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Category Archives: Classic Rock

Foo Fighters, ex-Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison & more playing Bonnaroo 2021
Courtesy of BonnarooBonnaroo is coming back in 2021, and Foo Fighters are along for the ride. Dave Grohl and company are among the headliners for this year's edition of the Tennessee festival, which w...
ABC Audio Mar 31, 2021
Billy Idol lines up four-date Las Vegas residency in October
Credit: Michael MullerIn October 2019, Billy Idol played a Las Vegas residency at Palms Casino Resort's Pearl Theater, and now the punk-pop legend is slated to return to Sin City this October for a mu...
ABC Audio Mar 31, 2021
Soundgarden makes request to have Vicky Cornell turn over their social media passwords
Tara Ziemba/Getty ImagesThe intense legal battle between Vicky Cornell, the widow of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, and the band heated up again on Tuesday when new claims wer...
ABC Audio Mar 31, 2021
Ritchie Blackmore hoping to play Rainbow shows in the US after COVID-19 crisis abates
Gennady Avramenko/Epsilon/Getty ImagesIn 2016, founding Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore relaunched the latter band with a new lineup, although, to date, the group's latest incarnat...
ABC Audio Mar 31, 2021
Pearl Jam is the top streaming concert artist of the pandemic, according to Bandsintown survey
Kevin Mazur/WireImagePearl Jam has been the top artist of the last year when it comes to streaming concerts, according to a Bandsintown survey. The live music discovery and recommendation platform use...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021
Eagles releasing two-LP vinyl versions of 'Eagles Live,' 'The Millennium Concert,' 'Long Road Out of Eden' this week
Elektra Catalog Group; Elektra Catalog Group; RhinoThe Eagles will be reissuing three of their albums as two-LP sets pressed on 180-gram vinyl on Friday, April 2. The albums, which you can pre-order n...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021
Akron, Ohio, to declare April 1 "Devo Day," while promoting the band's Rock Hall induction
Credit: Lock 3The city of Akron, Ohio, has announced plans to honor hometown band Devo with its own day this Thursday, April 1.  That day will also mark the start of a month-long campaign to insp...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021
1968 Cream concert album, 'Goodbye Tour -- Live at the Forum,' to be released as two-LP blue-vinyl set in April
UMeAn archival Cream concert album, Goodbye Tour -- Live at the Forum, capturing a 1968 performance by the legendary British power trio at the Los Angeles Forum, will be released as a limited-edition ...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021
America's Gerry Beckley shares solo highlights of his "pretty prolific" career on new compilation
Blue Élan RecordsGerry Beckley has just released a new compilation called Keeping the Light On -- The Best of Gerry Beckley featuring highlights from the America co-founder's solo career. The 2...
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021
Billy Squier releases archival EP, 'Past Perfect,' featuring rare Freddie Mercury collaboration
Cover: Alina Broome/UMGA new Billy Squier compilation EP called Past Perfect that features six songs from four of the veteran rocker's studio albums was recently made available via streaming services....
ABC Audio Mar 30, 2021