Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
For those about to drink: New AC/DC beer coming later this month
Brill/ullstein bild via Getty ImagesIf you feel the need to Power Up with alcohol, AC/DC's got you covered. The band has teamed with the high-end collectible company KnuckleBonz and the CaliCraft Brew...
Jul 15, 2021
Massive Judas Priest box set with every album, plus unreleased live tracks, coming in October
Sony MusicJudas Priest fans have another thing comin': a massive box set that includes every official live and studio album the heavy metal icons ever released, plus 13 discs of unreleased material. J...
Jul 15, 2021
Jeff LaBar, Cinderella guitarist, dies at 58
Scott Legato/Getty ImagesJeff LaBar, lead guitarist for the hair-metal band Cinderella, has died. He was 58. His son, Sebastian, confirmed his father's death on Instagram and share...
Jul 15, 2021
Foo Fighters postpone LA Concert Due to “confirmed COVID-19 case” in their camp
ABCFoo Fighters announced on Wednesday that they’re postponing Saturday's show at the Forum in Los Angeles due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 “within the Foo Fighters organization.”...
Jul 15, 2021
Carlos Santana shares new details about band's upcoming album, 'Blessings and Miracles,' due out this fall
Credit: Roberto FinizioA few months ago, Carlos Santana told ABC Audio that his band will be releasing a new album later this year titled Blessings and Miracles, and in a new interview with the networ...
Jul 15, 2021
Queen's 'Greatest Hits' among the top-10 albums in sales on multiple charts for the first half of 2021
Hollywood RecordsQueen's Greatest Hits may have been released 1981, but the 40-year-old compilation was still among the best-selling albums in the U.S. for the first half of 2021. According to music-s...
Jul 14, 2021
The Smashing Pumpkins' Jeff Schroeder releases debut solo song, "Haenim"
Jeff Schroeder/Amelia RecordingsLongtime Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder has released his debut solo song. Titled "Haenim," the track is a cover of a song originally written by influential ...
Jul 14, 2021
Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop among artists contributing to The Velvet Underground & Nico tribute album
Verve RecordsR.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and Iggy Pop have contributed a track to a compilation paying tribute to The Velvet Underground and Nico's legendary 1967 self-titled debut album. The r...
Jul 14, 2021
The Last Footier: Foo Fighters announce trio of Alaska shows
Credit: Danny ClinchLike Jon Snow before them, Foo Fighters are headed up north. Dave Grohl and company have announced their first-ever concerts in Alaska. The shows will take place August 17 and 19 i...
Jul 14, 2021
CCR drummer Cosmo Clifford releasing archival 1986 collaborative album recorded with late Greg Kihn bassist
CliffSongs RecordsEx-Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug "Cosmo" Clifford has debuted the title track from an upcoming album of previously unreleased archival recordings called For All the Money...
Jul 14, 2021