Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Keith Emerson’s career being celebrated with 20-CD box set
Spirit of Unicorn MusicKeith Emerson’s career is being celebrated with a brand new box set titled Variations, set to drop October 13. The family of the late Emerson, Lake & Palmer&...
Jul 03, 2023
Paging Dave Grohl: Axl Rose slips while performing with Guns N' Roses in London
Harry Durrant/Getty ImagesDave Grohl may be getting another call from Axl Rose after the Guns N' Roses frontman slipped and fell during the band's show in London on Friday, June 30. In fan-shot footag...
Jul 03, 2023
Elton John cashes in thanks to "Glastonbury Effect"
Harry Durrant/Getty ImagesCall it the "Glastonbury Effect." Appearances at the U.K.'s iconic Glastonbury Festival have paid off with big sales for most of the headliners, especially Elton John.&n...
Jul 03, 2023
Peter Gabriel drops new 'i/o' track “So Much”
Nadav KanderJuly’s full moon has brought us yet another new song from Peter Gabriel. “So Much” is the seventh single he’s released from his upcoming album i/o, w...
Jul 03, 2023
On This Day, July 3, 1991: Foreigner release the album '4'
Foreigner released their fourth studio album, aptly title 4. The title was even more appropriate because the band went from six members to four — Lou Gramm, Mick J...
Jul 03, 2023
Neil Young treats crowd to rarities at kickoff of first tour since 2019
courtesy of Neil Young ArchivesNeil Young made his return to the road this weekend, kicking off his Coastal Tour at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California, his first tou...
Jul 03, 2023
Dave Grohl is one of Slash's "all-time favorite musicians"
ABC/Randy HolmesNirvana and Guns N' Roses had something of a rivalry back in the day, but it appears time has long healed that wound. Dave Grohl has joined the "Welcome to the Jung...
Jul 03, 2023
Chicago’s Lee Loughnane on performing for 'A Capitol Fourth': “I'm proud to be able to call myself an American”
Capital Concerts/PBSChicago is one of several musical acts set to perform on PBS’ A Capitol Fourth, and original member Lee Loughnane is certainly looking forward t...
Jul 03, 2023
David Lee Roth shares mini doc on the 1983 US Festival
Chris McKay/Getty Images for Live NationDavid Lee Roth has shared a new mini doc about the short-lived US Festival, which was the brainchild of Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak. According ...
Jun 30, 2023
Ringo Starr says they’d never “fake” John Lennon’s voice for last Beatles song
ABC/ Heid GutmanPaul McCartney recently revealed that artificial intelligence was used to “extricate” the late John Lennon’s voice from an old demo, for what he says will b...
Jun 30, 2023