Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Queen guitarist Brian May's response to anti-vaxers: "I'm sorry, I think they're fruitcakes"
Cole Bennetts/Getty ImagesEric Clapton recently made headlines for blaming "the propaganda" for what he described as his "disastrous health experience" after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, for supporti...
Aug 09, 2021
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie sells catalog to same company that bought Lindsey Buckingham's
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesFleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham are now reunited. Well, at least their catalogs are. According to Variety, McVie, who just turned 78, has just sold...
Aug 09, 2021
Bruce Springsteen's daughter claims silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Julian Finney/Getty ImagesJessica Springsteen, the daughter of Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa, rocked her first-ever Olympic Games over the weekend, taking home the silver med...
Aug 09, 2021
Def Leppard celebrating 'High 'n' Dry' album's 40th anniversary with livestream event at band's Vault website
Mercury RecordsDef Leppard will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's sophomore album High 'n' Dry with a special livestreamed event that will premiere exclusively inside the Def Leppard Vault ...
Aug 09, 2021
Lynyrd Skynyrd postpones tour dates after Rickey Medlocke contracts COVID-19
Michael Chang/Getty ImagesLynyrd Skynyrd has postponed four of their concerts because longtime guitarist Rickey Medlocke has tested positive for COVID-19. In a note to fans, the band says their shows ...
Aug 07, 2021
Dead & Company's August and September tour dates available for livestream via nugs.net
Credit: Danny ClinchGrateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company are set to continue their long strange trip with a new U.S. tour that kicks off later this month, and the nugs.net concert-streaming ...
Aug 06, 2021
Expansive 50th anniversary reissue of George Harrison's classic album 'All Things Must Pass' released today
Capitol/UMeThe expanded 50th anniversary reissue of George Harrison's classic 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass was released today in multiple formats and configurations. Among the various versions...
Aug 06, 2021
Foo Fighters blast "You Should Be Dancing" cover at Westboro Baptist Church protestors
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesFoo Fighters have some advice for the Westboro Baptist Church: Why not try dancing, instead? The Kansas-based hate group, known for its inflammatory homophobic and racist remar...
Aug 06, 2021
Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament previews preparation ahead of band's fall shows: "We have a lot of work ahead of us"
Credit: Danny ClinchPearl Jam will finally return to the road this fall for a series of festival shows, marking the band's first full live performances since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...
Aug 06, 2021
Arthur Brown releases new version of "Fire" featuring Carmine Appice, The Stooges' James Williamson & more
Cleopatra RecordsTheatrical rocker Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is releasing an incendiary new version of his band's classic 1968 hit, "Fire," that's available now as part of a limi...
Aug 06, 2021