S5 E19 - Week of 5/15/23 - The FBI helped Billy Corgan protect the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Sum 41 announces they are breaking up, Vince Neil guest judges on new reality music competition & more!

Billy Corgan reveals that the new Smashing Pumpkins album was held for ransom & the FBI had to intervene so it would not be leaked, Motley Crue’s Vince Neil will be a guest judge on a new music competition reality show, Sum 41 announce that they are breaking up & calling it quits as a band PLUS This week in Rock & Roll History Trivia, Weekly WTF & so much more! All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com For $3.99 a month, you get access to our exclusive interviews with bands/musicians, our annual Aftershock festival coverage with exclusive interviews, ALL our commercials, exclusive sub giveaways, extended and unedited episodes with bonus content & more! Subscribe now in the description link or head to anchor.fm/rocknewsweekly/subscribe Watch us when we go live, chat with us & more… Every Sunday at 2pm PST @ https://www.twitch.tv/rocknewsweekly Instagram.com/rocknewsweekly Facebook.com/rocknewsweekly Twitter.com/rocknewsweekly Youtube.com/@rocknewsweekly Check it out on 8 different platforms (including Amazon Audible & Apple/Google Podcasts) now at www.rocknewsweekly.com #rock #rocknews #rocknewsweekly #rocknewsweeklypodcast #podcast #podcasts #podcastsofinstagram #metal #alternative #indie #trivia