Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
While accepting the Woody Guthrie Prize, Bruce Springsteen reveals he has a new album "coming out soon"
Credit: Danny ClinchBruce Springsteen was presented with the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize on Thursday during a virtual ceremony made available exclusively for members of the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Woody Gu...
May 14, 2021
The Moody Blues' chart-topping 'Long Distance Voyager' album celebrates its 40th anniversary Saturday
Universal MusicThis Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Moody Blues' chart-topping 10th studio album, Long Distance Voyager. Long Distance Voyager was the British band's first al...
May 14, 2021
Ex-Wings drummer Denny Seiwell says Paul McCartney gave his blessing to new 'Ram' tribute album
Spirit of Unicorn MusicThe previously announced 50th anniversary tribute album to Paul McCartney's second post-Beatles record, Ram, gets released today. Ram On: The 50th Anniversary Tribute to Paul &a...
May 14, 2021
Todd Rundgren, Flea, Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin & more featured in new Sparks documentary
Focus FeaturesTodd Rundgren, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin are among the many well-known artists featured in The Sparks Brothers, an upcoming documentary ...
May 13, 2021
Grateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company to resume long, strange trip with major 2021 US tour
Credit: Danny ClinchThe Grateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company has announced dates for a major 2021 U.S. tour running from late summer until well into the fall. The trek kicks off August 16 in...
May 13, 2021
Ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing's new band, KK's Priest, releases debut single, "Hellfire Thunderbolt"
EX1 RecordsLast year, former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing announced that he'd launched a new band called KK's Priest, and now the legendary heavy-metal musician and his group have unleashed the...
May 13, 2021
Watch Jon Bon Jovi cover Harry Styles hit "Watermelon Sugar"
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The ApolloIt's a great compliment when one artist covers another artist's song, so pop star Harry Styles must be feeling pretty good about the fact that his song has been ...
May 13, 2021
Bob Dylan Center to open in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next year
Courtesy of Olson KundigThe Bob Dylan Center, a world-class facility housing and exhibiting over 100,000 exclusive original manuscripts, unreleased recordings, unseen film performances, photos and mor...
May 13, 2021
Dave Grohl got high with Joan Jett & Miley Cyrus during 2015 Rock Hall Induction Ceremony
ABC/Randy HolmesFirst with Nirvana and now with Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl is making a habit of getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But getting inducted into the Rock Hall isn't the ...
May 13, 2021
Heart's Ann Wilson releasing vinyl EP featuring songs she recorded with her early band The Daybreaks
Courtesy of Ann WilsonAnn Wilson will release a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl EP this summer featuring four songs she recorded in 1969 with her pre-Heart band The Daybreaks. In a post on her official ...
May 13, 2021