Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio

Metallica asks for help in identifying kid in throwback photo
ABC/Randy HolmesMetallica is asking for your help in identifying a kid featured in a throwback photo alongside James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich.The photo was taken in 1996 by a Metallica fan named ...
Josh Johnson Jul 29, 2025

Ian Anderson on Mick Jagger’s vocals: ‘(He) didn’t set the bar very high’
Frank Hoensch/RedfernsJethro Tull’s Ian Anderson doesn’t seem all that impressed with Mick Jagger.The 77-year-old rocker criticized the Rolling Stones frontman’s singing in an interv...
Jill Lances Jul 29, 2025

Zakk Wylde shares final text message he received from Ozzy Osbourne
Jason Merritt/FilmMagicZakk Wylde, who long played guitar in Ozzy Osbourne's solo band, has shared the final text message he received from the late metal legend.Wylde tells Guitar World that he r...
Josh Johnson Jul 29, 2025

David Gilmour’s Luck and Strange tour captured for concert film and live album
Sony Music Vision and Trafalgar ReleasingDavid Gilmour released the solo album Luck and Strange in 2024 and hit the road on a solo tour, and now one of those shows is coming to theaters.Live at t...
Jill Lances Jul 29, 2025

On This Day, July 29, 2014: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers release what would be their final album
On This Day, July 29, 2014…Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their 13th studio album Hypnotic Eye, which would wind up being their final album.Although it didn’t contain any h...
Jill Lances Jul 29, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne funeral procession to be held in Birmingham; singles posthumously chart on 'Billboard' Hot 100
Katja Ogrin/Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourne's hometown of Birmingham, England, will host a funeral procession in honor of the late metal legend.The proceedings will begin Wednesday at 1 p.m. local time, as ...
Josh Johnson Jul 29, 2025

Bad Company’s ‘quietly impressed’ by artists on upcoming tribute album
Primary Wave MusicDetails of the Bad Company tribute album Can’t Get Enough: The Music of Bad Company were recently released, and the soon-to-be Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ...
Jill Lances Jul 29, 2025

Billy Joel shares live performance of ‘Piano Man’ from 1975 TV appearance
Myrna M. Suarez/Getty ImagesBilly Joel recently announced that he was planning to release some archival rarities that were discovered during the making of his HBO documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Go...
Jill Lances & Andrea Dresdale Jul 28, 2025

Ringo Starr back in the studio with T Bone Burnett
Disney/Randy HolmesRingo Starr is making some more new music.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just shared a July update with fans, revealing in a video that he’s back in the studio, on...
Jill Lances Jul 28, 2025

Phil Collins' reps deny rumors he’s in hospice care
David Wolff-Patrick/RedfernsPhil Collins’ reps are shooting down claims that the singer is in hospice care.The alleged rumors about the 74-year-old Collins' health recently surfaced on soci...
Jill Lances Jul 28, 2025
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