Jay Weinberg 1/11 Jay Weinberg Leaves Suicidal Tendencies The former Slipknot drummer announces his departure from Suicidal Tendencies after an almost two-year run with the California crossover Thrash/Hardcore Punk band. “I’d like to thank @suicidaltendencies for bringing me onboard for an incredible year and a half of shows,” posts Weinberg, “What an absolute blast.” Ken Susi 1/12 All That Remains Lands New Guitarist Former As I Lay Dying guitarist Ken Susi officially joins All That Remains as the replacement for Jason Richardson. “My connection to this band (All That Remains) goes back to the late ’90s at underground shows in Western Massachusetts,” says Susi. “Coming back together now truly feels full circle.” Tom Morello Kristi Noem 1/12 Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello Rages In an Instagram post, Morello pictured with a message on his guitar, accuses the Trump Administration of using an alleged Nazi slogan on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s podium during a January 8th press conference. The presser was held in New York City — the day after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old mother of three, in Minneapolis — to address the Administration’s Immigration Enforcement. footage. Videos of Good’s final moments launched anti-Ice protests across the country. Photos from the conference show the slogan “One of ours, all of yours,” which is very similar to a Nazi slogan, appears on Noem’s podium. There is no historical evidence that the phrase itself was used by Nazi forces. Still, the quote reflects the Nazi policy of collective punishment, which is considered a war crime. Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl 1/14 Foo Fighters Play Charity Concert Foo Fighters play a special benefit concert at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on frontman Dave Grohl’s 57th birthday. “This concert… is a statement that it will take all of us working together to end homelessness in our city,” states Rowan Vansleve, president of Hope The Mission. Dave Mustaine 1/15 Dave Mustaine Says He’s Not A “Right-Winger” In a New York Times interview the Megadeth frontman says he answers to a higher power. “I’m a Christian, and I answer to a different set of angels,” notes Mustaine. “I obey the law, but no, I’m not a right-winger.” The right-winger perception comes from past comments and support expressed for the first Donald Trump presidential election. Brian May 1/15 Queen’s Brian May Says ‘No To Glastonbury In an interview with the Daily Mail May says Queen will never perform at the Glastonbury festival due to the band’s political differences with the organizers. May, a long-time animal rights advocate says, ‘They like killing badgers, and they think it’s for sport and that’s something I cannot support. Unless that changes, I won’t do it.” Fat Mike 1/16 NOFX Documentary In Post-Production Fat Mike, a founding member of NOFX, announces on that a feature-length documentary, “40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up,” about the legendary Punk band is currently in post-production. “40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up” was directed by James Buddy Day. Bob Weir 1/17 Bob Weir Remembered The late Grateful Dead guitarist/vocalist is remembered in San Francisco with a special tribute to his life and career at Civic Center Plaza, The free public gathering remembers Weir, whose “music, spirit and humanity shaped generation,” reads a statement from organizers. Weir passed away on 1/10 at age 78. ### The post January 11th – January 17th appeared first on RockinTown.