In the days since Hurricane Helene left a swath of destruction across the Southeastern United States, former President Donald J. Trump has praised the tech billionaire Elon Musk for what he has described as Mr. Musk’s personal efforts and extragovernmental largess to bring internet service back to hard-hit rural areas. The reality is more complicated. While Starlink, the satellite service operated by Mr. Musk’s company SpaceX, has given hundreds of free devices and a window of free internet...

Three former Memphis police officers were convicted of obstructing justice in the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols, but acquitted on the most serious civil rights charge in a federal trial that lasted about a month.  A Tennessee jury deliberated for about six hours Thursday afternoon before returning a mixed verdict against former officers Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith and Demetrius Haley. 

The most conspicuous fault line in 2024's very peculiar presidential election has to be the histrionics Donald Trump and JD Vance have shown us about fact-checking during debates. The former one-term president and his running mate, a senator from Ohio, cast accuracy as the real looming threat to democracy in America last month and again after Tuesday's vice presidential debate. Their opponents, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, by contrast...

Let's examine two claims made by Gov. Tim Walz during his debate loss to Sen. JD Vance on Tuesday.  We could rebut and contest even more assertions and statements, of course, as Walz's cascade of dishonesty has caused even NBC News to ask if the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee has "a problem with the truth."  But for the purposes of this post, let's stick to the substance issues of the border crisis and abortion.  During an exchange on immigration, Walz denied that Kamala...

Donald Trump Jr. was one of multiple high-profile Republicans who criticized Vice President Kamala Harris following her visit to see Hurricane Helene's damage in Georgia Wednesday, claiming she only offered those affected $750. The Democratic presidential candidate mentioned the money during a speech in Augusta, sparking outrage from those on the right who said it was all she was offering to those impacted by the disaster.

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Arch Enemy will release its twelfth studio album, “Blood Dynasty,” on March 28th. “This new album pushes the boundaries of what we’ve done before — it’s everything you’ve come to expect from this band, and then some,” noted founder/guitarist Michael Amott. “We can’t wait for you to hear it and feel the energy we’ve poured into every track.” Last summer Arch Enemy released “Dream Stealer,” the opening track on “Blood Dynasty.”  It marked the band’s first new music since the release of the “Deceivers” album in ’22. “Blood Dynasty” Tracks: 01. Dream Stealer02. Illuminate the Path03. March Of the Miscreants04. A Million Suns05. Don’t Look Down06. Presage07. Blood Dynasty08. Paper Tiger09. Vivre Libre10. The Pendulum11. Liars & Thieves Arch Enemy: Alissa White-Gluz – VocalsMichael Amott – GuitarJoey Concepcion – GuitarSharlee D’Angelo – BassDaniel Erlandsson – Drums ### The post Arch Enemy Album To Arrive In March appeared first on RockinTown.

9/30 Oasis Returning To North America Oasis (pictured above) announces North American dates on their “Oasis Live ’25” world tour. “America. Oasis is coming. You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along,” states the band. 10/2 Coal Chamber cancel Aftershock Festival Appearance Frontman Dez Fafara’s health force the band to skip the October 10th-13th festival in Sacramento. After becoming ill Fafara was to the hospital five days earlier. 10/2 System Of A Down Drummer Ends Endorsement Deal  John Dolmayan ends his endorsement deal with Tama drums. “It’s time to make a change,” posts Dolmayan. He had been “part of the Tama family” since ’99.   10/2 Original Vocalist Returns Three Days Grace announce the return of original frontman Adam Gontier. He shares lead vocals with Matt Walst, who has fronted Three Days Grace for over decade. 10/3 Mötley Crüe Announce A Return to Vegas Next spring “The Las Vegas Residency,” an exclusive limited stand of eleven shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM, will run from March 28nd through April 19th. 10/3 Pink Floyd Catalog Sold Reports surface that Pink Floyd have sold the rights to their recorded music, name and likeness to Sony for $400 million. A number of parties, including Warner Music and BMG, were interested in doing a deal that would expand the use of Floyd’s catalog through licensing agreements. 10/4 Mötley Crüe Release “Cancelled” The three-song effort features the title track, “Dogs Of War,” a Top 5 Rock Radio hit, and a cover of the Beastie Boys’ “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!),” which quickly became a concert favorite. 10/4 Fever 333 Issue Darker White The set features “No Hostages” and “Higher Power.”  “(The set) is the intersection we will all find ourselves in at some point in our lives,” noted frontman Jason Aalon Butler. “It is the struggle we will inevitably face when identifying our metric for good or bad. Wrong or right. Dark and light. All based on our environment, social construction and cultural/psychological conditioning.” ### The post The Week In Rock: September 30th – October 5th appeared first on RockinTown.