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October Rock 50 Preview
by Joe on Oct.26, 2016, under Rock 50
H! Everyone,
Our Halloween show airs on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 11 AM Pacific time. Metal all the way, with our Halloween favorites Type O Negative, Rob Zombie, Metallica, new favorites, heavy hitters. The show will rock.
Have a happy Halloween and remember to dress the kids with something white attached if you are out walking trick or treat.
Rock forever and ever.
Stay safe,
Bill
September Rock 50 Preview
by Joe on Sep.03, 2016, under Rock 50
H! Everyone,
Our next radio show airs on Saturday, September 17, 2016 starting at 11:00 AM and ending at 1:00 PM Pacific Time. The show will be our 9/11 show dedicated to those whose lives were lost, families who still grieve; to the survivors, and the incredible police and fire services who dedicated themselves to saving others. We’ll be playing some Metal, Hard Rock and a little bit of everything. “Lift you up music” wall-to-wall. Never to be forgotten, 9/11 will always be honored here at Rock 50.
Stay safe and rock forever and ever.
-Bill
Response to Ozzy Sad About Bill Ward’s Absence
by Joe on Sep.01, 2016, under Black Sabbath
Ozzy has never reached out since January 26/27 2012 when he called to see when I would be arriving in the UK to join rehearsals for the 13 CD. Since that last phone call, he has never reached out to me, and I have not reached out to him.
Ozzy I’m sad that Bill never came through. Ozzy needs to look to those who stopped me from coming through. The contract was impossible to sign; the group rhetoric of 2012, 2013 and throughout, was fault-finding, condemning and full of dishonest evaluations of me as a person, including my so-called health issues. Had I signed the contract, I suspect I wouldn’t have been labeled as having poor health or having all the other judgmental character references.
As a reminder, in September 2015, we asked a Sabbath representative if there could be an opening to play with the band again. Their representative answered “no.” It’s hard to come through when you receive a “no.”
I love all our Sabbath fans throughout the world, and to toss around ideas that I might play the Birmingham shows is both emotionally heartbreaking for me and spiteful. I think the Sabbath fans who have loved the original band have gone through enough in terms of disappointment and sadness. For me to play Birmingham only, would, I feel, be discriminating and elitist towards our other fans all over the world. I could never be discriminating or elitist to our fans. It’s been heartbreaking enough not to record and tour and it’ll be heartbreaking not to play to the Birmingham fans. Please know the prevailing circumstances are not by my design. This is not what I would have wanted or what I have chosen. Had any of you had to choose to sign a contract which undermined and devalued you, I think most of you with some dignity and self-respect would have walked away too. My absence at the current shows and the future Birmingham shows reflects an undeniable and unseen misadventure that my accusers won’t bear. It’s called selfishness and self-centeredness; dishonesty and disloyalty. These are the culprits of Sabbath’s original line-up’s demise.
–Bill
August Rock 50 Highlights
by Joe on Aug.14, 2016, under Rock 50
Here is a video with some highlights from the August 2016 Rock 50 Episode. The full playlist is available on the Rock 50 page.
August Rock 50 Preview
by Joe on Aug.09, 2016, under Rock 50
H! Everyone,
Our next Rock 50 radio show airs Saturday, August 13th, 2016 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time. In keeping with the Rock 50 July summer show theme, we’ll play one hour of Metal and Hard Rock dedicated to the fans at the summer Rock shows and the bands out there touring.
In the final hour of our show, equally dedicated to lovers of great music, we’ll play classic, everlasting songs that have prevailed through the best and worst of times: Hendrix, Cream, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, bands that got us through the Sixties and beyond, who are still relevant today.
Check us out. The show will kick ass.
Stay safe. Stay strong forever and ever.
–Bill
A Brief Statement
by Joe on Aug.03, 2016, under Black Sabbath
We have seen it reported in the news that Bill will be playing with Black Sabbath on The End tour in the UK. This is incorrect, and we wanted to make sure you heard it from us directly: Bill is not playing with Black Sabbath in the UK or on any other dates of The End tour.
As always, we thank you for all your support and understanding.
Rock forever.
July Rock 50 Preview
by Joe on Jul.06, 2016, under Rock 50