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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are heating things up this Summer by releasing their 10th studio album at the end of August. Read more after the jump.

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Have you heard of the new supergroup called Superheavy? I'll bet you'll know some of it's members.

On Your Sunday Brunch, we played the new single from Superheavy "Miracle Worker."

Superheavy came together earlier this year, it features Mick Ja

What's your favorite concert ever?

Looking ahead to our Live at 5:05 songs for Thursday and Friday, we'll be featuring the two bands that will play Saturday night at the Greeley Stampede.

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Can you sing any Buddy Holly songs? On a new release called Rave On, a wide variety of artists perform tunes by the rock pioneer.

Sir Paul McCartney pays tribute to one of the Beatles' biggest influences on the cover album out today. He even does some spontaneous "rapping" in parts of the song with his voice altered to where it doesn't even sound like the fab four's bass player, but more like a soulful southern preacher. McCartney's version of "It's So Easy" is easily the stand out track on the record.

Lou Reed's performance of "Peggy Sue" would be a close second, transforming Holly's sweet original into a distorted, mournful song about lost love.

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Are you going to the Cheap Trick concert at the Greeley Stampede? KING FM can help, keep reading.

The rock band from Rockford, Illinois will be featured at the start of the eight o'clock hour of Your Sunday Brunch this weekend. For our Album Side Sunday we'll be playing side two of t

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Do you have a favorite saxophone solo from "The Big Man"? My favorite is his solo from Jungleland.

On Saturday night one of rock's best sax players died, Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band passed away at 69, less than a week after he suffered a stroke in Florida. Bruce Springsteen's official website rele

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Guitar legend Leslie West, whose work with the band Mountain has been part of rock history since their unforgettable performance at Woodstock, is recovering after doctors were forced to amputate part of one leg over the weekend.

West, who was in Mississippi for a Mountain performance, was rushed to a Biloxi emergency room after noticing swelling in his leg — a condition made more serious by West’s 30-year struggle with diabetes. In order to save his life, doctors removed his leg up to the knee.

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Local band Edge of Soul will perform at the Depot Plaza 5-7 pm on Friday, June 17, to kick off the 16th Annual Wyoming Brewers Festival.

Let us know what you think of the audio track above from their 2006 release "Brian Leneschmidt & Edge of Soul." It features Brian Leneschmidt on guitar and

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Neil Young & the International Harvesters (YouTube)

Did you see The Silver Lining Concert at Frontier Park with Neil Young & the International Harvesters?

This week Neil Young released "A Treasure" from his archives, a live country album from his 1984-1985 tour with his backing band the Intern

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Have you always wanted to play guitar?

On what would have been Les Paul's 96th birthday, Google allows you to play a guitar doodle at their search site.

Les Paul, a leader in developing the solid-body electric guitar, was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on June 9, 1915. He died of complications from pneum

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Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee (YouTube)

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This Frontier Days the thrill rides won't just be at the carnival, would you ride Tommy Lee's roller coaster drum set?

Motley Crue plays with Sick Puppies on Wednesday, July 27, at Cheyenne Frontier Days. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the band launched their tour with Poison and th

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NASA Commander Mark Kelly at U2 Concert (YouTube)

U2 played May 21st at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver to kick off the current leg of their 360 Tour, were you there?

The Irish rockers had some surprises for the crowd at Qwest Field in Seattle recently. Bono dedicated "Beautiful Day" to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords,who continues to r

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