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Category Archives: Classic Rock

Debut album from Tom Petty guitarist Mike Campbell side band The Dirty Knobs now due in November
BMGFounding Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell's longtime side project The Dirty Knobs originally were supposed to release their debut album, Wreckless Abandon, back in March, b...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Founding Widespread Panic drummer Todd Nance dead at 57
Gary Miller/FilmMagicFounding Widespread Panic drummer Todd Nance has died at age 57. According to a statement from his family, which is posted to the Panic website, Nance passed away Wednesday mornin...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Badfinger's Joey Molland to release new solo album, 'Be True to Yourself,' in October
Omnivore RecordingsIf you want it, here it is! Founding Badfinger member Joey Molland will release a new solo album titled Be True to Yourself on October 16. The 10-track collection, which is Molland'...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Why Billy Joel is a huge part of season two of Amazon's twisted superhero series, 'The Boys'
Credit: Jasper SavageIf you're a fan of Amazon's brutal but hilarious superhero series The Boys, we hope you like Billy Joel.  That's because season two, premiering September 4, is stuffed full o...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz says his memoir profiles the band's "unique and interesting" chemistry
St. Martin's Press Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz's new memoir, Remain In Love, is partly his love letter to his wife of 43 years, the band's bassist Tina Weymouth, while also delving into his com...
ABC Audio Aug 19, 2020
Sting featured in new documentary about famed trumpet player and A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert
Courtesy of AbramoramaSting is among the celebrities who are featured in a new documentary about famous trumpet player and record-label mogul Herb Alpert, Herb Alpert Is….  It'll world pre...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Barack Obama's 2020 summer playlist features songs by Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, War
Former President Barack Obama presents Bob Dylan with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012; Leigh Vogel/WireImageFormer President Barack Obama has released the latest edition of his annual summer...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Metallica streaming 2011 Yankee Stadium show from Big 4 tour
Credit: Herring & HerringMetallica is bringing you back to perhaps the most metal concert of the last 10 years. As part of the band's #MetallicaMondays series, the "Enter Sandman" rockers have pre...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Weir among stars to be featured in virtual Joe Strummer tribute event Friday
Gates of the West/Dark Horse RecordsBruce Springsteen and The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir are among dozens of music artists and celebrities taking part in a virtual tribute to late Clash frontman Joe Str...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020
The Kinks' Dave Davies taking part in Twitter listening party for his 2020 Record Store Day release
Green Amp Records/Red River EntertainmentKinks guitarist Dave Davies will help fans celebrate the August 29 release of a limited-edition 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of his Rock Bottom: Live at the ...
ABC Audio Aug 18, 2020