Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Tommy Lee hits the racetrack with Post Malone in video for new song "Motley Crew"
Tim Mosenfelder/Corbis via Getty ImagesPost Malone's new single "Motley Crew" features a member from perhaps the motliest crew. Or, should we say, motliest Crüe. Drummer Tommy Lee stars in the vi...
Jul 09, 2021
Def Leppard's sophomore album, 'High 'n' Dry,' celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend
Mercury RecordsDef Leppard's second album, High 'n' Dry, was released 40 years ago this Sunday, July 11. The album helped establish the band in the U.S. in advance of its massive 1983 breakthrough, Py...
Jul 09, 2021
The lightning flash in the middle: AC/DC's Bon Scott would've turned 75 today
Credit: Philip Morris Late AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott would've celebrated his 75th birthday today. Born Ronald Belford Scott on July 9, 1946, the rocker replaced original AC/DC vocalist Dave Evans in 19...
Jul 09, 2021
John Fogerty "really happy" CCR scored first #1 song on a 'Billboard' chart with "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"
Credit: Joel SelvinCreedence Clearwater Revival's classic 1971 hit "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" is spending its second week at #1 on Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales chart. Amazingly, CCR had neve...
Jul 09, 2021
Play the game: Queen launches Alexa-activated interactive trivia challenge
Photography by Snowdon/© Queen Productions Ltd.Queen fans can now take a crack at becoming a champion at a new interactive trivia game that focuses on the band's music and history. The Queen Triv...
Jul 08, 2021
Fender announces signature Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang guitar to celebrate 30th anniversary of 'Nevermind'
Courtesy of FenderFender has announced the signature Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang guitar to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nirvana's iconic 1991 album, Nevermind. As its name suggests, the Jag-Stang is a ...
Jul 08, 2021
The Go-Go's releasing pink-vinyl 40th anniversary version of 'Beauty and the Beat' in September
Capitol Records/UMeThe Go-Go's released their classic debut album, Beauty and the Beat, 40 years ago today, and in conjunction with that milestone anniversary, the famed all-female band has announced ...
Jul 08, 2021
Watch short documentary on Foo Fighters' MSG reopening show
ABCMadison Square Garden has released a short documentary about Foo Fighters' show at the famed New York City arena last month, marking its first full-capacity concert since the beginning of the COVID...
Jul 08, 2021
Heart's Ann Wilson scheduled brief US tour in August; issues new digital EP, 'Sawheat 8'
Credit: Criss CainAfter playing a handful of shows in Florida last month, Heart singer Ann Wilson has now lined up a brief U.S. trek dubbed The Howl Tour, which currently features eight East Coast con...
Jul 08, 2021
New Zealand rocks: Metal mom reportedly names kids Metallica, Pantera & Slayer
Slayer's Kerry King & Metallica's Kirk Hammett; Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Being the site of Mordor and Mount Doom apparently isn't the only extremely metal thing about New Zealand. A Kiwi mothe...
Jul 08, 2021