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Jul 22, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne, Legendary Frontman of Black Sabbath, Dies at 76

Ozzy Osbourne, the trailblazing frontman of Black Sabbath whose eerie vocals and wild persona helped define heavy metal, has died at the age of 76. A statement released on Tuesday (July 22) read: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed …

Feb 5, 2024

This week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 02-05-24

Coming up this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL: Your Source for the loudest rock is HardDrive with Lou Brutus! All this week we will be joined by our FEATURE GUEST BRUCE DICKINSON! FEATURED ARTIST: BRUCE DICKINSON Photo by John McMurtrie MONDAY: As Super Bowl week kicks off, the excitement on HardDrive XL is reaching …

Jan 29, 2024

This week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 01-29-24

Coming up this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL: Your Source for the loudest rock is HardDrive with Lou Brutus! All this week we will be joined by our FEATURE GUEST Shinedown! FEATURED ARTIST: SHINEDOWN Photo by Sanjay Parikh Media Monday night Jack Underkofler of Dead Poet Society will also be here to discuss trying to …

Jan 16, 2024

This week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 01-15-24

Coming up this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL: Your Source for the loudest rock is HardDrive with Lou Brutus! All this week we will be joined by our FEATURE GUEST Disturbed! FEATURED ARTIST: DISTURBED Photo courtesy of: Lou Brutus Monday night Chad Kroeger of Nickelback will also be in to talk to Lou Brutus …

Nov 27, 2023

UNLEASHED 11/26/23

{video:taStwT6} “Unleashed with Joel” is our weekly two hour presentation of all the best in new rock, along with news, tour info and more! Listen to last Sunday’s show now, and catch each episode – Sundays 7pm-9pm on Big Dog 97.9. Have an opinion? A new song we should check out? Text: 417-659-9797 11/26/23 – …

Nov 20, 2023

This week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 11-20-23

Coming up this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL: Your Source for the loudest rock is HardDrive with Lou Brutus! All this week we will be joined by our FEATURE GUEST Beartooth! FEATURED ARTIST: BEARTOOTH Photo by: Lou Brutus Monday night Luke Spiller of The Struts is also here to talk about the recording process …

Nov 6, 2023

This week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 11-6-23

Coming up this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL: Your Source for the loudest rock is HardDrive with Lou Brutus! All this week we will be joined by our FEATURE GUEST Mike Shinoda! FEATURED ARTIST: MIKE SHINODA Photo by: Mike Miller Monday night Wes Horton of Flat Black will be here to fill Lou in on …

Jun 25, 2023

This week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 6-26-23

Coming up this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL: Your Source for the loudest rock is HardDrive with Lou Brutus! All this week we will be joined by our FEATURE GUEST BEN BRUCE of ASKING ALEXANDRIA! Monday night Lou will also be joined by GAVIN ROSSDALE of BUSH to talk about acting and Constantine. Tuesday night …

Mar 30, 2023

This Week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 3-27-23

Coming up on this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL – Your source for the loudest rock is HardDrive XL with Lou Brutus! All this week Lou will be joined by FEATURE GUEST MIKE SHINODA of LINKIN PARK! On Thursday, Lou will talk with SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN of UNDEROATH! On Friday, Lou will kick off the weekend, as …

Mar 20, 2023

This Week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL 3-20-23

Coming up on this week on HARDDRIVE and HDXL: Your source for the loudest rock is HardDrive XL with Lou Brutus! All this week Lou will be joined by FEATURE GUEST ZACH MYERS of SHINEDOWN! On Monday, BRANDON SALLER of ATREYU will check in to talk about “Watch Me Burn”! Tuesday, MATT BRANDYBERRY of FROM …

Oct 6, 2022

Chris Purple Hayes and Bobby Show’s Private Listening Party with Godsmack

You may have heard the show live in Las Vegas last week. We had an amazing time meeting and seeing several bands perform. But probably the coolest opportunity was getting invited to a listening party for the new Godsmack album “Lighting Up The Sky”. A few days before the event we received an email asking …

Dec 1, 2021

Daily Podcast , Confession Tuesday with Rev Robert, Daily Dumbass’s

Episode #55 The guys start with a classic first laugh from Rodney Dangerfield, Chris doesn’t have a Christmas Tree, What the ideal working conditions would be, Your Morning BJ, It’s Giving Tuesday, Nutrition Facts on Booze… Will it make you skinny?, Daily Dumbass – Chuck’s Weed in front of cops, Top 6 List – Reason …