5/28: BACK FROM ROCKLAHOMA, GLENN HUGHES IN STUDIO, MORE.

Hope everyone is having a good week. Busy playing catch up from being away. I can tell you Glenn Hughes and Andrew Watt from California Breed will be live in studio with me this Friday on Q104.3 show. Listen live starting 11P ET via www.q1043.com or use the free iHeartradio app. Really loving this bands new album and also look forward to seeing them at The Gramercy in NYC this Saturday night.

Before Cal Breed show I also will be hitting the Bonzo Bash for a bit at Bergen PAC in NJ. Tickets for both of these shows will be given away on Q104 show Friday night for my NYC based audience.

Rocklahoma was a blast. Had a chance to see Kyng live for the first time. Really really good! Exciting to see some great new music from new bands out there and these guys are among the ones leading the charge for me. Thanks to all the great fans and many cool bands I saw and hung with over the weekend.

Next live gigs with Don and Jim are June 6th on Providence and June 7th in Chicopee MA. Info on the home page of the site on all confirmed appearances. More soon.

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5/25: LATEST REPORT FROM ROCKLAHOMA DAY 2, MORE.

Hope everyone is having a great Memorial weekend and thanks to all our military past, present and future for their sacrifice. About to leave to host day 3 of Rocklahoma and wrap up another great year of this festival. Yesterday was great weather and performances. From what I was able to watch Twisted Sister was a highlight for sure. Dee came out like a madman! There was an undercurrent for sure that TS was not happy to not be closing the show last night (Staind headlined), and Dee and it no doubt fired Dee and the boys to another level. He smashed an acoustic guitar saying TS will always play electric and unplugged sucks and also went on a rant about all these bands that don’t have original members when they can. Saying the only excuse for bands not making it work with original members is that one of them is dead! It was classic Dee and the guy is in insane shape and had unreal energy for almost 60! TS followed Jackyl and that no doubt drove them some too. In this area of the country Jackyl and Jesse are loved and he always brings it. The band is such a kick ass in your face hard rock band and Jesse has to be one of rocks most underrated front men. Him and Dee back to back was awesome! Side stage acts I caught some of included Kix and THC and both had great crowds to see them. Spent some time with the guys in Stained and Pop Evil as well. Truly all the bands really bring it next level in a festival setting and the crowds have been great.

Today should be some amazing guitar fireworks with Zakk Wylde & BLS on the main stage followed by Nuno and Extreme! Really looking forward to this! Kid Rock closes it out, never saw him live or met him, but major respect for his crusade to lower concert prices. Will also see Tom Keifer solo today for the first time. Photos and reports via Twitter @EddieTrunk and Instagram at eddietrunkofficial .

Didn’t see the Golden Gods since I am traveling but was fun to host it with Don & Jim. For those asking to see it in HD ( I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER VH1 CLASSIC NOT BEING AN HD CHANNEL), it will air on Palladia in HD next weekend.

Enjoy your weekend and more when I can post here. Due to the holiday and my travel the Monday SiriusXM show is not live. Back with a full report and live a week from Monday.

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5/23: ROCKLAHOMA DAY 1, JUDAS PRIEST INTERVIEW TONIGHT, GOLDEN GODS

Greetings from Tulsa OK. Leaving shortly to host day one of Rocklahoma. Had a good time (despite the outcome) hanging with my old friends in Skid Row last night and watching hockey. They play main stage today as do MANY bands. I’ll tweet updates as I can from the site @EddieTrunk Hope to see you all this weekend if attending. Remember I have Eddie Trunk/Trunk Nation shirts and more available for sale at band merch stands on site if interested.

Golden Gods awards hosted by me, Don and Jim premieres on VH1 Classic tomorrow night 8P ET

My Q104 show in NYC is recorded tonight but all new and features new music and interview with Judas Priest. Show airs 11P-2A ET tonight and you can catch the free stream at www.q1043.com or use the iheartradio app. Monday’s SiriusXM show also recorded this Monday due to the holiday. Enjoy the weekend everyone, more soon

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5/21: ROCKLAHOMA IS HERE, REDDIT AMA TOMORROW, RADIO SHOW MARATHON, MORE

Headed to Tulsa in a few hours for my annual trip to OK to once again host Rocklahoma. Been great to be a part of this event since it launched in 2007 and see how it has grown, evolved, and become bigger than ever with a wide mix of rock acts. In addition to the guys I have known forever that are on the bill, I always look forward to seeing and discovering new stuff I like at these events. I don’t get to see everything with my schedule but do my best. I am not doing a book event at Rocklahoma since my schedule is pretty busy with stage stuff, but if you see me around and have a book happy to sign it. Also there will be Eddie Trunk/Trunk Nation T Shirts and merch for sale at the same merch stands at the band stuff. Thanks to all for representing, really appreciate it. See you all this weekend if attending!

