Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Happy 70th Birthday to The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde!
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesPretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde celebrates her 70th birthday today. Born in Akron, Ohio, Hynde moved to London in 1973 and eventually immersed herself in the city's pu...
Sep 07, 2021
Foo Fighters nominated for just-added Group of the Year MTV VMA
Credit: Danny ClinchFoo Fighters are among the nominees for Group of the Year at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. The prize is among the just-announced VMA "social categories," which will be chosen...
Sep 03, 2021
This Sunday would have been Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's 75th birthday
Neal Preston/© Queen Productions LtdLate Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was born 75 years ago this Sunday, September 5. Mercury, who died from AIDS in November 1991 at age 45, is widely regarded ...
Sep 03, 2021
In new interview, David Crosby calls Neil Young "selfish," says Graham Nash is his "enemy"
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesDavid Crosby has had a much-publicized ongoing rift with former band mates Neil Young and Graham Nash, and in a new interview with U.K. newspaper The Guardian, Crosby says h...
Sep 03, 2021
Elton John announces that his final London show will take place in Hyde Park in 2022
Ben Gibson/Rocket EntertainmentElton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is back on and, as of now, it'll officially end in Australia in 2023. But the Rocket Man has just announced a new date...
Sep 03, 2021
Alice Cooper to serve as Grand Marshal of Phoenix's Fiesta Bowl Parade in December
Lisa Lake/Getty ImagesAlice Cooper has been chosen as one of the grand marshals for this year's Fiesta Bowl Parade, which takes place on Saturday, December 18, in the shock rocker's hometown of Phoeni...
Sep 03, 2021
Jackson Browne to appear on new episode of PBS' 'Austin City Limits' in November
Credit: Nels IsraelsonJackson Browne is among the artists who will be featured on the upcoming 47th season of PBS' popular live performance series Austin City Limits. The Rock & Roll Hall of...
Sep 03, 2021
Patti Smith joins 2021 Riot Fest's "Preview Party" lineup
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Tibet HousePatti Smith has joined the lineup of the 2021 Riot Fest event, which is scheduled to take place September 16-19 at Chicago's Douglass Park. The godmother of...
Sep 02, 2021
Motörhead announces 'Everything Louder Forever' best-of compilation
BMGMotörhead will release a new best-of compilation titled Everything Louder Forever on October 29. The career-spanning set, described as the "definitive collection of [Motörhead's] loudest ...
Sep 02, 2021
"Cold Heart" makes Elton John hot on 'Billboard' Pop Airplay chart for first time since 1998
Interscope RecordsThanks to his collaboration with U.K. pop star Dua Lipa, "Cold Heart," any barriers keeping Elton John from returning to the pop charts have melted away. As Billboard notes, the mash...
Sep 02, 2021