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Some of us may know, for sure. But quite a few people with whom I've spoken aren't exactly sure what the official proper way to respond is when it comes to passing emergency vehicles on our roads. The Tyler, Texas Police have specifically addressed this. Something I've always appreciated about...

If you're looking for a cool road trip destination, San Antonio, Texas always has much to offer. Have you visited the new Skywalk that was completed last year?. Many of us are jonesin' to get out of town, for obvious reasons. But perhaps we're not in a position to do something overly expensive or dramatic right now. Thankfully, there are plenty of wonderful places to which we can travel right here in Texas.

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee continues to gut it out on tour while playing with broken ribs. And now the details behind how he broke his ribs has been made public. Lee's wife Brittany Furlan shared the info in a Snapchat video (seen below) that has circulated online. Lee has...

Here in Tyler, Texas we love taking our boats out for fun in the summer. And as we are looking at record breaking heat this year, diving head first into Lake Palestine starts to look even more appealing. Let this serve as another friendly reminder, y'all, whether you are travelling or staying local, please be safe out there.

The summer of 2022 has been off to an extremely hot and dry start. Temperatures for the first official week of summer have topped out at 100 degrees or right near it every day since June 21st. Thanks to a cool front that moved through East Texas, we will be seeing high temperatures that are more normal.

Texas is a weird state when it comes to the sale of liquor. Monday through Saturday, you can't buy it after 9 p.m. You can't buy it at all on Sunday. The day after a major holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, etc.) you can't buy liquor, either. An entire county can be "dry" but yet an individual city in that "dry" county can vote to sell liquor (looking at you Smith county.) But go to any restaurant that serves liquor and you can order a drink up until their last call, even on a Sunday. Texas spirit distilleries are pushing for the Texas legislature to amend some of these laws to help increase their sales. Changes that would only benefit the Texas economy.

There is no one right answer. Depending on the artist, audience reception, venue size and a whole lot of other factors, there's no telling exactly how long a concert will last. And that's part of the thrill of live music. But some artists have definitively pushed against limits when it...

Styx, Tesla and Loverboy will headline January 2023's RokIsland Fest in Key West, Florida, the trio of bands leading an extended lineup up of classic hard rock acts at the second annual RokIsland, to be hosted by Sirius XM rock radio personality Eddie Trunk. Other artists scheduled for the festival...

The 1990s grunge boom didn't quash everything else in the rock sphere, especially not metal. Though Nirvana and others pushed the '90s buzz for Seattle-derived alt-rock to ubiquity, many a metal band formed the decade prior was just getting started. And grunge didn't stop them. The oft-repeated narrative is that...

Domino is simply the cutest four-month-old puppy. Thanks to his innocent looks he is definitely not going to have any trouble findinng a new home real soon. The thing is, you've got to act fast in order to adopt this guy. Domino is pure white with some pretty distinctive markings....

There's been no shortage of shocking and ill-timed rock 'n' roll deaths over the years. But by any standards, John Entwistle's death on June 27, 2002, ranks as a doozy. The Who was a day away from starting a North American tour when their 57-year-old bassist was found dead in his bed in Room 658 of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nev., after spending the night with a local stripper. Entwistle had significant coronary health issues, and the Clark County medical examiner determined that he died from a heart attack induced after partying the night before.

Patrick and Brittany Mahomes are building quite the empire in Kansas City. Patrick is quarterbacking a very successful NFL franchise in the Kansas City Chiefs, he is part owner of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals and part of an ownership group bringing multiple Whataburger restaurants to the Kansas City area. His wife, Brittany, has a stake in the women's Kansas City soccer team and has her own fitness brand. The couple also have a daughter and is about to welcome a new member to the family. Over the weekend, the couple gathered friends and family for a gender reveal party.

Back in April, Amazon rebranded their free streaming service as “Amazon Freevee.” (Previously, the service was known as IMDb TV.) The slightly peculiar name indicates that, in addition to plenty of on demand movies and shows, Freevee offers numerous free “channels” of content. These channels operate sort of like old school cable channels, offering around the clock content on a set schedule.

Classless Act singer Derek Day said a case of “right place, right time” landed his band the Stadium Tour opening slot for Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett. The rising-star band just released its debut album, Welcome to the Show, and even though it performs only a four-song set at each show, its audience is significantly larger than anything it’s played to before.

Anvil guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow discussed how he settled his differences with Lemmy Kilmister after refusing to join Motorhead in 1983. The Canadian was at work on Anvil’s third album, Forged in Fire, when the call came, after “Fast” Eddie Clarke left the British group. Kudlow has spoken in the past about his decision to remain loyal to his band. His rejection of the offer led Kilmister to establish a new version of Motorhead featuring Phil Campbell, who remained until the frontman died in 2016.

Robert Plant celebrated the passion of rockabilly fans in England and recalled the ones who spent nights “taking the piss” out of him. In the final episode of his Digging Deep podcast series, he revealed he had a stack of unheard rockabilly songs. Plant told host Matt Everitt...

For many people here in the great state of Texas hunting is a way of life. And let’s be honest with the prices of everything going up so quickly that if you can harvest an animal and fill your freezer, that is ideal. That is why I thought it was so generous and helpful for local law enforcement (Kilgore Police Department) were so helpful with the Snipe Hunting tips they released on Facebook.

There is something so fun about looking at real estate online. It’s fun to take ideas from other properties and possibly implement them in your own home, or just dream what it’s like to have that much money. I’m not sure if I will ever have millions of dollars to pay for a mansion but even if I did have that much money, I don’t think I would go after this property in Dallas, Texas that reminds me of an office building.

Alan Parsons underwent an “urgent spinal surgery” on Friday (Jun. 24) and postponed a series of tour dates as a result, his daughter reported. The rocker had been gearing up to support the launch of his new album From the New World, which arrives on Jul. 15, but experienced a health issue that forced him to change plans.

Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong declared he was “renouncing” his U.S. citizenship during a recent concert in the U.K. "Fuck America," Armstrong said his during band’s Hella Mega tour headlining set in London. "I'm fucking renouncing my citizenship. I'm fucking coming here." "There's just too much...