Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Gimme all your money: ZZ Top sells catalog for a reported $50 million
Ross HalfinZZ Top is the latest veteran rock act to sell its catalog for big bucks. The little ol' band from Texas has made a deal with BMG and the investment firm KKR to acquire its "entire music int...
Dec 21, 2021
Eddie Money's kids Dez and Jesse release new version of their dad's tune "Everybody Loves Christmas"
Money MusicTwo of Eddie Money's musical kids, son Dez and daughter Jesse Money, are celebrating the holiday season and paying tribute to their late dad by releasing a new version of his 1997 yuletide ...
Dec 21, 2021
Ex-Yes singer Jon Anderson offering fans access to new music and more via Patreon membership platform
Credit: Deborah AndersonFormer Yes frontman Jon Anderson has partnered with the Patreon membership platform to offer fans access to brand-new songs, unreleased music and videos he's created, livestrea...
Dec 20, 2021
Billie Joe Armstrong appearing on 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party'; Green Day teases new music from studio
NBCBillie Joe Armstrong will be ringing in 2022 alongside Miley Cyrus. The Green Day frontman is set to perform on Miley's New Year's Eve Party, hosted by the pop star and Saturday Night Live cast mem...
Dec 20, 2021
Billy Corgan mourns death of his father: "He inspired me to be the musician that I am"
Kieran Frost/RedfernsBilly Corgan's father, William Dale Corgan, has passed away at age 74. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman announced the news over the weekend with a series of videos, in which he desc...
Dec 20, 2021
Lindsey Buckingham, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins & more playing 2022 Beale Street Music Festival
Courtesy of Memphis in May International FestivalEx-Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, Foo Fighters and The Smashing Pumpkins are among the acts that will be playing the 2022 Beale Str...
Dec 20, 2021
George Harrison's star-studded 'The Concert for Bangladesh' live album released 50 years ago today
George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Leon Russell at The Concert for Bangladesh; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesToday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Concert for Bangladesh, the three-LP...
Dec 20, 2021
About a Bat: 'The Batman' director reveals Kurt Cobain influence on upcoming movie
Courtesy of Warner Bros.First we had a Metallica and Tool-loving Aquaman, and now we have a Kurt Cobain-influenced Batman. In an interview with Empire magazine, director and writer Matt Reeves explain...
Dec 20, 2021
Steve Perry cooks up cherished Christmas memories with holiday album 'The Season'
Steve Perry age 8, courtesy Steve Perry; Steve Perry 2021, photo: Myriam SantosThis Christmas has brought us the gift of Steve Perry's first holiday album, The Season. He says the songs on it will tra...
Dec 20, 2021
Pete Townshend plays guitar on and produced a new song called "Only Attraction" by UK band The Wild Things
Steve Jennings/Getty Images; TuneyLoons Ltd.The Who's Pete Townshend has produced and plays guitar on a new single by the contemporary British rock band The Wild Things called "Only Attraction" that w...
Dec 20, 2021