Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Oh "Joy": After 21 years, Peter Gabriel returns to 'Billboard' airplay charts
Nadav KanderPeter Gabriel's recent song "Road to Joy" has led him back to the Billboard airplay charts for the first time in years. Gabriel hasn't appeared on a Billboard ...
Aug 03, 2023
Is Sting feeling the "Barbenheimer" effect?
Paul Natkin/Getty ImagesSting is not on the Barbie soundtrack, but he did — albeit inadvertently — inspire Christopher Nolan to make the movie Oppenheimer.&nb...
Aug 03, 2023
Kip Winger says he now gets paid for being the butt of the joke on 'Beavis & Butt-Head'
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, IncIn March, Kip Winger revealed on the Appetite for Distortion podcast that Metallica's James Hetfield apologized to him for that scene...
Aug 03, 2023
Here's how Pat Benatar ended up opening for Pink this summer
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicPop superstar Pink recently played two shows at Boston's Fenway Park, breaking the venue's attendance record on both nights. Opening those two record-breaking...
Aug 03, 2023
'Barbie' song "I'm Just Ken," featuring Slash & Wolfgang Van Halen, charts on 'Billboard' Hot 100
Atlantic Records/Warner Bros. Entertainment/MattelThe Barbie soundtrack song "I'm Just Ken," which features guitar by Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen, is now charting on the Billboard Hot 100. The Ryan G...
Aug 03, 2023
Will Bruce Springsteen's tour keep rolling into 2024?
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen & the E Street Band will kick off a second North American leg of their tour next week in Chicago, and right now, they have dates sched...
Aug 03, 2023
Mötley Crüe marks 40th anniversary of 'Shout at the Devil' with 'Year of the Devil' reissues
BMG Happy Year of the Devil. Mötley Crüe has announced a collection of reissues celebrating the 40th anniversary of their multi-Platinum 1983 album, Shout at the Devil. T...
Aug 03, 2023
On This Day, August 3, 1987: Def Leppard releases their fourth studio album, 'Hysteria'
On This Day, August 3, 1987… Def Leppard released their fourth studio album, Hysteria, which became their first #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The record, the fol...
Aug 03, 2023
Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain reveals he suffered a stroke in January: "I'm getting better and stronger"
ZAK BENNETT/AFP via Getty ImagesIron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has revealed that he's been trying to come back from a scary health issue. In a message on social media, Nicko wri...
Aug 03, 2023
Foreigner’s Kelly Hansen on the band’s many hits: “What a gift for me that is”
Scott Legato/Getty Images)Foreigner is currently on their Farewell tour, which gives frontman Kelly Hansen lots of opportunity to sing the band's range of big hits. And w...
Aug 03, 2023