Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Tony Iommi rocks Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" with Hollywood Vampires
Kevin Mazur/WireImageHollywood Vampires briefly added another Rock & Roll Hall of Famer to their lineup while on tour. The trio — made up of Alice Cooper, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and...
Jul 12, 2023
Elton John one step closer to EGOT, lands Emmy nod for Dodger Stadium special
Courtesy of Disney+Elton John may finally get his EGOT. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s Disney+ concert special, Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, just earned an ...
Jul 12, 2023
The Baseball Project marks 44th anniversary of “Disco Demolition” with new video
Omnivore RecordingsThe Baseball Project is marking an unusual moment in baseball history. The supergroup, featuring R.E.M.’s Mike Mills and Peter Buck, The Mi...
Jul 12, 2023
Tom Waits' Island Records era to be revisited with new reissues
Island/UMeA decade of Tom Waits music is getting reissued this fall. Island/UMe is set to release newly remastered editions of the albums Waits released on Island Records between 1983 and 19...
Jul 12, 2023
On This Day, July 12, 1962: The Rolling Stones play their first live show in London
On This Day, July 12, 1962... The Rolling Stones – billed as The Rollin’ Stones – played their first live show at London’s Marquee Club. At the time, the band consist...
Jul 12, 2023
Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett announces new solo album, 'Lost at Sea'
Blue Élan RecordsFoo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has announced a new solo album called Lost at Sea. The record arrives October 20 and marks Shiflett's third solo outing. "We made a guitar...
Jul 12, 2023
Mick Fleetwood honors the late Christine McVie on 80th birthday; Rhino announces solo reissues
RhinoThe late Christine McVie is being remembered on what would have been her 80th birthday. To mark the milestone, her former Fleetwood Mac bandmate Mick Fleetwood has r...
Jul 12, 2023
'Let It Be' engineer claims The Beatles & The Rolling Stones were not Led Zeppelin fans
ABCWhile lots of artists can appreciate their rock star contemporaries, apparently members of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones didn’t quite understand the appeal ...
Jul 12, 2023
Rush’s Alex Lifeson teams up with Epiphone for new Les Paul guitar
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesRush guitarist Alex Lifeson has teamed up with Epiphone, and the result is a sleek new guitar: the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Axcess in Ruby. “This i...
Jul 11, 2023
The Moody Blues’ John Lodge releasing album of his 'Days of Future Passed' performance
John Lodge; Photo credit: Brian ArisThe Moody Blues’ John Lodge has been touring the U.S. performing the band’s classic album Days of Future Passed, and now the rocker is re...
Jul 11, 2023