Good morning! This is the Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in…… read more »
As the Pittsburgh Steelers are off to a 2-0 start with Justin Fields at quarterback, head coach Mike Tomlin explained why Fields and Russell Wilson get along…… read more »
On Monday (September 16), Morrissey shared a statement on his website titled, “THE PLOT THICKENS,” which claims that his former bandmate, guitarist Johnny Marr, has “successfully applied for 100% trademark rights / Intellectual Property ownership of The Smiths name.” Morrissey disclosed that the move frees up Marr to “tour as The Smiths using the vocalist…… read more »
In an Instagram statement on Monday (September 16), REO Speedwagon made the surprising announcement that the band will stop touring due to infighting within the group. The disagreement stems from bassist Bruce Hall’s extended absence from the group following his recent back surgery, with frontman Kevin Cronin continuing to tour as Speedwagon in Hall’s absence…… read more »
Styx has announced that they will be playing a week-long residency at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas that will take place in early 2025. As part of those series of shows, the Chicago rock veterans will be performing their multi-platinum, Billboard Top 10-charting 1977 album, The Grand Illusion, in its entirety, along with other…… read more »
Jane’s Addiction announced on Monday (September 16) that they were canceling all remaining dates on their current North American tour. The move follows an onstage altercation in Boston on Friday (Sept. 13) where frontman Perry Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro. The group’s Instagram statement reads, “The band have made the difficult decision to take some…… read more »
Blink-182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus has announced that his new memoir, Fahrenheit-182, will be released on April 8, 2025. The book was co-authored by Dan Ozzi, and according to the press release, “This is a story of what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents’ bitter divorce,…… read more »
The longtime Penguins captain is staying in Pittsburgh for the near future.… read more »
The longtime Penguins captain is staying in Pittsburgh for the near future.… read more »
Barry Reeger-Imagn Images F-I-R-E E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E First things first, fire everyone. The whole coaching staff. Don’t even let them on the team bus. Have moving vans waiting outside their houses loaded with all of their stuff. There should be no way for Neal & company to recover from this performance. The Good: Garrett Greene – His…… read more »