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Category Archives: Classic Rock

Billy Joel gives thumbs up to new song called..."Billy Joel"
Myrna Suarez/Getty ImagesFor a veteran musician, having a young artist say you've been an influence on them has got to be an ego boost -- but it's probably even more of an ego boost when that young ar...
ABC Audio Jun 25, 2020
Warren Haynes live performance to premiere on Instagram today; donates signed guitar to charity auction
Credit: Jacob BlickenstaffGov't Mule/ex-Allman Brothers Band member Warren Haynes will give a special live performance that will be available starting today at 3 p.m. ET at Rolling Stone's Instagram p...
ABC Audio Jun 25, 2020
About a Guitar: Buyer of Kurt Cobain's 'Unplugged' acoustic shares reasoning for record-breaking purchase
Julien's AuctionsKurt Cobain's 1959 Martin D-18E guitar -- which he played during Nirvana's iconic MTV Unplugged special -- was auctioned off last weekend for just over $6 million, the most ever spent...
ABC Audio Jun 25, 2020
Elton John joins 'Queer Eye''s Jonathan Van Ness for Instagram's #Advocates series
ABC/ARTURO HOLMESSeveral months back, Elton John and Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness came together for an episode of Instagram's #Advocates series to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS and discuss the stig...
ABC Audio Jun 25, 2020
The Who's Roger Daltrey says band's postponed US shows likely will be rescheduled for April 2021
Rick Guest/Interscope RecordsThe Who was forced to postpone its planned 2020 tour dates when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and while the rock legends already have rescheduled their U.K. concerts for n...
ABC Audio Jun 25, 2020
Santana featured on new COVID-themed tune with wife Cindy, John McLaughlin, Narada Michael Walden
Courtesy of Universal Tone ManagementCarlos Santana and his wife, Santana drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, have teamed up with jazz-fusion great John McLaughlin and acclaimed drummer/producer Narada Mi...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Bob Dylan, Judas Priest album covers part of newly launched collection of video-conferencing backgrounds
Columbia RecordsWith video conferencing becoming a daily part of so many people's lives since the COVID-19 lockdown, Sony Music has launched a new collection of background images that allows people to...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Check out pop star Kesha's new cover of T. Rex's "Children of the Revolution"
BMGA new cover of T. Rex's memorable 1972 tune "Children of the Revolution" by pop star Kesha, which will appear on the upcoming tribute album AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, ...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
Paul McCartney pays tribute to Stu Sutcliffe on what would've been the late ex-Beatle's 80th birthday
The Beatles with Stu Sutcliffe, right, circa 1960; Ellen Piel - K & K/RedfernsPaul McCartney took to his social media pages Tuesday to send out posthumous birthday wishes to his one-time Beatles b...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020
The Romantics' Wally Palmar among stars set to perform at virtual concert benefiting St. Jude hospital
Courtesy of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital The Romantics' Wally Palmar is among the music artists taking part in a virtual concert to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The St. Jude...
ABC Audio Jun 24, 2020