Chris Ryan

Hello friends, My name is Chris Ryan. I was born and raised in Gilmer (go Buckeyes!). I love rock music and have since I can remember. I’ll watch any sport on TV. I’ve been working in rock radio since 1990, which doesn’t seem that long ago, but my math says it is. Let’s make afternoons in East Texas rock. See you at 2.

Rush’s R40 Box Set Info

Rush R40 all encompassing box set hits stores tomorrow. Looks amazing for hard-core Rush fans. Check out the trailer.

Fireball Wedding Cam

All I can think about when I watch this is...germs!

Foo Fighters + Zac Brown Do Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ on Letterman

Wow...there's a lot going on here, but it's all good.

Def Leppard Perform At The NFL Halftime Show In London

These guys seem to get better with age. This was back on 9/28 over in London. Good Stuff!

Former East Texan Matthew McConaughey Gives Longhorns A Pep Talk

Could this be the Longhorn's problem? Speech starts about :40 in...

Hot Girl With Bass Plays Rush’s ‘YYZ’ [VIDEO]

Her name is Anna Sentina and she's much easier on the eyes than Geddy Lee...sorry Geddy...

Could the #ALSIceBucketChallenge Reconcile Sammy Hagar and the Van Halens?

There's been some bad blood over the years between the Van Halen brothers and their former lead singer Sammy Hagar, but could this ice bucket challenge change things? We'll see...no response yet from the VH camp...

Area Food Banks Need Help

It’s a tough time of year for area food banks, so if you can help out by volunteering or contributing please do! Longview Community Ministries: (903) 753-3561 http://longviewcommunityministries.org/ Newgate Mission: (903) 757-6146 http://www...

New Jimi Hendrix Movie Trailer [VIDEO]

This looks interesting. I hate that the makers couldn't get the rights to use any of Jimi's original music (thank you estate). It comes out in theaters Sept. 23.

Geddy Lee of Rush Rocks the #ALCIceBucketChallenge

What a good sport!

ALS Patient Jason Becker Discusses the ALS #IceBucketChallenge

This is pretty amazing. Jason Becker was a phenomenal guitarist back in the day. He played with David Lee Roth in the early '90s and appeared on Dave's album "A Lil Ain't Enough". He was diagnosed with ALS one week after getting the gig with DLR...

Johnny Manziel Snickers Commercial

This is awesome...