Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
The Kinks' Dave Davies reflects on band's 1971 'Percy' soundtrack on album's 50th anniversary
Sanctuary RecordsThe Kinks' soundtrack to the 1971 oddball British comedy Percy was released 50 years ago this past month, and coinciding with the milestone anniversary, a limited-edition vinyl pictur...
Apr 26, 2021
Billie Joe Armstrong explains why it "felt really good" to buckle down and record 'Welcome to My Panic'
ABCBillie Joe Armstrong has a massive gift to Green Day fans, the tell-all experience Welcome to My Panic which tells the origins of the band's greatest hits. The special runs an hour-and-a-half, whic...
Apr 23, 2021
Apple TV+ docuseries focusing on the classic music that was released in 1971 to premiere in May
Courtesy of Apple TV+A new eight-part docuseries focusing on the impact that music released 50 years ago, in 1971, had on politics and culture will premiere May 21 on Apple TV+. 1971: The Year That Mu...
Apr 23, 2021
Watch music video for ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons' new solo song, "Desert High"
Credit: Blain ClausenLast week, Billy Gibbons released a second advance track from his forthcoming solo album, Hardware -- a brooding, atmospheric spoken-word tune called "Desert High." Now, a music v...
Apr 23, 2021
Dave Grohl releases cover of X's "Nausea" with daughter Violet
Roswell RecordsDave Grohl and his 15-year-old daughter, Violet, have released their first song together. The pair teamed up for a cover of the song "Nausea" by beloved West Coast punk band X. You can ...
Apr 23, 2021
Van Morrison debuts new song, "Love Should Come with a Warning," from upcoming studio album
Courtesy of BMGVan Morrison has debuted the third advance track from his upcoming album -- the aptly titled Latest Record Project: Volume 1, which will be released on May 7. The new tune, "Love Should...
Apr 23, 2021
KISS launches 'Off the Soundboard' live bootleg series with album documenting 2001 Tokyo concert
UMeKISS is launching a new series of official live bootlegs dubbed KISS -- Off the Soundboard with an album capturing a March 2001 concert that the band played in Japan at the Tokyo Dome. Off the Soun...
Apr 23, 2021
New Def Leppard box set 'Volume Three,' focusing on band's 2000s releases, due out in June
UMe/VirginDef Leppard has announced details of the latest installment of a limited-edition series of box sets spanning the band's entire recording career. The new collection, titled Def Leppard -- Vol...
Apr 23, 2021
Can't You Hear 'Em Rocking?: The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' album was released 50 years ago today
UMeToday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Rolling Stones' classic 11th U.S. studio album, Sticky Fingers. Sticky Fingers started a streak of eight consecutive #1 studio albums for The ...
Apr 23, 2021
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's classic 1976 'Live Bullet' album to be reissued on vinyl
Capitol/UMeBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's classic, long-out-of-print 1976 concert album, 'Live' Bullet, will be reissued on vinyl on June 11 in celebration of its 45th anniversary. The album wil...
Apr 23, 2021