My newest radio affiliate in TN Rock 93.7 FM is doing a marathon of my radio show Memorial Day Monday from 8A-8P Central time. You can stream it free at: http://www.rock937online.com Crank it up and enjoy 12 straight hours of new and classic hard rock and metal! Thanks and welcome to Rock 93.7 FM!

Just added new shows with Skid Row, Sevendust, Tesla and California Breed to my NYC concert schedule. Listen to the Q104 show to win tickets to all. Info in the show listings.

Join me for a Reddit AMAA 3P ET tomorrow/Thursday. Info here: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/

More from OK. Follow on Twitter @EddieTrunk Have a safe Memorial holiday.

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5/19: LIVE SIRIUSXM SHOW TONIGHT, STICKERS, ROCKLAHOMA

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Headed to NYC shortly for a live SiriusXM show. Trunk Nation is from 6-10P ET on channel 39. Show has been jammed with guests lately so tonight will have plenty of one on one time for music and talk that rocks. Dio guitarist Craig Goldy only scheduled guest as of now. Hope you can join me later.

Leaving for Oklahoma this week to once again host Rocklahoma this weekend. An honor to do this every year! See you soon if going.

To get  the all new Eddie Trunk Rocks bumper sticker sponsored by Goody’s Headache Relief Shot send a self addressed stamped regular sized envelope to: Trunk Sticker, PO Box 41, Cedar Knolls NJ 07927. Stickers will not be sent if stamp is not on return envelope. Return address on the envelope should be your own. Thanks for representing! Will also have them free at all appearances.

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5/16: RIP RONNIE JAMES DIO

Hard to believe it’s been 4 years today that we lost the great Ronnie James Dio. I remember clearly getting the call and standing outside in my driveway with tears in my eyes. I had spoken with Ronnie just a few days before and he was lifting my spirits assuring me he would be okay! That was Dio the man in a nutshell. I was so lucky to have had him as a friend for many many years and the stories I could share would be endless. I remember just having finished writing the chapter on him in my first book, then sitting down to rewrite it in light of the news he was gone. That was not easy. Over the last four years I have been supremely honored to have been a part of so many Dio related releases and events thanks to Wendy. All to help raise  funds for the cancer prevention charity she formed in his honor. From first hosting his public memorial, when he passed away, to most recently writing liner notes for This Is Your Life tribute and auctioning off items on the MOR Cruise, it has always been with great pride that I can help contribute to the mans memory and celebrate the music he has given us. Ronnie was every bit the amazing singer we all knew him to be. The proof is in the recordings that will live forever. But for those lucky enough to have met him he was truly one of the nicest and most genuine people ever. I learned so much from him in the decades I knew him and in the countless interviews I did with him on radio and TV. Many laughs too! He had a great sense of humor! One story I’ll never forget is being in England with him in 2006 when he first rejoined Sabbath. I wanted to go see UFO so bad one night but they were playing on the other side of the UK. Ronnie busted my balls non stop about how a true fan would make the effort to travel the 10 hours by train to be at that show. He was so brutal on me about it as we drank beer at the pub I actually attempted to make it, but missed my first train connection. Then when he saw me come back into the pub a couple hours later he actually offered to get me a driver to take me! At the point I just pulled up a stool with him and hung at the hotel. Looking back now I am so happy I missed that train and got to spend some great hours laughing and talking over dinner with Ronnie. Like I said, the stories can go on and on and likely will. He deserves the accolades as a musician and human being for sure. I’ll open my show tonight on Q104.3 NYC with a set of Dio music in his honor. RIP RJD.

On a related note something I promised I would do for Ronnie’s doctors. Ronnie never was one to go to a doctor and get screened or checked on. His doctor told me if he did, he very well might be with us still. So important as we get older to keep up on screenings when you can. You  may have seen me talk openly in the past about colonoscopy’s. My Dad had colon cancer and because it was caught early he is a fine. I now get screened when needed. It is nothing to be ashamed of and so important. We are all getting older so do what you can to help you beat the odds. If anything positive can come out of Ronnie’s passing maybe it’s to create awareness for keeping up on this. Especially in a male dominated world of hard rock and metal. Peter Criss has done a great job creating awareness for male breast cancer and because of early detection is fine. Dio did not get screened and sadly we lost him too soon. So do what you can to help yourself to keep rocking and best to all!

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