KTXN-FM (Victoria, TX)

Buckingham Palace reportedly wants an early look at a new novel that imagines a royal succession shake-up that could leave Prince William and his heirs facing an unexpected change to their place in the monarchy. Queen Elizabeth III: The New American House of Windsor, by Hollywood insider Rob Shuter, imagines a catastrophic helicopter crash over Balmoral that changes the line of succession and who sits upon the throne.

Are Slipknot an eight-piece band now? Their newest press photo seems to imply so. Slipknot have notably had nine members ever since 1998 when their lineup consisted of Shawn "Clown" Crahan, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson, Craig Jones, Mick Thomson, Josh Brainard and Greg "Cuddles" Welts. Brainard and Cuddles eventually left and were replaced by Chris Fehn and Jim Root, which completed the lineup for their 1999 self-titled album.

An event honoring the life of the late ex-Every Time I Die guitarist and wrestler Andy Williams is set for his hometown of Buffalo later this month. The Sept. 27 event at Buffalo RiverWorks will be a "celebration of life" for Williams, who died last week at the age of 48 after collapsing during a wrestling event in Pennsylvania. Part of the night will be devoted to a series of "acoustic tributes" to Williams from various musicians.

Congrats are in order as Brandon Thomas Lee, the 30-year-old son of Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and actress Pamela Anderson, recently got engaged. According to People magazine, Tommy Lee's oldest son recently proposed to Katarina Demetriades on Aug. 29 during a trip to Indonesia. Lee and Demetriades reportedly have a long history, having grown up together in Los Angeles and developed a friendship before they eventually started dating in 2025.

Slipknot fans are reacting online to the band's new song "Arsenal," which just dropped today (Sept. 9) and is their first bit of new music since parting with three members: Craig Jones, Jay Weinberg and Sid Wilson. The group shared an EP in 2023 titled Adderall, which consisted of instrumental tracks, interludes and different variations of their 2022 song "Adderall." However, "Arsenal" is the first true new song the band has dropped since The End, So Far came out in September of 2022.

Slipknot have just released "Arsenal," the first with drummer Eloy Casagrande and a still unknown keyboardist, as well as without veteran turntablist Sid Wilson and keyboardist/sampler Craig Jones. "Arsenal" is the first piece of newly recorded Slipknot music to be released since the 2022 album The End, So Far and 2023's experimental EP Adderall.

It's time to rock out as we've got a brand new song from Slipknot called "Arsenal" that marks their first new work since adding drummer Eloy Casagrande to the band and more recently since parting ways with longtime turntablist Sid Wilson and splitting with sampler/keyboardist Craig Jones. The new era of Slipknot starts off with a pure crusher. The song opens with a spoken word "I hope no bad people show up" that nods to Beastie Boys' '"Fight for Your Right" video.

It's that time of year again as Trans-Siberian Orchestra are adding a heavy, atmospheric touch to the holiday season with their annual touring spectacular. Now celebrating their 30th anniversary year, Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be bringing their exceptional stage show to 56 cities across North America during the months of November and December. As usual, it's a massive undertaking taking Trans-Siberian Orchestra out.

Staind have kicked off one of the fall's biggest tours while saluting one of the biggest albums of their past. The band is currently out on the road in celebration of the 25th anniversary of their 2001 album, Break the Cycle. The current trek, which launched Tuesday night (Sept. 8) in Atlanta at the Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood, also features veteran rock bands Seether, Hoobastank and Hinder.

Another new business is coming to Victoria! Dutch Bros Coffee has announced it will take over the old Stir Soda Shop Location in Victoria. According to a social media post, Dutch Bros Coffee will convert this existing Stir Soda building into a dedicated Dutch Bros double drive-thru location. I remember when that was just the Walmart parking lot. Construction to prepare the commercial coffee shop is scheduled to kick off in February 2027, targeting completion by July 2027.