Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and Bill Ward reunite for International Day of Birmingham
KMazur/WireImageIt was a partial Black Sabbath reunion at the inaugural International Day of Birmingham on Tuesday.The band originated in Birmingham, and Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer ...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong stars in new campaign for Marshall headphones
Disney/Randy HolmesGreen Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong appears in the new campaign for Marshall’s new Monitor III A.N.C. headphones.Armstrong is seen in the clip wearing the headphones w...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

Lynyrd Skynyrd cancels Anchorage show due to Johnny Van Zant’s family emergency
Terry Wyatt/WireImageLynyrd Skynyrd was forced to cancel their concert Tuesday in Anchorage, Alaska, so frontman Johnny Van Zant could be with his daughter, who was dealing with a &ldqu...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

Elton John's new book, 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour,' is out now
Hyperion/Disney BooksElton John's new book, Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour, is out now. It includes Elton's detailed reminiscences of his touring career, both from the pa...
Andrea Dresdale Sep 24, 2024

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready to play Seattle benefit for the Washington Innocence
Jim Bennett/Getty ImagesPearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready is set to join rock band Thunderpussy for a special benefit show in Seattle.The Stand for Innocence concert will take place Oct. 10 at Th...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band cancel final two shows of fall tour due to illness
Photo Credit Scott Robert RitchieRingo Starr and his All Starr Band have canceled the final two shows on their fall tour due to illness.“Ringo has come down with a cold and a...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

Actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy to celebrate R.E.M.’s 'Fables of the Reconstruction' on tour
Capitol RecordsActor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy are getting ready to tackle another R.E.M. album on tour.The pair previously went on the road in celebration of the 40th anniv...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

David Gilmour already looking ahead at new music: “I’ve got a trove of stuff already”
Matthew Eisman/Getty ImagesPink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour recently dropped Luck and Strange, his first solo album of new material in nine years, but it sounds like fans may not have to w...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

Sting announces fifth and final Los Angeles show, plus European, UK and Latin American tour dates
courtesy of Cherrytree Music Company and Live NationSting is currently on his Sting 3.0 tour, and there’s been so much demand in Los Angeles that the rocker has added a fifth and final show in t...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024

On This Day, Sept. 24, 1983: Billy Joel landed his second #1 with “Tell Her About It”
On This Day, Sept. 24, 1983 ...Billy Joel landed his second #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Tell Her About It,” the first single from his ninth studio album, An Innocent M...
Jill Lances Sep 24, 2024
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