• Good Neighbours
    Aug 18 2025

    Before sharing their debut album with the world, Good Neighbours gave us a glimpse inside the Helpful Honda Sound Space with a special interview and performance.

    Watch as the band talks with Miles the DJ about their upcoming LP, 'Blue Sky Mentality,' due out everywhere on September 26. Plus, stay tuned for an exclusive performance from the group.

    After viral success last year with "Home," the London duo appear on the cusp of something big, so we invited a room full of fans to come hang in our Los Angeles Sound Space and watch it all unfold live. ""Honestly, now I feel like we're in a place where we're just so grateful that that song did what it did," the duo says of "Home" when asked about it's success. "At the time, we probably gave it no respect. We had written the chorus and we thought, that's good. Like, it's a feasible chorus for us to play. But we never thought, 'this is going to be a smash.' And then the second we put it out, people just received it in such an amazing way that it almost educated us to be like, 'you should go off and finish this song as quick as you can.'"

    After years of making music, things have finally clicked for Oli and Scott, partly because they started making music for themselves. "It kind of started last year, almost by accident, really. We've been doing music for like 10 plus years, and kind of like not doing very well at it, and then like, yeah, we were just making stuff for ourselves and just stuff that sounded good, and it felt right. So we put it out, and it's going down pretty well."

    For more from Good Neighbours and an exclusive performance, check out the full video above.

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    15 mins
  • Shinedown
    Aug 11 2025

    Shinedown continues to surge ahead towards their next chapter, hitting the road all summer with Bush and releasing searing single after single on their way to a new album, becoming unmissable in 2025. The "Dance, Kid, Dance" band recently stopped by our Helpful Honda Sound Space to talk about it all, and unleash a performance for a packed house of fans that you won't want to miss.

    When asked how Shinedown became "a band for everyone," Zach Myers admits it comes down to how they treat each other. "We get along better now than we ever have, and we've never had like a bunch of problems with each other," he shares. "I've always said 'you can fool some of the people some of the time, you can't fool all the people all the time.'"

    "I think that subject matter of songs too, you know. We chose not to write songs about getting laid, you know what I mean? We would rather write a song that makes you feel like you can jump through the roof of a building or run through a brick wall than something that's gonna fade," he adds. "I think that combined with just how we treat each other. I think that we are a people's band. I think that people notice that about us when we're on stage together. If you don't notice us having fun, you are not paying attention."

    With so much of Shinedown's music playing a huge role in helping the mental wellness of fans, the group was asked what they do for their own mental health. Along with faith and working out, Eric Bass knows it's just about taking each moment as it's own. "It's just one day at a time," he shares. "It's one thing, just take the next step, just one step in front of the other, and I know that's cliche, but stereotypes and cliches are in place for a reason."

    "It's one of the positives about being in a band. You're not alone," adds Brent Smith. "You can bounce things off each other."

    To hear much more from the band on the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, their plans for the next album, and their thoughts on Rock representation at the GRAMMYs, check out the full conversation above.

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    25 mins
  • Rise Against
    Aug 4 2025

    Rise Against remain one of music's great antagonists, always outspoken with an eye towards what's next and what's right. Their latest effort, 'Ricochet,' will arrive everywhere on August 15, but first the band pays a visit to the Helpful Honda Sound Space for an exclusive performance and conversation. Nicole Alvarez talks with the band about their upcoming album, experience at Warped Tour, and more.

    When asked if they have ever been scared to speak their mind in a polarized political world, Tim McIlrath simply says no. "That's who we are, we've always been. We didn't walk into this room somebody different and then try to pretend like we're something else," he shares. "We didn't pivot to politics or away from politics, it's just when you met us this was the band that we were, this is the band that we are, we've never done anything different. So if nothing else, it must be something in that DNA that has attracted you to identify with this band."

    "Not only are we unable to pivot away from it, but like I don't think it would be smart for us to pivot away from it. The people... when their ships find the lighthouse to Rise Against, they want that light to keep shining. So we're just going to keep shining and keep doing it."

    Check out the full interview above for much more from 'Rise Against.' Ricochet is out everywhere on August 15.

