Category Archives: Classic Rock

Elton John in 1974; Robert Knight Archive/RedfernsElton John's been a superstar for more than 50 years, and during that time, he's sported endless pairs of glasses, some of which were incredibly elabo...

Legacy RecordingsPink Floyd has landed a new #1 album in the U.K.The recently released soundtrack to the band’s 1972 concert film, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, tops the U.K. Albums ch...

InsideOut MusicFormer Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is set to release a live recording from his U.K. tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary Genesis concept album The Lamb Lies Down o...

On This Day, May 9, 1974 ...A 24-year-old Bruce Springsteen opened for Bonnie Raitt at the Harvard Square Theater in Boston. Rock critic Jon Landau was in the audience and was so impressed that in a r...

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II/ABCIt was a meeting of two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in Nashville Thursday night, when legendary guitarist Peter Frampton joined Pearl Jam for their show at Br...

RhinoNXS is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their fifth studio album, Listen Like Thieves, with a new deluxe box set that is out now, featuring plenty of bonus material.Founding member and ke...

Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesFormer Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten thinks The Rolling Stones should call it quits after all these years.Lydon announced his own retirement after hi...

Frank Hoensch/RedfernsThe Who just announced dates for their farewell tour of North America, but it sounds like the band isn’t too sure folks in the U.K. will get a similar goodbye.During a pres...

Dark Horse RecordsBilly Idol’s latest album has landed on the Billboard charts.The rocker’s Dream Into It, his first full-length album since 2014’s Kings & Queens of the Und...

Disney/Michael Le Brecht IISammy Hagar was joined by a special guest for the latest show of his The Best of All Worlds residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas.Grateful Dead guitarist Bob...