Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio

All their pretty songs: Nirvana's 'Nevermind' scores sales & streaming boost following 30th anniversary
Geffen/UMeNirvana's sales and streaming numbers are certainly "In Bloom" in the wake of Nevermind's 30th anniversary. The grunge icons' seminal 1991 album skyrocketed up the Billboard 200 to number 44...
Josh Johnson Oct 07, 2021

Red Hot Chili Peppers unveil dates for 2022 world tour; US leg kicks off in July
Credit: Clara BalzaryRed Hot Chili Peppers have revealed the details of their upcoming 2022 world tour. The global outing is set to kick off with a European run starting June 4 in Seville, Spain, befo...
Josh Johnson Oct 07, 2021

Watch Carlos Santana & Rob Thomas rock their way through a storm in "Move" video
BMGThe official video for "Move" -- the single that reunites "Smooth" duo Carlos Santana with Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas -- has arrived. The black-and-white clip features Thomas singing alone...
Andrea Dresdale Oct 07, 2021

Watch Dave Grohl drum along to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on book tour date
Credit: Magdalena WosinskaDave Grohl is flashing back to 1991 on his The Storyteller book tour. During his stop in New York City earlier this week, the Foo Fighters frontman brought a drum kit to the ...
Josh Johnson Oct 07, 2021

Old Daddy: John Mellencamp celebrates his 70th birthday today
Credit: Marc HauserJohn Mellencamp, the Indiana-born singer/songwriter who came to fame in the early '80s under the name John Cougar, was born 70 years ago today. Known for his roots-rock songs often ...
Matt Friedlander Oct 07, 2021

Listen to new Robert Plant & Alison Krauss song, "High and Lonesome"
Rounder RecordsRobert Plant and Alison Krauss have shared another new song from their upcoming collaborative album, Raise the Roof. The track, titled "High and Lonesome," was written by the Led Zeppel...
Josh Johnson Oct 07, 2021

Alice Cooper shares "Who I Really Am" in new installment of Audible's 'Words + Music' series
Courtesy of Audible OriginalsAlice Cooper delves into his many adventures as a famous shock rocker in a new installment of Audible's Words + Music audio series, Who I Really Am: The Diary of a Vampire...
Matt Friedlander Oct 07, 2021

New Emerson, Lake & Palmer live box set, 'Out of This World,' due out in October
BMGAn expansive new Emerson, Lake & Palmer box set titled Out of This World: Live (1970-1997), featuring five full concert performances spanning 27 years of the British prog-rock trio's long histo...
Matt Friedlander Oct 06, 2021

Elton John to release a joint Christmas single with U.K. pop star Ed Sheeran
Kevin Mazur/WireImageElton John and British pop singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran have collaborated onstage, but never on record -- until now. The U.K.'s Official Charts Company reports that, while speakin...
Andrea Dresdale Oct 06, 2021

James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich reflect on Jason Newsted leaving Metallica: "We weren't equipped"
ABC/Randy HolmesJames Heftfield and Lars Ulrich feel they "weren't equipped" to handle bassist Jason Newsted leaving Metallica. Newsted, of course, exited the legendary metal outfit in 2001 in part to...
Josh Johnson Oct 06, 2021
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