Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio

Guns N' Roses keyboardist Melissa Reese drops off upcoming tour
Guns N' Roses. (Credit: Guns N' Roses)Guns N' Roses will be without keyboardist Melissa Reese for the band's upcoming tour.The "Welcome to the Jungle" rockers have issued a press release reading, "Roc...
Josh Johnson Mar 27, 2026

On This Day, March 27, 1987: U2 films video for ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ on LA rooftop
On This Day, March 27, 1987 …U2 filmed the video for “Where the Streets Have No Name,” the third single off their album The Joshua Tree.Inspired by The Beatles’ 1969 rooftop c...
Jill Lances Mar 27, 2026

Lou Gramm digs into his '80s archives for new solo album, 'Released'
Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm (Photo credit: Krishta Abruzzini)Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm’s new solo album, Released, is out now, made up of previously unreleased songs he re...
Jill Lances Mar 27, 2026

New list reveals the most ‘perfect’ Beatles tunes
Archival photo of The Beatles (ABC)The Beatles released a lot of music over the course of their career, and there’s no doubt some songs are better than others. So, which Beatles songs are the be...
Jill Lances Mar 26, 2026

Bruce Springsteen ready for blowback from upcoming political tour: 'That's fine with me'
Bruce Springsteen performs during the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minn. on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty I...
Jill Lances Mar 26, 2026

Trekking the law: Rob Halford to guest on William Shatner's metal album
Rob Halford poses at the 'The Ballad of Judas Priest' photocall during the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 15, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Gerald Matzk...
Josh Johnson Mar 26, 2026

Paul McCartney announces new solo album, 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane'
Paul McCartney's 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' (MPL/Capitol Records)Paul McCartney is back with his first solo album in over five years.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will release T...
Jill Lances Mar 26, 2026

Put me in coach: John Fogerty to reissue 1985 solo album, 'Centerfield'
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty (Photo credit: Leigh Cherry)Just in time for baseball’s opening day, John Fogerty, the only musician to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, has...
Jill Lances Mar 26, 2026

On This Day, March 26, 2025: Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe & more celebrate Patti Smith at New York concert
On This Day, March 26, 2025 …Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe were among the artists celebrating Patti Smith at New York’s Carnegie Hall as part of the annual Music Of.....
Jill Lances Mar 26, 2026

Judas Priest announces 50th anniversary 'Sad Wings of Destiny' reissue
'Sad Wings of Destiny' reissue artwork. (Exciter Records)Judas Priest has announced a reissue of the band's 1976 album Sad Wings of Destiny in honor of its 50th anniversary.The reissue also celeb...
Josh Johnson Mar 26, 2026
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