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A Great Day Of Marching For Babies

Greg Tillotson — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:05:29 +0000

The clouds parted and by “walk time” there was bright blue Montana sky greeting the 200 plus walkers and runners for the March for Babies and Dash for Dimes. This years event was held at VW of Billings off of Shiloh and King. Manager Mike Morgan gave a very emotional speech to the crowd gathered before [...]

Billings Central Rams Earn National Honor! [VIDEO]

Jami Bond — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:21:25 +0000

A big honor for the Billings Central Rams football team as they received national recognition today after capturing their second State A title! Today the Rams were presented with the Army National Guard national ranking trophy as part of the MaxPreps Football Tour of Champions! Central finished number 153 in the final rankings and is one of 50 teams being honored from more than 16,000 varsity programs nationwide. Here's a look at today's presentation courtesy of Q2 News.

Special Olympics Back in Billings

Livin Large Larry — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:59:44 +0000

It seems like forever since the the Special Olympics Montana State Summer Games have been in Billings. The event was here in 2000. Now the Special Olympics are back in the Magic City through 2014. The games have been in Bozeman the last 3 years.

Crowd Boos Axl Rose at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Shauna Wright — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:00:22 +0000

In an open letter last week, Axl Rose made himself perfectly clear: he didn’t feel “wanted or respected” by his former Guns N’ Roses bandmates, so not only would he skip the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he didn’t want to be inducted at all.

A couple names you may recognize said the decision was a mistake, and the crowd on Saturday night made their feelings known as well.

Faces Preparing to 'Cause Havoc' at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert

Billy Dukes — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:00:43 +0000

Unlike one artist being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night, the the Faces / Small Faces are embracing the honor. Sometime today (Friday, April 13) the rockers will rehearse the three songs they’ll play at the ceremony the next night, although it’s anyone’s guess which three songs that will be.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame to Axl Rose: You're Being Inducted Anyway

Mary Ouellette — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:00:40 +0000

In the harrowing saga regarding the on-again, off-again induction of Guns N’ Roses into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at this weekend’s ceremony, the Hall of Fame has cast the final word, at least for now.

Nikki Sixx and Slash Win Golden Gods Awards

Matthew Wilkening — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:00:47 +0000

Motley Crue‘s Nikki Sixx and Slash each received awards for their skills with stringed musical instruments on the Revolver Golden Gods awards last night (April 11). Slash was declared ‘Riff Lord’ and Sixx won the Paul Gray Best Bassist honor.

Kiss Ride a Monster Truck to the 2012 ACM Awards in Las Vegas

Billy Dukes — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:00:54 +0000

As expected, Kiss made the loudest and most jaw-dropping entrance to the 2012 ACM Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night. While outfits for the country music award show are often tame, and rarely sensational, the rockers arrived in full Kiss makeup, on the back of the Raminator, a Dodge Ram monster truck.

Rush To Receive 'Golden Gods' Lifetime Achievement Award

Matt Wardlaw — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:00:53 +0000

With a new album on the way, the career of Rush is far from stagnant. But they’ll get saluted with an award for their achievements to date at the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards on April 11.

Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot & Jim Steinman Enter Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Dave Swanson — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:00:51 +0000

Awards, awards…someone is always handing out awards! The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced their inductees for 2012 and the list includes Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot and Jim Steinman. Canadian born Lightfoot, known for a string of hits such as ‘Sundown,’ ‘If You Could Read My Mind,’ ‘Carefree Highway’ and ‘The Wreck Of The Edmund [...]

Dave Grohl Clarifies His Grammy Acceptance Speech

Shauna Wright — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:00:34 +0000

At Sunday night’s Grammy Awards, the Foo Fighters won five trophies — but it was the speech Dave Grohl gave after they picked up the prize for Best Rock Performance that lit up the interwebs. Now Grohl has written a lengthy clarification.

Bruce Springsteen Kicks Off 2012 Grammy Awards by Singing 'We Take Care of Our Own'

Matthew Wilkening — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:00:22 +0000

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band got the 2011 Grammy Awards off to a suitably overblown start with a big, string-section assisted live rendition of his current single, ‘We Take Care of Our Own.’

Elton John, Chris Cornell Nominated for Golden Globes

Billy Dukes — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:00:47 +0000

Elton John and Chris Cornell both were announced as nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in January. In fact, both were nominated for awards in the same category: Best Original Song in a Motion Picture. The one-time Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman wrote ‘The Keeper,’ a song from the film ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ starring [...]

Kate Upton Named GQ Magazine's 'Body of the Year' [PICTURE]

Ernio Hernandez — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:00:06 +0000

It’s about time a magazine celebrated the female form for all its wonders and beauty. GQ has named young Kate Upton as their choice for Body of the Year. Upton is a 19-year-old model usually seen showing off her acclaimed body for ‘Guess’ and ‘Victoria’s Secret’ and, oh yeah, a little special swimsuit issue [...]

The Best of The Hawk Online 2011 – Our Top 10 Posts

The Hawk — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:27:37 +0000

As 2011 comes to a close, we thought we'd take a look back at some of our most popular posts of the year. Check out the list to see what was popular with our listeners this year. Here's to a great 2012!

Billings Gets a Gift from The Old Spice Guy [VIDEO]

Jami Bond — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:03 +0000

Old Spice kicked off day 2 of its social gift-giving holiday campaign with a video gift to Billings and a billboard “thank you,” too.

Ozzy Osbourne, Others to Honor Zakk Wylde at Rock 'n' Roll Roast

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:00:24 +0000

Ozzy Osbourne will lead a parade of peers roasting his long-time former guitarist Zakk Wylde at Guitar World‘s first ever rock ‘n’ roll roast taking place on Jan. 19, at the Grove in Anaheim, Calif.

Mila Kunis is GQ Magazine's 'Knockout of the Year' [PICTURE]

Dan Seitz — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:00:13 +0000

Mila Kunis has been declared the “Knockout of the Year” by GQ magazine. Don’t be fooled by Mila’s innocent look: she doesn’t pull any punches when talking about Hollywood. Mila lays out what she and other actresses deal with on a regular basis: “The bottom line is if you’re an attractive female in this [...]

Van Halen Reportedly NOT Appearing at Grammy Nominations Show After All

Joe Robinson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:00:06 +0000

Silly us, assuming that a post on the official twitter account for the Grammys — “Who do you predict the reuniting band will be @ GRAMMYnoms? Does this hint make you wanna ‘Jump’ & ‘Dance The Night Away?’” — suggested that Van Halen would appear onstage Nov. 30 at the Grammy nominations show to announce their reunion plans. A source tells Rolling Stone magazine that a VH Grammy show appearance is not in the cards, although a spokesperson for the Grammys did not immediately respond to a comment request.

Kiss Manager Doc McGhee Blasts Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Billy Dukes — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:00:49 +0000

Passengers on board the recent Kiss Kruise had a chance to lob a few questions at the legendary band’s manager last month, and inevitably their exclusion from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame came up. Doc McGhee didn’t dance around the subject. If the band is nominated for 2013 it won’t be because he’s saying all the right things.