Metallica donates $125k to help Hawaii with their flooding, Deep Purple announces tour with Kansas, Bob Dylan's weird AI-narrated videos on his new Patreon account & more! Week of 4/6/26

Bob Dylan launches a strange Patreon account called “Lectures From The Grave” that features AI-narrated content that baffles his fans, Metallica donates $125k to help with Hawaii’s worst flooding in over 2 decades, Tesla surprise fans and critics by announcing a R&B inspired album featuring covers of James Brown, Sam Cooke, Supertramp and others, Better Than Ezra is asking fans to collaborate with them using AI to make their next single, Deep Purple announce a massive North American tour with Kansas and Jefferson Starship… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia’, Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week’ & much more! All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com every Monday, where you can check out the full episode on 8 different platforms (including Amazon Audible & Apple/Google Podcasts) Watch us LIVE, chat with us & more… Every Sunday around 2pm PST @ https://www.twitch.tv/rocknewsweekly Watch all of our videos, interviews & subscribe at Youtube.com/@rocknewsweekly Follow us online: Instagram.com/rocknewsweekly Facebook.com/rocknewsweekly Twitter.com/rocknewsweekly TikTok.com/@rocknewsweekly #Metallica #BobDylan #BetterThanEzra #Tesla #DeepPurple #Rock #News #RockNews #RockNewsWeekly #RockNewsWeeklyPodcast #Podcast #Podcasts #Metal #HeavyMetal #Alt #Alternative #ClassicRock #70s #80s #90s #Indie #Trivia #RockTrivia #RockBirthdays #NewMusic #NewMusicReleases