet, and maybe you even know it backwards…but do you know it in alphabetic order? You likely don’t, considering someone has gone and put the alphabet we all know and love in “alphabetic order”…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Texas Principal Writes Handwritten Letters to Over 400 Graduating Students When you think about your high school graduation ceremony, you may remember some classmates, maybe you remember who spoke and some of what they said, and maybe all you remember is how excited you were to finally be done. Do…… MORE
On Monday (June 16), Good Charlotte revealed that they are finally releasing their long-awaited eighth album, titled Motel Du Cap, on August 8. The band shared the news with a mysterious billboard on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles that featured a picture of the band along with the album title and date, with no other…… MORE
On Monday (June 16), Stevie Nicks announced that she has expanded her 2025 North American tour by adding eight new shows. These additional dates arrive after the cancellations of her performances with Billy Joel due to his recent brain disorder diagnosis. The additional concerts include a Brooklyn show on August 8 that will now serve…… MORE
Sean Ono Lennon, James McCartney, and Zak Starkey – the respective sons of The Beatles’ John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr – have come together on a new track, “Rip Off,” as part of Starkey’s supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos. The song, which follows their 2024 collaboration “Primrose Hill,” was first shared on Sunday…… MORE
Billy Corgan is currently performing alongside his new band, the Machines of God, on their A Return to Zero Tour, where they are playing various Smashing Pumpkins hits from the band’s later albums. During a show at Théâtre Beanfield in Montreal on Friday (June 13), the band was joined by onetime Pumpkins touring bassist –…… MORE
On Monday (June 16), New Wave icons the B-52’s and Devo announced that they are set to embark on the co-headlining Cosmic De-Evolution Tour this fall. The 11-date run kicks off on September 24 in Toronto, and concludes on November 2 in Houston, while hitting Mansfield, Massachusetts, Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Austin, Texas along the…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Name That Tune Playlist, 6/16/25 In case you missed it, here’s the list of songs from Kelly’s Name That Tune round from Monday, June 16, 2025. The post Name That Tune Playlist, 6/16/25 appeared first on Free Beer and Hot Wings.… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Where Is The Suez Canal Located? Each morning on the show, we play Dumber Than The Show Trivia for a cash prize. Today, Michelle in Nashville, TN took on Free Beer on a $1,000 round of the game. Watch the clip below to find out if the pot increases, or…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Female Podcasters Make Strong Points About Colonial Men Being Gay As it’s Pride Month, we think about all of the LGBTQIA+ folks throughout history. From present-day icons to those who stood by their community in the Stonewall Riots, there are gay folks who have made history…but what about the founding…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings Lorenzo, the 110-Year-Old Giant Lobster, Returns to the Ocean from Long Island Clam Bar A place on Long Island clam establishment celebrated National Lobster Day, which also happened to be Father’s Day, by releasing a 21-pound lobster back into the Atlantic Ocean after spending a solid chunk of its life at…… MORE
Free Beer and Hot Wings California School District Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Game of ‘Red Light, Green Light’ What was your favorite playground game as a child? For a bunch of kids in California, “Red Light, Green Light” was their game of choice when they all gathered to help break a world record…… MORE
During the June 11 episode of The Magnificent Others podcast with Billy Corgan, KISS frontman Paul Stanley recalls feeling “miserable” during what was meant to be the band’s farewell tour in 2000-01. “The music was erratic at best,” admits the 73-year-old rock legend. “Some nights [were] awful, there was no sense of camaraderie or joy…… MORE
In a new interview with The Telegraph, former Who drummer Zak Starkey claims that he turned down an offer to join Oasis’ upcoming reunion tour under the assumption that he would continue with The Who, only to eventually be fired from the band. He expressed surprise at the turn of events, revealing that he would…… MORE
