Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Ex-Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard's 'Re Imaginos' livestream show takes place Saturday
Credit: Ace BouchardJust a reminder that former Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard will play a special livestream concert this Saturday, April 10, that will feature, for the first time ever, a f...
Apr 09, 2021
What does Metallica's #BlackAlbum2021 post mean?
Credit: Ross HalfinMetallica fans are in a frenzy after the metal legends posted a hashtag related to their iconic 1991 self-titled release, aka The Black Album. On their Instagram, Metallica shared a...
Apr 09, 2021
Dennis DeYoung debuts surreal video for upcoming album's lead single, "The Isle of Misanthrope"
Frontiers Music srlFormer Styx singer/keyboardist Dennis DeYoung has released the lead single from his upcoming farewell studio album, 26 East, Volume 2, a six-minute, prog-rock-flavored rock tune tit...
Apr 09, 2021
Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson reveals he's recuperating from a recent heart operation
Mike Pont/Getty ImagesOn Thursday night, Cheap Trick celebrated the release of their new studio album, In Another World, by performing on CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Fans who watched the ...
Apr 09, 2021
Two-day 'Protect Live Music!' benefit livestream, featuring Kevin Cronin, Jerry Harrison & more, begins today
Courtesy of ConsequenceThe two-day virtual livestreamed music festival Protect Live Music! kicks off today, April 9, at 5 p.m. ET. REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin and Jerry Harrison of Talking He...
Apr 09, 2021
Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen says with new album, band has "become more thoughtful" but still rocks
BMGCheap Trick's 20th studio album, In Another World, gets released today. The 13-track collection features all the familiar Cheap Trick elements, including Beatles influences, glam, power pop, heavy ...
Apr 09, 2021
Watch David Gilmour play Fleetwood Mac classic "Albatross" at 2020 Peter Green tribute concert
Credit: Ross HalfinPink Floyd's David Gilmour is featured in a new preview from the upcoming film and album documenting the star-studded London tribute concert that Mick Fleetwood organized last year ...
Apr 08, 2021
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons contributes song to upcoming Roky Erikson tribute album
Light in the Attic RecordsZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons has contributed a song to a new tribute album May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to Roky Erickson that will be released as a limited-edit...
Apr 08, 2021
Roger Waters reschedules This Is Not a Drill trek for 2022; call it "my first farewell tour"
Courtesy of Roger WatersFounding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters finally has announced rescheduled dates for his This Is Not a Drill tour of North America, which originally was supposed to kick...
Apr 08, 2021
William DuVall's pre-Alice in Chains band Neon Christ announces '1984' release for Record Store Day
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesAmid the big names including Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine on the list of exclusive releases for this year's Record Store Day, you might have noticed a band named Neon ...
Apr 08, 2021