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    20 mins
  • Bush
    Jul 21 2025

    To celebrate the release of their new album, 'I Beat Loneliness,' Bush joins us inside the Helpful Honda Sound Space for a special interview and performance. Watch the band rip through a few of their biggest hits and tracks from the new LP, and check out Gavin Rossdale as he sits down to talk with Kevin Ryder and Megan Holiday about music, cooking, and more.

    "I sort of looked around, and feel that life is really centered around people's aspirations, and we look at social media and we think we're kind of inadequate to the people we're following or they're having a better time, there's that real sort of sense of FOMO," Gavin shares on the inspiration behind 'I Beat Loneliness.' "People want instant success, so people get inevitably lost behind and ostracized or left, they fall off the grid, and they can't keep up, and so I wanted to write a record so everyone knew that it's difficult for all of us."

    "If I wrote a really personal record about my own challenges, I thought people would read that and just simply not feel alone, that's it, and then use the music as they see fit."

    Don't miss our Sound Space interview and performance with Bush, and be sure to check out 'I Beat Loneliness,' out everywhere.

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    15 mins
  • Slightly Stoopid
    Jun 2 2025

    It's time to step into summer with some help from our friends Slightly Stoopid. Don't miss a special performance and interview from the band inside the Helpful Honda Sound Space, now playing above.

    The band is set to bring their good vibes across the country with their Step Into The Sun tour, kicking off this month with help from Iration and Little Stranger, but first they talk with Kevin Ryder and perform for a room of listeners in our Helpful Honda Sound Space.

    "Honestly, we have a lot of music coming and we're going to debut 3 songs today live that are for the record," shared Miles before the performance. "We're even learning it ourselves just because recording is different than playing live. We waited, they've waited so long for music, so we're just going to start dropping singles until the record comes out."

    "We're excited honestly. It's been a long time and in all honesty, all of us started families, and we've dedicated our lives on the road. To take time to actually enjoy your families as well, because we used to spend 200 days a year on the road, just partying with all you guys, and so we took that time to actually enjoy some of those things that everyone gets to enjoy as well and and now we're ready to release music."

    Check out the complete conversation and performance from Slightly Stoopid above.

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    16 mins
  • The Hives
    Apr 21 2025

    The Hives are back and once again pulling no punches. Following their roaring return with the song, "Enough Is Enough," featuring an all-time opening line of "everyone's a little f***ing b****," the band stopped by the Helpful Honda Sound Space in Los Angeles to perform, talk about their longevity, and even pass along some wisdom from The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger.

    Set to arrive in August, 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives,' is the latest album from The Hives, this time featuriing an assist from Rock royalty with Mike D of the Beastie Boys and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age both having a hand in the project.

    "It was really helpful," singer Pelle Almqvist shares on their influence and involvement. "I mean, we were thinking about who has cool sounding records, and that's the Beastie Boys. So we figured if our record's gonna sound cool, we should get him involved. He flew over and stuff and also sent us some stuff, which was great.

    "And Josh more kind of in a cheerleader capacity. When we were trying to work on the quality, he said it's already good. And that was very helpful because we can kind of shoot above the goal sometimes, like you can't make it too good. We got to keep a balance of popular and good, which is really hard. You want to be so popular they can keep doing it, but not so popular that the music sucks. Which is a hard balance to tread."

    The band also took a hilarious look back through their over-30-year career, sharing stories of the scene and even some advice from the iconic Mick Jagger. "Never buy your own yacht, always borrow a friend's," the Stones frontman sagely said. "Invaluable information, because we were just about to buy a yacht each," Pelle explains. "So that really helped."

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    12 mins
  • Wet Leg
    Apr 14 2025

    Wet Leg is back, as the band prepares to unleash their second album upon the world, 3 years after their debut LP made the group a GRAMMY-winning force. But first, they join us in the Helpful Honda Sound Space in Los Angeles to talk with Megan Holiday, and perform for a few select fans.

    "It was pretty overwhelming," says Rhian Teasdale of the success of the band's debut. "But we were so new to it all and so naive that you just kind of, would like take one step and then take another step."

