Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Watch all three of Elton John and rapper-singer Lil Nas X's new UberEats commercials
Ben Gibson/Courtesy of Rocket Entertainment; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesWhen Elton John announced Wednesday that he was going to be in an UberEats commercial with rapper-singer Lil ...
Sep 09, 2021
50th anniversary of John Lennon's "Imagine" celebrated with lyric projections, billboards around the world
Courtesy of The Estate of John LennonIn celebration of today's 50th anniversary of the release of John Lennon's classic solo album, Imagine, and his enduring peace anthem of the same name, a segment o...
Sep 09, 2021
New Eric Clapton live album/video featuring intimate performance recorded during lockdown due in November
Mercury StudiosEric Clapton will release a new live album and video called The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions on November 12 that features the guitar legend playing a mostly acoustic set with ...
Sep 09, 2021
The Who's Roger Daltrey schedules UK solo tour in November and December
Credit: Fabrice DemessenceThe Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced plans for a solo tour of his U.K. homeland this fall. The 12-date "Who Was I" trek is mapped out from a November 7 show in Birmin...
Sep 09, 2021
'Imagine' that! John Lennon's classic 1971 album and peace anthem were released 50 years ago today
Universal Music GroupFifty years ago today, on September 9, 1971, the late John Lennon released his classic second solo album, Imagine, which featured his enduring peace anthem of the same name. Imagi...
Sep 09, 2021
New Triumph documentary, 'Rock & Roll Machine,' premiering Friday at Toronto Film Festival
Courtesy of Banger Films/Revolver FilmsA new documentary about the Canadian power trio Triumph, titled Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine, will get its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International F...
Sep 08, 2021
Elton John and rapper/singer Lil Nas X are co-starring in an UberEats commercial
Ben Gibson/Courtesy of Rocket Entertainment; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesA brief video clip from what appears to be an ad for UberEats starring Elton John and popular singer/rapper L...
Sep 08, 2021
Elton John hits #1 on the UK's chart countdown, calls achievement "ridiculous"
InterscopeElton John has just scored his second #1 hit of 2021 on the U.K.'s biggest chart countdown show, and he couldn't be happier. Elton's collaboration with U.K. pop star Dua Lipa, "Cold Heart," ...
Sep 08, 2021
David Ellefson launches new post-Megadeth project, The Lucid
SpoilerHead RecordsFormer Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has formed a new band. The group is called The Lucid, and it also features Sponge vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, guitarist Drew Fortier and F...
Sep 08, 2021
Sammy Hagar celebrating his birthday next month with events in Huntington Beach, CA, and on Catalina Island
Courtesy of Sammy Hagar/Nederlander ConcertsSammy Hagar has announced plans to relocate his annual birthday bash -- traditionally held at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico -- to two site...
Sep 08, 2021