Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Buggles, Benatar and bloopers: Looking back at MTV's launch 40 years ago
Mark Weiss/WireImage"Ladies and gentleman...rock and roll." That's what anyone with cable TV who happened to be up at midnight on August 1, 1981 -- 40 years ago this Sunday -- heard, as MTV: Music Tel...
Jul 30, 2021
Dee Snider releases new solo album, 'Leave a Scar'; debuts video for new song "Down but Never Out"
Napalm RecordsDee Snider has just released his latest studio album, Leave a Scar, the second consecutive collection of bone-crunching heavy-metal songs on which the Twisted Sister frontman has collabo...
Jul 30, 2021
Journey's new lineup debuts at Chicago show; Neal Schon invites Post Malone to play with the band at Lollapalooza
Courtesy of JourneyOn Thursday night at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom, Journey played their first concert since late 2019, and the first since longtime bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were fir...
Jul 30, 2021
Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell releases new song "Atone" off upcoming 'Brighten' solo album
Warner MusicAlice in Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell has released a new song called "Atone." The track, which premiered via RollingStone.com along with an official music video, is the first s...
Jul 30, 2021
Owners of Kurt Cobain's childhood home want to open it up for private tours
Dana Nalbandian/WireImageSome day soon, you may be able to tour Kurt Cobain's childhood home in Aberdeen, Washington -- that is, if the home's current owners has anything to say about it. Lee Bacon an...
Jul 30, 2021
More unreleased archival Joan Jett & the Blackhearts concerts available for streaming at nugs.net
Credit: Olivia JaffeEarlier this year, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts launched a partnership with the nugs.net live-music platform making available previously unreleased concert recordings and video ...
Jul 30, 2021
Foo Fighters pay tribute to late ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill at Cincinnati show
L-R: Dusty Hill, Dave Grohl, Billy Gibbons; Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesWhen Foo Fighters performed in Cincinnati on Wednesday night, they took some time to pay tribute to ZZ Top ...
Jul 30, 2021
Listen to Paul McCartney's new collaborative track with Mark Ronson and Gary Numan
Paul McCartney and Mark Ronson; Courtesy of AppleA new track that Paul McCartney recorded in collaboration with famed DJ/producer Mark Ronson and synth-pop veteran Gary Numan has been released as part...
Jul 30, 2021
Hear two new versions of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" from Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' soundtrack
Walt Disney PicturesToday, you can hear Metallica as you've never heard them before -- twice -- on the soundtrack of the new Disney movie, Jungle Cruise. The band worked with noted composer James Newt...
Jul 30, 2021
Check out previously unreleased alternate take of George Harrison's "Isn't It a Pity"
Credit: Barry FeinsteinA previously unreleased alternate version of George Harrison's classic song "Isn't It a Pity" that will appear on the upcoming deluxe reissue of the late Beatles legend's landma...
Jul 30, 2021