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Its name is “Rock News”- and it is the first international radio news bulletin dedicated entirely to rock.

“Rock News” is the new daily music broadcast, updated every day; a classic radio/tv bulletin of five minutes, wholly devoted to rock and its many nuances. Created by music blogger and media expert Frank Lavorino from Bologna, Italy, “Rock News” is currently airing on more than 170 italian fm and web radio stations every day; the program is produced daily from Monday to Saturday.

Like a regular newscast, with theme song, headlines and dedicated presenters, “Rock News” deals with information and transgression at the same time.Just some of the areas to be covered will be elements of music journalism like international gigs, most recent releases and press statements, all combined with familiar aspects of your typical news bulletin.

The format aims to provide a place where underground bands from all around the world can meet and effectively circulate their news, as well as a reliable means of daily music information; Rock News intends to be a brand new and gratis promotional source for the huge number of underground groups that access websites, festivals, worldwide editorial staff and radio stations mailboxes,in a period of economic hardship that also effects the music industry.

Broadcast everyday:

Three international mainstream news

Three international underground news

Gigs of the day / Music Submissions / Birthdays / Anniversaries

The editorial staff of the format, build by a list of italian online magazines such as Ukizero, I Think Magazine, IlQuorum, Universo Rock Musicale, Kalporz, Asap Fanzine, Parole di Musica, Cube Magazine e Indiepercui, coordinated by the press office Blob Agency, searches everyday among the main international music magazines, paying attention especially and mostly to the young publishing zines all around the world

(Nme, Rolling Stone, Mojo, Uncut, Pitchfork, Absolute Punk, Alternative Press, Drowned In Sound, Kerrang, Noise Addiction, Big Takeover, Paste Magazine, The Fader, Rip It Up, Indie Connect, Sputnik Music, Performer Mag, GorillaVsBear, Indie Shuffle)

But also a list of underground webzines and blogs:

Peek-A-Boo Magazine, Fused Magazine, Godisinthetv Zine, Indie Music Mag, LoudandQuiet, Ampkicker, The Morning Mouth, Slammsd, The Aquarian, Slap Magazine, Tilt Magla, The Absolute Sound, Movement Magazine, Deaf Sparrow..

If you are a music blogger, a podcaster, a certified journalist, send us your material, our editorial staff will surely put it in review. In the following months, the program will be enriched with news about festivals, new online magazines, live reports, interviews, international podcasts, multimedia apps and band’s tools. Great attention will be given to the huge number of music submissions by underground bands.

“Rock News” is conducted by:

Amy Stower (U.S.A)

Ross Mawhinney (England)

Laurell Boyers (South Africa)

Robert Lincoln Hackett (U.S.A)