    The first taste of the sophomore effort, 'moisturizer,' is "catch these fists," an angular assault that still takes time to wink between calls to fight. "It was funny actually, because we had like the whole, we had so many songs written and we were kind of ready to like, 'OK, shall we like record them now,' and it just kind of like slipped on in there at the end," reveals Rhian. "It was probably I think it was the last song."

    To hear more from Wet Leg, listen to the full interview from the Helpful Honda Sound Space above.

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    11 mins
  • The Lumineers
    Mar 3 2025

    The Lumineers joined KROQ hosts Klein and Ally, along with a room full of lucky listeners, at Audacy’s Helpful Honda Sound Space in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of the group’s 2025 album, Automatic, and give us a taste of what’s ahead on their upcoming world tour.

    The Lumineers recently revealed details surrounding the highly-anticipated North American leg of their Automatic 2025 World Tour -- with dates beginning July 3. As the band gets set to drop by stadiums, arenas, and amphitheaters across the US and Canada through mid-October in celebration of their 2025 album Automatic, Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz gave fans a taste of what's to come with a special set recorded live in Los Angeles.

    Sitting down to chat with one half of the duo, Wesley Schultz, during the event, Klein began by questioning him about a crime that is mentioned in their track “Same Old Song,” which he believes took place when the band last visited KROQ. “Wesley, are we responsible for you losing your mom's guitar forever?” Klein wondered.

    “It was 2011 actually, so you guys wouldn't have played us back then, sadly,” Wes explains. “We were filming a takeaway show, where you would show up and it was one take, so you couldn't edit, and you couldn't fix anything. We went into La Brea Park by the tar pits and we -- I think the only instrument we have is a mandolin -- so we're playing that song ‘Classy Girls,’ and our friend was filming us. We came back to the minivan and it was like 3:30 in the afternoon, and the trunk had been just popped open… Anyway, we were just confused. Like, we opened up the trunk and we're like, ‘Oh, where are they?’ That’s funny, where are the instruments?’ Because it's just daytime you don't think, and it's a really busy street. Yeah, they took everything, but they left the keys behind, meaning they left the keyboard because that was too heavy for them, or too big. Too worthless. I don't know.”

    “I wrote a lot of those songs on my mom's guitar that they took, so it was kind of sad,” he adds. “We filled out a police report and on the top right, it has your number of the day of crime and we were like 1,472 of that, and the cop was like, ‘You're not gonna see that.’”

    “The other cool thing,” Wes continues, “We had three more weeks to tour and everyone along that tour lent us instruments. I remember one of the cities, the guy from the 4 Non Blondes who played acoustic guitar gave us a guitar for that gig. Everywhere we went with a cello, with guitars, with bass guitars… You know, a side of people that were so kind for the rest, and we were again nobodies. They [KROQ] weren't playing us,” he jokes. “I don't know if I said that before.”

    Touching on the new record, Automatic, which arrived Valentine's Day 2025, Wes tells us the band didn’t initially intend on releasing the album on the lover’s holiday, “But in our first music video for this album, on ‘Same Old Song,” Jerry [Fraites] was drumming with roses that were attached to his sticks.” Followers quickly surmised that the band was alluding to a release date. “They were actually correct,” he says, “because it was coming out on Valentine's Day, but no we're not that well planned out.”

    But don’t be fooled, Wesley definitely has a romantic side, explaining how his wife, Brandy, technically co-wrote the album track “Dead Sea.” “She said, ‘You're like my dead sea,’” he says. “We were just dating at the time and I was like, ‘Did you come up with that?’ Then on Valentine's Day, I actually gave her a demo of that and I snuck it into a box of chocolates. I cut out a CD shape, put the CD and hid it in the box. I did it to kind of roast her, because she said she hates people that give boxes of chocolates as a gift. We were apart, I was recording, and I sent it to her, and she didn't even open it. She's so mad, like ‘He doesn't listen to me,’ and I was like, ‘Well did you open it?’ She turned around, opened it up, and ...

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    17 mins