Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
The Metal God turns 70: Judas Priest's Rob Halford celebrates milestone birthday today
Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesJudas Priest frontman Rob Halford, the Metal God himself, celebrates his 70th birthday today. Halford's gritty banshee wail is one of the defining voice...
Aug 25, 2021
R.E.M. announces 25th anniversary 'New Adventures in Hi-Fi' reissue
Craft RecordingsR.E.M. has announced a reissue of the band's 1996 album New Adventures in Hi-Fi in honor of its 25th anniversary. The expanded collection, which includes the original album remastered,...
Aug 24, 2021
Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell announces signature Wino Les Paul Gibson guitar
Yuliya Christensen/Getty ImagesAlice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell has teamed up with Gibson to create his own signature guitar. The Wino Les Paul Custom is based on the grunge rocker's own Les Paul, comp...
Aug 24, 2021
Beatles members, Elton John and many more stars pay tribute to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesTributes are pouring in from throughout the music world following the sad news that longtime Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts died today at the age of 80. Among the many st...
Aug 24, 2021
Wolfgang Van Halen would like you to stop asking him to play Van Halen songs
Credit: Travis ShinnHere's some advice if you attend a show by Wolfgang Van Halen's group Mammoth WVH show: Don't request "Panama." The son of late Van Halen icon Eddie Van Halen is currently on tour ...
Aug 24, 2021
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dead at age 80
Ursula Düren/picture alliance via Getty ImagesRolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who kept the beat for the legendary British rockers since joining the band in January 1963, has died at the age...
Aug 24, 2021
Alice Cooper, Eddie Vedder, Elvis Costello & more taking part in Audible's 'Words + Music' series
Jenny Risher; John Shearer/Getty ImagesAlice Cooper, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Elvis Costello are among the artists hosting new episodes of Audible's ongoing Words + Music series, an audio program ...
Aug 24, 2021
The Rolling Stones' classic album 'Tattoo You' was released 40 years ago today
Polydor/Interscope/UMeToday, August 24, marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Rolling Stones' classic 1981 album Tattoo You. Tattoo You spent nine consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 2...
Aug 24, 2021
Paul McCartney unveils full list of songs profiled in upcoming The Lyrics book
Liveright/W.W. NortonIn February, Paul McCartney announced plans to release a book this fall called The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, which offers a self-portrait while also profiling 154 songs he's wr...
Aug 23, 2021
Elton John charts on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 for first time in 21 years
EMI/InterscopeElton John is back on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 21 years -- and he has Dua Lipa to thank. Billboard reports Elton's song with the U.K. pop star, "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix...
Aug 23, 2021