Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
2021 Peach Music Festival lineup features members of The Police & Talking Heads, Allman Brothers alums
Courtesy of The Peach Music FestivalAfter being canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Allman Brothers Band-founded Peach Music Festival is scheduled to return this July. The lineup ha...
May 19, 2021
The Zombies to play special livestreamed concert at Abbey Road Studios in September
Courtesy of VeepsLegendary British Invasion band The Zombies will return to London's Abbey Road Studios, where they recorded their classic 1967 album Odessey and Oracle, to play a special concert that...
May 19, 2021
Late Ramones frontman Joey Ramone was born 70 years ago today
Michael Putland/Getty ImagesToday, May 19, marks what would've been late Ramones singer Joey Ramone's 70th birthday. Ramone's milestone birthday will be celebrated tonight with a virtual "Birthday Bas...
May 19, 2021
Check out highlight video from Sammy Hagar's star-studded 2021 Acoustic-4-a-Cure benefit
Credit: Jon LuiniAfter it was postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seventh annual edition of the star-studded Acoustic-4-a-Cure benefit concert, which Sammy Hagar co-founded in 2014...
May 18, 2021
R.E.M. releasing 40th anniversary replica of original vinyl single, "Radio Free Europe"
Craft RecordingsR.E.M. is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its debut single, "Radio Free Europe," by releasing a replica of the original seven-inch vinyl 45-rpm disc. The single, which was released...
May 18, 2021
Watch music video for Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson's solo cover of Pearl Jam's "Daughter"
Credit: Jeremy DangerHeart's Nancy Wilson has released her cover of the 1993 Pearl Jam song "Daughter" as the latest single from her debut solo studio album, You and Me, while a companion music video ...
May 18, 2021
Box set documenting Allman Brothers Band's February 1970 Fillmore East stand due in June
Allman Brothers Band/Owsley Stanley FoundationIn August 2018, a CD featuring highlights from a three-show stand that The Allman Brothers Band played at New York City's Fillmore East in February 1970 g...
May 18, 2021
Lollapalooza confirmed to return this summer
Michael Hickey/Getty ImagesLollapalooza is officially on for 2021. The festival, founded by Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell, is confirmed to take place this year from July 29 to August 1 at its usual...
May 18, 2021
New David Crosby solo album, 'For Free,' set for July release
BMGDavid Crosby's latest solo album is titled For Free, and is scheduled to be released on July 23. Crosby unveiled the release date, as well as the album's cover art, in a post on his official Facebo...
May 18, 2021
New Jackson Browne album, 'Downhill from Everywhere,' due in July; new single arriving Friday
Inside RecordingsJackson Browne's latest studio album, Downhill from Everywhere, will be released on July 23. The 10-track collection finds the lauded 72-year-old singer/songwriter tackling a variety ...
May 18, 2021